Ram Vilas Paswan

Things not that bad in Paschim Medinipur

“I am not here to answer questions on law and order” One of the most backward districts, Birbhum shares borders with Paschim Medinipur NMDC is a public sector company under the Union Steel Ministry KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief...

Sterlite gets award

TUTICORIN: Sterlite Industries was awarded the ‘Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) Non Ferrous Best Performance Award 2008’ at the inaugural function of the 46th National Metallurgists’ Day celebrations in New Delhi ...

Arjun wants inquiry into RSS books

By Nitin Mahajan New Delhi Nov. 18: Opening another front against the Sangh Parivar, Union human resource development minister Arjun Singh has ordered a probe into textbooks being taught in schools run by organisations...

Maoists behind tribal unrest: police

Kolkata, Nov 18 (IANS) Maoist rebels are adding fuel to the ongoing tribal agitation in West Bengal's Lalgarh area and preventing any peaceful settlement, police said Tuesday. We've got reports that some Maoists leaders are...

NMDC signs MoU with WBMDTC for coal mining

"It will be a 50:50 joint venture with WBMDTC. The coal block is spread over 9.7 sq km of which mining will be initially done in 3.2 sq km having a reserve of 450 million tonne at a depth of 100 metre," NMDC Chairman and MD...

Landmine blast was administrative failure: Paswan

Kolkata, Nov 18 (IANS) Central Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday dubbed the Nov 2 landmine explosion in West Bengal's West Midnapore district as a failure of the local administration. Six policemen were injured in the blast.

CPI-M alleges involvement of outsiders in tribal unrest

As a stalemate continued over the tribal unrest in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday alleged that 'outsiders' were fanning the agitation.

India policeman refuses to serve

A serving police officer in India's eastern state of West Bengal has refused to command a camp in a jungle region dominated by Maoist guerrillas. He is reported to have told colleagues he would rather resign than risk his life...

CPM, LJP attack BJP on Malegaon

BY OUR CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI Nov. 17: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the sangh parivar outfits came under fire from CPI(M) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) for "openly supporting Malegaon blast accused." Hitting out at BJP...

Paswan gets set for tour of poll states

By AMIT AGNIHOTRI New Delhi Nov. 17: Having fielded candidates in all the six poll-bound states, Lok Jan Shakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan is on a hectic campaign tour to push his "development agenda." "We want to play an...

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