West Bengal is 'university' of Maoist activities, says LaluOctober 8th, 2009 KOLKATA - Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Thursday described West Bengal as an "university of Maoist activities" where the ultras get training and launch armed strikes in other parts of the country. "West Bengal is a university of Maoist activities.
Next round of talks with Gorkhaland activists in DecemberSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The next round of talks with Gorkhaland activists will be held Dec 21 after a positive outcome of the previous rounds, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Tuesday.
Maoists call shutdown in three West Bengal districtsAugust 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Maoists have called an indefinite shutdown in three tribal-dominated districts of West Bengal from Tuesday, police said here Monday. "An indefinite shutdown has been called by the Maoists in three districts -- Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore from tomorrow (Tuesday)," West Bengal Inspector General (Law and Order) Surajit Kar Purkayastha told IANS.
West Bengal Transport Minister passes awayAugust 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Minister for Transport, Sports and Youth Affairs Subhas Chakraborty passed away at a private hospital in Salt Lake on Monday. Sixty-eight-year-old Chakraborty is survived by his wife and a son.
CPI-M asks West Bengal government for transparency in workingAugust 2nd, 2009 KOLKATA - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s central leadership Sunday advised West Bengal's ruling Left Front government to bring about transparency in all levels of the administrative system in the state. It also said the government should focus on pro-people issues and address the problems of common people.
There is no question of any further division of Bengal: MukherjeeJuly 19th, 2009 KOLKATA - Union Finance Minister and West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday ruled out any possibility of further division of West Bengal. Mukherjee said this while commenting on the indefinite bandh that has been called by Gorkha Janamukti Morcha(GJM) in the Darjeeling Hills, which has been demanding for creation of a separate state of Gorkhaland.
Ban on CPI-Maoists applies to West Bengal also: BuddhadebJune 23rd, 2009 KOLKATA - The West Bengal government Tuesday said the central government's decision to extend the ban on the Communist Party of India-Maoists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act was also applicable to the state. "This act is applicable in the whole country.
CPI-M real perpetrator of violence in West Bengal: CongressJune 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Friday said the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which had alleged "semi-fascist" attacks on its cadres in West Bengal, has been the real perpetrator of unprecedented violence in the state for more than two decades. "If at all violence has been perpetrated in West Bengal, it has been by the left party and the workers of the Congress and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have been at the receiving end of the this violence," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters.
Tripura gives Rs.5 mn to cyclone-hit West BengalJune 2nd, 2009 AGARTALA - Tripura Tuesday decided to give Rs.5 million to cyclone-hit West Bengal to help in the relief relief efforts. "The people of Tripura are confident that with the resilience of the people and the adequate support of the central government, the West Bengal government would come out of this situation," Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said in a letter to his West Bengal counterpart Bhudhadeb Bhattacharjee.
Trinamool demands president's rule in West BengalMay 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Trinamool Congress Thursday demanded the imposition of president's rule in West Bengal, alleging there was complete breakdown of the constitutional machinery and people had lost confidence in the Left Front government there. 'The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Front government has to come to an end in West Bengal.
West Bengal CM to skip CPI (M) politburo meet on MondayMay 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is likely to skip the CPI (M) politburo meeting on Monday in Delhi. The reason for the West Bengal Chief Minister skipping the politburo meeting is that he wants to "oversee the law and order situation in the state".
CPI-M confident of defeating Congress-Trinamool allianceApril 14th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) faces a tough fight in the Lok Sabha elections but would get a majority of seats in West Bengal, the party's general secretary Prakash Karat said here Tuesday. 'We will have a tough battle in the elections, but we have faced situations in the past when the opposition had virtually come together without an alliance,' Karat told reporters in response to the Congress and Trinamool Congress joining hands in the state.
Poll panel to review preparations in West Bengal, OrissaMarch 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Election commissioners are leaving for West Bengal and Orissa later Wednesday to review poll preparedness in the two states. The three members of the Election Commission (EC) - Chief Election Commissioner N.
Prayers for success of Congress-Trinamool in West BengalMarch 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - Activists of Trinamool Congress and Congress party organised a yagna here for the success of the alliance of these two parties in the ensuing elections to the Lok Sabha. This was consequent to the finalisation of the tie-up and sharing of seats between the two parties in West Bengal.
Trinamool unhappy over West Bengal poll scheduleMarch 3rd, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal's main opposition party Trinamool Congress Monday expressed dissatisfaction with the state's voting schedule announced by the Election Commission. The poll panel Monday declared that the Lok Sabha election in northern Bengal will be held April 30.
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