Nearly 75 pc vote in first phase of WB polls

Polling in the first phase of assembly elections covering six northern districts of West Bengal on Monday saw a high turnout of 74.27 per cent with no major untoward incident reported.State Chief......

WB: Adivasis, Nepali voters a key factor in Dooars

Ethnic divisions are likely to dominate elections in West Bengal's Dooars region, which has 12 assembly seats, with the choice of the adivasi and Nepalese-origin electorate likely to be a deciding......

West Bengal: Left Front issues gag order

In the wake of two members of the coalition demanding advancing of the 2011 Assembly elections following its repeated electoral debacles in West Bengal, the ruling Left Front has issued a gag order......

Cracks widen in Bengal's red bastion

Cracks in the ruling Left Front widened on Thursday on the issue of advancing of 2011 Assembly elections in West Bengal as demanded by a minor partner following repeated electoral reverses, with......

Industrialisation: Left for 'standstill' policy

A 120-acre city centre in Kharagpur, about 100 km from Kolkata, became the first casualty of the CPI-M-led Left Front government's poor showing in the recent general elections. More such projects......

Singur: Bengal urges Tata to stay back

The Singur impasse is far from being over. Justwhenit was almost certain that the Tatas werepulling out the Nano project,the West Bengal Cabinet assured help and cooperation to Tata Motors and......

Mamata stalls Singur impasse resolution

A solution to the Singur issue ran into rough weather on Sunday when Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee raised certain objects after a consensus was understood to have been reached between......

'Acquired land at Singur cannot be returned'

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Thursday turned down the Trinamool Congress' demand that the land of the unwilling farmers at Singur, acquired for the Tata Motors small car......

Bengal PWD steps in to get Eden ready by Feb 7

With ICC president Sharad Pawar reportedly setting February 7 as the deadline to prepare Eden Gardens for the India-England World Cup match, the West Bengal PWD on Sunday stepped in to help the......

IPL cheerleaders under fire

Cheerleaders will not be banned during Indian Premier League cricket matches in Mumbai. However, they may have to shed their skimpy outfits, as the police warned of action against the organisers if......