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‘White paper’ on dengue soon

Facing flak for its ham-handed handling of dengue outbreak, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is publishing a white paper on Tuesday.

Mitra to meet PC in delhi, talks on bailout likely

State finance minister Amit Mitra would hold meetings with Union finance minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on Thursday and Friday.

Dengue claims 3 more, toll at 11

Spreading its grip fast in Kolkata, dengue claimed three more lives, all children, as the death toll touched 11 till Sunday.

Couple claims false case by girl’s family

A youth was arrested from Madhya Pradesh by the Lake Town police under the Bidhannagar police commissionerate for allegedly kidnapping the “adult” daughter of a diamond merchant in Burrabazar and marr

LIC aims 37% growth in first premium income in 2012-13

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Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is expecting a healthy growth of 37 per cent in first premium income to Rs 5500 crore in the eastern region during the current fiscal.

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Car plant in WB possible; depends on political climate: Tata

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Outgoing Chairman of Tata Sons Ratan Tata on Friday said there is still a possibility of locating a Tata Motors factory somewhere in West Bengal, but can be done only when 'there is friendliness at

Didi refuses to acquire land for AIIMS

Accusing Congress MP Deepa Das Munshi of playing politics over the proposed All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Raiganj in North Dinajpur district, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thu

TMC, Cong attack each other at students’ rallies

The Trinamul Congress and Congress on Tuesday trained guns at each other during the celebration of the foundation day events of their respective students wings: Trinamul Chhatra Parishad and Chhatra P

Eve-teasers throw acid at girl in bengal

A girl was critically injured when a gang of eve-teasers threw acid on her. The shocking incident took place at Pandua in Hooghly on Saturday evening.

Media inciting rapes: Mamata Banerjee

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Launching a scathing attack against the media, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said that they were manufacturing news by paying money to certain people in order to boost their business.

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