CPIM's trade union body to gherao Nabanna on Tuesday demanding payment of DAA member of the union said they would assemble near the Howrah railway station on Tuesday to march to Nabanna to press for their demands to...
10 Apr, 2017, 10.05 PM IST
No free lunch for CPM cadre in BengalAround 11 Left-leaning farmers' wings, who are expected to gherao the state administrative headquarters of Nabanna, do not expect a smooth ...
10 Apr, 2017, 12.14 PM IST
CPI(M)'s peasants wing plans to mobilise lakhs of people during march to Nabanna in MayCPIM polit bureau member and Left Front chairman Biman Bose had also received injuries while taking part in the agitation.
18 Feb, 2017, 08.46 PM IST
CPM to split peasants' wing, float a new unit ahead of 2018 rural pollsMollah felt that the new union of agricultural workers would help them in improving their results in next year's panchayat elections.
30 Jan, 2017, 02.01 PM IST
Government must waive farmers' loans: Sitaram YechurySlamming the Modi govt on the demonetisation issue, Yechury said it is saving the "looters" while "punishing" the poor as "more than 74" pe...
24 Nov, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
To CPIM's peasant wing, Singur is now a dead issueInstead of dragging into Singur, we feel it is much more important for us to highlight the pathetic plight of farmers, said CPIM's peasant ...
13 Sep, 2016, 03.54 PM IST
Violence is not a movement, says former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath ChatterjeeA day ahead of the Left trade unions' strike on September 2 Somnath Chatterjee said he disapproves of violence in the name of movement.
02 Sep, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
CPI(M) peasants' wing plans nationwide protests on farmer suicidesThe peasants' organisation said more than 3.20 lakh farmers have killed themselves over the past two-and-a-half decades.
30 Aug, 2015, 11.40 AM IST
Left supporters fight pitched battle with police, many injuredTwenty five police personnel of the Kolkata Police were injured in a clash with the CPI-M's peasant wing in the city.
27 Aug, 2015, 10.14 PM IST
CPM peasants' wing activists set for Nabanna gherao movementThis is for the first time that the Opposition Marxists are going to gherao (block) the state headquarters after Mamata Banerjee became chi...
27 Aug, 2015, 10.27 AM IST
West Bengal polls: Trinamool Congress's peasant wing to hold a two-day convention in SingurAs per Banerjee's instruction, the newly formed Paschimbanga Kishan Khetmajoor Trinamool Congress will hold a two-day farmers' convention a...
21 Aug, 2015, 10.13 AM IST
CPI(M) to probe reasons behind farmers' suicidesThe peasants' wing of CPI(M) is conducting a survey to ascertain the reasons behind the deaths and figure out ways to combat the "grave" is...
12 Jul, 2015, 03.31 PM IST
Probodh Panda replaces Manju Kumar Majumdar, becomes new CPI Bengal secretaryParty sources indicated that Bose may vacate the post during the state conference in Kolkata early next month.
20 Feb, 2015, 04.18 AM IST
Gujarat AAP launches farmer wing, to oppose investor meetFarmer rights activist and former BJP MLA Kanu Kalsariya said the wing will hold a programme at Nagani's village against the January 11-13 ...
01 Jan, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
- Bengal government moves centre as Food Corporation of India stops rice procurement
Miffed by FCI's stance not to lift rice, the Bengal government has moved the Union MoS for food and consumer affairs to speed up the proces...
06 Jan, 2012, 02.35 AM IST
- Left peasants' organisations in West Bengal to observe agriculture bandh
Left peasants' organisations in West Bengal will observe agriculture bandh on January 4 to oppose the "anti-farmer role" being played by th...
27 Dec, 2011, 08.04 PM IST
- LF govt worried about future of Singur car project
The West Bengal government is seriously apprehensive about the future of the small car project.
05 Aug, 2008, 03.47 AM IST