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Hopes of solution with NSCN-IM - Calcutta Telegraph
RS Pandey (interlocutor) is talking to NSCN (IM) leaders,” a senior government official said today. A solution can even be expected before winter hits the hills in Nagaland, the sources said. Incidentally, the NSCN (IM) had said in the past that ...
IPL swipe at Shivraj - Calcutta Telegraph
“There is a buzz that the aircraft was used to ferry VVIPs to watch an IPL match in Mumbai,” said a senior bureaucrat who did not wish to be identified. State parliamentary affairs minister Narottam Mishra hit out at Ajay for dragging Chauhan's ...
Bhat fear for life opens old wounds - Calcutta Telegraph
“Of course, there is a need to fix responsibilities in a lot of the old cases,” the leader, who refused to be named but was referring to militant attacks of the past, said. Bilal, whose father Abdul Gani Lone was believed to have been killed by ...
Hillary's excitement - Calcutta Telegraph
Clinton had two wishes when she planned her farewell visit to India tagged on her trip to China followed by a day's stay in Bangladesh, according to sources close to her who spoke on background in order to freely discuss how her trip came about.
Raje shows BJP she's Rajasthan boss - Calcutta Telegraph
“As things stand, the RSS has figured out that Raje counts far more than Kataria and, therefore, cannot be antagonised beyond a point,” a source said. The yatra, he said, was Kataria's way of reaffirming his clout in his home turf of Mewar, ...
Go-slow on kisan cards - Calcutta Telegraph
They have told us informally that they are wary of recovery because of the new norm,” a senior government official said. According to him, although the banks are renewing cards issued earlier, the rate of giving out new ones has come down since the new ...
Karat and Yechury sound out Mulayam - Calcutta Telegraph
“We want the process to be transparent,” a source said. Second, the Samajwadi would weigh the views of the Left and other parties such as the Biju Janata Dal and the AIADMK as “seriously” as those of the Trinamul before making up its mind.
150 missing as boat capsizes in Assam - Calcutta Telegraph
“The SDPO is carrying out rescue operations with other police personnel,” a source said. The home department has also issued instructions to neighbouring districts for mobilising personnel. Several other boats and launches were caught in the storm that ...
Malaria stings neighbouring states - Calcutta Telegraph
This is the reason behind the spread of malaria,” revealed the officer who did not wish to be identified. Officials in the vector disease control programme directorate fear the figures could spark a scare, especially because they were up by 2 per cent ...
Mamata's best day in office - Calcutta Telegraph
She said he was bringing disrepute to the party and asked him to be careful in his conduct,” a source said. A senior government official said: “It seems she is trying to undo the damage…. We hope she will soon realise that the action against (Jadavpur ...
Bangladesh gets juicier share - Calcutta Telegraph
The transportation cost had come down accordingly, a source said. Bhutanese exporters had prior to the pact been using the much longer route from Gelephu market in Bhutan through Siliguri in north Bengal for transporting items to Bangladesh.
Let them eat the cake called culture - Calcutta Telegraph
a senior government official said. “During the audit conducted by the accountants general, the government has to justify the formation of the committees and explain what they have delivered. Let's see what the government can show.”
BJP quiet vote flip - Calcutta Telegraph
“More so because he is an ordinary, small-time lawyer with no means to influence voters,” a source said. Also, the sources said, the move had helped defeat the Independent candidates, widely seen as “moneybags” who would try to buy votes, ...
Limited land relief plan - Calcutta Telegraph
They will also not be bound to deliver a project in three years,” a government official said. A local industrialist who has submitted suggestions to the government said the state should have relaxed the norm for all industries.
Speed-up-GTA pressure on govt - Calcutta Telegraph
“The bill will be sent to the Prime Minister before it goes to the President for her signature,” a government official said. Giri also made it clear that the GTA would not be under the north Bengal development department.
Bid to buy time on Infosys - Calcutta Telegraph
They already have the land,” a government official said. According to the sunset clause of the central government's SEZ policy, projects cleared before the end of this fiscal will get SEZ benefits. The DTC bill introduced in Parliament last year stated ...
Delhi raps region on trafficking - Calcutta Telegraph
“Expressing concern over reports of human traffickers preying on the northeastern states, the ministry has asked police in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland to put their act together,” a source said. He said the home ministry had last month ...
Saranda camps: permission sought where none required - Calcutta Telegraph
... powers to all states last year for diversion up to five hectares of unprotected forestland to carry out infrastructure development related to social welfare,” a top official of the state forest department, who did not wish to be identified, said.
AMRI quiz for govt trio - Calcutta Telegraph
28: The government representatives on the AMRI Hospitals board and some of their predecessors will be questioned over the next few days in connection with the December 9 fire that claimed 91 lives, police sources said today.
Leopard panic in Guwahati - Calcutta Telegraph
It was a textbook case at Silpukhuri this morning, a senior tiger reserve official who refused to be named said. “Leopards, unlike tigers, are more adaptable to city life. This animal, unlike the tiger, will hunt during the day if it doesn't succeed at ...
Message in Atal ads: BJP leadership hole - Calcutta Telegraph
Our workers will at least feel that their loyalty has been rewarded,” a source said. Candidates apart, the BJP hasn't got its talking points in place, either. Like the Congress and the Samajwadis, it has been attacking the Mayawati government. ...
Govt stirs FDI pot with farmer meet - Calcutta Telegraph
Asked about chief minister Mamata Banerjee's objections, a government official said: “We don't know how she will respond finally but we thought the freedom given to the states to take their decisions should be enough to pacify her. ...
I made calls: Night officer - Calcutta Telegraph
The fire was first noticed by a pharmacy assistant who alerted the maintenance staff, said the official who did not want to be identified. The other vice-president (operations), Rajesh Parekh, was questioned till late in the evening. ...
Veil off twin stands on FDI - Calcutta Telegraph
“It sounds like his personal view; it was not discussed in a party forum,” a source said. He dismissed Uma's “individual's rant”, saying: “It is too serious a matter to get hysterical about.” However, Modi's alleged endorsement might put the BJP in a ...
CM, lead and let others bicker - Calcutta Telegraph
“Such phrases should be used only when you have made up your mind, which is what the Prime Minister did,” a source said. The sources pointed out that neither Mukherjee, the party's main political interlocutor, nor Shakeel Ahmed, who represents Sonia in ...