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WEST BENGAL

• November 15, 2002
101 fishermen presumed dead: Bengal minister

• November 14, 2002
Coast Guard finds trawler adrift in Bay of Bengal
MiG crashes in North Bengal, pilots killed

• November 13, 2002
Over 600 fishermen missing in Bay of Bengal

• November 12, 2002
Two die in cyclone
Thailand seeks confirmation of Bay of Bengal firing incident

• November 11, 2002
Fishermen say Thai trawler still in Indian waters

• November 9, 2002
Sinha absolves Left Front govt on child deaths

• November 8, 2002
Mamata demands new rail zone for Ranchi
Kolkata street to be renamed after Mother Teresa

• November 6, 2002
West Bengal developing cholera vaccine

• November 3, 2002
Eleven drown in boat accident in Bengal

• October 29, 2002
Man carrying ammo detained at Kolkata airport

• October 28, 2002
Thirteen killed in bomb explosion in Bengal

• October 25, 2002
Congress, Trinamool spar over Indira Gandhi's statue

• October 23, 2002
Trinamool Congress to attend NDA rally

• October 22, 2002
Ten children die at Burdwan hospital
West Bengal plans I-cards for residents

• October 19, 2002
West Bengal rejects Mother Teresa's miracle
Doctor claims pressure to ratify Teresa's 'miracle'

• October 18, 2002
West Bengal BJP chief forced to resign

• October 9, 2002
Preventive measures in West Bengal following recovery of landmines

• October 4, 2002
Mystery about unidentified plane deepens

• October 3, 2002
Local authorities did not alert us about any intrusion: IAF
Unidentified plane drops packages over West Bengal

• September 20, 2002
Advani's remarks raises hackles of WB politicians

• September 19, 2002
Teesta-Torsa Express derails in north Bengal
Bomb alert in Kolkata airport on Wednesday

• September 17, 2002
Purulia arms drop case: Bleach wants another hearing

• September 4, 2002
Eight more infant deaths in Kolkata; CM concedes lapses

• September 3, 2002
Minister blames Bengal govt for children's death
Judicial probe demand into death of children rejected

• September 2, 2002
Children's hospital in Kolkata closed following death of 6 inmates: PTI

• August 11, 2002
Restless party MPs have Mamata worried

• August 8, 2002
KLO women's chief held in Jalpaiguri: PTI

• August 5, 2002
Six cops suspended in undertrial death case: PTI

• August 3, 2002
Malda affected by bandh over lock-up deaths: PTI

• August 2, 2002
2 undertrials die of suffocation in Malda lock up

• August 1, 2002
Over 7,000 arrested in overnight raids: PTI

• July 29, 2002
Centre firm on bifurcation
Centre's way of rewarding Nitish for Godhra: Mamata/PTI

• July 26, 2002
Army intensifies relief and rescue operations in Assam, Bihar: PTI

•July 10, 2002
Bifurcation: Bengal, Bihar on collision course - PTI

•July 8, 2002
Nitish Kumar ready for debate on bifurcation issue: PTI

•July 5, 2002
Wakf Board property scam has Left Front squirming

•June 8, 2002
Centre alerts state govt over possible terrorist attack: PTI

•May 6, 2002
Fire breaks out at NSCB airport in Kolkata: PTI

•April 24, 2002
200 shops gutted in fire in Kolkata: PTI

•April 23, 2002
Police recruit turns out to be KLO militant: PTI

•April 12, 2002
Road accident in Howrah, 21 killed

•April 5, 2002
Blasts near mosques in Hoogly district, 8 hurt: PTI

•April 3, 2002
Hailstorm hits West Bengal, Bihar, 11 killed

•March 27, 2002
Not one, but several calls were made: Biplab

•March 26, 2002
Union minister accused of calling sex chat numbers: PTI

•January 30, 2002
Farhan case: Patna passport office raided
Close associate of ISI agent Dilshad held in Kolkata: PTI

