Imitation jewellery shines, gold loses lusterSILIGURI - Forget gold, wear imitation nick-knacks to look trendy and beat the recession. This is the latest mantra of ladies in West Bengal’s Siliguri district, where non-gold and imitation jewelleries are fast disappearing from the shelves of an exhibition. Two killed by suspected Maoists in West BengalLALGARH - Suspected Maoist guerrillas Wednesday killed two villagers in the trouble-torn Lalgarh region of West Bengal, police said. Railways interested to set up project on Singur land: BanerjeeSINGUR - Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said her ministry was interested in setting up a national project on the site of the now abandoned Tata Nano factory in this rural belt of West Bengal. CPI-M leader among two killed by Maoists in LalgarhLALGARH - A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader was among two people killed by suspected Maoists in and around this trouble-torn belt of West Midnapore district early Sunday. Security forces in 5-hour gunbattle with Maoists in LalgarhLALGARH - Security forces engaged in a five-hour gunbattle with suspected Maoist rebels Friday in a forest in West Bengal’s trouble-torn Lalgarh during a combing operation to find two policemen who went missing Thursday evening. School comes in a little box in cyclone-hit SunderbansKULTALI - Radharani Sardar, a Class 4 student, can never forget that May evening when she saw cyclone Aila batter her home here in the Sunderban islands that contain the world’s largest mangrove forests. Tribal women protestors in Lalgarh teargassedLALGARH - A Trinamool Congress team, including two junior central ministers, visited this trouble-torn belt Tuesday and demanded the withdrawal of the ongoing security operations before police staged a baton charge and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse a group of agitating tribal women. Gorkhas call off strike ahead of tripartite meetingSUKNA - Life returned to normal at Sukna in West Bengal on Tuesday when the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) called off their strike. Trinamool team visits trouble-torn LalgarhLALGARH - A Trinamool Congress team, including two union ministers, reached here Tuesday to get a first hand idea of the situation after security forces were deployed to flush out Maoist rebels from this trouble-torn belt in West Midnapore district. Bengal told to ensure security for Trinamool team to LalgarhBASAPARA - The centre has directed West Bengal to ensure fool-proof security arrangements for a high-profile Trinamool Congress delegation that is to visit trouble-torn Lalgarh area Tuesday, party chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee said. Gorkha outfit withdraws indefinite Darjeeling shutdownSILIGURI - The pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Monday withdrew its indefinite shutdown in the three hill sub-divisions of West Bengal’s Darjeeling district ahead of the Aug 11 tripartite talks in New Delhi. Gorkha outfit calls off indefinite Darjeeling shutdownSILIGURI - The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), fighting for a separate Gorkhaland state, Monday withdrew its indefinite shutdown in the three hill sub-divisions of West Bengal’s Darjeeling district ahead of tripartite talks with the government. Recaptured leopard released into West Bengal sanctuaryJALPAIGURI - Forest officials in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri District have released a leopard they had captured on Saturday into a wildlife sanctuary here. IAF receives four ‘Cheetal’ helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.BARRACKPORE - The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Saturday received the first batch of four Cheetal helicopters from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Barrackpore, West Bengal. Maoists release abducted policeman in West BengalLALGARH - Maoists Saturday released a police officer they had abducted Friday evening in this troubled region of West Bengal’s West Midnapore district. Combined forces begin combing in Purulia’s Maoist-dominated areasPURULIA - The combined security forces commenced the anti-naxal operation on Saturday in West Bengal’s Purulia district from Kerua Ghatbera. Two arrested with powerful explosives in West BengalMALDA - Police personnel recovered four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from two youths in West Bengal’s Malda District. Jumbos go on rampage in West Bengal tea estateCHENGMARI - A herd of elephants strayed into a tea estate at Chengmari in Dooars region of West Bengal. Gorkhas stall NHPC project in DarjeelingKALIJHORA - Demanding separate state for gurkhas, the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), called a halt to project work of the National Hydroelectric power Corporation (NHPC) at Kalijhora in West Bengal’s Darjeeling District. A tiger returns home after four months of treatmentSUNDERBANS - A 12 year-old male tiger returned to his familiar territory of the Sunderban Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on Wednesday after four months of treatment in captivity. Six houses damaged by wild elephant in DarjeelingSILIGURI - At least six houses were damaged by a wild elephant Wednesday night in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, a forest official said Thursday. GJM mulls ending shutdown in Darjeeling hillsSILIGURI - The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading an agitation for a separate Gorkhaland state, is now considering withdrawal of the indefinite shutdown it has called in the Darjeeling Hills of West Bengal ahead of the tripartite meeting on the issue next month. Antique idols recovered from India-Nepal borderSILIGURI - At least 24 antique idols of Hindu gods and goddesses were recovered Wednesday from the India-Nepal Border of West Bengal, officials said. Bison creates havoc in tea garden in JalpaiguriJALPAIGURI - After hours of struggle and putting up a good fight, forest officials on Wednesday, trapped and tranquillised a bison that ventured out of its wild habitat and instilled fear amongst villagers in Kadambani tea garden of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. Shutdown continues to affects normal life in West Begal districtsMIDNAPORE - As the three-day bandh called by the People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) reached its final day today, normal life was severely affected in the tribal areas of West Midnapore district. Tribals agitate in West Bengal against occupation of schools by security forcesMIDNAPORE - Dozens were injured as security personnel caned and fired tear gas at tribals who staged a protest against the use of an institute as a camp by security forces in Dharampur region of Midnapore district in West Bengal on Monday. No dilution of majority stake in public sector banks: MukherjeeSAGARDIGHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said that the government would continue with its reform programme, but ruled out any possibilities of the government diluting its stake below 51 per cent in the public sector banks (PSB). Darjeeling shutdown to be relaxed for 10 hours MondaySILIGURI - The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a protest for a separate Gorkhaland state out of West Bengal, Sunday declared it will allow a 10-hour relaxation Monday in the ongoing indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling district. GJM relaxes restrictions on key highway to SikkimSILIGURI - The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a protest demanding a separate Gorkhaland state, Saturday partly opened the National Highway 31-A, a key route connecting West Bengal and Sikkim. GJM demands tripartite meeting on GorkhalandSILIGURI - The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) Friday sent a fax message to the central government demanding that a tripartite meeting on its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state be called early and decided to partially relax the ongoing shutdown in Darjeeling district from Monday. |
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