West Bengal

Nano Issue Near Clearance

The deadlock on the issue of small car project has been almost solved. The company is Nano Issue Near Clearancelikely to resume its work at the site and launch Nano as per its planning. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Bannerjee has called off the agitation around the project site at Singur. She has directed all party workers to suspend the stir and let the work go.

Deadlock over West Bengal Tata factory ends

New Delhi - An industrial dispute over Tata Motors' acquisition of land in West Bengal for a factory to build the "Nano" - billed as the world's cheapest car - ended on Sunday. P

Protesters reached an agreement with local government on compensation to farmers whose cropland had been acquired for the plant, news reports said.

After three days of talks initiated by West Bengal Governor Gopal Gandhi, a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, the two sides had reached "an acceptable formula," Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Shyamal Chakraborty was quoted as saying by IANS news agency.

The CPI-M is the leading partner in West Bengal's left party coalition government.

Consensus reached over Singur

Kolkata, Sept 7: Consensus has been reached today between the West Bengal Government and the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee over the Singur land issue.

Jyoti Basu admitted to hospital after injury

Kolkata, Sept 7 : Former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, who suffered a head injury after a fall at his Indira Bhavan residence, was admitted to a city nursing home for further treatment on

W. Bengal Governor hopes for a result on Singur impasse by Monday

West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna GandhiKolkata, Sept 7 : West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi has said talks to break Singur deadlock are on track and they would continue on Sunday. He also sais that he expected a "satisfactory" result by Monday.

After presiding over the second round of talks between the State Government and the main opposition Trinamool Congress on Saturday Gandhi told reporters here on Saturday that: "We lead to the satisfactory conclusion in a next session over tomorrow (Sunday) or day after tomorrow (Monday). This is what I wanted to tell you."

Emergency Left Front meeting on Singur impasse

Emergency Left Front meeting on Singur impasseKolkata, Sept 6 : The Left Front has scheduled an emergency meeting in Kolkata on Sunday to discuss the Singur impasse.

The emergency meeting of the Left Front on Singur would be held on Sunday morning.

Talks between the West Bengal Government and the Trinamool Congress-led Krishijami Jiban-o-Jibika Raksha Committee, presided over by Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi over the crucial issue of returning land to unwilling farmers in Singur has fuelled speculation of a possible solution to the problem.

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