•January 29, 2002
Lawyer, notary arrested in Farhan Malik passport case
No ISI link in USIS attack: Pakistan
LeT behind attack on USIS office: Police

•January 28, 2002
USIS attack: 2 Pak nationals arrested in Jharkhand
USIS attack: Bihar ex-cop arrested

•January 24, 2002
Cameras provide vital clues
India to seek Ansari's extradition from UAE
ISI may dump Dawood for Farhan Malik
Bihar police probing Kolkata accused's passport: PTI

•January 23, 2002
USIS attack: Cops detain 50
Attackers came from Bangladesh: Officials
3 Bangladeshi in custody, but cops mum
Dhaka protests media reports: PTI
Eyewitnesses yet to recover from shock
NRIs condemn attack in Kolkata
Bush condemns terror attack in Kolkata
Interview: 'Kolkata is considered safe by Pak criminals'

•January 22, 2002
4 killed, 17 hurt in attack on USIS office
Three groups claim responsibility
Pak condemns attack
India, US to work jointly to wipe out terrorism
Security around US embassy tightened
US embassy happy with security detail
'They did not even spare the pedestrians'

•January 8, 2002
Lovers demand some place for romancing in Kolkata

•December 29, 2001
Govt to crack down on rail and road blockades: PTI

•December 27, 2001
Over 600 convicts on hunger strike in Midnapore jail: PTI

•December 6, 2001
North Bengal's only old age home facing closure: PTI

•November 24, 2001
CISF to take over airport security: PTI
4 arrested for intruding into Kalaikunda IAF base

•October 25, 2001
8 dead, 52 ill in South Parganas after drinking illicit liquor: PTI

•October 17, 2001
Suspected anthrax cases trigger panic in Burdwan

•October 6, 2001
Osama's followers arrested in North 24-Parganas district

•October 5, 2001
Calcutta school receives burqa diktat

•September 11, 2001
ABVP burns Christian booklets in Howrah district: PTI

•September 6, 2001
Delhi police arrests kingpin of Calcutta kidnapping

•August 28, 2001
Some change in bureaucratic mindset visible: Buddhadev/PTI
Calcutta may have road named after Mother

•August 24, 2001
Predecessor ordered killing of Dum Dum civic body chief

•August 20, 2001
Trinamul MLAs barge into W Bengal CM's chamber

•August 14, 2001
Elephants go on rampage in Bengal villages

•August 13, 2001
Senior CPI-M leader shot dead in Dumdum: PTI

•August 7, 2001
Bengal to raise force to tackle kidnapping

•July 31, 2001
Rail station for study, streetlight for table lamp

•July 24, 2001
Settle differences, then look for Cabinet seat: PM to Trinamul

•July 17, 2001
Trinamul Cong suspends Ajit Panja: PTI

•July 6, 2001
Trinamul denies split with Congress

•July 4, 2001
Trinamool snaps ties with Congress

•June 28, 2001
Five bodies of capsize victims recovered: PTI

•June 27, 2001
Govt won't wind up tram services: PTI

•June 26, 2001
No body found yet in Malda boat mishap

•June 24, 2001
Over 50 feared drowned as boat capsizes in Malda district: PTI

•June 20, 2001
Panja to organise dissidents into party: PTI

•June 16, 2001
BSF thwarts intrusion by smugglers

•June 12, 2001
Women tread cautiously on PM-Musharraf meet

•June 2, 2001
Mamata desperate for re-entry into NDA
KLO-ULFA-ISI axis worries Bhudhadeb

•June 1, 2001
Mamata says she's not going back to NDA: PTI

•May 27, 2001
Trinamul-backed RS MP toes Panja line

•May 23, 2001
Panja hints at joining NDA government: PTI

•May 20, 2001
Ajit Panja meets Vajpayee: PTI

•May 19, 2001
48-member Left Front ministry takes oath in West Bengal
Panja defies boycott call, attends Buddha's swearing in
Mukherjee wants to return to central politics

