Crown Empress, Sun Kingdom and Alacrity impressed most in the workouts when the horses were exercised on the trial track here on Thursday.

Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Saturday.
1. The Summer Showers Plate 1400 metres Class VB 10.30 am: Salut D’Amour 62.5, Spenderville 61.5, D

If you are planning to buy a home, the window for getting a low cost loan has opened for a little longer. India’s largest home finance company HDFC has extended its “teaser rate” scheme by two months, for all loans taken till the end of June.

Godrej Consumer Products, will buy out its partner Sara Lee’s 51 per cent stake in joint venture company Godrej Sara Lee Limited.

Food inflation rose to 16.4 per cent for the week ending May 1. This has reversed the downward trend seen over the last two weeks. This is mainly due to the high prices of fruits and vegetables.

“Corruption and money laundering during the Left Front run civic board” is the highlight of the Trinamul Congress election manifesto released on Thursday. Trinamul chief Mamata Banerjee has aimed to point out the significant civic work done during mayor Subrata Mukherjee’s tenure and promised development in areas

With the administrative-level tripartite talks on Gorkhaland failing to yield results, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) and Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bachao Samiti (BBBBS) have called for two consecutive bandhs for three days in the Hills.

Harassed by her brother-in-law for sexual favours, a 22 year old housewife, who had been married for the past one year, immolated herself.

The state government on Thursday claimed that on an average a person got 45 days work under National Rural Employ-ment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in West Bengal in 2009-10 financial year. In 2008-09, every person got only 26 days work on an average under NREGS in the state.

Two persons, including a woman, has been arrested for the murder of Chetna Sanghvi, who was recently found dead at her Bhowanipore residence. The victim’s niece — Manisha Patel, 40, who is one of the arrested persons, had masterminded the murder of the 55-year-old woman for money.