Rail traffic was affected in some states and protestors burned effigies, shouted slogans against the UPA. ...
01:12 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Kolkata: Life in the city and elsewhere in West Bengal was disrupted by a 12-hour bandh called by Left parties to protest diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and cap on subsidised LPG. Though airport services were normal, train services in Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway were disrupted, officials said. Running of trains in South Eastern Railway to and from Howrah were disrupted since 8:30 AM due to...
12:03 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Chennai: The bandh called by NDA and Left parties against the Centre's decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail and hike in diesel prices evoked a mixed response in Tamil Nadu on Thursday. No untoward incident was reported so far from across the state and the protest was so far peaceful, police said. Government-run buses were on the road. However, autos affiliated to Left unions kept off the road even...
11:37 AM, Sep 20, 2012
Kolkata: In the wake of Trinamool Congress withdrawing support from the UPA government, the Left Front on Tuesday said its stand to call a strike in protest against hike in diesel prices and FDI in retail had been vindicated. "After this decision, we believe that the Trinamool Congress will stop opposing the 12-hour general strike called by the Left Front against these anti-people policies of the centre," Front chairman Biman...
03:41 AM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: The government's big ticket reforms, FDI in aviation and FDI in retail, have left allies furious. Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given the UPA a 72-hour deadline to roll back retail FDI and fuel price hike but Commerce Minister Anand Sharma has made it clear that there will be no turning back. Talking to CNBC-TV18, Anand Sharma said last year's decision to...
08:04 AM, Sep 15, 2012
Kolkata: Claiming that her Trinamool Congress-led government has fulfilled 99 per cent of the promises made in its election manifesto, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that work culture has also improved in the state. "In 14 months we have fulfilled 99 per cent of the promises we made in our manifesto. The work culture has changed in the state. I am happy," Mamata said in Kolkata....
03:18 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: After publicly censuring VS Achuthanandan for violating party norms, CPM's central leadership has refrained from initiating any further proceeding against the veteran leader. The Pinarayi Vijayan faction, though, is disappointed by the decision of the central committee. After their meetings in Delhi the CPM's central leaders including Prakash Karat are in Kerala to discuss the final report on Achuthanandan at the state secretariat. For now, the former Chief Minister's...
09:32 AM, Jul 24, 2012
Kolkata: The CPM Polit Bureau on Saturday rejected Prasenjit Bose's resignation and expelled him from the party. Prasenjit Bose had resigned from the CPM protesting against its support for UPA's Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee. In an open letter, Bose had said, "I protest against the decision by the Polit Bureau to support the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee. I consider this to be a grave error which will harm the party...
02:50 PM, Jun 23, 2012
Kolkata: Young CPM leader Prasenjit Bose quit the party protesting against the Politbureau's decision to back UPa's Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee. Bose said that the move to support Pranab was a 'grave error'. In an open letter, Bose said, "I protest against the decision by the Polit Bureau to support the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee. I consider this to be a grave error which will harm the party and disturb...
10:18 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on Thursday as Left Front members staged a noisy walkout accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of deliberately ignoring the house on the developments in the proposed Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA). The opposition had on Monday demanded a statement on the "fact verification committee" set up by the state government to examine the factual aspects of the report submitted by a high powered...
12:46 AM, Jun 22, 2012
New Delhi: A divided NDA is expected to meet and take a final call on who to back in the race for the President's post. The NCP will also meet to decide on the fallout of PA Sangma's resignation while the Left will consider abstaining as an option when it meets on Thursday. The announcement of Sangma's resignation came from the new NDA entrant Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy. Sangma...
07:50 AM, Jun 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Left Front will wait for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance to officially announce its candidate for the President poll before taking a decision, sources said on Friday. Sources said that the Left Front would announce its stand on June 21 after a formal meeting of the Communist leadership. Former President APJ Abdul Kalam's candidature is not favoured by the Left parties and they would oppose him. They...
04:59 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Kolkata: The Left parties will decide their stand on the presidential poll issue only after the UPA formally announced its candidate. "Left parties are ready. As soon as they will declare the name of the candidate (for the presidential poll), the four parties (CPI(M), CPI, RSP and Forward Bloc) will hold a meeting and decide their stand," CPI(M) Politburo member and the Left Front chairman Biman Bose. Meanwhile, Union Finance...
05:19 PM, Jun 14, 2012
New Delhi: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee spoke to former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and West Bengal Left Front Chairperson Biman Bose on Thursday afternoon, seeking Left Front's support during the Presidential election. Mukherjee had a telephonic conversation with Bhattacharjee, who is in Kolkata, and discussed the developments related to the Presidential election. Mukherje also called Bose requesting him to convince the Left leadership for support. Bose reportedly told...
02:59 PM, Jun 14, 2012
The closing of the Bengali mind I returned to north Bengal last week for a short holiday in the Darjeeling hills. I spent my ...
07:34 AM, Jun 13, 2012
New Delhi: It is a crucial day for former Kerala chief minister VS Achutanandan as the CPM's central leadership is meeting on Saturday to decide on his fate. This, after immense pressure to act against Achutanandan comments against State Secretary Pinarayi Vijayan and for visiting the house of slain CPM rebel TP Chandrasekharan. Achutanandan had recently reiterated his stand on the issues in a letter to the party's General Secretary...
07:10 AM, Jun 09, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPM is likely to take disciplinary action against the former Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan for his comments on state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan. A decision is expected at the two-day meeting of the CPM Politburo and Core Committee that begins on Friday. The state secretariat had informed the central leadership about Achuthanandan's comments which openly criticised the party and violated norms. They have left it to the CPM...
12:18 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Kolkata: Despite a controversy ridden first year in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress swept the civic polls on Tuesday. It has won four of the six municipalities that went to the polls - Panskura, Dhupguri, Naihati and Durgapur. The Congress and Left have come in second with one municipality each. The Congress has won Coopers Camp, the Left has won Haldia. The Left Front captured 15 out of 26 wards...
01:42 PM, Jun 05, 2012
Kolkata: The results of the civic polls held in six municipalities in West Bengal have slowly started coming in. The Trinamool Congress has won Panskura, Dhupguri and Naihati and was leading in Durgapur. Meanwhile, the Left has won Haldia and the Congress has won Cooper's Camp. The polls are a big test for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as these are the first major elections after the 2011 Assembly...
11:21 AM, Jun 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Left Front hit out at the UPA government over falling the GDP. BJP leader Arun Jaitley said, "It's high time for the government to take concrete steps. The government has run out of ideas." Talking about policy paralysis, Jaitley said, "The government needs to build up consensus on policies within the party, alliance and the Opposition and come up with a proper...
04:08 PM, May 31, 2012
