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[edit] 2007
[edit] June
June 30 – Andhra red carpet for Xenitis while West Bengal waits for formal proposal. (The Telegraph)
June 30 – Chemical hub will require a massive 62,500-acre land. (The Statesman)
June 30 – CPI(M) bandh brings Tata Motors' small car project at Singur to a halt. (NDTV)
June 29 - Buddha on rift in Left over industrialisation. (CNN-IBN)
June 28 – CPI(M) man confesses to Singur murder. (CNN-IBN)
June 28 – Singur zonal committee secretary of the CPI(M) arrested in Tapasi Malik murder case. (The Telegraph)
June 28 – CPI(M) prepares for the worst. (The Telegraph)
June 27 – Biramdih Station in Purulia burnt down. (The Telegraph)
June 26 – Buddhadeb Bhattacharya says state government has yet to decide on a special economic zone in Mahishadal, 10 km from Nandigram. (The Telegraph)
June 24 – CBI arrests CPI(M) activist in the Tapasi Malik death case after he fails to clear the lie-detector test. (The Telegraph)
June 23 – Gaisal train tragedy term ‘too late, too little’ (The Telegraph)
June 23 – Airport revamp in private hands. (The Telegraph)
June 22 – ‘The Centre has once again raised coal royalty without a corresponding hike in Bengal’s share’ – Asim Dasgupta.
June 21 – Buddha’s big challenge: How to package industry with jobs. (The Telegraph)
June 21 – Police decide to re-enter Nandigram. (The Telegraph)
June 21 – Lie test for Singur loudmouth in Tapasi Malik death case. (The Telegraph)
June 21 – Coal royalty rates raised. (The Hindu)
June 20 – North Bengal University colleges offer more seats. (The Telegraph)
June 19 – Why Purusottampur flared up on IISCO land acquisition. (The Statesman)
June 19 – Singur package hype fizzles out. (The Statesman)
June 19 – ‘Nandigram carnage was to subjugate land protesters’. (The Statesman)
June 19 – IISCO begins land-filling. (The Statesman)
June 17 – Clash over land acquisition for IISCO modernisation. (The Telegraph)
June 15 – Fresh clashes at Nandigram. (The Statesman)
June 14 – West Bengal accounts for only 15% of leather goods exports from the country. (The Statesman)
June 13 – The most destructive monsoon debut in the region. (The Telegraph)
June 13 – Haldia is out for SEZ hopefuls. (The Telegraph)
June 13 – New life for Raja’s tomb. (The Telegraph)
June 12 – Shahi Imam in Nandigram, tempers fray. (The Statesman)
June 11 – Jairam Ramesh sets date to reopen three gardens in Dooars. (The Telegraph)
June 11 – Ray of hope for deprived women in Howrah. (The Statesman)
June 11 – Boycott mars return home at Nandigram – CPI(M) steps up social pressure on Trinamul families in Khejuri, keeps working on ‘options’. (The Telegraph)
June 11 – Barrackpore-Kalyani Expressway turns road of death. (The Statesman)
June 10 – Second Vivekananda Bridge launch by June (The Telegraph)
June 9 – CPI(M) uses Jyoti Basu to dump him later (The Statesman)
June 8 – The first batch of Nandigram land war refugees return to their ravaged homes. (The Telegraph)
June 8 – DLF job for landlosers at Dankuni. (The Telegraph)
June 7 – West Bengal government files affidavit on Singur. (The Statesman)
June 7 – Alipore Zoological Gardens to be shifted to Bhagwanpur in South 2 Parganas. (The Statesman)
June 7 – The Global Alumni Association of Bengal Engineering & Science University,Shibpur urges West Bengal Government to upgrade BESU to an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology. (The Hindu Business Line)
June 6 – KMC wakes up to perils of global warming. (The Statesman)
June 6 – Bankura roads in poor shape, DYFI up in arms. (The Statesman)
June 5 – Organisations of the survivors of the Bhopal disaster condemns the West Bengal state government’s move to invite American multinational Dow Chemical Company to the proposed chemical hub at Nandigram or Haldia. (The Statesman)
June 4 – Jyoti Basu invites Mamata Banerjee for talks over Nandigram SEZ controversy. (Times of India)
[edit] May
May 28 – CPI(M) cadre beats up leader’s siblings at Bally. (The Telegraph, 29 May 2007)
May 28 – Citu wants retail bar, CPI(M) curbs. (The Telegraph, 29 May 2007)
May 28 – Teachers mum on how much they teach. (The Statesman, 29 May 2007)
May 27 – Festival of colours in lynch wake at Chetla, Kolkata. (The Telegraph, 28 May 2007), (The Statesman, 28 May 2007).
