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Bengal minister's kin dies, more BSF personnel deployed
Kolkata, May 16 : A woman relative of a West Bengal minister injured in a bomb blast at his residence in the Basanti area died in a hospital here Friday even as additional security forces were deployed to check further political violence there during the panchayat polls in the state.
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West Bengal minister's kin injured in explosion
Kolkata, May 15: A relative of Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader and West Bengal Irrigation Minister Subhas Naskar was seriously injured Thursday in a crude bomb explosion at his village house at Basanti in South 24 Parganas district of Bengal.
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Centre seeks removal of Calcutta High Court's stay order on OBC quota
Kolkata, May 15 : The Centre on Thursday approached the Supreme Court for the removal of the Calcutta High Court's stay order pertaining to the implementation of the Other Backward Classes quota in post graduate courses in the Indian Institute of Management (IIMs).
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IIM-C conducts interviews despite court order
Kolkata, May 15 : The Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) went ahead and conducted interviews of candidates of other backward classes (OBCs) Thursday, a day after Calcutta High Court stayed the new quota policy at the business school.
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Eleven killed in West Bengal accident
Kolkata, May 15 : Eleven people were killed Wednesday when a van in which they were travelling collided with a bus and caught fire in West Bengal after a cow strayed across the road.
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Kolkata mayor wants residents to pay for water
Kolkata, May 15 : People who get their water from municipal authorities here should start paying for it so that there was no unnecessary use, says Mayor Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya.
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Court stays OBC quota at IIM-Calcutta
Kolkata, May 14 : The Calcutta High Court Wednesday stayed the quota for other backward classes (OBC) at the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) till June, putting brakes on interviews for OBC candidates scheduled at the institute Thursday.
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Five killed during second phase of West Bengal polls
Kolkata, May 14 : Five people were killed Wednesday in political clashes during the second round of the three-phase elections to local executive bodies in West Bengal.
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First bartending school to come up in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 14: The Kenilworth Group of Hotels of India have tied up with University College of Gastronomy, Sweden to set up the city's first bartending school in the eastern region.
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Four killed, 15 injured in violence during West Bengal Panchayat polls
Kolkata, May 14 : Four persons were killed and at least 15 injured in separate incidents of violence in West Bengal during the second phase of Panchayat polls today.
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Violence continues in round two of Bengal panchayat polls
Kolkata, May 14 : Violence continued across five West Bengal districts Wednesday in the second round of the three-phased panchayat polls with clashes between the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and rival political parties claiming at least four lives and leaving almost a score injured.
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Violence during West Bengal Panchayat elections
Kolkata, May 14 : The presiding officer of a polling booth in Howrah District, during the second phase of panchayat polls in West Bengal today was injured when a bomb was thrown towards him.
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Round two of Bengal panchayat poll begins with clashes
Kolkata, May 14 : The second phase of West Bengal's panchayat polls began on a violent note Wednesday with clashes between the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Trinamul Congress being reported from several places.
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Polling for second phase of West Bengal panchayat polls begins
Singur (West Bengal), May 14 : Polling for the second phase of panchayat elections in five districts of West Bengal has begun this morning, amidst tight security.
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Alert sounded in W Bengal following serial blasts in Rajasthan
Kolkata, May 13: The West Bengal Government sounded an alert throughout the state following the serial blasts in Rajasthan today as a precautionary measure against any disruptive activities.
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Mock exercise on aircraft emergency at NSCBI airport
Kolkata, May 13: A mock exercise on ''aircraft emergency'' was carried out at the NSCBI airport this afternoon.
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Culling operation continues in Darjeeling, Siliguri
Kolkata, May 13 : West Bengal, which has been struggling to contain an outbreak of bird flu since January, continues its culling operations in the bird flu affected areas of Darjeeling and Siliguri.
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Museum for modern art to be built in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 13 : A museum for modern art will be built here by one of the world's leading architecture firms Herzog & de Meuron to revive the city's heritage, said a company official.
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Singur to hold village council polls amidst tight security
Singur (West Bengal), May 13 : Heavy security has been deployed in the industrial hub of Singur in West Bengal ahead of village council polls on May 14.
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Asia's first museum of modern art to come up in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 13 : A museum of modern art, first of its kind in Asia, will come up in Kolkata soon.
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Re-polling starts in Bengal districts
Kolkata, May 13 : Re-polling for West Bengal's panchayat elections began Tuesday in 21 booths across five districts, two days after rigging marred the exercise in several places including the troubled Nandigram region.
