Supreme Court ruling on Shariat court draws sharp reaction from clerics"We are not doing anything parallel to the judicial system and we don't say that any order passed by a Qazi is binding on all".
07 Jul, 2014, 05.56 PM IST
CPI-M asks party leaders to stay away from personal attacksCracking the whip, the CPI-M today asked its leaders to refrain from personal attacks in the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll.
12 Mar, 2014, 04.28 PM IST
- Anisur Rehman apologises publicly, criticises Mamata government
CPI-M leader Anisur Rehman today publicly apologised for his obscene remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
29 Dec, 2012, 11.32 PM IST
- Park Street case not rape, but misunderstanding between two parties: Trinamool leader Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar
Kakoli Ghosh defended her party chief and chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who had said the rape victim was part of a greater conspiracy aga...
29 Dec, 2012, 04.53 AM IST
- Park Street incident not rape case: Trinamool MP stirs row
An Anglo-Indian woman was raped in a car on February 6 while she was returning home from Park Street.
28 Dec, 2012, 08.52 PM IST
- Bengal lifts ban on poultry sale
The Buddhadeb govt has lifted ban on sale and consumption of eggs and meats of chicken, duck and quail birds within West Bengal.
13 Feb, 2008, 04.34 AM IST
- Birdflu alert in Uttarakhand; Bihar, Orissa 'object' culling
A birdflu alert has been sounded in Uttarakhand following the death of some chicken even as authorities in Bihar and Orissa on Sunday "obje...
03 Feb, 2008, 09.13 PM IST
- Bird flu scare: Culling to be completed in Bengal on Saturday
Mopping drive is underway in West Bengal to complete the culling operations in the bird flu-affected districts of the state on Saturday, wi...
02 Feb, 2008, 04.40 PM IST
- Culling begins in West Bengal's Birbhum and Murshidabad districts
According to sources, the West Bengal Animal Husbandry Ministry has raised the culling target to 28 lakh after death of 4,000 chickens were...
01 Feb, 2008, 12.16 PM IST
- Birdflu fear looms large over Kolkata
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has formed teams that were monitoring the situation in different parts of the city.
28 Jan, 2008, 07.28 PM IST
- 13 district affected with birdflu in West Bengal
Despite culling of birds being taken up in a war footing birdflu has spread to West Midnapore, taking the total number of districts in West...
27 Jan, 2008, 04.50 PM IST
- Bird flu spreads in new area of affected Howrah district
With the detection of fresh cases of bird flu in another block of the affected Howrah district, steps are being taken to keep Kolkata insul...
27 Jan, 2008, 11.45 AM IST
- More areas in Murshidabad bird flu-hit, rains hamper culling
Bird flu, which is now within striking distance of Kolkata and has gripped 11 districts of West Bengal, on Saturday, spread to two more are...
26 Jan, 2008, 03.49 PM IST
- Rain hampers culling operations in bird flu hit districts
Rains in eight bird-flu hit districts of West Bengal hampered culling operations even as the Malda district administration is yet to begin ...
24 Jan, 2008, 11.31 AM IST
- Bird flu spreads to more areas, Centre unhappy on WB steps
As bird flu spread to more areas in West Bengal, the Centre today expressed its unhappiness over the steps taken by the state to contain th...
19 Jan, 2008, 05.17 PM IST
- "Overall improvement" in birdflu situation: Minister
The bird flu situation in West Bengal had not worsened, instead it was showing signs of overall improvement, state Animal Resources Ministe...
19 Jan, 2008, 02.10 PM IST
- Bird flu outbreak alarming: Buddhadeb
Describing the outbreak of bird flu in West Bengal as 'alarming', the state government on Friday said it has targeted culling of four lakh ...
18 Jan, 2008, 02.05 PM IST