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Mamata can be face of anti-BJP coalition after LS polls: Yashwant Sinha

Kolkata, Dec 9 : Praising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Union Finance Minister Yashant Sinha on Sunday said she has all the qualities to be the face of a coalition that can be formed at the Centre if the incumbent Narendra Modi-led dispensation is defeated in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Ro-Ro vessel MV Sankardev flagged off in Kolkata, to be deployed on Brahmaputra

Kolkata, Dec 8 : Ro-Ro vessel MV Sankardev was flagged off here on Saturday by Inland Waterways Authority of India's Vice Chairman Pravir Pandey.

Gold worth Rs 21 cr seized, 4 arrested

Kolkata, Dec 8 : Around 66 kg of foreign-origin gold, valued at over Rs 21 crore, was seized in two different search operations and four persons were arrested, an official said on Saturday.

Writers call for 'literary exchanges' through translation of regional literature

Kolkata, Dec 8 : At a time when some vernacular languages are being "threatened" by the gaining popularity of a foreign language, Nepali and Indian writers on Saturday called for greater "literary exchange" through translations of their literature and writing into regional languages for strengthening mutual collaborations.

Four injured in Kolkata medical college

Kolkata, Dec 8 : Four persons on Friday sustained injuries at the Medical College and Hospital (MCH) in Kolkata after a piece of concrete fell on them, police said.

HC slams Bengal government for sitting on BJP's application seeking permission for rally

Kolkata, Dec 7 : A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday came down heavily on the West Bengal government for sitting on the BJP's applications seeking permission for its rallies, and modified a single-bench order that deferred the BJP's programme in Cooch Behar till January 9 next year.

Rath Yatra row: Calcutta HC directs BJP delegation to meet WB top authorities

Kolkata (West Bengal) , Dec 7 : A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Friday modified and disposed a single bench judgement passed by the court yesterday and directed three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representatives to meet West Bengal Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) by December 12 in connection with the BJP's Rath Yatra.

Human rights violation rampant in country: Activists

Kolkata, Dec 8 : Human rights violation is rampant throughout the country in the form of Bulandshahr Killing, death in Bengal's Lalgarh or Kathua rape case, a panel of human rights workers said here on Friday.

Mamata fears BJP will dig its heels in Bengal by holding Rath Yatras: Amit Shah

New Delhi , Dec 7 : Hours after the Calcutta High Court on Friday accepted Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) plea for organising Rath Yatras in Cooch Behar and other regions of West Bengal, party president Amit Shah tore into the Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for creating obstructions for the party.

Calcutta HC accepts BJP's plea on Rath Yatra ban

Kolkata (West Bengal) , Dec 7 : The Calcutta High Court on Friday accepted Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) plea challenging the ban on party's Rath Yatra in the state of West Bengal.

Sundarbans women lead the way in making dairy farms organic

Chowrangi (West Bengal), Dec 7 (IANS/Mongabay) Over 30 women have gathered to deliver milk at a one-room milk collection centre here. It's a daily rendezvous for this clique belonging to a women-run dairy cooperative in the Sundarbans delta in south Asia that is inching its way to becoming 100 percent organic.

Mamata is killing democracy in WB: Babul Supriyo

New Delhi (India), December 6 : Union Minister Babul Supriyo slammed the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for denying permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rath-Yatra stating that it might cause communal tension.

Calcutta HC denies permission to BJP for Rath Yatra

Kolkata (West Bengal) , Dec 6 : A single bench of Calcutta High Court on Thursday denied permission to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for holding a Rath Yatra in West Bengal's Coochbehar on Friday.

STPI to invest Rs 120 cr in Bengal in single project

Kolkata, Dec 6 : In a bid to boost exports, the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) is making an investment of Rs 120 crore in a single project here to expand the scope of delivery of technology services to eastern and northeastern parts of the country.

Woman found hanging, husband arrested

Kolkata, Dec 6 : A 30-year-old woman in West Bengal's Nadia district was found hanging and her husband has been arrested based on her family's complaint, police said on Thursday.

HC denies permission for BJP's Cooch Behar rally, state party chief's vehicle attacked (Roundup)

Cooch Behar/Kolkata (West Bengal), Dec 6 : Political temperatures soared in West Bengal on Thursday after an attack on the state BJP president's vehicle by miscreants, even as the Calcutta High Court refused permission to the party "at this stage" to hold a rally in northern West Bengal's Cooch Behar that was slated to be flagged off by party chief Amit Shah on Friday.

Former national champion swimmer dead

Kolkata, Dec 6 : Seven-time national champion swimmer Arun Kumar Shaw died here on Thursday following prolonged illness, Bengal Amateur Swimming Association confirmed in a statement.

WB BJP chief's vehicle attacked, TMC blamed

Cooch Behar (West Bengal), Dec 6 : West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh's vehicle was attacked by miscreants on Thursday at Sitalkuchi area of Cooch Behar district.

Tripura CM is BJP's star campaigner in Bengal

Agartala, Dec 6 : Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb will be one of the star campaigners for the BJP in West Bengal starting Friday, a party official said here on Thursday.

Tripura CM is BJP's star campaigner in Bengal

Agartala, Dec 6 : Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who is BJP's only Bengali Chief Minister in the country, will be the star campaigner for the party in West Bengal starting Friday along with the central leadership, a party official said here on Thursday.

India is incomplete without all communities, religions: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Dec 6 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said India is incomplete without all communities, religions, castes, creeds and gender and urged everyone to uphold the secular fabric of India.

In a veiled reference, Mamata accuses BJP of 'lying in the name of Hindus'

Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) , Dec 6 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a veiled attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday as she accused the party of lying in the name of Hindu.

Ex Cope India-18: IAF Chief interacts with Indian, US forces

Kalaikunda (West Bengal) , Dec 5 : Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Wednesday visited Air Force Station in Kalaikunda to interact with participating forces of the ongoing Ex Cope India 2018 between U.S Air Force (USAF) and Indian Air Force (IAF).

Now world's cheapest drinking water at 50p/l, claims NGO

Santiniketan (West Bengal), Dec 5 : Population around Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan will get the cheapest drinking water in the world at 50 paise per litre with the inauguration of an innovative project on Wednesday that converts contaminated pond water into pure drinking water, claimed an NGO.

Kolkata woman found dead, husband in police custody

Kolkata, Dec 4 : A 40-year-old woman was found dead in north-east Kolkata's Raghunathpur area, police said on Tuesday, adding her husband has been taken into custody.

Bengal childcare centre employees arrested for sexual abuse

Kolkata, Dec 1 : Three employees of a childcare centre in West Bengal's Howrah district have been arrested for sexually abusing differently-abled girls, police said on Saturday.

Bengal accuses Centre of delaying green clearances for coal mining

Kolkata, Dec 1 : West Bengal government on Saturday accused the Centre of delaying environmental and forest clearances in order to commence coal mining activities in allotted mines and also sought supports from "clean energy fund" to stimulate green energy generation in the state.

Darjeeling woman suffers repeated sexual assault, 4 arrested

Kolkata, Dec 1 : At least four persons have been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, police said on Saturday.

Man man stabbed to death in Bengal

Kolkata, Dec 1 : A 26-year-old man in West Bengal's Bankura district was stabbed to death forcing his family to suspect his wife had an illicit relationship, police said on Saturday.

Will avenge atrocities committed against us, Bengal BJP chief warns Trinamool

Kolkata, Nov 30 : Known for his vitriolic speeches, BJP's West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh on Friday threatened Trinamool Congress activists "indulging in atrocities" that once his party came to power in the state, there would be "revenge" and that they would have to spend the rest of their lives in jail.