3-month-old infant put up on sale in West Bengal

JALPAIGURI - A woman here was compelled to sell her three-month old baby in order to release her husband, who has been allegedly held by the hospital authorities from the last three months over non-payment of bill.

Railways to employ people helping to prevent accidents: Mamata

NALIKUL - The Railways will give jobs to people who help prevent accidents or provide tip-off about sabotage, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday, asking people to come forward in protecting railway property.

W.Bengal Police arrest two suspected Kashmiri terrorists

BARASAT - West Bengal police arrested two suspected Kashmiri terrorists from Barasat in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Friday night.

72-hour indefinite shutdown disrupts normal life in Midnapore

MIDNAPORE - The People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), a pro-Maoist organization, has called for a 72-hour indefinite shutdown in the Jhargram region of West Bengal’s Midnapore district.he shutdown was started at 6 am on Thursday to protest against the police baton-charge on its supporters on Wednesday.

Bharat Heavy Electricals mulls power plant at Singur

SINGUR - Top officials of state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) Thursday inspected the abandoned site of Tata Motors here, initially intended for a factory to produce the small car Nano, to consider a power generation plant.

Police search for Maoists in West Bengal

GIDHNI - Police Monday continued the hunt for Maoist rebels who killed four state paramilitary troopers Sunday in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district.

Railways will set up Bankim research centre, if state cannot: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee has asked for a full report on the Khusropur train

Naxalites attack police camp; abduct four , kill three policemen in Midnapore

MIDNAPORE - A group of Naxalites reportedly killed four policemen and abducted three others during an attack on Jamboni police camp in western Midinapore on Sunday.

Banerjee asks Trinamool workers to ‘resist’ CPI-M violence

Mamata Banerjee has asked for a full report on the Khusropur train

Now, Rajdhani held up over delay in running local trains

DANKUNI - A group of locals held up the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express for two hours in this West Bengal station after a suburban train was delayed by 14 minutes.

Security forces begin hunt for West Bengal train attackers

JHARGRAM - Security forces Wednesday began combing the jungles near Jhargram in West Midnapore district to hunt down the Maoist-backed rebels who held the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Express and its 667 passengers hostage Tuesday.

Rajdhani Express to arrive at New Delhi Railway Station today

rajdhani-expressBASHTHALA - The Delhi bound Bubaneshwar Rajdhani Express, which was abducted and released by the pro-Maoist organisations, is expected to arrive at New Delhi Railway Station this afternoon.

Pro-Maoist group releases train, passengers safe: Chidambaram

BASHTHALA - Activists of the pro-Maoist group, the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) have released the New Delhi-bound Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express late on Tuesday evening.

Maoists deny kidnapping of train driver, PCPA claims responsibility

BASHTHALA - Top Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji on Tuesday denied allegations of the rebel outfit kidnapping a train driver.

Naxals abduct Rajdhani Express driver in West Bengal

BASHTHALA - Maoists have reportedly abducted the driver of the Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Express at Bashthala station in West Bengal today.

Maoist-sponsored shutdown hits normal life in Midnapore

JHARGRAM - An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Maoist organisation disturbed normal life in Jhargram region of Midnapore district in West Bengal on Tuesday.

Two toddlers killed, 200 shanties destroyed in West Bengal

SILIGURI - Two children were killed and 200-odd shanties destroyed when a fire broke out in West Bengal’s Siliguri town in the wee hours of Sunday, a senior fire brigade official said.

First ever women contingent of BSF deployed on Indo-Bangladesh border

HARIDASPUR BOP - The first ever women contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) has been deployed along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal.

West Bengal finally mulls ’strategy’ to check Maoists

HALDIA - A beleaguered West Bengal government is now talking of “some strategies” to prevent the recurrence of incidents like the abduction of police officer Atindranath Dutta by Maoists, a top official said Friday.

West Bengal mulls strategy to prevent Maoist abductions

HALDIA - The West Bengal government is planning security strategy to prevent the recurrence of incidents like the abduction of police officer Atindranath Dutta by Maoists, a top bureaucrat said here Friday.

Buddha, Chidambaram tyrants: Kishanjee

JHARGRAM - Describing union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as “tyrants”, top leader of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanjee said Thursday night that people would fight the security forces assembled against the rebels.

Freed cop wants Maoists and government to talk

JHARGRAM - Freed from Maoist captivity after 54 hours, West Bengal police officer Atindranath Dutta Thursday night said the government and leftwing rebels should begin talks by eschewing violence.

Roads deserted, uneasy calm at Bengal police station

SANKRAIL - Amid scattered furniture and blood stains, an uneasy calm prevailed at the Sankrail police station area Wednesday - a day after Maoists carried out a daring attack, killing two officers and abducting another.

Maoists kill one police officer, abduct two in West Midnapore

WEST MIDNAPORE - Maoists killed a sub-inspector and abducted two others, when they attacked Sankrail Police Station in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Tuesday.

West Bengal Forest officials recover deer skull, arrest one

EAST GURGURIA - West Bengal Forest Department on Thursday recovered two deer skulls in east Gurguria town of the state.

Two killed as wild bison strays into West Bengal

COOCH BEHAR - Two people were killed and five were injured when a wild bison strayed into a village in Darikamari village in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district from Jaldapara Sanctuary on Tuesday.

Firecrackers, a source of livelihood for women in West Bengal’s Nungi village

NUNGI - Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated by everyone across the country, but it also a source of income to several women in West Bengal’s Nungi village, who manufacture firecrackers.

Mamata ‘apologises’ to people of Siliguri

SILIGURI - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday apologised to the people of this northern West Bengal town as her party had failed to form the board in alliance with its partner Congress in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation.

West Bengal gets new hills-to-coast train

SILIGURI - Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday announced a new train service between this northern West Bengal town and the coastal tourist destination of Digha in East Midnapore from Monday.

West Bengal may modify agri-marketing act

BARASAT - The West Bengal government is planning to modify its Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act, Minister of Agricultural Marketing Mortaza Hossain said here Saturday.

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