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Night running of trains suspended till Sep 6: SER
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Running of passenger trains on Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra sections will continue to remain suspended from 2200 hrs to 0500 hrs till September 6 for security reasons.
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Violence erupts in central Kolkata after bus accident
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A number of buses and other vehicles were severely damaged by a violent mob after a woman was run over and killed by a minibus on Central Avenue in the heart of the city tonight.
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One more in CBI custody in Gyaneshwari case
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A court in West Bengal Monday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody of a pro-Maoist activist in Jhargram of West Midnapore district for his alleged involvement in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Express tragedy, CBI sources said.
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CID files charge sheet in Madan Tamang murder case
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A little over a 100 days after Gorkha leader Madan Tamang was murdered, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today filed charge sheet in a court of law naming 30 accused, even as prime suspect Nicol Tamang was absconding.
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UBI organises credit camp in districts
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The city-based United Bank of India(UBI) today sanctioned Rs 20 crore as housing, home and perosonal credits to 1650 beneficiaries during a credit delivery camp in Hooghly district in South Bengal.
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Yechury favours all party talks on Darjeeling issue
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Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury has said all political parties from the Darjeeling hills should be invited for the next round of talks on the interim set-up for the region.
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Black Day in Bengal tomorrow to protest lathicharge: BJP
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The West Bengal BJP will observe Black Day in the state tomorrow to protest the unprovoked lathicharge by police in which 24 party workers, who were among those staging demonstration in a peaceful manner, were injured.
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Centre to sanction grant for new Press Club building
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The Centre would sanction a capital grant for the construction of a new building of the Press Club, Kolkata, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today.
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Woman Maoist leader arrested in Kolkata
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A hardcore woman Maoist leader from Bihar, Chameli Devi, was arrested from this West Bengal capital Sunday, police said.
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Sonia Gandhi to open AICC conference in city
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi will open the Eastern Zonal Conference of All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Sept 25 here to mark the 125th anniversary of the party, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Sunday.
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Titagarh Wagons in talks with Japanese bridge maker
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Wagon maker Titagarh Wagons is having talks with a Japanese company to set up a joint venture to build large bridges and flyovers, a top company official said here Friday.
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Railways to run special trains during Durga Puja
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East Central Railway and North East Frontier Railway have arranged to run some special trains during Puja and other festivals this year to clear the extra rush of passengers.
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Teesta river swells in North Bengal; Red alert sounded
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A red alert was sounded due to the swelling of Teesta river and its tributaries following heavy downpour in the Sub-Himalayan areas that posed a threat of floods in the low-lying areas of this commercial town of West Bengal.
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CPI-M, Trinamool clash in Kolkata
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Trinamool Congress and the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) clashed on Friday in the Baghajatin area of south Kolkata, leaving many injured and deployment of Rapid Action Force (RAF).
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Medica to set up hospitals, buyout facilites, investing Rs 150 cr
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City-based Medica Hospitals Private Limited is on an expansion mode in Eastern India, setting up new superspeciality hospitals, acquiring existing facilities by March next year and pumping in a total of Rs 150 crore.
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West Bengal promises Infosys maximum built-up space
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Keen to rope in IT major Infosys into the state, West Bengal Wednesday promised to give the company the maximum built-up space under the law in its proposed campus
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Bandhan Microfinance to offer WU service
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The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in money transfer services, on Wednesday announced that Bandhan, amongst India's leading microfinance companies
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Family guard of slain Gorkha leader found dead
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Raju Tamang, private security guard of murdered Gorkha leader Madan Tamang's son, was found dead at his employer's Uttarayan township residence
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Trucker who hit Mamata's convoy granted bail
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A West Bengal court Wednesday granted interim bail to a driver whose truck hit the convoy of Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress
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Youth arrested for hoax bomb threat
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A youth, suspected to have made a hoax call saying a bomb was planted in one of the landmark IT buildings in Kolkata- Technopolis-in the upcoming Rajarhat New Town, was arrested from his Dankhuni residence on Wednesday, police said.
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NSCBI runway lights black out for nine minutes
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Runway lights at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport went off for nine minutes last night affecting landing and take off of flights.
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Bomb scare in Kolkata IT building
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A bomb scare in one of the landmark IT buildings in Kolkata- Technopolis- created a flutter in the upcoming Rajarhat New Town on Wednesday.
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Rural employment schemes a boon for West Bengal villagers
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Rural folk living on the outskirts of Kolkata have welcomed the various employment opportunities generated through financial aid by the Government social schemes like the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA)
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Teacher thrashes student in Bengal
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A Class 9 girl student was allegedly beaten black and blue by her Bengali teacher for writing a poetry in a classmate's notebook in school, prompting the teenager's parents to file a police complaint.
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Polls in West Bengal on due date only: CEC
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Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi Friday said the assembly elections in West Bengal will be held at their due time only and not be advanced.
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