Kolkata
Plane lands on closed runway
It was around 12.05 pm on Sunday. Some officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) were busy in the routine maintenance work on the main runway of the Kolkata airport.
WB govt withdraws cess on LPG
To provide relief to the common people reeling under hiked fuel price, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced her government's decision to withdraw cess on LPG and thus save Rs 1
Shah Rukh is like my elder brother: Sourav
Rubbishing rumours of cold war with Bollywood superstar and owner of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Shah Rukh Khan, former KKR skipper Sourav Ganguly on Saturday said Shah Rukh is like his
Roy: For Left to survive, they must shed narrow ideology
If the Lefts wants to survive and regain their lost glory, they must shed their narrow ideological baggage and adopt fresh ideas. “The Forward Bloc as well as the Left Front should not stick to its anachronistic ideological polemics. It must adopt changes in the changing political scenario, albeit not at the cost of socialism, the ultimate destination
Tata to challenge Bill scrapping Singur deal
The Bill scrapping the previous Left Front government's deal with Tata Motors to return land to ‘unwilling’ farmers in Singur will be challenged by the company in court.
"We will move court tomorrow
Mamata to use 1895 Raj law to return land
Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal has “discovered” a century-old act that it hopes will help it if it wants to return government-acquired land to the original owner.
HC directs Tata Motors to serve notice on Bengal govt
The Calcutta high court on Wednesday refused to hear ex-parte Tata Motors’ petition challenging the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Act, 2011.
I play for India and not for captains, says Yuvraj
Rubbishing rumours that he refused to play under the leadership of co-player Suresh Raina, Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Wednesday said he plays for India and not for captains of the cricket team.
Constable kills three in Bengal
A constable of the West Bengal police, missing from the police barrack since Saturday night, shot three persons, including an young couple, to death in broad day light in North 24 Parganas.
27 trawlers traced in Bay of Bengal
A day after 33 trawlers with 550 fishermen went missing in Bay of Bengal following heavy rains, 27 trawlers were traced out after the weather improved on Saturday. The trawlers were traced through radio communication after they had drifted into the waters of Bangladesh, South 24 Parganas district magistrate N.S. Nigam said. Some of the
