Besides having to deal with the speeding trains, the elephants in north Bengal also have poachers wreaking havoc in their lives.

A total of 116 heritage buildings, constructed in 18th and 19th centuries and located on the bank of river Hooghly in West Bengal, will be renovated and preserved with the help of Denmark.

In a suspected fallout of gang war, some bike-borne persons shot at a man near Narkeldanga Post Office early on Tuesday, police said.

Biman Bose Tuesday deposed before a commission set up to probe into the police firing on a Youth Congress rally.

They manhandled Sanyal, 81, who fell on the ground before taking him away.

A K Ganguly is best known for being part of the bench that quashed 122 2G spectrum licences issued in 2008.

Sahara India Pariwar chief Subrata Roy said he wants to invest in West Bengal but never got an invitation from the ruling Trinamool Congress.

The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) may boycott the closing ceremony of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the West Bengal Assembly from December 4 to 6 over the Speaker''s permission to allow Congress members to counter the statement of CM Mamata Banerjee on price rise issue.

Court cites lack of evidence, says victim never said she was raped by Shahzada

Over 25 kg of red sandalwood was seized today from a Chinese national at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose international airport.

Launched under the West Bengal Right to Public Services Act, 2013, Chief Minister said, the handbook would strengthen the public service delivery mechanism.

The Speaker praised Mamata for her work and determination, and pointed out Bengal''s contribution in various fields.

Taslima had criticised a meeting between AAP''s Arvind Kejriwal and UP cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan on Twitter.

CM Jyoti Basu had received Mandela and a civic reception was accorded to him at the Eden Gardens.

GJM panel to meet BJP leaders in Delhi, plans dharna at Jantar Mantar.

Rahul Sinha said the victory is indication of the huge wave that would soon follow.

As the Congress suffered a debacle in the four states, results for which were declared Sunday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to visit Delhi Monday.

The Bench was of the view that a committee is required to study such vast volume of report.

Johra, has been in jail since April 2009 even though her jail term was over June 2010.

We are investigating into the the links between the Maoists and the retired doctor, said Goyal.

Kumar was arrested on November 30 for his alleged involvement in the scam during his tenure as SJDA CEO.

Named Chetna Yatra, the activists say the rally is a step towards creating public awareness about AAP in West Bengal.

Calcutta Tramways Company celebrated the centenary of Rabindranath Tagore winning the Nobel prize by offering special rides in a tram named Gitanjali.

Refusing to step down as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission, retired Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly Monday claimed he had become a victim of circumstances.

Suman has since skipped party programmes, even when Mamata Banerjee met party MPs to finalise a blueprint to accelerate development work before the Lok Sabha elections.

Inaugurating the session on behalf of the CM, state finance minister Amit Mitra pointed out the "massive increase" in the budget allocation for minorities since Mamata came to office in 2011.

Even the Trinamool leaders claimed to be in dark about the impending reshuffle.

Family forced to relocate, five of the six accused arrested in the incident that took place in October

There was no official announcement whether portfolios of existing ministers would be changed, or anyone would be dropped.

The alleged incident happened when the laywer was interning with him.

Three days after six people were killed in a cycle bomb blast in Jalpaiguri, police have arrested a former Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) leader and launched an all out search operation for the top leaders of the underground outfit.

An alleged conman was arrested late Sunday for having put up in at least three luxury hotels in Kolkata for days impersonating as a senior company executive.

On October 25, when the victim was reportedly raped the first time, the alleged juvenile returned home in the evening to celebrate his sister''s birthday.

Move comes after victim''s father writes to Governor

Rights activist Sujato Bhadra said Ganguly should have put in his papers much earlier.

The former chief minister also alleged that all development work in the state had come to a standstill.

The cell would be formally set up after January 26, as the membership drive is going on, Bhattacharjee said.

Easy money policy of major developed and developing nations could aggravate inflationary expectations in India, cautioned Economic Survey for 2012-13

Pointing to sharp rise in bad loans, Economic Survey said the gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks are still at manageable level

New Delhi, Feb 27 (PTI) The country's telecom sector has seen sharp decline in foreign investor interest with FDI plummeting by 96 per cent to USD 70.46 million in April to November 2012 period, the Economic Survey today said.

A proposal is being put in place for providing 100% government funding to developers so as to rescue the highways sector, where there are few takers because of severe equity crunch, Economic survey said today.

With India's show piece oil and gas exploration policy running into disputes, the pre-Budget Economic Survey today called for clarity in the policy as well removing distortions in fuel and natural gas pricing

Reliable and easily accessible financial saving opportunities can help boost total savings and reduce attractiveness of alternatives like gold, the Economic Survey 2012-13 has said.

After being at the receiving end of public ire, the government did not miss the opportunity of slipping in a brief policy statement on addressing the issue of violence against women in the Economic Survey

Survey reiterates commitment to fiscal consolidation

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