02/09/2010 ’Armed camps exist in Bengal www.kolkataaaj.com
NEW DELHI: Days after Trinamool Congress alleged that there were 59 armed camps in West Bengal being operated by the Marxists, the Centre on Wednesday said it had information about the existence of several armed camps in the state and cadres of these camps roaming around with weapons and hoped that the state government would take necessary action to rein them in.
"I think generally it is agreed that there are some camps in some parts of More.. 02/09/2010 Congress eyes Bengal foothold through membership drive www.kolkataaaj.com The Congress is trying to expand its party base in West Bengal through a membership drive of its youth wing, the Youth Congress, by Rahul Gandhi ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled for 2011.
Reminiscent of the Congress system post-Independence dismantled by Indira Gandhi, the initiative will be launched at his rally on September 6 and completed within three months. This is one of Rahul Gandhi’s pet projects as Youth Congress president.
More.. 02/09/2010 Bihar polls: Setback for CPI(M), CPI www.kolkataaaj.com As the crisis of the CPI(M) and CPI deepens in West Bengal, they are fast losing their grip over poll-bound Bihar.
Three top leaders of the two biggest constituents of the Left bloc today joined Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Subodh Roy – a CPI(M) central committee member and former Lok Sabha MP – and former CPI MLA Lal Babu Sahani pledged allegiance to the ruling JD(U).
The JD(U) leadership is also expecting a sitting CPI MLA, Ram Vinod Paswan, More.. 02/09/2010 Sonia to be re-elected Congress President, unopposed www.kolkataaaj.com New Delhi: The process of re-election of Sonia Gandhi as Congress president was set in motion today with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Rahul Gandhi besides
several prominent party leaders proposing her name for the top post.
The leaders who proposed her name included party chief ministers, including Sheila Dikshit of Delhi, Ashok Gehlot of Rajasthan and Bhupinder Singh Hooda of Haryana, as also several senior leaders and ministers.
Th More.. 02/09/2010 Bihar hostage crisis: Govt starts talks with Maoists www.kolkataaaj.com Patna: Bihar government hopes to secure the release of all the four police officials kidnapped by Maoists by Thursday evening. Bihar government sources told CNN-IBN that local level discussions have been initiated with the Maoists and the deadline for the safe release of the four policemen has been extended. The sources also claimed that all the abducted policemen were safe.
The state government has reportedly stopped all movement of the securit More.. 02/09/2010 Suspected Maoists kill two in West Bengal www.kolkataaaj.com Suspected Maoists Thursday shot dead two people in West Bengals West Midnapore district, police said.
Two bodies were found at Ektal village near Aguiboni area of Jhargram sub-division in the district this morning (Thursday). The victims were shot dead by the ultra-Left rebels and Maoist posters were recovered from the spot, Jhargram police chief Praveen Tripathi said.
The victims are yet two be identified. The posters stated that they were s More.. 02/09/2010 China denies troops in Pakistan report www.kolkataaaj.com China on Thursday dismissed reports saying troops of the Peoples Liberation Army are in a disputed area of Pakistan.
The New York Times ran an opinion piece last week which said up to 11,000 soldiers of the Peoples Liberation Army were in Gilgit, a northwest area of disputed Kashmir.
"The story that China has deployed some military in the northern part of Pakistan is totally groundless and out of ulterior purposes," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman More.. 02/09/2010 Day of festivity, all for the love of the Lord www.kolkataaaj.com
The mischievous but much-adored maakhanchor is all set to receive a kings welcome in the city today, on the occasion of Janmashtami.
Portrayed in Hindu mythology as a naughty young boy with a penchant for stealing butter, Lord Krishna holds special significance in Gujarat, where He is believed to have spent a part of his life.
Naturally then, a religious wave has swept across the state ahead of Janmashtami. Temples in the city have been beaut More.. 02/09/2010 Sensex ends off highs; IT, telecom hit www.kolkataaaj.com MUMBAI: Indian markets ended off highs on Thursday, as investors chose to book profits at higher levels even as stocks in Europe traded strong.
Consumer durables led the march, followed by FMCG, banking, auto and capital goods. IT, telecom& entertainment, oil & gas showed weakness. Realty, power and healthcare ended with modest gains.
Nifty closed at provisional 5481.05, gaining just 9.2 points or 0.17 per cent. The National Stock Exchang More..
