Cpm Protests In Kolkata

Members of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a protest in Kolkata on Monday night after the death of a DYFI activist, who sustained injuries during a march to Secretariat on February 11.

Left parties in West Bengal have called for a 12-hour bandh across the state on Friday to protest a police crackdown on students and youth marching towards Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Thursday.

Doctors in Kolkata, who have been on strike for the last four days over the assault of their colleague, on Friday set six conditions to withdraw their protest that has crippled health services across West Bengal and also demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's unconditional apology.

Striking junior doctors of Kolkata's government hospitals today defied Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 2 pm deadline to get back to work, saying that won't happen until they get better security. They also met Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi to discuss the situation. Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP and the CPM of engineering the strike and playin...

Hazra More in the heart of South Kolkata is significant in the politics of West Bengal as 29 years ago, Chief Minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee was savagely attacked by CPM activists and that was her second coming.

Hundred and thiry four BJP workers, including top leaders, were arrested in Kolkata during their three-pronged march to Lalbazar, Kolkata Police headquarters, on Thursday.

The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal today warned employees that they will lose a day's pay and benefits if they don't come to office on Monday, the day Left parties have called a state-wide strike against centre's ban on old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will even hold a mega march in Kolkata to protest the ...

In an unprecedented incident, a group of nearly 50 people today barged into the headquarters of the CPM in Kolkata to protest the party's decision to allot the Bhatpara seat to RJD for the Assembly polls.

Fresh battle lines have been drawn in West Bengal with chief minister Mamata Banerjee today criticising the Left parties for clashes in Kolkata yesterday, threatening to 'finish' such protests in a minute. Her warning comes as the Left said that their shutdown on September 2 would be historic.

Central Kolkata and parts of adjoining Howrah turned into a battlefield today, Left parties claim that nearly 200 protesters were injured in clashes with the police during a march to the secretariat to demand farmers' rights, as chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed it as a "barbaric" act by Left supporters.

There have been fierce clashes in the state a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heckled in Delhi and her Minister Amit Mitra was pushed around by members of the CPM's Students Federation of India. One of Kolkata's top educational institutions, the Presidency University, was allegedly attacked by the Trinamool's students wing.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today flew to Kolkata on a private jet after declaring "Delhi is not safe." She was referring to violent protests against her yesterday in the capital by students affiliated to her political rival, the Left.

Mamata Banerjee will return to Kolkata today. She has cancelled her meeting with Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram that was scheduled in the afternoon. Ms Banerjee came to Delhi to seek financial assistance for her state, which owes nearly 2 lakh crores in loans to the Centre.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday created a controversy by saying that young activist Sudipto Gupta's death was a "petty matter" and no reason for students in Kolkata to protest over. Mr Gupta's father, Pranab Kumar Gupta, anguished by Ms Banerjee's comments, today said he does not understand why such statements are being made. H...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday created a controversy by saying that young activist Sudipto Gupta's death was a "petty matter" and no reason for students in Kolkata to protest over.

Members of the Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) staged a protest in Kolkata on Monday night after the death of a DYFI activist, who sustained injuries during a march to Secretariat on February 11.

Left parties in West Bengal have called for a 12-hour bandh across the state on Friday to protest a police crackdown on students and youth marching towards Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Thursday.

Doctors in Kolkata, who have been on strike for the last four days over the assault of their colleague, on Friday set six conditions to withdraw their protest that has crippled health services across West Bengal and also demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's unconditional apology.

Striking junior doctors of Kolkata's government hospitals today defied Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's 2 pm deadline to get back to work, saying that won't happen until they get better security. They also met Governor Kesari Nath Tripathi to discuss the situation. Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP and the CPM of engineering the strike and playin...

Hazra More in the heart of South Kolkata is significant in the politics of West Bengal as 29 years ago, Chief Minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee was savagely attacked by CPM activists and that was her second coming.

Hundred and thiry four BJP workers, including top leaders, were arrested in Kolkata during their three-pronged march to Lalbazar, Kolkata Police headquarters, on Thursday.

The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal today warned employees that they will lose a day's pay and benefits if they don't come to office on Monday, the day Left parties have called a state-wide strike against centre's ban on old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will even hold a mega march in Kolkata to protest the ...

In an unprecedented incident, a group of nearly 50 people today barged into the headquarters of the CPM in Kolkata to protest the party's decision to allot the Bhatpara seat to RJD for the Assembly polls.

Fresh battle lines have been drawn in West Bengal with chief minister Mamata Banerjee today criticising the Left parties for clashes in Kolkata yesterday, threatening to 'finish' such protests in a minute. Her warning comes as the Left said that their shutdown on September 2 would be historic.

Central Kolkata and parts of adjoining Howrah turned into a battlefield today, Left parties claim that nearly 200 protesters were injured in clashes with the police during a march to the secretariat to demand farmers' rights, as chief minister Mamata Banerjee termed it as a "barbaric" act by Left supporters.

There have been fierce clashes in the state a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was heckled in Delhi and her Minister Amit Mitra was pushed around by members of the CPM's Students Federation of India. One of Kolkata's top educational institutions, the Presidency University, was allegedly attacked by the Trinamool's students wing.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today flew to Kolkata on a private jet after declaring "Delhi is not safe." She was referring to violent protests against her yesterday in the capital by students affiliated to her political rival, the Left.

Mamata Banerjee will return to Kolkata today. She has cancelled her meeting with Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram that was scheduled in the afternoon. Ms Banerjee came to Delhi to seek financial assistance for her state, which owes nearly 2 lakh crores in loans to the Centre.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday created a controversy by saying that young activist Sudipto Gupta's death was a "petty matter" and no reason for students in Kolkata to protest over. Mr Gupta's father, Pranab Kumar Gupta, anguished by Ms Banerjee's comments, today said he does not understand why such statements are being made. H...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday created a controversy by saying that young activist Sudipto Gupta's death was a "petty matter" and no reason for students in Kolkata to protest over.