May 27 – West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination toppers fear dreams will turn to ashes. (The Telegraph, 28 May 2007)
May 27 – Reliance firms up plans for gas supply in Bengal. (The Hindu Business Line, 28 May 2007)
May 27 – Plan to develop ghats along Hoogly for promoting tourism. (The Hindu Business Line, 28 May 2007)
May 26 – Polls, in land war shadow. (The Telegraph, 27 May 2007)
May 25 – Mamata Banerjee accuses CPI(M) of not being sincere about restoring peace in Nandigram. (The Telegraph, 26 May 2007)
May 25 – Singur farmer kills himself. (The Statesman, 26 May 2007)
May 25 – Languages bring down CBSE scores. (The Statesman, 26 May 2007)
May 24 – Talks fail after Mamata walkout. (The Statesman)
May 24 – Nandigram- Mamata Banerjee walks out of all-party peace meeting. (The Hindu Update, 24 May 2007)
May 24 – Lost heritage – British Indian Association Building. (The Hindu Business Line)
May 23 – Peace brokers spar before meet on Nandigram. (The Telegraph, 24 May 2007), (The Statesman, 24 May 2007)
May 23 – `Time for changes in farm produce marketing Act' (The Hindu Business Line)
May 22 – Retailers, activists declare war against entry of big houses into retail trade. (The Statesman, 23 May 2007)
May 22 – Kshiti Goswami proposes alternative to Salim route for Barasat-Raichak highway. (The Telegraph, 23 May 2007)
May 22 – 10,000 acres needed for chemical hub at Haldia. (The Telegraph, 23 May 2007)
May 21 – Districts top in West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination. (Statesman, 22 May 2007),
May 21 – WBREDA awaits Ghisingh nod for hydel projects. 22 May 2007),
May 21 – Terror boards Howrah train. (The Telegraph, 22 may 2007)
May 20 – Violence erupts at Tata Motors' site in Singur. (The Hindu Update, 20 May 2007)
May 20 – Handful of people creating trouble against the interests of the majority: Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. (The Hindu Update, 20 May 2007)
May 20 – Singur: SUCI condemns police action; movement for recovery of agricultural land forcibly acquired by the state government.(The Hindu Update, 20 May 2007)
May 20 – Singur farmers urge Mamata to take up their cause. (The Statesman, 21 May 2007)
May 20 – FDI in real estate may bypass Bengal this year. (The Hindu Business Line, 21 May 2007)
May 19 – Modern High School student top scorer in ISC examinations. (The Statesman, 20 May 2007)
May 19 – Reliance Retail mulling new strategies for Bengal foray. (The Hindu Business Line, 20 May 2007)
May 18 – CPI(M) scraps front draft on Nandigram truce talks. (The Telegraph, 19 May 2007)
May 18 – Suri polytechnic axe on ragging six. (The Telegraph, 19 May 2007)
May 18 – Truckers' federation opposes proposed toll tax on new bridge. (The Hindu Business Line, 19 May 2007)
May 17 – Allies of CPI(M) hold up Reliance deal. (The Telegraph, 18 May 2007)
May 17 – West Bengal changes course on chemical hub. Statesman, 18 May 2007)
May 17 – Balaji Group has agreed to invest Rs 18,000 crore, Adhunik Corporation to invest Rs 5,000 crore in Purulia district. (The Statesman, 18 May 2007)
May 16 – Asansol to get FM station. (The Statesman, 17 May 2007)
May 16 –Reopening of Surendra Nagar tea estate `deferred'. (The Hindu Business Line, 17 May 2007)
May 15 – CPI(M) spins a tale for Governor. (The Statesman, 16 May 2002)
May 14 – Chemical hub: W. Bengal in search of suitable location. (The Hindu Business Line, 15 May 2007)
