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Mamata defends high salaries to intellectuals in rail panels
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has defended her decision to rope in intellectuals and theatre personalities into railway committees and their so-called hefty salaries that have come under criticism from...
Speak to employees before selling any state-owned firm: Mamata
While ruling out divestment of any unit under her ministry, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked the government to consider giving shares of state-run companies it planned to disinvest to the employees.
Didi just can't do without Pranab da
For the past one-and-a-half months, railway minister Mamata Banerjee has stopped her informal interactions with finance minister Pranab Mukherjee after a sharp exchange on telephone over a municipal election issue.
What India needs to do to transform the economy
The time may have come for India [ Images ] to stop thinking of five-year plans, and to focus instead on 10-and 20-year scenarios, says T N Ninan. If India's income per head doubles in the coming decade, the average Indian will...
Impasse at Haldia plant continues
AGE CORRESPONDENT Kolkata Nov. 22: The indefinite strike at Haldia Petrochemicals (HPL) entered its second day even as chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was shown black flags at four places as he travelled from Kolaghat to...
‘We don’t need Buddha advice’
AGE CORRESPONDENT Kolkata Nov. 22: Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Sunday strongly rea-cted against the statements made by her bete noir, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, at a rally in East Midnapore. She said...
All off record when Chidambaram dons his jacket
Home Minister P. Chidambaram can be at his expansive best when he is entertaining. But then his revelations are strictly off the record - if he is donning a jacket and pant and not his trademark veshti and shirt!
Mamata urges PM to convene all-party meeting on price rise
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, whose Trinamool Congress is the second largest constituent in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene an all-party meeting on the...
TN Chamber seeks early completion of rail projects
The Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (TNCCI) has urged the Union Finance Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee and the Railway Minister, Ms Mamata Banerjee, to allot funds required for the early completion of all ongoing...
Gov't moves to defuse sugar cane price row
NEW DELHI -- The government promised Friday to ensure that sugar cane farmers do not suffer as it sought to defuse a major row over pricing that has stalled parliamentary proceedings. The pledge came after opposition parties...
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