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Early in his maiden railway budget, railways minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda announced that he wasn't one for populism. Instead, he took time to draw out the legacy of his predecessors who helmed India's largest transportation network. There has ...

KOLKATA: Apeejay School Salt Lake will host the CBSE Regional Science Exhibition 2014 from July 3 to 5. This is the second time the board has selected the school as a venue for the exhibition that will give students of different schools the chance ...

KOLKATA: The State Election Commission (SEC) filed a petition against the state government in the high court on Tuesday, appealing for directives to hold polls in 17 municipalities, the terms of which have expired. The matter is likely to be heard ...

In line with its decision to decentralise administration, the West Bengal government is in the process of setting up 22 new municipalities in the state. The state's municipal affairs Minister, Firhad Hakim, said that this would be done to ...

HOWRAH: The state cabinet on Monday cleared the proposal to transform several municipalities across the state into mega corporations. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced the plan after the cabinet meeting, casting a shadow on municipal polls ...

A Students' Federation of India activist was pushed into a pot of boiling oil allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters in Barrackpore. Chandan Das, 27, escaped with burns on his hands but suffered serious head injuries after he was mercilessly beaten up when he managed to save himself from the oil.The incident happened in the Srikrishnapur area within Amdanga assembly segment of Barrackpore parliamentary constituency in North 24 Parganas district.The accused were alleged TMC activists."He is ...

Situated about 25-km from Kolkata, the constituency has 12 candidates in the fray. TMC leader and former railways minister Dinesh Trivedi, who had to resign in 2012 after his proposed passenger fare hike irked party chief Mamata Banerjee, is seeking a second ...

This industrial belt on the eastern bank of Ganga is witnessing a riveting fight among a seasoned politician, a trade unionist, a lawyer and a retired IPS officer for the Lok Sabha seat that will go to polls in the last phase on May 12. Situated about 25-km ...