May 13 – BSNL alternative to CAS . (The Telegraph, 14 May 2007)
May 13 – More trouble likely at Hindustan Motors’ unit at Uttarpara. (The Statesman, 14 May 2007)
May 12 – Tollygunj studios on strike. (The Telegraph, 13 May 2007)
May 12 – Phoenix Yule commissions facility at Kalyani. (The Hindu Businessline, 13 May 2007)
May 11 – Bengal Shelter's mega book mall project attracts large publishers. (The Hindu Business Line, 12 May 2007)
May 11 – Revival roster ready for six tea gardens out of fourteen closed gardens. (The Telegraph, 12 May 2007)
May 11 – Whiff of gas in Bay of Bengal, commercial prospect being evaluated. (The Telegraph, 12 May 2007)
May 10 –Bhushan Steel will build a Rs 10,000 crore steel plant at Salanpur. (The Telegraph, 11 May 2007), Statesman, 11 May 2007)
May 10 – 3,400 employees today resumed work at the Hindustan Motors’ Uttarpara plant ignoring the Sangrami Shramik Karmachari Union’s strike. (The Telegraph, 11 May 2007)
May 10 – Manoj Tiwari returns home. (The Statesman, 11 May 2007)
May 9 - More tourism potential in Dooars seen. (Hindu Businessline, 10 May 2007)
May 9 - Suspension of work at Hindustan Motors’ Uttarpara plant will be lifted tomorrow, but normality doubtful. (The Telegraph, 10 May 2007)
May 9 - Tagore's birthday celebrated in West Bengal. (The Hindu Update, 9 May 2007)
May 9 - Rich tributes paid to Rabindranath Tagore in Delhi. (The Hindu Update, 9 May 2007)
May 9 - Names of Pranab, Shinde doing rounds for next President. (Times of India, 9 May 2007)
May 7 – Drive to normalise Nandigram. (The Telegraph, 8 May 2007)
May 7 – Metro Cash and Carry promises healthier meat. (The Statesman, 8 May 2007)
May 7 – Battle for Nandigram: CPI(M) state committee gives clean chit to partymen. (The Hindu Update, 7 May 2007)
May 6 – Somnath Chatterjee emerges as front-runner for next President. (The Statesman, 7 May 2007)
May 6 – KMC to come out with fresh list of heritage structures soon. (The Hindu Business Line, 7 May 2007)
May 6 – Sealdah or Gede, Bangla train on track. (The Telegraph, 7 May 2007)
May 5 - Violence rocks Sealdah. (The Statesman, 6 April 2007)
May 5 - `Organised tea sector must live with small growers'. (The Hindu Business Line, 6 April 2007)
May 5 – Fasting Hindustan Motors workers arrested. (The Statesman, 6 May 2007)
May 4 - IBM grand design for Bengal chip centre. (The Telegraph, 5 April 2007)
May 4 - Bengal may see spurt in retail malls in the next 18 months. (The Hindu Buisness Line, 5 April 2007)
May 4 - Status report on Nandigram nails CPI(M) cadres. (the Statesman, 5 April 2007)
May 3 – Nandigram people victims of political rivalry: HC. (The Hindu Business Line, 4 May 2007)
May 3 - State government formally opposes CBI enquiry in Nandigram. (The Statesman, 4 May 2007)
May 3 - Last call for billboards on Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. (The Telegraph, 4 May 2007)
May 2 - Forward Block – Xenitis is setting up only assembly units with parts imported from China. (The Statesman, 3 May 2007)
May 2 - Durgapur park gets new life. (The Statesman, 3 May 2007)
May 2 – Hindustan Motors workers start hunger strike. (The Statesman, 3 May 2007)
May 2 - Rs100-cr multipurpose project in Kanksa. (The Statesman, 3 May 2007)
May 2 – Government looks for legal teeth to pluck arms in Nandigram. (The Telegraph, 3 May 2007)
[edit] April
April 30 - Plans afoot to doll up Hooghly river front. (The Statesman, 1 May 2007)
