Three prisoners flee from police vanKOLKATA - Three prisoners Tuesday fled from a prison van after it was hit by a truck in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, police said here. Sex workers’ children becoming school dropoutsKolkata, Dec.22 (ANI): A large number of children of sex workers drop out from school at the secondary level out of embarrassment over their family background or lack of financial support and remedial tuition. Four cops injured in West Bengal landmine blastKOLKATA - Four police personnel were injured in a landmine blast in West Bengal’s Maoist-stronghold of West Midnapore district, police said Tuesday. Left Front saw ground beneath slipping away in Bengal (Flashback 2009)KOLKATA - The year 2009 did not turn out well for the state’s ruling Left Front as the general elections dealt it a big blow. Lalgarh, which became a battleground for Maoists and the security forces, only added to the government’s woes. Bhutias are back spreading warmth in KolkataKOLKATA - It’s winter in Kolkata and sure enough it has brought in its wake the Bhutias - Tibetan traders who descend from the hilly regions of north and northeast India to sell colourful woollens. City folks await their arrival eagerly. Two killed in police firing in West Midnapore districtKOLKATA - Two people were killed when security forces opened fire on suspected Maoists at Kalaboni village in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Sunday night. Discussions can resolve Gorkhaland state issue: Pranab MukherjeeKOLKATA - Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said that discussions are the only way to resolve the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland in Darjeeling region of West Bengal. Debt-ridden family of three commits suicideKOLKATA - Unable to get out of a debt trap, three members of a family committed suicide in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, police said Sunday. Maoists abduct two cops, kill two CPI-M workersKOLKATA - Suspected Maoist rebels killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers and abducted two policemen in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Sunday, police said. Border dispute not to come in way of trade ties with China: Pallam RajuKOLKATA - Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju has said that the border dispute would not affect trade ties with China. Amartya Sen for curriculum review in primary educationKOLKATA - Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen feels there is an urgent need to review the curriculum at the primary level to make home task redundant and private tuition unnecessary. Sex workers’ children become school dropoutsKOLKATA - : Most of the children of sex workers in Kolkata have become school dropouts at an early age, owing to family background besides lack of financial support. Maoists kill four CPI-M men in West BengalKOLKATA - Four Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were allegedly shot dead by Maoists and their associate People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said Friday. Maoists kill three CPI-M men in West BengalKOLKATA - Maoists and their associate tribal group People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) allegedly killed three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists and set on fire a sponge iron factory and several vehicles in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district, police said Friday. Maoists, tribal activists torch former Left worker’s houseKOLKATA - Maoists and their associates Peoples Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) members torched the house of a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) worker at West Midnapore districts Radhanagar area Thursday evening. It costs him Rs.39,000 a month to house government cattleKOLKATA - Dhaniram Mallick never imagined that maintaining 26 cows thrust on him by West Bengal lawkeepers could bleed him to penury. No aggressive Chinese posture towards India’s skies: IAFKOLKATA - There was no aggressive posturing from the neighbouring Asian superpower China and no apprehensions of air threats, a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official said here Tuesday. Indian Air Force to rope in UAV’s for surveillance in Maoist-infested areasKOLKATA - The Indian Air Force on Tuesday said that it is planning to rope in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct surveillance in Maoist-infested areas of the country. West Bengal government reviews security scenarioKOLKATA - The West Bengal government Tuesday held a high-level meeting to review the stepped up security arrangements across the state in view of a central intelligence agency’s inputs that Taliban-trained terrorists could target vital installations in the city. West Bengal government reviews security scenarioKOLKATA - The West Bengal government Tuesday held a high-level meeting to review the stepped up security arrangements across the state in view of a central intelligence agency’s inputs that Taliban-trained terrorists could target vital installations in the city. Thieves caught emptying house, owner feeds them rosogollasKOLKATA - In an example of Gandhigiri, a man fed sandesh and rosogollas to two petty thieves who were caught red-handed while stealing valuable items from his house at Kamardanga village in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. ‘West Bengal has made adequate security arrangements’KOLKATA - The West Bengal government Monday said it has made adequate security arrangements across the state acting on a central intelligence agency’s input that a few Taliban-trained militants have sneaked into the country and might launch attacks on vital installations. Bengal bus-trailer collision toll rises to 23KOLKATA - The death toll in Sunday’s bus and truck-trailer collision in West Bengal rose to 23 Monday, with four people succumbing to their injuries since midnight, police said. At least 20 more injured people are in hospital. 21 dead, 22 injured in Bengal bus-trailer collisionKOLKATA - The death toll in Sunday’s bus and truck-trailer collision in West Bengal rose to 21 Monday after two more people succumbed to their injuries, police said. At least 22 people have been injured in the accident. 19 dead, 21 injured in Bengal bus-trailer crash (Second lead)KOLKATA - At least 19 people were killed and 21 others injured as a bus and truck-trailer collided head-on at Kulgachia in West Bengal’s Howrah district Sunday night, police said. West Bengal Governor urges GJM activists to call off fastingKOLKATA - Outgoing West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Sunday urged the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists to discontinue their fasting protest. 10 dead in bus-trailer collision in BengalKOLKATA - As many as 10 people died and 15 others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck-trailer at Kulgachia in West Bengal’s Howrah district Sunday night, police said. Administration’s apathy increases plight of homeless in KolkataKOLKATA - The plight of over one hundred thousand homeless people in the city remains invisible, as the state administration fails to trace their identification in the records. Mamata Banerjee highlights lacunae in Singur landKOLKATA - Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has highlighted lacunae in the West Bengal Government’s offer of the Singur land to the railways for a proposed coach factory. Maoists shoot dead CPI-M activist in LalgarhKOLKATA - Suspected Maoists shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist in West Bengal’s Lalgarh region Sunday, police said. |
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