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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......

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......

Cyclone Nelam to cross over TN, south AP on Wednesday

The deep depression which had formed over the south west of Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclone named Nelam, which is expected to cross over Nagapattinam and Nellore (South Andhra......

Heavy rains lash five south Bengal districts

Five south Bengal districts including Kolkata were lashed by gale and heavy rains on Tuesday evening which disrupted train services in Eastern Railway's Sealdah main line section. Three spectators......

WB: Junior doctor held for rape; remanded for 14 days

Ramkrishna Sarkar, the junior doctor of state-run Bankura Sammilani Medical College Hospital in south Bengal was on Thursday arrested on charge of raping a teenaged deaf and dumb patient three days......

'The people of Bengal support industrialisation'

Six days after the West Bengal police sought to re-establish control in the Nandigram area, 140 km south-west of Kolkata, on March 14, Nirupam Sen, the state's commerce and industry minister, spoke......

This is one of Sudipta Sen's many homes

The most wanted man of Bengal, Saradha group boss Sudipta Sen, along with his close aide Debjani Mukherjee, their driver Rajeeb and another group official were apprehended from Kashmir’s......

India made significant progress in lowering poverty

India has made significant progress in cutting multidimensional poverty between 1999 and 2006 but at a rate that was less than one-third of the speed of its poorer neighbours like Nepal and......

Mamata vows to keep life normal on Feb 20, 21

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned against any attempts to forcibly enforce general strike called on February 20 and 21 by central trade unions and said that her government......

Strikes, lockouts haunt Bengal jute industry

About 1,000 workers at Kajaria Yarn and Twines Ltd’s Sibpur mill in Howrah district on Monday woke up to an indefinite lockout notice at the factory. The reason for the lockout, according to......

'If the land goes, then your home goes'

Sourav Sarangi is an award-winning filmmaker whose latest work Char… The No Man’s Island explores the border between India and Bangladesh, defined by a river and its ever-changed......

India to take centrestage at Oscar 2013

After Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire swept the Academy Awards in 2009, several Hollywood films with significant India connection have emerged as frontrunners in the 2013 Oscar nominations.Steven......

'Good stories are being told in the South'

Siddharth Roy Kapur, managing director of Studios - Disney UTV, was in Chennai recently to address a meeting, was in Chennai recently to address a meeting organised by the Federation of Indian......

AFC Cup: East Bengal hold South China 3-3

Foreign recruit Tolgay Ozbey struck a goal in the dying minutes to help East Bengal snatch a 3-3 draw against South China in their return leg AFC Cup match at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on......

Wriddhiman stumped by Test selection

Surprised at his selection in the Indian squad for the first Test against South Africa in Nagpur, young Bengal stumper Wriddhiman Saha on Thursday said he would try to do his best if he gets the......

Tiwary replaces De Villiers in Daredevils squad

West Bengal batsman Manoj Tiwary will replace South Africa's AB de Villiers in Delhi Daredevils squad for the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, from October 8 to 23.De Villiers had reported......

IPL: Hussey powers Chennai to victory over Kolkata

Australian batsman Michael Hussey smashed a stroke-filled 95 and affected a crucial run out as Chennai Super Kings survived a scare before eking out a 14-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders in a......

Sachin Tendulkar's 40th birthday, wish him

Sachin Tendulkar turns 40 on Wednesday. Even as the legendary batsman enters the fifth decade of his life, he is still going great guns. The ‘Master Blaster’ may have decided to quit......

People speak for south bengal

QNA

Q. can you write an essay about india ?
Cnanu Shree: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/can-you-write-an-essay-about-india-/25295112/answers/

Q. who is the director of the film Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi and your opinion about this film ?
Jameel Ahmed: A. We live in India. We live in India. It is our motherland. It is situated in Asia. It is the second most populous country in the world next to...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-the-director-of-the-film-hazaaron-khwaishein-aisi-and/25211119/answers/25295132

Q. Who is India and where it is situated ?
Ravinesh Kumar: A. sudhir mishra - its a good movie. made on small budget but gripping. chitrangadah singhw as introduced in thsi movieThe story revolves around three...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-is-india-and-where-it-is-situated-/24395869/answers/25211145

Web results for South Bengal

Stocks as on May 24, 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/334407/stocks-may-24-2013.html

Mamata Banerjee's government acquires two Saradha-owned TV channels

In the wake of the shutting down of the scam-tainted Saradha Group, the West Bengal government has announced it would acquire two of its closed TV... ...

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ndtv/Lsgd/~3/RzWnUJd6JXs/story01.htm

Tagore's teaching ideals to cross seas to Argentina

Santiniketan, May 23: An Argentinian foundation has approached Visva-Bharati with a proposal to spread Tagores ideals and the varsitys style of... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130524/jsp/bengal/story_16932524.jsp

Men's wear for centuries

From deities to mythological characters mentioned in the Mahabharata and Ramayan, dhoti has remained the staple wear for Indian men. Through ages,... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/334188/men039s-wear-centuries.html

The 3 idiots of Indian cricket or the 3 scapegoats?

This mess is not limited to Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan, but has spread to include other, more famous and better connected names,... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/report/the-3-idiots-of-indian-cricket-or-the-3-scapegoats/20130523.htm

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