Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee discussed the law and order situation in West Bengal with Congress heavyweight Pranab Mukherjee here and the formation of an alliance ahead of the assembly polls later this year. Banerjee, the union railway minister, and Mukherjee, the finance minister, held talks Sunday night. “Whenever we get time, we talk between [...]
Posts Tagged ‘West Midnapore’
Pranab, Mamata discuss Bengal law and order, alliance
January 10th, 2011 |
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Bengal firing: Village tense, Mamata meets locals
January 8th, 2011 |
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Police raids were on in Netai village near this Maoist hub in West Bengal Saturday a day after seven people were shot dead and 12 wounded allegedly by Marxist-backed assailants. Groups of villagers were seen huddled together, mourning the deaths, while anxiety was writ large on the faces of those whose family members lay critically [...]
Buddhadeb slams Trinamool Congress over nexus with Maoists
October 11th, 2010 |
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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has slammed the Trinamool Congress for creating unrest in the state and having a nexus with Maoists. Addressing a rally here on Sunday, Bhattacharjee said: “Trinamool Congress is creating problems everywhere. They only believe in violence and unrest. They are having nexus with the Maoists and creating problems in [...]
At least 50 dead, 150 injured in West Bengal train accident
July 19th, 2010 |
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At least 50 people were killed and 150 injured after a speeding Sealdah-bound Uttar Banga Express rammed into three coaches of the stationary Bhagalpur-Ranchi Vananchal Express at Sainthia station in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, about 190 km from Kolkata, early Monday, railway authorities said. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee confirmed the 49 deaths, expressed regret, saying [...]
Suspected Maoists kill CPI-M workers in West Bengal
April 10th, 2010 |
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Suspected Maoists killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district as the indefinite shutdown called by the People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) entered the second day Saturday.
The two bodies were found in the Bandhgora area of Jhargram sub-division in the district Saturday. The duo has been identified as [...]
Kabir Suman’s resignation on hold at Mahasweta Devi’s behest
April 1st, 2010 |
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After proclaiming his desire to quit the Lok Sabha and the Trinamool Congress, singer-turned-MP Kabir Suman now says he is putting his decision on hold for a week following an ‘order’ from writer Mahasweta Devi.
“I want to resign. But my parents are no more. Mahasweta Devi is like my guardian. She has ordered me to [...]
Maoists kill Trinmool Congress worker in West Bengal
January 27th, 2010 |
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Jhargram (West Bengal), Jan 27 (ANI): Suspected Maoists shot dead a Trinamool Congress worker near Jhargram in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Wednesday morning.
According to police, the body of 26-year-old Rishi Dolai was retrieved from the Barokuria ghat on the Kangsabati River.
On Tuesday evening, over 20 Maoists surrounded Dolai’’s house at Manikpara village and [...]
Mamata offers to facilitate Maoist-government talks
January 15th, 2010 |
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday urged the Maoists to shun violence and join the mainstream of society, offering to take up the responsibility to facilitate talks between the rebels and the government.
“I asked the rebels to shun firearms and participate in the democratic process. They should join the mainstream. If they (Maoists) want, I can [...]
Mamata to file suit against CPI(M), Bhattacharjee for defaming Trinamool
November 9th, 2009 |
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The Trinamool Congress will file a defamation suit against the CPI(M) and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee for equating the party with the Maoists.
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee today said in Kolkata that Bhattacharjee should not attack another political party without responsibility or sense of discretion.
Addressing a public rally, Banerjee said the Trinamool will [...]
Maoists kill three local CPI (M) leaders in Midnapore
November 7th, 2009 |
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Ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’’s visit to Midnapore, suspected Maoists gunned down three persons at Kushboni forest on Saturday.
Superintendent of Police, West Midnapore, M K Varma said Manoranjan Mandi, Joyram Murmu and Laxmi Das, all members of the Gana Pratirodh Committee, formed by the CPI(M) to resist the Maoists, were forcibly [...]
Marxists and Maoists are both sides of the same coin: Mamata
November 2nd, 2009 |
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Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday retorted to various allegations by West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee and accused him of having links with the Maoists.
Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Mamata said: “I think that the Marxists and the Maoists are both sides of the same coin. They are working together. If Maoists [...]
Armed Maoists kidnap OC, injure ASI near Lalgarh
October 20th, 2009 |
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Suspected armed Maoists have abducted an officer-in-charge, injured an ASI and looted arms from a police station near Lalgarh in West Midnapore district, police said.
A group of about 25 Maoists on motorcycles raided the Sankrail police station, abducted officer-in-charge Atin Dutta and shot at assistant sub-inspector Sukhendu Mansata, they said.
They looted arms and ammunition [...]
Maoist bandh call disrupts normal life in West Bengal
October 1st, 2009 |
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A Maoist sponsored 48-hour shutdown disrupted normal life in West Bengal on Wednesday.
Shops, educational institutions and business establishments remained closed in Jangalmahal area of West Midnapore district.
Similar shutdowns were also witnessed in the Bankura and Purulia districts of the state.
The Maoists gave the shutdown call in protest against the arrest of Chhatradhar Mahato, a leader [...]
Maoists killed CPM leader in West Midnapore
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Maoist activists shot dead a CPM leader in West Bengal’s West Midnapore on Wednesday morning for violating a shut down call given by them.
According to police, Phagu Baskey, Secretary of CPM’s Belphari unit in the district for working on the day of shutdown. The banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) has called for a shutdown [...]
Shutdown continues to affects normal life in West Begal districts
July 21st, 2009 |
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As the three-day bandh called by the People’’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) reached its final day today, normal life was severely affected in the tribal areas of West Midnapore district.
The bandh was total at Lalgarh, Belpahari, Binpur, Jamboni, Jhargram and parts of Goaltore and Salboni, all of which were reclaimed from Maoists by [...]