West Bengal

Talks at Singur inconclusive, to resume on Sunday

Talks at Singur inconclusive, to resume on SundayKolkata, Sept 6 : Talks between the Trinamool Congress and the West Bengal Government to end the Singur imbroglio remained inconclusive for the second day on Saturday.

However the two sides agreed to meet again on Sunday.

After the meeting, which was presided over by West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, a press statement issued by Raj Bhavan said that both the sides went into greater detail on the prospects of a land-based rehabilitation scheme in and around Singur project site.

West Bengal Governor defers Singur talks till Friday evening

West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna GandhiKolkata, Sept 5: The crucial meeting, which was to be chaired by West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi this morning to find a solution to the Singur deadlock, was postponed till late this afternoon.

The representatives of the State Government and the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee met the Governor at Raj Bhavan for few minutes during which the State Government requested the Governor to postpone the talks by a few hours.

Accordingly, the Governor requested the Trinamool Congress to reassemble at 4:00 p. m.

West Bengal Governor to mediate in Singur impasse

West Bengal Governor to mediate in Singur impasseKolkata, Sept 4: West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Thursday will hold discussions separately with the representatives of the State Government and the Trinamool Congress. And on Friday he will mediate between the two sides to find solution to the Singur deadlock.

A Raj Bhavan press statement said the Governor''s role would not be that of third party mediator, but that of the meeting''s chairperson.

Local recruits in panic as Tata talks of shifting small car plant from Singur

Left Front appeals Trinamool to postpone Singur agitationSingur, Sept 3 : While Tata Motors suspend construction work at Singur plant and consider alternative sites for manufacturing the worlds'' cheapest car, Nano, residents are in panic fearing loss of jobs.

The excitement surrounding the setting up of Nano car plant among many seems to have converted itself into questions of whether the car will finally roll out at the scheduled time-in October, will it roll out from Singur in West Bengal and will the company have to incur losses to sell it at 100,000 rupees.

WB Governor writes to Ratan Tata about initiative taken to resolve Singur deadlock

Gopal Krishna GandhiKolkata, Sep 3 : West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has sent a letter to Tata Motors’ chairman Ratan Tata after work was suspended work at company’s Nano car plant at Singur.

Raj Bhavan sources said on Wednesday that Gandhi is understood to have informed Tata about the initiative taken to resolve the Singur deadlock with the help of a mediator.

A total investment of Rs 1,500 crore has been envisaged for Tata’s ambitious project to roll out the Rs. 1 lakh Nano car by October.

Mamata accuses CPM workers of attacking her supporters

Mamata accuses CPM workers of attacking her supportersSingur, Sept 3 : Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today alleged that CPI-M workers had attacked her supporters with weapons while they were on their way to the dharna site in Singur, where agitation is on over setting up of the TATA car plant for the smallest car "Nano".

"Such attacks on our party workers before talks begin in the presence of Governor G K Gandhi to resolve the issue are not appreciated," she said.

She further said that the police and the administration had already been informed about the incident.

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