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• Gorkhaland stir, blockades could affect talks, warns Bengal

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday said the ongoing agitation by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) for a separate Gorkhaland state could affect the congenial environment before the Dec 21 tripartite meeting in Darjeeling.“The ongoing fast-unto-death and other agitations staged by the GJM ...
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• Delhi A in lead in inter-state golf tourney

  
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  Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) Led by a round of two-under 70 from Rashid Khan, the Delhi ‘A’ team extended their lead on top of the team standings after the second round of the LG West Bengal Inter-State Championship being played at the par-72 Royal Calcutta Golf Club here Wednesday.Gagan Verma (72,76) also had a good ...
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• Jaswant Singh resigns as PAC chairman finally

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Former BJP leader and Member of Parliament Jaswant Singh resigned from the post of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman here on Wednesday by sending his resignation letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.Earlier, in August, after his expulsion from the BJP following his controversial book ...
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• Operation against Maoists is hurting people’s interest: Patkar

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Social activist Medha Patkar has said that offensive by security forces against Maoist rebels in the country is hurting people’s interests.Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Patkar said: “The offensive was only encouraging violence.“This is definite that central and state government ...
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• Singur welcomes railway proposal, but sceptical

  
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  By Soudhriti BhabaniSingur (West Bengal), Dec 16 (IANS) Mahadeb Das’ 12-bigha (4.8-acre) land, which fell within the plot earmarked for the Tata Motors small car project here, was acquired by the state’s Left Front government in 2006. Das was not among those farmers who willingly gave up their land for the Nano ...
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• A Rs 12,000 crore project to develop the Sundarbans

  
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  By Sujit ChakrabortyAgartala, Dec 16 (IANS) West Bengal has undertaken an ambitious Rs.12,000 crore project to protect and develop the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a World Heritage site, a senior official said here.“The detailed project report (DPR) of the project would be ready by March ...
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• Postage stamp on Derozio released

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 198
  Kolkata: A commemorative stamp on 19th century poet and educationist Henry Louis Vivian Derozio was released here on Tuesday. West Bengal Circle Chief Post Master General Rameshwari Handa released it at the Writers’ Buildings, state ...
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• Are the Copenhagen climate talks failing?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  In the last few days it has seemed like the only thing everyone can agree on in Copenhagen is that time is running out. The heads of state start arriving today and descend in full force on Thursday. Negotiators say they don’t want their leaders arguing over the placement of a comma or a set of brackets, and so ...
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• GJM to stage blockades at government offices

  
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  Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec 15 (IANS) The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership Tuesday said that they would carry out blockades in front of government offices in West Bengal’s Darjeeling Hills from Wednesday, to press their demand for a separate Gorkhaland state.“It’s a decision taken by our party’s ...
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• Bengal to talk to Tatas on Singur land after railway proposal

  
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  Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday ruled out immediate termination of the lease of automobile major Tata Motors on the abandoned Singur plot and said talks would be initiated with the company only after receiving a concrete proposal from the railways on setting up an industry on the ...
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• No aggressive Chinese posture towards India’s skies: IAF

  
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  Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) There was no aggressive posturing from the neighbouring Asian superpower China and no apprehensions of air threats, a senior Indian Air Force (IAF) official said here Tuesday.“I personally do not see any aggressive posture that we need to get hyper about. We are fully prepared to protect our ...
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• Half-day hunger strike staged in West Bengal against Gorkhaland demand

  
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  Siliguri, Dec.16 (ANI): An apolitical body in West Bengal observed half-day hunger strike in protest against the demand for a separate Gorkhaland by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJMM), as eleven members of the committee observed the hunger strike on Tuesday. . “Today we have started fasting or hunger strike from 8 ...
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• Railways have multiple options for land acquisition: Banerjee

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday told the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, that there were multiple options for land acquisition that would be kept in mind while procuring land for various rail projects.“Our endeavour will be to cause least hardship to people when we acquire ...
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• Indian Air Force to rope in UAV’s for surveillance in Maoist-infested areas

  
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  Kolkata, Dec 15(ANI): The Indian Air Force on Tuesday said that it is planning to rope in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to conduct surveillance in Maoist-infested areas of the country.Addressing the media in Kolkata, Air Marshal S.K. Bhan, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command, said: “We are ...
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• Only 14 percent of rural job scheme’s target met

  
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  New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Admitting to huge slippages in its flagship rural jobs scheme, the government informed parliament Tuesday that only 14 percent of its target of providing 100 days of work in a year had been met.“We are committed to providing 100 days of work in a year to one member of every [...]
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• West Bengal government reviews security scenario

  
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  Kolkata, Dec 15 (IANS) The West Bengal government Tuesday held a high-level meeting to review the stepped up security arrangements across the state in view of a central intelligence agency’s inputs that Taliban-trained terrorists could target vital installations in the city.Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborty ...
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• BJP demands national committee to study statehood issues

  
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  Ranchi, Dec 15 (IANS) Main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday called for the setting up of a national commission to look into the demands for carving out new states following the central government giving its consent to the formation of a separate Telangana state.“The central government should ...
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• Amid violence, Maoists at war within

  
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  Ghatshila (Jharkhand), Dec 15 (IANS) They may have stepped up attacks across different parts of India, but the debate still rages within the larger body of Indian Maoists: is the violence the way foward?Even as the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) answers with a firm ‘yes’, not everyone ...
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• Gandhi bids adieu, Konwar takes charge

  
  The Hindu - Property Plus - Chennai — Authority: 198
  KOLKATA: Bihar Governor Devanand Konwar took additional charge as Governor of West Bengal here on Monday as the 5-year-term of the former Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi came to an end on December 13. Mr. Konwar was sworn in by Acting Chief ...
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• WEST BENGAL POWER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED-FRESHERS GRADUATE RECRUITMENT

  
  BABU JOBS — Authority: 140
  The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited(A Govt. of West Bengal Enterprise )Corporate Office, New Secretariat Buildings,6 th Floor, B-Block, 1, K.S.Roy Road ,Kolkata – 700 001. Applications are invited from the dynamic and energetic Indian Nationals for the following positions for its different Power ...
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