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Mamata sworn-in as first woman CM of Bengal

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Mamata Banerjee took oath from governor MK Narayanan in the presence of around 3,200 guests that included union home minister P Chidambaram, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, outgoing chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Left Front chairman Biman Bose and leaders of other LF partners. Trinamool Congress supremo is the first non-Marxist leader in 34 years to [...]

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40 hurt in Dinajpur clash over power

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

At least 40 people were injured in Dinajpur on Friday as police used rubber bullets and teargas to disperse villagers staging a mass demonstration for smooth supply of power.
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25 Pictures: Marking Ramadan

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

An Indian Muslim boy takes shade behind men offering Friday prayers at the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug.
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Blockade in Dinajpur for power, link snapped

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Talha Bin Habib The power generation in the country has slightly increased yesterday as more gas was supplied to the power plants, sources said.
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Maken reveals CM objection to July 24 meet

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Siliguri, Aug. 12: Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had wanted the Centre to defer the tripartite meeting with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha on July 24 because of the public resentment over the murder of ABGL chief Madan Tamang, the Rajya Sabha was informed yesterday.
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8 Bengal districts may be declared drought-hit: Minister

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Press Trust of India KOLKATA, 12 AUG: With monsoon playing truant and West Bengal recording an unusual rise in day temperature, the threat of drought is looming large over eight south Bengal districts which have reported a rainfall deficiency of 31 per cent till the first week of this month.
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Another dress code row: Male teacher slaps female colleague

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

First Published: 21:15 IST Last Updated: 21:51 IST In yet another diktat on dress code in an educational institution in West Bengal, a high school teacher in Howrah was allegedly slapped by her male colleague for wearing a salwar kameez to class.
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Women adapting with climate changes live better

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

BSS, Rangpur A large number of distressed women, who lived in utter miseries due to extreme poverty in the pasts, have now been leading affluent lives along with their children in the remote char areas of greater Rangpur.
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School job drive for STs

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Siliguri, Aug. 11: The state school education department has taken up a fresh drive to appoint ST youths as primary teachers in Jalpaiguri district and has also asked the district magistrate to look for land to set up Hindi-medium schools in Adivasi-dominated blocks.
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