Kolkata

TATA suspends work at Singur

Tata to move plant from India's West Bengal if protests persist Kolkata, Sep 2 : TATA Motors on Tuesday suspended work at Singur, and said that said it was looking for alternate options to manufacture its small car Nano from company’s other plants.

Ganguly calls for support to TATA’s Nano project

Maharashtra, Orissa invite TATA to set up ''Nano'' plant in their stateKolkata, Sep 2 : Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said if the Nano project at Singur went elsewhere, West Bengal would become a dark spot and called for support to the cause of the TATAs and industry to create a future for the people of the State.

“The starting of the Nano project will be a beginning of an era in West Bengal which will completely revolutionalise the prospect of the state and the future of the youth of our state,” Ganguly said.

Special classroom for Kolkata priests ahead of Durga Puja

Durga PujaKolkata, Sep. 1 : Special training is being provided to priests in Kolkata ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival of Bengalis devoted to Goddess Durga.

The need for providing such training was felt after noticing many a priests not paying due attention on their pronunciation skills of Sanskrit-based Shlokas.

Jayanta Kushari, an expert priest, is conducting the training programme where trainees of all age groups have enrolled themselves to acquire proper knowledge and work upon various areas of improvement.

Trinamool leader meets WB Governor to resolve Singur deadlock

West BengalKolkata, Sep 1 : Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee today met West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi for the second day following his initiative to resolve deadlock over Singur issue.

Chatterjee, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the assembly, had an hour closed meeting with Gandhi today.

It could not be ascertained if Chatterjee delivered any communication from Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee to the Governor who wrote to her last Saturday, urging her to take part in the negotiations.

Singur impasse: Mamata ready for talks with W. Bengal Govt.

Left Front appeals Trinamool to postpone Singur agitationKolkata, Sep 1 : Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said she is ready to hold talks with the Left Front-led West Bengal Government, but insists that the stir at the TATA Motors'' Singur project site would continue.

"Negotiations and agitation can go together," Mamata said after sending a Krishi Jami Raksha Committee delegation to met West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Sunday.

Earlier, the Governor wrote a letter to the Trinamool chief, urging her to take part in the negotiations.

Business doyen K K Birla dead

Dr. Krishna Kumar BirlaKolkata, Aug 30: Dr. Krishna Kumar Birla, the noted industrialist of the Birla family, died at his residence after a brief illness on Saturday morning. He was 90.

He served as a Member of the Rajya Sabha, and is survived by three daughters Nandini Nupani, Shobhana Bhartia, who is the vice chairperson and editorial adviser of Hindustan Times and Saroj Potddar.

Birla, who was the Chairman of Hindustan Times and several Birla Group of industries, was ill for the last fortnight.

His wife Manorama Devi Birla died about a month ago.

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