April 30 - Battle for Nandigram continues. (The Telegraph, 1 May 2007)
April 29 – `Auto sector eyeing West Bengal'. (The Hindu Business Line, 30 April 2007)
April 29 – Spencer's Hyper store at Durgapur. (The Hindu Business Line, 30 April 2007)
April 29 – Nandigram flares up, two killed. (The Statesman, 30 April 2007), (The Telegraph, 30 April 2007)
April 29 – Fresh campaign against ‘state sponsored’ violence in Nandigram . (The Telegraph, 30 April 2007)
April 29 – No JEE centres outside West Bengal. (The Telegraph, 30 April 2007)
April 28 – Hate hoardings vanish overnight. (The Statesman, 29 April 2007)
April 28 – Xenitis rolls out first two-wheeler in Bengal, plans to produce four wheelers. (The Hindu Businesss Line, 29 April), (Financial Express, 29 April 2007)
April 27 – NRI may invest in mini steel plant in West Midnapore. (The Telegraph, 28 April 2007)
April 27 – Reliance may skip agro sector: Jyoti Basu. (The Statesman, 28 April 2007)
April 26 – Food unrest in SSKM hospital involving Nandigram patients. (The Telegraph, 27th April 2007)
April 26 – Hindustan Motors dispatch under police vigil. (The Telegraph, 27th April 2007)
April 25 – Reliance foray at Park Circus market. (The Statesman, 26 April 2007), (The Telegraph, 26 April 2007)
April 25 – Kanu Sanyal barb for Mamata Banerjee. (The Statesman, 26 April 2007)
April 24 – Rs 1,000-crore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is expected to come up in Haldia. (The Telegraph, 25 April 2007)
April 24 – Furore in Jadavpur University over the “bias” in the terms of the reference for the inquiry report. (The Statesman, 25 April 2007)
April 24 – Whither open heart surgeons? (The Statesman, 25 April 2007)
April 24 – Sundarbans faces a threat from global warming and a mere 45 cm rise in the sea level will destroy 75 per cent of the forest. (The Hindu Update, 24 April 2007)
April 23 – Forest bar cleared for Jindal Steel land at Salboni. (The Telegraph, 24 April 2007)
April 23 – Embargo on Reliance Fresh retail nod. (The Telegraph, 24 April 2007)
April 23 – Clean up dirty campus, UGC tells Calcutta University. (The Statesman, 24 April 2007)
April 23 – WBSIDC plans joint venture for setting up 10 estates for small scale industries. (The Hindu Business Line)
April 22 – Bengal link to Mumbai train blasts. (The Telegraph, 23 April 2007)
April 22 – Mamata Banerjee vows to form anti-acquisition forums wherever the government plans to acquire farmland. (The Telegraph, 23 April 2007)
April 22 – Nandigram takes its toll on grand industry agenda. (The Statesman, 23 April 2007)
April 22 – Once vibrant, now forgotten Chhau dance. (The Statesman, 23 April 2007)
April 21 – Hindustan Motors talks fail again. (The Telegraph, 22 April 2007)
April 21 – Jadavpur University developing software for Santhali. (The Telegraph, 22 April 2007)
April 20 – Air Deccan flies from Kolkata to Dimapur; flights soon to Cooch Behar, Bodh Gaya, Rourkela, Jorhat and Jamshedpur. (The Statesman, 21 April 2007)
April 20 – New Market underground parkomat inaugurated. (The Statesman, 21 April 2007)
April 20 – Board bullies rule: Sachin, Sourav rested. (Hindutan Times, 21 April 2007), (Times of India, 21 April 2007), (Indian Express, 21 April 2007)
April 20 – Manoj Tiwary in ODI team for Bangladesh tour. Statesman, 21 April 2007), (Indian Express, 21 April 2007)
