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Bengal's Maoist heartland votes in huge numbers
May 10, 2011
Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, nearly 72 percent of the over 26 lakh electorate voted peacefully till Tuesday afternoon in the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal assembl... Read More
Tight security, long queues in West Bengal polling
May 10, 2011
Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths amid high security as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West Bengal started off peacefully in three districts T... Read More
2,000 Tagore paintings be digitised
May 09, 2011
Nearly 2,000 paintings by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore are being digitised and the process is almost complete, secretary in the union culture ministry Jawhar Sircar said Monday. Sircar said the... Read More
Orissa minister resigns
May 09, 2011
Orissa’s Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout Monday resigned from the cabinet on Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's instruction, official sources said.... Read More
Arrest warrant issued against Jharkhand legislator
May 09, 2011
A Ranchi court Monday issued arrest warrant against a Congress legislator in Jharkhand over the murder of a youth, who reportedly wanted to marry his daughter.... Read More
260 Bengal candidates face criminal charges
May 09, 2011
Over 20 percent of the candidates in the West Bengal assembly polls whose affidavits were analysed by a non-governmental organisation were found to have criminal charges pending against them.... Read More
Seventh round of Bihar panchayat polls continues peacefully
May 09, 2011
Large number of people turned out to cast their ballot in the seventh phase of the Bihar panchayat polls that began Monday morning amidst tight security, officials said.... Read More
Polling ends in Bengal, 83 percent votes cast
May 07, 2011
At least 83 percent voting was recorded in 38 constituencies that went to the polls Saturday in the fifth round of West Bengal assembly elections, an Election Commission (EC) official said.... Read More
For Bengalis, Tagore still the man for all seasons
May 07, 2011
Poet-philosopher Rabindranath Tagore, who churned out a huge body of songs, stories, plays, paintings and more, still inspires millions of Bengalis, who feel his presence in the smallest things of lif... Read More
Peaceful voting in Bengal's Maoist-hit districts
May 07, 2011
People turned out in large numbers in four districts -- three of them Maoist-affected -- to exercise their franchise as 40 percent ballot were cast Saturday in the first four hours in the fifth and pe... Read More