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Working on rescheduling Mamata's visit to China: Envoy

Kolkata, Aug 17 : Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Ma Zhanwu on Friday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's trip to that counrty earlier this year got cancelled due to "technical problems" from the Chinese side and revealed that they are working on rescheduling her visit in the coming months.

A piece of China for Durga Puja visitors in Kolkata this year

Kolkata, Aug 17 : In a bid to boost cultural exchanges with eastern India, the Chinese consulate here has joined hands with a city-based Durga Puja committee to recreate a slice of authentic China in the marquee premises and would fly in a team of 25 artisans from Yunnan province during the festival this year, a senior envoy said here on Friday.

Bengal to add over 2000 mw of power capacity in next 5 years

Kolkata, Aug 17 : West Bengal, which has been incorporating the latest technologies to reduce transmission and distribution losses, is expecting to add over 2,000 megawatt (mw) of power in the next five years including 300 mw of solar power, a state minister said on Friday.

Kolkata: TMC MP hospitalised after taxi hits his car

Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 17 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee was hospitalised on Friday after a taxi rammed into his car in Kolkata, ignoring the traffic signals.

Kolkata family close to Vajpayee narrates his love for films, 'phuchkas'

Kolkata, Aug 16 : A family in central Kolkata, who had hosted former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his visits to the city since 1956, on Thursday reminisced how the veteran politician fell in love with the Farooq Shaikh-Rekha-starrer 1981 film 'Umrao Jaan' and ended up watching the movie a number of times during his stay here.

Bengal's Left to launch movement against 'anti-people policies'

Kolkata, Aug 16 : Protesting against the anti-people policies of the state and the centre, the left wing mass organisations in West Bengal will hold a 24-day march across the state in September, pushing for an eight-point charter of demands including remunerative prices for famers, lowering of rates for Petroleum substances and ensuring standard minimum wages for everyone.

How about some 'Royal Rajasthani' dishes? (Foodie Trail - Kolkata)

Kolkata, Aug 15 : It is time for some authentic Rajasthani food! Here is a food festival, "The Royal Kitchens of Rajasthan", celebrating the vibrant and regal Rajasthani culture to make you familiar with the dishes that the royalties savoured.

Nehru's statue found painted saffron in Bengal, later restored

Kolkata, Aug 15 : A statue of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in West Bengal's West Burdwan district was said to have been painted saffron on Wednesday but the original colour was restored later.

Left parties form human chains in Bengal to celebrate Independence Day

Kolkata, Aug 15 : Pledging to make every sacrifice in the struggle to protect the rights of the citizens, Left parties in West Bengal on Wednesday formed human chains across the state on the country's 72nd Independence Day.

Remain 'independent', cherish India envisaged by freedom fighters: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug 15 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the people of the country and its institutions must strive to remain "independent" in the true sense of the word.

Strive to remain independent: Mamata on I-Day

Kolkata, Aug 15 : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said people of the country and its institutions must strive to remain "independent" in the true sense of the word.

17 suspected Bangladeshi pirates arrested in Sunderbans

Kolkata, Aug 15 : As many as 17 suspected Bangladeshi pirates were arrested after a boat chase at Sunderbans in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday late night and the trawler was seized, police said on Wednesday.

People left out of NRC draft are being harassed: Mamata

Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 14 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that people who were earlier left out of the National Register for Citizens (NRC) draft for Assam are now being harassed.

Mamata slams BJP on 'One Nation, One Election' issue

Kolkata, Aug 14 : Slamming the BJP for supporting the 'One Nation, One Election' system, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday questioned its viability in case of political instability at the Centre in the future.

38 lakh Bengali-speaking persons left out of draft NRC: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Aug 14 : Upping the ante on her opposition to the draft NRC in Assam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that 38 lakh Bengali-speaking persons -- both Hindus and Muslims -- were left out of the list.

Bengal CID files chargesheet in Kolkata carcass meat case

Kolkata, Aug 14 : The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday produced a chargesheet against 12 accused persons in the carcass meat racket case, close to four months after their arrest, a senior CID officer said.

Dropout rate at upper primary level higher in boys in West Bengal: Unicef

Kolkata, Aug 14 : The dropout rate of boys at upper primary level is double that of girls in West Bengal, and the challenge is to find out the disparities, said country representative of Unicef Yasmin Ali Haque on Tuesday.

Bengal government removes income ceiling for 'Kanyashree' scheme

Kolkata, Aug 14 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lifted the ceiling on annual family income for the beneficiaries of her government's flagship women welfare scheme 'Kanyashree' that aims to ensure girls stay in school and delay their marriages till at least the age of 18.

Three contract killers arrested in Bengal, arms seized

Kolkata, Aug 14 : West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department arrested three contract killers from the state's Durgapur town, who had gathered to kidnap and murder a local businessman, and seized arms and ammunition from them, said police on Tuesday.

Unlike politburo, Bengal CPI-M state committee refers Chatterjee as 'comrade'

Kolkata, Aug 14 : Contrary to the party politburo, the CPI-M West Bengal state committee paid tributes to veteran Communist leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who died here on Monday, detailing his long association with the party and addressing him as "comrade" on four occasions.

Firm defender of the Constitution: Yechury on Somnath Chatterjee

New Delhi , Aug 13 : Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday heaped praises on late former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, saying that he was a firm defender of the Indian Constitution.

Somnath Chatterjee to get highest state honour in WB Assembly

Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 13 : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will be given the highest state honour in the West Bengal Assembly.

Somnath's family rebuffs CPI-M request to drape body in red flag

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's family on Monday turned down the CPI-M leadership's request to drape the expelled member's body in a red flag and allow him to be taken to the party's West Bengal headquarters here and even barred one of the leaders from entering his house.

Former LS Speaker Somnath Chatterjee dead, nation mourns

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Veteran parliamentarian Somnath Chatterjee, the first Communist Speaker of the Lok Sabha who had defied his party's call to quit the post, died here on Monday following a cardiac arrest and prolonged old age-related illness.

Bengal CM lays foundation stone of Silicon Valley hub

Kolkata, Aug 13 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday laid the foundation stone of a Silicon Valley hub proposed to come up over 100 acres of land at New Town, a satellite city of Kolkata.

Chatterjee was like elder brother: Mahajan

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday said Somnath Chatterjee, a former Speaker who died earlier in the day, was like an elder brother who could guide her in running the House.

TMC initiates legal action against Amit Shah

New Delhi , Aug 13 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday sent a legal notice to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah for the latter's alleged defamatory statements and insinuations in a public rally held in Kolkata on August 11.

Apologise, Trinamool leader tells Amit Shah in legal notice

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Two days after BJP President Amit Shah made a veiled attack on Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee indirectly accusing him of corruption, he issued a legal notice to Shah asking him to apologise within 72 hours.

Chatterjee played critical role in regaining investors' confidence, say industrialists

Kolkata, Aug 13 : Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had played "a critical and important role" as the Chairman of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation and he performed "onerous task of regaining investors' confidence" for promotion of industries in the state, said industrialists on Monday.

Somnath Chatterjee: A die-hard Marxist forsaken by his party (Obituary)

Kolkata, Aug 13 : For long the voice of Opposition, Somnath Chatterjee was the first Communist Speaker of the Lok Sabha and one who defied his party and refused to quit the post over the Indo-US nuclear deal in 2008, leading to his expulsion from the CPI-M.