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Raising of Mountain Strike Corps: Arun Jaitley to review progress

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 23:06

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley will on Saturday visit Panagarh in West Bengal where he will take stock of the progress in raising the new Mountain Strike Corps which will look after the Chinese frontier.

Congress leader`s son joins Trinamool

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 19:51

Youth Congress leader Shaumik Hossain and son of former Congress MP Mannan Hossain joined the Trinamool Congress along with several others.

Purulia BJP leader shot dead

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 16:21

A local BJP leader was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Friday when he went out for a morning walk at Baghmundi here.

Family, activists condemn Sharmila`s re-arrest

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 14:40

Condemning the re-arrest of Irom Chanu Sharmila, her family and various civil rights groups in Manipur Friday termed the move as "illegal" as a local court had earlier absolved her of the charge of trying to commit suicide by means of fasting.

BJP gears up for upcoming Bengal Assembly by-polls

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 11:22

After making its presence felt in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal, the BJP is gearing up to strengthen party organisations ahead of the forthcoming Assembly by-elections next month and municipal polls later this year.

Saradha scam: East Bengal official denied bail

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 18:04

A city court on Thursday rejected East Bengal Football Club official Debabrata Sarkar`s bail plea and remanded him to CBI custody till Aug 26 in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam.

West Bengal to install solar panels in schools, hospitals

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 17:13

The West Bengal government will start installing solar panels in 100 schools and hospitals across the state this November, state Environment Minister Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar said.

CPI-M to contest by-polls in Kolkata: Biman Bose

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 16:10

CPI-M`s Mrinal Chakraborty and Faiz Ahmed Khan will contest the Sep 13 assembly by-election from Basirhat South and Chowringhee here respectively, the party said Thursday.

Left Front announces two candidates for bypolls

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 15:13

The Opposition Left Front Thursday announced the name of the candidates for up-coming bypolls in the two Assembly constituencies in the state.

Trinamool leader calls for burning `real` human effigies!

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 14:26

Even as the controversy surrounding Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal`s rape and kill remarks is yet to subside, a party legislator has now talked about burning "real human effigies".