April 19 – Buddhadeb Bhattacharya claims that only 250 odd farmers are still opposing land acquisition for Tata Motors at Singur while about 2,000 have accepted the project. (The Statesman, 20 April 2007)
April 19 – Snacks manufacturer Haldiram Bhujiawala penalised by consumer court. (The Statesman, 20 April 2007)
April 19 – Danish companies see business opportunities in West Bengal (Financial Express, 20 April 2007)
April 19 – CPI(M) looting panchayat money and using it to build their cadre base, alleges Mahasweta Devi. (The Hindu Update, 19 April 2007)
April 18 – Left has its way on Kolkata airport (The Statesman, 19 April 2007)
April 18 – Forest survey for Jindal steel plot at Salboni (The Telegraph, 19 April 2007)
April 18 – TCS to set up IT park in Rajarhat (Financial Express, 19 April 2007)
April 17 – Reliance investing Rs 8,000 crores in Kakinada-Howrah gas pipeline. (The Hindu Business Line, 18 April 2007)
April 17 – German wholesale giant Metro Cash and Carry to have four outlets, invest $81 million in Kolkata - first stop will be ready by September. (The Telegraph, 18 April 2007)
April 17 – Reliance Industries has pushed back plans to set up malls in West Bengal. (The Telegraph, 18 April 2007)
April 17 – 42-km ring road for Kolkata on the anvil. (The Statesman, 18 April 2007)
April 16 – Infosys Kolkata project in limbo (The Statesman, 17 April 2007)
April 16 – Hindustan Motors talks break down. (The Statesman, 17 April 2007)
April 16 – Tension returns to Nandigram as rival groups clash. (Times of India, 17 April 2007)
April 15 – Police beat up UTUC (Lenin Sarani) supporters; 2,000 workers of Ganges Jute Mill near Bansberia on strike. (The Statesman, 16 April 2007)
April 15 – Kolkata’s first Simpark hi-tech underground car parking system getting ready. (The Hindu Business Line, 16 April 2007)
April 15 – Opposition to land acquisition likely to derail high speed bullet train corridor. (Financial Express, 16 April 2007)
April 15 – Bengal gets poor marks in Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. (Financial Express, 16 April 2007)
April 15 – The condition of Muslims is the worst in West Bengal but when it comes to communal harmony, we do not put the CPI (M) on the same platform as some other parties - Maulana Mahmood Madani, Gen-Secy of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind. (Indian Express, 16 April 2007)
April 14 – Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's reforms fetch him another American friend. (Financial Express, 15 April 2007)
April 14 – Tata Motors moves court to get its dies out of HM plant at Uttarpara. (Financial Express, 15 April 2007)
April 14 – Bengali almanacs still doing brisk biz. (Financial Express, 15 April 2007)
April 14 – Spencer’s may merge with CESC. (Financial Express, 15 April 2007), (Business Standard, 15 April 2007)
April 14 – Maoist leaders piggyback on SEZ row to gain political mileage. (Financial Express, 15 April 2007)
April 13 – State agriculture marketing board shifts focus to legality of procurement centres proposed by Reliance Fresh. (The Telegraph, 14 April 2007), (Financial Express, 14 April 2007)
April 13 – Videocon plans Rs 1,000-cr semiconductor unit near Kolkata; setting up two SEZs at Dabgram and Kharagpur. (The Hindu Business Line, 14 April 2007)
April 13 – Archaeological find at Tilpi and Dhosa, in South 24 Parganas, prompts excavation at 20 other sites in the Sundarbans, (The Telegraph, 14 April 2007)
