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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......

West Bengal: Hooch claims 7 lives, 3 arrested

Seven persons have died after drinking illicit liquor at Payradanga village in Hooghly district, the police said. About 20 villagers drank liquor on Sunday night and fell sick, following which they......

WB: Cong leader killed, workers clash with police

Road blockade by the Congress at Bandal in Hooghly district in protest against the murder of a local leader turned violent on Wednesday leading to injury of nine persons including four......

Bengal: Two cargo ships collide in Hooghly

A cargo ship is sinking after it collided with another cargo vessel coming from the opposite direction in Hooghly River in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday. The collision between......

Toll in Bengal trawler mishap climbs to 83

With two more bodies fished out of the Hooghly river, the toll in the trawler capsize mishap rose to 83 on Thursday.Meanwhile, fishermen spotted a piece of wood floating in the middle of the river......

Kolkata has enough water, yet there's a problem

Kolkata is one place where domestic water supply isn't billed. The Hooghly river is the primary source and there's no supply crisis looming, unlike some other cities. Also, there are no charges......

Land acquisition ball in Mamata's court

The West Bengal government is acquiring land in the Hooghly district under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for the Indian Railways. The site isn't far from Singur, the battleground between the Tata......

Bengal offers new location for chemical hub

The West Bengal governmentproposed on Monday Nayachar island on the Hooghly river, off Haldia, as the new destination for the state's chemical hub project that was derailed following an unrest in......

I cannot tell Ratan Tata to go back: Bengal CM

After successfully persuading Ratan Tata to locate Tata Motors's small car project in Hooghly district's Singur area, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharyasaid on Tuesday that he could......

WB villagers fear being displaced by Tatas plant

Residents of Singur in West Bengal's Hooghly districtstaged protests on Thursday when officials from Tata Motors came scouting for land to set up the manufacturing plant for the company'sRs......

PIX: It's a fashion extravaganza at Cannes

Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli arrives for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2011 event in Antibes, Cannes in this fabulous Roberto Cavalli silver and champagne colored dress with a furry...

Brothers Indrajith, Prithviraj head for a showdown

It is battle royal between two brothers -- Prithviraj and his elder brother Indrajith -- this weekend at the marquee as both have a film each releasing on Friday. Prithviraj's Thanthonni and......

'I don't want people to know me as Loy Mendonsa's daughter'

Alyssa Mendonsa is not the average college girl, doing her Bachelors of Art degree from Mumbai's St Xaviers' College. For starters, this 19-year old is the daughter of Loy......

Anil Kapoor in New York for 24 premiere

Anil Kapoor attends a premiere of the Fox network series 24 in New York on Thursday. After playing a nasty television host in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, the......

Vote: Scariest Films Of All Time

A poll of users of film website Totalscifionline.com recently voted for the Scariest Films Of All Time. And topping the list is The Shining, a 1980 psychological horror film directed by Stanley......

Japan crisis: Sportspersons lend their support

Maria Sharapova's focus on the Indian Wells WTA tournament has been distracted as she keeps a close watch on Japan's struggles to recover from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami.......

Razzaq is up there with Pathan, Watson: Akram

Even as the cricketing world goes bonkers over Yusuf Pathan and Shane Watson's all-round abilities, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram tips Abdul Razzaq to hog the limelight in the forthcoming......

Voting for soccer WC hosts: How does it work?

FIFA will choose the host nations for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups on Thursday. Following is a Q+A examining how the process will work.WHO IS BIDDING?There are four bids for the 2018 World Cup and......

Of Brazil and memories of another Cup

A young school boy is enraptured by tales of Brazilian soccer magic told by a classmate and falls in love with the joga bonito -- the beautiful game and the men in yellow. M P Anil Kumar travels......

French Open Day Four Images

World number one Rafael Nadal continued his bid for a fifth consecutive French Open title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 crushing of Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili in the second round on Wednesday. The......

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Win for Odisha as Kanika Sands island brought under Paradip

The Shipping Ministry has decided to extend the jurisdiction (port limit) of Paradip Port Trust (PPT) to cover Kanika Sands, an island off the... ...

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SteelGuru Projects - UltraTech Cement unit at Dankun

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Supreme Court to hear State plea

The Supreme Court will hear on June 24 a special leave petition the West Bengal government filed against a Calcutta High Court order directing a... ...

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Plea for capital dredging in Kolkata, Haldia ports

- Advertise Here [300 W x 600 H pixels] - Environmentalist Subhas Datta filed a a public interest litigation petition with the Calcutta High... ...

http://www.constructionupdate.com/News/Plea-for-capital-dredging-in-Kolkata,-Haldia-ports/52051

Pawan Hans starts operations in West Bengal

JOY ROY CHOUDHURY - Kolkata Pawan Hans recently started its operations from Kolkata. The inaugural ride in a twin-engine, 11-seater Dolphin... ...

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