West Bengal

All religion prayer for Assam blasts victims in Kolkata

Kolkata, Oct 31 : An all religion prayer session was held in Kolkata today for the victims of serial blasts that ripped through Guwahati and three other towns on Thursday in which 70 people were killed and over 300 injured.

People from all communities came together to pray for the people who lost their lives in blasts.

The prayers organised by All India Minority Forum, also condemned the acts of terror which have rocked the country in recent months.

"We also condemned the activities of terrorism, in all places like Assam, Delhi, and other states. We should fight together irrespective of caste and creed," said Idrish Ali, President, All India Minority Forum.

Tatas To Return Singur Land

Tatas To Return Singur LandAfter shifting the Nano Project from West Bengal to Gujarat, The Tata Motors will return the leased land at Singur to the state Govt. WB Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee informed this in a left front meeting at Kolakata.

The Tatas took the lease from West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation.

The CM further informed his partners that his government didn't release the Rs 200-crore soft loan that Tatas had sought to set up the small-car factory. The State Govt. is exploring other alternatives for the Singur area he added.

Sun TV Rolls Out Its FM Station At Siliguri

 Sun TV Rolls Out Its FM Station At Siliguri Sun TV Network, promoted by Kalanidhi Maran, set up its FM Radio Station at Siliguri of West Bengal under the brand 'S FM' from 28 October through its subsidiary South Asia FM Ltd.

The listeners of Siliguri can tune to the station at 93.5 MHz frequency.

The South Indian company believes that the programs of the station will cater to the needs of all age groups.

With this, the total number of operational FM Stations of Sun TV has gone up to 43. The company holds licenses for 45 FM radio stations across India.

Rizwanur case: CBI raids Ashok Todi''s residence

Kolkata, Oct 28 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) last night conducted a raid at the residence of Ashok Todi, the father-in-law of computer graphics teacher Rizwanur Rehman who was found dead last year after a month of his marriage.

The Special Branch of CBI conducted a raid in search of Ashok Todi, his brother Pradip Todi and brother-in-law Anil Sarogi against whom non-bailable arrest warrants were issued by the court on Monday.

However, none of the three were found in the residence, CBI sources said.

According to CBI sources, a red alert has been issued to all airports and major railway stations against Todi''s and their brother-in-law to prevent them from escaping from the country.

Chikungunya grips 3 blocks in Hooghly

With 11 people founded to be afflicted with Chikungunya at its three blocks — Singur, Chanditala andKhanakul, the Hooghly health authorities has sounded a red alert in the district on Sunday.

The likelihood of the disease surfacing in these areas has provoked the medical fraternity to swing into action.

Speaking on this, Hooghly’s Chief Medical Officer, Bhusan Chakraborty said, “We had sent 30 blood samples for a test. Reports revealed that 11 people have been afflicted. An emergency meeting was held on 23 October, following which an alert was sounded. The reports reached district health department recently.”

West Bengal to Utilize Singur Land for Industrialisation

West Bengal to Utilize Singur Land for IndustrialisationThe Singur land is up for takes after the withdrawal of Tata Motors. However, the State Commerce and Industry Secretary Sabyasachi Sen has urged the need to set up alternate industry in the land after acquiring it back from the Tata group. Mr. Sen also stated that if Tata's would like to set up any industry, they were welcome to do so. 

Also new investment for the 997 acres shall pour in only once the land is returned to the government. To quote Sen "So far no fresh proposal has come for the Singur land".

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