-PTI Kolkata: The Trinamul Congress swept the three-tier panchayat polls in West Bengal capturing 13 out of 17 Zilla Parishads, while the Congress put up a poor show with just one in Murshidabad. TMC's clean sweep in the zilla parishads in 11 of 12 south Bengal districts and two out of five north Bengal districts, demonstrated that the two-and-a-half-years of incumbency and controversies, including the Saradha chit fund scam, by and large,...
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Nuclear threat to Badopal wildlife -Bhaskar Mukherjee
-The Times of India BADOPAL (FATEHABAD): The undulating semi-arid landscape of Badopal village, about 10km from Fatehabad town, is a haven for blackbucks. About 500 blackbucks, deers, neelgai (blue bull) and other species inhabit the area, which has abundant food and other sources necessary for the survival of these animals. However, this habitat faces an uncertain future ever since Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) acquired around 185 acres of land...
More »24 'premium' highway projects hit roadblock, seek bailout -Mihir Mishra
-The Indian Express Two years back, 27 high-density national highway corridors were awarded amid much fanfare to developers who outbid competitors by promising to pay the government a "premium", instead of the general practice of seeking a capital grant from the Centre. Of these projects, all of which were touted as a testimony to renewed investor confidence in the roads sector, 24 sections worth a whopping Rs 34,000 crore and spanning...
More »Make your stand clear over Singur land: Supreme Court to Tata Motors
-PTI The Supreme Court today asked Tata Motors to make its stand clear on its leasehold rights over the Singur land in the wake of changed scenario as the company had already moved its car plant out of West Bengal. "The land was acquired for establishing a car manufacturing plant at Singur. Now the purpose is no more there as you have already moved out. Now you cannot say that you still...
More »Cong eyes rich harvest from food security
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The Congress today indicated that the food security scheme would be its main electoral plank, describing it as the biggest ever government intervention in the world to fight hunger and malnutrition. President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the food security ordinance that entitles two-thirds of India's population to 5kg food grains every month at highly subsidised rates. The Centre plans to convert it into an act soon. Congress communications chief...
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