Conference on Corporate Governance in KolkataKOLKATA - Minister for Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid will inaugurate an International Conference on Convergence of Corporate Governance Norms here on Saturday. Dunlop to resume production in Sahaganj factoryKOLKATA - Kolkata-based tyre manufacturer Dunlop India will resume production at its Sahaganj factory in West Bengal around the Durga Puja festival in late September after remaining closed for 10 months, a top company official said Thursday. Dunlop to resume production in Sahaganj factory soonKOLKATA - Kolkata-based tyre manufacturer Dunlop India will resume production at its Sahaganj factory in West Bengal around the Durga Puja festival in late September, a top company official said here in a statement Thursday. Aircel announces pay per second tariff planKOLKATA - Telecom operator Aircel has launched a new product in Kolkata and West Bengal that allows subscribers to pay per second, instead of the present tariff of charging by the minute. Poor monsoon to hit Amalgamated Plantation’s tea yieldKOLKATA - Tea plantation firm Amalgamated Plantation, in which Tata Tea holds a 49.98 percent stake, is expecting a fall in production this fiscal due to poor monsoon, a top company official said here Thursday. Barista to invest Rs.40 crore this fiscalKOLKATA - Barista Coffee Co, one of India’s leading espresso chains, will invest Rs.40 crore to expand its network this year, a top company official said here Thursday. Buddha mourns Reddy’s deathKOLKATA - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday mourned the death of his Andhra Pradesh counterpart Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy in a copter crash. Marxist-Leninst activists stage protest against spiralling prices in West BengalKOLKATA - Members of the West Bengal state unit of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation, staged a mass protest against the risen prices of essential commodities here. Trinamool leaders obstructing IT park project: Bengal ministerKOLKATA - A section of West Bengal’s main opposition Trinamool Congress was obstructing the proposed IT park project at Rajarhat here, Housing Development Minister Gautam Deb alleged Wednesday. Two Maoists killed in West BengalKOLKATA - Two Maoists were killed in a gun battle with security forces in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said Wednesday. Oil India to start drilling in Libya from OctoberKOLKATA - State-run energy explorer Oil India Ltd (OIL) will start drilling oil blocks in Libya from October for exploring an estimated two trillion cubic metres of reserves, a top company official said Wednesday. Political solution needed first on Singur land: Nirupam SenKOLKATA - A political solution was necessary before any decision on the Singur land, the West Bengal government said Wednesday, a day after the Tata Group said it would return the land if it was repaid the money spent to set up the now abandoned car plant. Tigresses captured from a village near KolkataKOLKATA - Two royal Bengal tigresses, which had strayed into a West Bengal village, were captured by forest officials on Tuesday. Canada, India bilateral trade to almost treble in five yearsKOLKATA - Bilateral trade between India and Canada is expected to grow threefold in five years, according to Gerald Keddy, the parliamentary secretary to the North American country’s international trade minister. Tata Tea scouting for new name, identity, says TataKOLKATA - Tata Tea is scouting for an alternate name - and a new brand identity. Tata Group chairman Ratan N. Tata told shareholders that the change was being considered to “reflect the diversified portfolio beyond tea” that includes bottled water and health drinks. Ratan Tata says willing to return Singur land if compensatedKOLKATA - TATA Group chairman Ratan Tata on Tuesday told a press conference here that the failed NANO plant at Singur had cost him about 500 crore rupees, and he was willing to return the land if the State Government compensated Tata Motors. Brazilian monkeys’ thief in police net againKOLKATA - The prime accused in the theft of Brazilian Marmoset monkeys from a Kolkata zoo has been arrested again from Chhattisgarh after he gave police guards the slip while being brought to the West Bengal capital by train, police said here Tuesday. India needs to grow, we understand that: British ministerKOLKATA - Britain understands the need for economic growth in India and would not pressurise New Delhi to reduce emissions, British Minister for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband said here Tuesday. Tata Motors may return Singur land if compensatedKOLKATA - Auto major Tata Motors, which pulled out its small car Nano project from Singur in West Bengal last October amid controversies, Tuesday said it would return the factory land to the state government if it was paid the money it had spent on the now-abandoned plant. ‘All profitable PSEs should be listed on stock exchanges’KOLKATA - All profitable public sector enterprises (PSEs) should be listed on the stock exchanges to realise their true worth and raise funds for the social sector and infrastructure projects, according to the chief of the Board for Reconstruction of Public Sector Enterprises (BRPSE). Tata Tea plans expanding overseas distributionKOLKATA - Tea major Tata Tea will be focusing on global distribution expansion in the Middle East, South America, South Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States including Russia, a top company official said here Tuesday. Tata Motors may return Singur land, won’t block development (Second Lead)KOLKATA - Auto major Tata Motors, which pulled out its small car Nano project from Singur in West Bengal last October amid controversies, Tuesday said it would return the factory land to the state government if it was paid the money it had spent to set up the now-abandoned plant. Stolen monkeys back in Kolkata zoo, accused escapes on wayKOLKATA - The prime accused in the theft of Brazilian Marmoset monkeys from a Kolkata zoo gave the slip to his police guards and fled from a train in Orissa Monday while being brought here for interrogation, police said. The monkeys have been brought back too. Left Front’s massive show of strength in KolkataKOLKATA - After a series of electoral losses, West Bengal’s ruling Left Front Monday sought to enthuse its cadres by organising a huge rally in the city to mark 50 years of a mass movement against food shortages. Left Front accuses Trinamool of doublespeakKOLKATA - Accusing West Bengal’s principal opposition Trinamool Congress of double standards, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday said the party was blaming his government for price rise but keeping mum in Delhi where it was part of the coalition government. Kowtowing to imperialists unacceptable to Left: BasuKOLKATA - Claiming that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government is “surrendering to the imperialists” and framing policies adversely hitting the poor, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) patriarch Jyoti Basu Monday said the Left parties will staunchly oppose such moves. Left Front’s Kolkata rally a show of strengthKOLKATA - Facing anti-incumbency after 32 years in power, West Bengal’s ruling Left Front Monday sought to enthuse its cadres by organising a massive rally in the city to mark 50 years of a mass movement against food shortages. Britannia plans to import sugarKOLKATA - Biscuit and dairy product major Britannia Industries is planning to import sugar, both raw and refined, on account of the scarcity in the domestic market, a top company official said here Monday. Prime Minister’s daughter releases her book on historyKOLKATA - Upinder Singh, daughter of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a professor of history in the Delhi University, released her book on Indian history in Kolkata.ddressing the gathering, Upinder Singh attributed her success to the support she received from her family. Kolkatans worried over rise in prices of vegetables, fishKOLKATA - People of Kolkata are a worried lot as prices of vegetables and fish have increased in the city. |