State Bank of India funds historic palace’ preservation

JANGIPUR - The State Bank of India Sunday came forward for the preservation of the historic Hazarduari palace, a 19th century edifice built by the Nawabs of Bengal in Murshidabad district.

Wholesale, consumer price indices to be merged

JANGIPUR - The central govenment has formed a committee to prepare a roadmap for merging the wholesale price index and the consumer price index, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Sunday.

Mukherjee inaugurates 154 State Bank branches, 2,151 ATMs

JANGIPUR - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday inaugurated 154 branches and 2,151 automated teller machines (ATMs) of the country’s largest lender, the State Bank of India, online here.

Congress will talk to Mamata to sort out Lalgarh ‘misunderstanding’

JANGIPUR - The Congress would sort out through talks its misunderstandings with partner Trinamool Congress on the operations against Maoists in West Bengal’s Lalgarh area, Finance Minister and Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee said here Monday.

Post-poll discussion depends on numbers: Pranab

JANGIPUR - External Affairs Minister and Congress heavyweight Pranab Mukherjee Thursday said nature of post-poll discussions for government formation will depend on the numbers.

Voter turnout was very high in Jangipur: Pranab

JANGIPUR - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Thursday that the voter turnout was very high - around 70 percent - in his largely rural West Bengal constituency that the senior Congress leader is hoping to retain.

Widespread violence in poll-bound West Bengal, one killed in Mukherjee’s Jangipur constituency

JANGIPUR - One CPM worker was reportedly killed in the Jangipur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal on Thursday, from where incumbent External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is contesting this year’s general elections.

India hopes for peace in Nepal

JANGIPUR - Terming Nepal’s ongoing crisis as its internal matter, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said that broadest possible political consensus could help Nepal’s democratic transition.

Pranab braves heat and mud in his battle for Jangipur

JANGIPUR -From early morning till late evening, a good part under a blazing sun, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee exhibits the same indefatigable spirit while wooing the electorate in his West Bengal constituency as he does in multi-tasking as the government’s chief diplomat and principal troubleshooter.

Pranab banks on performance in Lok Sabha fight

JANGIPUR - Up against a relative political lightweight, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is banking on his popularity and development work to retain the Jangipur Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal’s border district of Murshidabad.

Sonia campaigns jointly with Mamata Banerjee, slams Left parties

JANGIPUR - Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is sharing the dais with Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee for the first time in eight years, slammed the Left parties for their failure to support the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on the nuclear deal issue.

Kasab’s mother coming to Mumabi, India asks Pakistan to act

NEW DELHI/JANGIPUR - India Tuesday said it has given ‘enough evidence’ to Pakistan regarding the Mumbai attacks and underlined the need for action even as the mother of Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone Pakistani terrorist captured during the mayhem, prepares to meet him.

Kasab’s mother coming to India to meet him: Mukherjee

JANGIPUR - The mother of Ajmal Amir Kasab is coming to India to meet him, the lone Pakistani terrorist caught alive during the Mumbai terror attacks, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.

Kasab’s mother to meet him in India: Mukherjee

JANGIPUR - Arrested Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Amir Kasab’s mother will visit India to meet her son who is now on trial for his role in the Mumbai terror attack last year, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Tuesday.

India can share more information with Pak: Pranab Mukherjee

JANGIPUR - Senior Congress leader and Union External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said that India could send more information to Pakistan on Mumbai terror attacks.

Pranab Mukherjee terms terrorism as biggest threat

JANGIPUR - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has termed militancy as the biggest threat to world peace.

Pranab Mukherjee campaigns in West Bengal

JANGIPUR - As campaigning picks momentum for general elections, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee campaigned in his parliamentary constituency, Jangipur in West Bengal.

Could be my last election: Pranab

JANGIPUR - Striking an emotional cord with his electorate, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday hinted that the Lok Sabha polls could be the last hurrah of his long political career.

From shaping foreign policy to wooing voters, Pranab in new role

JANGIPUR - Far from airconditioned conference halls of diplomatic discussions, India’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Thursday stepped into the heat and dust of campaigning for votes in his largely rural constituency.

Pranab Mukherjee launches rural development programme in Bengal

JANGIPUR - Minister for External Affairs Pranab Mukherjee Saturday flagged off the rural industries programme (RIP) in Murshidabad district and advised a cluster approach among micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) players in view of the ongoing recession.