•May 17, 2001
Panja appraises Fernandes on the latest in Trinamul
'This is the best chance for the Left': Sitaram Yechury

•May 16, 2001
EC dismisses Mamata's charge
Buddhadev likely to be sworn in on May 18

•May 13, 2001
60 pc exercise franchise in Assam, WB repoll

•May 12, 2001
2 killed, 25 injured in post-poll violence in Bengal: PTI

•May 11, 2001
Heavy turnout of voters in assembly poll, 12 killed
Cong demands repoll in Midnapore
Police open fire at two places in WB, CPI-M supporter killed

•May 6, 2001
Trinamul Congress 'C' team of CPI-M, says Vajpayee/PTI

•April 29, 2001
Ajit Kumar Panja meets Advani: PTI

•April 27, 2001
Ancient Buddha images found in Bengal: PTI

•April 21, 2001
Panja to continue supporting NDA
Panja's decision personal: Mamata/PTI

•April 15, 2001
Mamata should have stayed in NDA: Junior Panja

•April 13, 2001
EC places restrictions on Bengal's private TV channels: PTI

•April 11, 2001
Pranab leaves screening committee meet in a huff: PTI
GNLF bandh paralyses Darjeeling

•April 9, 2001
Former CPI-M leader alleges attack

•April 8, 2001
Calcutta bowled over by the Clinton charm

•April 5, 2001
CPI-M leader shot at in Calcutta: PTI

•April 4, 2001
Trinamul not to accept friendly contests: PTI
Cong has 'full faith in Mamata'

•April 3, 2001
Trinamul, Cong fail to decide on 18 seats

•April 1, 2001
Trinamul continues tie-up with BJP in Calcutta
Trinamul, Congress seat-sharing talks inconclusive: PTI

•March 31, 2001
Calcutta HC directs CBI to probe Garbeta killings

•March 25, 2001
Prime accused in Ghising attack arrested

•March 20, 2001
Bukhari calls for restraint in Kanpur

•March 18
No question of returning to NDA: Mamata

•March 17
Prospects of Congress-Trinamul alliance brighten

•March 13
Two killed in CPI-M-Cong clash: PTI

•March 11
24 hurt in dacoity, clash with police in Midnapore: PTI

•March 8
Trinamul releases candidates list, fields actress against Buddha
Trinamul workers agitated over ticket distribution

•March 5
Breakthrough in Ghisingh attack probe case soon: PTI
15 killed as truck overturns: PTI
Congress party splits in Bengal

•March 4
Trinamul concludes seat-sharing talks with BJP in WB: PTI

•February 27
Buddha develops cold feet about Siliguri visit: PTI

•February 26
93 new faces in LF's candidates' list: PTI
Garbeta carnage accused arrested: PTI

•February 24
Siliguri residents in grip of fear psychosis

•February 23
Indrajit Gupta cremated in Calcutta
Fever toll rises to 21, has Bengal govt. worried: PTI
Ceasefire not extended under pressure: Fernandes

•February 21
Indrajit Gupta is dead
Gupta's death leaves CPI leaderless in Bengal
Gupta dominated the Lok Sabha like a colossus

•February 20
Attackers storm Darjeeling civic chief's chamber: PTI

•February 17
100 Days in Office: Bhattacharya's beginning promising
Congress rules out mahajot in Bengal: PTI
Sonia's rebuff leaves Bengal MLAs cold

•February 12
Ghising survives attempt on his life

•February 10
Mysterious disease claims seven lives in Siliguri: PTI

•February 2
Bus carrying 60 persons hijacked in Bengal: PTI

•January 25
16 hurt in Midnapore clashes: PTI

•January 23
Emotions run high as Indo-Bangla rail link is commissioned

•January 20
Jhumpa Lahiri's ex-bodyguard arrested for gambling

•January 19
Mamata rules out dumping BJP for Congress

•January 16
Mamata itching to meet Vajpayee

•January 14
CID confirms clash, deaths in Garbeta: PTI
I-cards to be made mandatory for assembly polls: EC
US regrets sanctions on science, says Celeste: PTI

