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| Railways white paper: Finances may not be so rosy | 17-NOV-09 |
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| The much-awaited white paper on railways is likley to be tabled in the coming session of Parliament, bringing forth its financial position and former minister Lalu Prasad's claim of turning around the PSU behemoth. |
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| Mamata faces singer MP's music, plays down issue | 17-NOV-09 |
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| Embarrassed by a surprise attack from her party MP, Kabir Suman, on the work culture in the Trinamool Congress (TC), party chief Mamata Banerjee tried to diffuse the situation by giving him a “guest” status in the party. |
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| Mamata gets 'culture' shock | 17-NOV-09 |
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| Embarrassed by the surprised attack by her party MP Kabir Suman on the working culture of the TMC, Mamata Banerjee tried to diffuse the situation by giving him a ‘guest’ status in her party. “He is not a member of our party, he is a man from the cultural world. He is a honored guest of our party,” said Mamata. |
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| Mamata moots rail coach factory in Singur | 14-NOV-09 |
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| Setting up of a rail coach factory in collaboration with the West Bengal government or on the public-private-partnership model at the abandoned Tata Motors’ Nano project site at Singur was today mooted by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. |
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| Many Naxalites have joined us, says Mamata | 12-NOV-09 |
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| Welcoming the return of a section of Naxalites to main stream politics, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee today said the role reversal would strengthen the democratic system in the country. |
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| Pranab Mukherjee says operations at Lalgarh to continue | 12-NOV-09 |
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| Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's reservations over anti-Naxalite operations in Paschim Medinipur district notwithstanding, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the drive to flush out Naxalites will continue till the situation was brought under control. |
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| Now, turf war moves to Nanur | 04-NOV-09 |
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| Widespread violence erupted today when armed supporters of the ruling CPI(M) and its main political adversary TMC got involved in fierce clash at Nanur in Birbhum district. |
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| Delhi Metro speeds past Kolkata's | 03-NOV-09 |
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| This can be an eye-opener: Around 100,000 passengers are reported to be using the Kolkata Metro daily without tickets, as the ticket-checking infrastructure is in a shambles. |
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| Bungalow in Lutyen's Delhi may flare up Congress-TMC face off | 02-NOV-09 |
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| Real estate in Lutyen’s Delhi zone has the latest reason for rattle between the Congress and its biggest ally of the second UPA—the Trinamool Congress. According to top Trinamool sources, mercurial Mamata Banerjee is again angry with the Congress—even before the previous contentious issues could subside—over non-allocation of a preferred bunglow for her party office in the capital. Banerjee had zeroed in on bungalow number 14 on Bishamber Dass Marg as the ideal place to house her party office in Delhi. |
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| Rajdhani hijack: CRPF files FIR against Maoists | 30-OCT-09 |
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| In an apparent damage control in the Rajdhani Express hijack drama, a second FIR naming Maoists and a group backed by them has been filed by the Central Resreve Police Force (CRPF) after the Railway Police Force (RPF) filed the first report against “unknown persons”. |
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| Mamata asks for central crackdown in West Bengal | 28-OCT-09 |
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| Hours before Maoist-backed activists held the Bhubaneswar-originating Rajdhani Express hostage inside West Bengal near the Jharkhand border, an angry Mamata Banerjee today demanded the anti-Maoist operations in her state should be stopped. And that the Union government prepare the ground for imposing President’s Rule. |
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