Bengal
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Bengal lags, centre eager to develop it: Gadkari
National | Dec 23, 2014, 06:50 PM ISTKolkata: Regretting that West Bengal continues to lag due to the lack of politics of development, union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari Tuesday said the centre government is eager to help the state
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Ranji Trophy: Close shave for Manoj Tiwary after he is hit by bouncer
Cricket | Dec 17, 2014, 02:49 PM ISTKolkata: Bengal's premier batsman Manoj Tiwary, who is one of India's 30 probables for the World Cup, had a close shave after being hit by an Abhimanyu Mithun rising delivery on the final day of
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Ranji Trophy: Sudeep, Shreevats take Bengal to 255/3 vs Baroda
Cricket | Dec 08, 2014, 07:14 AM ISTVadodara: Young left-hander Sudeep Chatterjee again gave display of his talent as his patient unbeaten 91 took Bengal to a respectable 255 for three against Baroda in an opening Group A encounter of the Ranji
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Ranji Trophy: Upbeat Bengal face Rayudu-less Baroda in opening fixture
Cricket | Dec 07, 2014, 11:19 AM ISTVadodara: An upbeat Bengal side led by their gutsy captain Laxmi Ratan Shukla will start as favourites in the Ranji Trophy opener against Baroda, who would be without the services of their batting mainstay Ambati
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Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha's brother joins TMC youth wing
National | Dec 01, 2014, 05:08 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal BJP president Rahul Sinha's brother today joined the Trinamool Congress's youth wing at a rally here, according to TMYC national president Abhishek Banerjee. "Sudip Sinha, brother of Rahul Sinha, was among several youth
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Vijay Hazare trophy: Karnataka pip Bengal in thriller to enter final
Cricket | Nov 23, 2014, 07:20 PM ISTAhmedabad: Abhimanyu Mithun's brilliant bowling at death enabled defending champions Karnataka to edge out Bengal by six runs in a thrilling semi-final of the National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here Sunday.Karnataka
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Vijay Hazare trophy: Brilliant Manoj, cool Veer take Bengal to semi-finals
Cricket | Nov 20, 2014, 07:38 PM ISTRajkot: Manoj Tiwary's belligerent 101-ball 130 followed by seamer Veer Pratap Singh's six-wicket haul enabled Bengal to beat a spirited Vidarbha by 17 runs and enter the semi-finals of the National One Day Championship for
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Vijay Hazare trophy: Bengal beat Assam by 18 runs
Cricket | Nov 15, 2014, 07:58 PM ISTKolkata: Already assured of a place in the knock-out stage, Bengal rode on opener Shreevats Goswami's fluent 133 to beat Assam by 18 runs in a high-scoring East Zone match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy,
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Vijay Hazare trophy: Wriddhiman Saha shines with willow as Bengal crush Jharkhand
Cricket | Nov 11, 2014, 08:19 PM ISTKolkata: Wriddhiman Saha showed his prowess with the willow as his unbeaten 69-ball-84 was key to Bengal's crushing 163-run win against Jharkhand in the east zone leg of the Vijay Hazare Trophy, here on Tuesday.With
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Bihar, UP, Bengal our focus states, says Rajiv Pratap Rudy
National | Nov 11, 2014, 07:31 AM ISTLucknow: After BJP's historic win in assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Monday said that focus now would be on Bihar, Uttar
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Vijay Hazare trophy: Goswami's ton helps Bengal beat Odisha by 25 runs
Cricket | Nov 07, 2014, 10:19 PM ISTKalyani: Pint-sized opener Shreevats Goswami and new ball bowler Veer Pratap Singh produced impressive performances as Bengal comfortably beat Odisha by 25 runs to kick-start their campaign in the East Zone leg of the Vijay
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Bengal going through suffocating times: A.K. Ganguly
India | Nov 04, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTKolkata: Former Supreme Court judge A.K Ganguly Monday said West Bengal was going through a phase worse than the Emergency days, and that the prohibitory orders in violence-hit areas of Birbhum district were aimed at
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NSA Ajit Doval to visit Bengal
India | Oct 26, 2014, 09:56 PM ISTKolkata: Two days after NIA Director General Sharad Kumar visited the Burdwan blast site, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is scheduled to visit the state tomorrow and likely to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. According
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Devotees perform Kumari puja across Bengal
India | Oct 02, 2014, 01:04 PM ISTKolkata: Devotees converged at the Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission for Kumari Puja, the worship of a girl as the Durga Puja carnival reached its climax in West Bengal
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Dhakis face uncertain future
India | Oct 02, 2014, 11:26 AM ISTKolkata: ‘Dhakis' are integral to almost all festivities in Bengal but the art of playing the huge barrel-shaped membranophone instrument is dying a slow death.Most of the ‘dhakis' or men who play the ‘dhak' hail
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President lauds Bengal's effort to improve technical education
India | Aug 23, 2014, 06:24 PM ISTDomkal (WB): President Pranab Mukherjee today appreciated the West Bengal Government's initiative to expand and improve technical education through polytechnics and said it was a right step to empower the youth with updated technology.More and
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Bengal celebrates Independence Day
India | Aug 15, 2014, 12:06 PM ISTKolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unfurled the tricolour at the Indira Gandhi Sarani and observed a colourful parade marked by tableaus depicting rich cultural heritage as West Bengal on Friday celebrated India's 68th Independence Day.On
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India's first fish hospital to come up in Bengal
India | Aug 13, 2014, 01:32 PM ISTKolkata: India's first hospital to treat diseased fish and offer solutions to farmers will come up in West Bengal by mid-2015, an official said on Wednesday.The construction of an initial setup with 25 water tanks
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Bengal turns to bug to prevent malaria
India | Aug 07, 2014, 01:27 PM ISTKolkata: West Bengal plans to use a bug to control the mosquito population that is responsible for malaria and dengue.According to the director of state health services, B.R. Satpathi, a particular variety of the bacteria
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African lion, extinct Siwalik Elephant once roamed Bengal
India | Jul 22, 2014, 11:42 AM ISTKolkata: Several animal species, which are either extinct or seen only in Africa, thrived 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in the wilds of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore districts, according to senior scientists of the