•January 12
Centre had prior information about Purulia arms drop: PTI
Rauf's arrest stuns neighbourhood into silence
A home-coming for Jhumpa Lahiri

•January 11
Expert refuses to examine Midnapore bodies

•January 10
CID starts probe into Midnapore massacre: PTI
Calcutta tense as bodies arrive from Midnapore

•January 9
Govt orders CID probe into Garbeta incident: PTI
George Fernandes for Central Rule in Bengal: PTI
Bengal Fit Case for Article 356: NDA Team

•January 7
Trinamul revises death toll
NDA team's visit to Garbeta postponed: PTI
Govt was warned about violence, says Centre: PTI
Midnapore SP heckled, car damaged by mob: PTI

•January 6
Trinamul claims 18 killed in Bengal
NDA team to visit Garbeta
State paralysed by bandh

•January 5
Fresh violence in Keshpur, Mamata injured
Congress supports Trinamul bandh call: PTI
Trinamul calls for Bengal bandh

•December 30
Mamata planning to share stage with APHC leaders

•December 9
Britain formally seeks Bleach's release: AFP

•December 6
Mamata may insist on leaving the NDA

•December 5
Bengal CM cautions against ultras
Basu ridicules Mamata's resignation

•December 2
Tusker, leopard population has govt worried

•November 28
PM to head Viswabharati University
40 Trinamul MLAs, corporators arrested

•November 24
15 feared drowned in north Bengal

•November 22
Mamata happy about petro price reduction
US businessman's bail plea rejected

•November 17
MiG-27 crashes in Jalpaiguri district: PTI

•November 16
Mamata threat highlights pre-poll dilemma
Bengal BJP scoffs at Mamata's pro-minority tilt

•November 10
Fire engulfs WB finance minister's chamber: PTI

•November 7
Buddhadev sworn in as West Bengal CM

•November 6
Bhattacharjee to take over on Monday

•November 5
3 Trinamul activists killed in fresh violence in Midnapore district

•November 3
Mamata on the horns of a dilemma
Private buses keep off Calcutta roads
BJP plays down rumblings in NDA

•October 31
Basu blasts US in final speech as CM

•October 29
Mukherjee accused of 'abetting' anti-Sonia conspiracy

•October 28
Diwali with a difference in Bengal

•October 24
Trinamul leaders differ over Calcutta hawker eviction drive: PTI

•October 21
Saifuddin Chowdhury may alter Bengal political landscape
BJP not to oppose Congress candidates in assembly poll

•October 15
Centre releases Rs 632.6 million for West Bengal

•October 13
West Bengal floods claim 200 deer
West Bengal flood toll crosses 1,300 mark
PM briefed about Bengal flood situation

•October 10
Saifuddin Chowdhury: I will float a party by the year end

•October 4
Mamata withdraws resignation
The prime minister's letter to Mamata

•October 4
Mamata extends deadline by three days
Saifuddin Choudhury off CPI-M rolls: PTI
Mamata-PMO emissary to continue talks: PTI
Four killed in renewed clashes in Midnapore

•October 2
Trinamul rules out alliance with Congress: PTI
PM hopeful about Trinamul support: PTI

•October 1
Flood toll may touch 1000 mark
PM rejects Mamata, Panja's resignations
'We have some compulsions in state politics'
No rollback: Naik; TC may quit NDA: PTI
Arithmetic in Vajpayee's favour
BJP leadership in a huddle over Mamata threat

•September 30
Flood-hit claim government ignored them

•September 29
Eastern Railway apologises for advertisement: PTI
Rumours dog KBC prize winner in Calcutta
Bengal flood toll touches 597, many bodies undiscovered
Central team to visit flood-hit areas in Bengal