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Violence rears its head in Nandigram again
Kolkata, May 12 : A day after the violence-free panchayat polls in Nangdigram, the West Bengal area Monday reported fresh clashes as five Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress supporters. The two sides reportedly also exchanged gun-fire.
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500 villagers seek shelter in district office after Trinamool-CPIM clash in Nandigram
Nandigram (West Bengal), May 12: At least 500 villagers have sought refuge in the office of the Block Development Officer (BDO) in Nandigram on Monday, as clashes between activists of the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) showed no signs of abating.
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Home Ministry demands report on Nandigram from West Bengal
Nandigram, May 12 : A day after the clash between the Central Reserve Police Force and Communist Party of India (Marxist) cadres in Nandigram, the Union Home Ministry asked the West Bengal Government to give a detailed report on the matter.
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Home ministry seeks report on Nandigram violence
New Delhi, May 12 : The home ministry Monday sought a detailed report from the West Bengal government on the first phase of panchayat polls that has seen political clashes in recent days, especially in Nandigram.
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Nandigram relieved after polls
Kolkata, May 12 : Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, which had seen political clashes in recent days, breathed easy Monday, a day after the first phase of the local body elections was over.
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West Bengal, Jharkhand join hands to nab Maoists
Kolkata, May 12 : Joint raids will be conducted by West Bengal and Jharkhand police to nab the Maoists who blew up a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle in West Bengal's Purulia district on the first day of panchayat polls, an official said Monday.
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West Bengal polls' first phase ends peacefully (Roundup)
Kolkata, May 11: The first round of the three-phase local body elections in West Bengal ended peacefully Sunday evening with no major incident of violence reported in the five districts, including Nandigram area, where polling was held.
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Paltry compensation for culled birds sparks fresh cases of bird flu in West Bengal
Sukna (West Bengal): While officials in West Bengal blame residents for the outbreak of the bird flu virus, resident complain that they are not being compensated enough for the culled birds.
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Maoists blow up BSF vehicle in West Bengal
Kolkata, May 11 : At least one security personnel was killed and three were injured as a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle was blown up in a landmine explosion by suspected Maoists in Purulia district of West Bengal Sunday evening.
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Nandigram polls: CPI-M MP 'threatens' senior police officer
Kolkata, May 11: The panchayat poll in Nandigram was marred Sunday when a ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) MP was involved in a heated argument with a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official over the election process in the West Bengal region.
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Peaceful panchayat polls in West Bengal
Kolkata, May 11: Panchayat polls in five districts of West Bengal Sunday generally remained incident-free, reports received here till early afternoon said.
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Government to look into batmen's complaints in army
By Ritu Sharma, New Delhi, May 11 : The government is viewing seriously complaints from soldiers serving as batmen for senior officers as part of a tradition begun during the British Raj.
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FIR against CRPF officer in Nandigram
Nandigram, May 11 : Two women of Sonachura village here filed an FIR against DIG CRPF Alok Raj, alleging that they were molested by him late on Saturday night, an allegation the Central force officer described as false.
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CPI-M cadres prevents villagers from casting their votes in Nandigram
Nandigram, May 11 : The Communist Party of India-Marxist cadres today prevented villagers from casting their votes at three villages of trouble-torn Nandigram, while polling in the first phase of civic elections was peaceful in four other districts.
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Polling begins in Nandigram
Nandigram (East Midnapore), May 11: Amid tightened security, voting began in Nandigram early Sunday with thousands of villagers queuing up in front of polling booths for the panchayat elections.
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A 'restaurant' for the destitute on Kolkata's rail tracks
By Sreya Basu, Kolkata, May 11 : One chapatti for 50 paisa, a plate of rice for Re.1, a bowlful of curry for Re.1...So reads the menu card of a "restaurant" on railway tracks that has been running here for the last 51 years. In times of high inflation, it is a godsend for the poor.
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Tagore is read much less nowadays: actor Soumitra Chatterjee (Interview)
By Madhusree Chatterjee, New Delhi, May 11: Veteran Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee believes that Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore is very much a part of our present, but he is being read much less these days.
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Panchayat polls in Nandigram to be litmus test for Communists
Nandigram, May 10 : An uneasy calm prevails in Nandigram in West Bengal, a flashpoint of conflict between poor farmers and the State government, a day ahead of Panchayat elections set to begin on May 11.
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Fear grips Nandigram villagers on poll eve
By Soudhriti Bhabani, Nandigram (West Bengal), May 10 : Sheikh Mote of Nandigram's Gokulnagar says he had to pay the price for not rooting for West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist in local body elections to be held Sunday. He was allegedly beaten unconscious by the (CPI-M) cadres.

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