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WB: Another chit fund owner dies, toll climbs to 14

The owner of a rural chit fund firm, active in two south Bengal districts, died on Thursday in Hooghly district taking the ponzi scheme fiasco deaths in the state to 14. The police said that Asim......

WB panchayat poll: HC rejects plea for armed police

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday refused to accept the West Bengal State Election Commission's plea for 800 companies of central armed police force for holding the panchayat poll in the state and......

Ponzy scheme scam claims its 12th victim in WB

The chitfund scam in West Bengal claimed its twelfth victim on Monday with an agent of a ponzy scheme found hanging in his home at Basirhat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. The police......

Storm 'Mahasen' weakens, likely to move towards B'desh-Myanmar

The cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' created over southeast Bay of Bengal has weakened and moved slightly towards the northwest, the local Met office said on Sunday. "Latest satellite imagery shows......

Calcutta HC says primacy of SEC not negotiable

In a setback to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta high court on Friday directed that panchayat elections in the state be held in three phases using central armed forces on dates decided by......

Didi's Ma Mati Manush policies keep investors away

On April 15, to mark Poila Baisakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar, chief minister Mamata Banerjee passed on a message to the people of West Bengal: in the last two years, her government......

Bengal received zero in realty in FY13

West Bengal did not receive any investment, either foreign or domestic, in the real estate sector in the financial year 2012-13, according to a report by industry body Assocham."The state of West......

Saradha: Bengal seeks Prez's speedy assent to bill

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and asked him to expedite Presidential assent to a new bill to protect the interests of depositors in the......

Sebi keen to save small investors from ponzi schemes

Amid lakhs of investors believed to have been defrauded by Ponzi schemes in West Bengal, Sebi chairman U K Sinha on Wednesday said the regulator is working hard to ensure that small investors'......

In Bengal's grey 'money market', Saradha is just one

Small firms raising deposits in disguise of advances for unknown projects referred to as money market companies in common parlance. Investopedia defines money market as "a segment of the financial......

Chidi's 'trick' puts East Bengal in AFC Cup QF

Talismanic Nigerian Edeh Chidi scored a hat-trick and set up a couple more goals as East Bengal thrashed Yangon United of Myanmar 5-1 to enter the AFC Cup quarter-finals for the second time after......

I-League: East Bengal sign off on losing note

Runners-up for the last two years, East Bengal ended their I-League campaign on a miserable note, going down to Shillong Lajong FC by a solitary goal at the Kalyani Stadium on Sunday. Japanese......

Chitfund bust spells trouble for football

Football in West Bengal may not be the same again in the aftermath of the Saradha chit fund scam which has left thousands of investors in disarray and could mean a drying up of funds for clubs.......

Dempo hold East Bengal to a 2-2 draw

East Bengal's chance to stay in contention for the title race ended after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Dempo FC in the 25th round of the I-League played at Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on......

East Bengal qualify for AFC Cup knock-out

East Bengal became the first Indian team to qualify for the AFC Cup knock-out round with an unbeaten record after thrashing Vietnam outfit Sai Gon Xuan Thanh 4-1 in their concluding Group H league......

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Q. How many shakti peeths are in India
Amarjit Kumar: A. more

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Q. have u ever visited IPL match in the ground. how much you spend on that. was that a good decision?
Girish Thakur: A. there are mainly 4 Shakti pitha in India ............ four major Shakti Pithas (centers), like Vimala (Pada Khanda) (inside the Jagannath temple...... more

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Q. Is MMS birth place in Pakistan
Alok Khatore: A. Long ago I watched a Ranji Trophy match at Eden gardens played between Karnataka and Bengal. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-mms-birth-place-in-pakistan/25611124/answers/25611868

Q. Is 26-5 an auspicious day ?
Sigma: A. Why are you digging out old coffins ? How does it matter to you ? Don't you know before partition pak n Bengal were part of India . In ancient...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-26-5-an-auspicious-day-/25609784/answers/25611144

Web results for Bengal

Megha shock for Shivani

Megha Muthukumar of Tamil Nadu and Aarja Chakraborty of West Bengal scripted upset wins en route to the girls singles quarterfinals of the Karle... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334025/megha-shock-shivani.html

Stocks as on May 22, 2013

D ata for 800 companies from Bombay Stock Exchange. Values are: days closing price, previous closing price in brackets, 52-week low and high in... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334014/stocks-may-22-2013.html

Cold weather clouds tea crop prospects in Assam, Bengal

Industry could be hit if premium second flush is affected Kolkata, May 22: While the rest of the country is reeling under heat wave, tea planters... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/cold-weather-clouds-tea-crop-prospects-in-assam-bengal/article4740012.ece

TMC says UPA-II Government is in disarray

The Trinamool Congress Party, which rules in West Bengal, on Wednesday said that the UPA-II Government at the centre is in a state of disarray... ...

http://www.sify.com/news/tmc-says-upa-ii-government-is-in-disarray-news-national-nfwuOlgihdj.html

Meet to discuss security for polls

West Bengal Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee will meet the State Election Commission to discuss security arrangements during the Panchayat polls. In... ...

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/meet-to-discuss-security-for-polls/article4739945.ece

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