•September 28
WB govt deliberately caused floods: Mamata: PTI
Sonia to visit flood-hit Bengal on Thursday
High tide alert in parts of Calcutta

•September 27
Flood toll rises to 516, waters enter Calcutta: PTI
Centre lacks will-power: Mukherjee
Flood toll rises to 450

•September 26
Bengal flood toll 420: PTI
Bengal flood toll 300, accusations fly thick and fast
Jana Krishnamoorthy rules out President's rule in Bengal

•September 25
Advani to Basu: If not me, satisfy people

•September 24
Floods claim 82 more lives: PTI
Train services in Bengal disrupted
'Fernandes is not in the right frame of mind'
Bangaru Laxman for Article 356 in Bengal
Handicapped minor raped in police van

•September 22
CPI-M warns central government
Why Mamata had a change of heart
West Bengal flood toll shoots up to 129
Did CPI-M's land reforms movement backfire?

•September 22
CPI-M for major shift in its strategy: PTI
Basu's reply under examination: Advani
West Bengal flood toll rises to 45
Sr Francesca admits 'guilt with great sorrow'

•September 21
Basu's reply to Advani delayed

•September 20
Floods claim 13 in West Bengal
Mamata eagerly awaits Vajpayee's return
North, south Bengal reel under floods
Trinamul disappears from Midnapore
Councillor invites voters' wrath by switching loyalties

•September 16
NDA assessing fall-out if Trinamul parts ways

•September 11
41 killed in Bengal, Bihar mishaps

•September 10
UK government failed Bleach, admits Straw

•September 9
Mamata snubs Fernandes
West Bengal worse than Bihar: Fernandes
'The Statesman' dares Jyoti Basu
Fernandes leaves for disturbed areas of WB

•September 8
Fernandes rushes to WB to soothe Mamata
Trinamul may part ways with NDA

•September 7
Son of official investigating fodder scam kidnapped, traced: PTI

•September 6
Article 356 cannot be resorted to in Bengal: Jyoti Basu

•September 5
Calutta court allows appearance by video conference

•September 3
Bomb hoax calls leave Calcutta airport in a tizzy

•September 1
Five policemen injured in army attack: PTI
Massive haul of detonators in Jalpaiguri: PTI

•August 29
Darjeeling toy train may lose heritage status

•August 27
KBC ban case to come up on Sept 8

•August 24
Trinamul sees exodus with Mukherjee's appointment
ISI man held in Calcutta

•August 23
Trinamul leaders oppose entry of Congressmen
Pranab Mukherjee discharged from hospital
Pranab Mukherjee named Bengal Cong chief: PTI

•August 22
New PCC chief: Congressmen see red
Congressmen jump onto Trinamul bandwagon

•August 20
GNLF may renew demand for Gorkhaland

•August 17
Journalists protest attacks in Bengal
Left Front suffers another jolt in civic polls: PTI

•August 13
ISI man held for Pahalgam massacre

•August 6
Congress charges Trinamul with engineering defections

•August 4
ISKCON employee commits suicide in jail
Mamata says CPI-M will kill her: PTI

•August 1
7 Trinamul activists feared killed in fresh clashes
Youth Congress bandh paralyses Calcutta

•July 29
Basu stable: Shifted to AIIMS
Basu takes ill, rushed to hospital
Birbhum massacre: Assembly witnesses uproarious scenes

• July 28
11 killed in Forward Block-Trinamul clashes
50,000 homeless in Burdwan floods

• July 25
Family icon, wedding sari to be presented to Indian Museum

• July 23
Counsel hopeful of Purulia case prime accused's release
Purulia case: 5 Latvians released
Latvians' release followed Russian pressure

• July 21
A blanket saved Bharat Rungta

• July 20
Contest for Bengal BJP chief's post may be acrimonious

• July 15
Trinamul demands use of Article 355 in Bengal

• July 11
Trinamul, CPI-M clashes in Midnapore claim five lives

• July 9
Calcutta mayoral poll: Trinamul breaches Left Front bastion

• July 8
'Convert' accuses VHP of coercion

• July 7
Rare celestial phenomenon in the offing
Mystery over conversion of Muslim family

• July 4
CPI-M retains Salt Lake municipality

• July 1
Writing on the wall for Left Front: Mamata
Trinamul luring our corporators: Congress

• June 30
Bankara continues to be tense

• June 25
Unprecedented security for Calcutta civic polls

• June 24
Rebels hold the key in Calcutta polls

• June 17
National leaders to campaign for Calcutta civic polls

• June 15, 2000
Basu ticks off Bukhari

• June 13
Bukhari advises Basu against Third Front
IAF jet crashes into house

• June 6
Parties accuse each other of intimidation

• June 4
Greens warn against N-plant in Sunderbans
Local poll results derail Mamata

• June 1
Surprise win for Congress in civic poll

• May 28
Keshpur -- West Bengal's own Jehanabad
Anarchy in West Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal's 79 muncipalities go to the polls Sunday

• May 25
Gill warns parties over violence in Panskura

• May 23
'Jyoti Basu to head proposed Third Front'

• May 22
West Bengal to set up hi-tech habitat in Durgapur

• May 21
BJP, dissent threaten to spoil Trinamul's party

• May 16
Kamtapur rebels are a fresh cause for worry

• May 10
30 killed as bus plunges into ditch near Midnapore

• April 27
Captured 'mastermind' turns out to be one of IA hijackers' contact
Cong won't have seat arrangement with Trinamul

• April 26
'Grand alliance' plan for civic elections fizzles out

• April 17
Ghani Khan Chowdhury threatens to quit Congress

• April 15
Fernandes urges Congress to join mahajot

• April 14
BJP national executive will back Mamta's mahajot

• April 5
Sonia may allow tie-up with Trinamul in Bengal

• April 2
Bengal bans ragging in colleges
Trinamul youth leader shot dead
Congressmen divided over joining up with Trinamul

• March 30
Waiting for the God

• March 22
Jyoti Basu not to contest assembly polls

• March 12
Emotions explode as Dunlop reopens Bengal unit after two years

• February 26
Trinamul takes a beating in by-polls

• February 24
Deepa will meet Basu on Thursday
Is India a soft state?

• February 19
Railway Board goes in appeal in gang-rape case

• February 17
Purulia accused challenge court verdict

• February 8
Purulia accused may appeal to Calcutta HC

• February 3
Purulia arms drop convicts get rigorous life imprisonment

• February 1
6 foreigners convicted in Purulia arms drop case

• January 29
CPI-M-Trinamul clashes claim 20 lives

• January 25
Seven foreigners held in fake currency case

• January 18, 2000
Surjeet blasts CPI-M rebels

• January 16, 2000
Yechury blasts CPI-M dissidents

• January 15, 2000
Police say Sonarpur violence was a spontaneous reaction against years of oppression

• January 14, 2000
Hijack rumours cause chaos at Calcutta

• December 25
Big revolt brewing in CPI-M

• December 10
West Bengal seeks more forces
WB governor goes on leave

• November 27
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to be Basu's heir apparent

• November 19
Jyoti Basu to continue as chief minister

• October 29
Mamata opposes move against citizens of foreign origin

• October 17
High alert in Calcutta during Durga Puja

• October 2
Basu won't apologise to Advani

• September 28
41 dead in Bengal floods

• September 23
Calcutta HC strikes down Maharashtra government's order on Bangladeshi nationals

• August 17
20 kg of RDX seized

• August 8
Alert in Bengal as forces now look for Chhota Shakeel

• August 6
Retired SC judge to probe mishap
Rescue work at mishap site completed

• August 5
Swap of seat saves passenger's life

• June 9
Bengal rejects Maruti's time plea for Euro-fit cars

• May 19
3 killed, 15 injured as train derails in Jalpaiguri

• May 7
62 feared drowned as bus plunges into river in West Bengal

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