April 13 – West Bengal government to have 93,000 strong disaster management cadre. (The Hindu Update, 13 April 2007)
April 12 – Investors review Salim group's bike project in Uluberia. (The Hindu Business Line, 13 April 2007), (The Statesman, 13 April 2007)
April 12 – Kolkata will have a new wholesale flower market centre next month. (The Hindu Business Line, 13 April 20070)
April 12 – New Market Parkomat for 240 cars to be ‘’finally’’ commissioned on April 20. (The Telegraph, 13 April 2007)
April 11 - Hindustan Motors suspends work at Uttarpara plant after a month-long strike. (The Hindu Update, 11 April 2007), (The Statesman, 12 April 2007), (The Telegraph, 12 April 2007) , (Indian Express, 12 April 2007)
April 11 – Mamata Banerjee renews Singur campaign (The Hindu, 12 April 2007)
April 11 – Land trouble delays Metro extension to Garia, (The Statesman 12 April 2007), (The Hindu Business Line, 12 April 2007)
April 11 – East-West Metro plan revived – JBIC rolls out Linear Metro plan for 18.65 km. (The Telegraph, 12 April 2007)
April 11 – Old perception still haunts domestic, foreign investors, says Survey by Ernest & Young (The Hindu Business Line, 12 April 2007)
April 11 – US trade team to visit Kolkata on 13 April. (The Hindu Business Line, 12 April 2007)
April 10 – Falta: charge of special exploitation zone. (The Telegraph, 11 April 2007)
April 10 – Jadavpur University show of strength by left groups. (The Telegraph, 11 April 2007)
April 10 – Indian Airlines lifts Beighton Cup. (The Hindu, 11 April 2007)
April 10 – Hindustan Motors – HC questions police, Sangrami Shramik Karmachari Union again prevents CITU supporters from going to work. (The Telegraph, 11 April 2007) (The Hindu Business Line, 11 April 2007)
April 10 – Urban projects face resistance on land front. (The Statesman, 11 April 2007)
April 10 – All India Medical Service Centre members(AIMSC) shocked to see the severe torture marks in Nandigram. (The Statesman, 11 April 2007)
April 10 – Witnesses to Nandigram carnage denied fair hearing at Tamluk, alleges anti-land-grab protesters. (The Statesman, 11 April 2007)
April 9 – Fourth consecutive fire at Falta SEZ. (The Statesman. 10 April 2007), (The Hindu Business Line, 10 April 2007)
April 9 – The conch shell industry on the brink of extinction. (The Statesman, 10 April)
April 9 – Strike fizzles out on JU campus. (The Telegraph, 10 April 2007)
April 8 – Wild elephant census in North Bengal this month. (The Hindu Update, 8 April 2007}
April 8 – CITU men in policeman assault. (The Telegraph, 9 April 2007)
April 7 – Road linking Kulti and Salanpur damaged because of subsidence. (The Statesman, 9 April 2007)
April 7 – This is why Nandigram chemistry failed. (Financial Express, 8 April 2007)
April 7 – Haldia poll jitters for CPI(M). (The Telegraph, 8 April 2007)
April 6 – One killed, 22 injured in allegedly CPI(M) backed clash for possession of fishery in Hasnabad. (The Statesman 7 April 2007)
April 6 – SFI calls students’ strike after night of vandalism at Jadavpur University. (The Statesman, 7 April 2007), (The Telegraph, 7 April 2007)
April 5 – Hindustan Motors sets talks terms for Uttarpara unions. (Financial Express, 6 April 2007}
April 5 – Post-poll, Jadavpur University erupts - Anti-SFI union victory rally targeted, seven students injured. (The Telegraph, 6 April 2007}
April 5 – Noted children’s writer Leela Majumdar dead. (Source: The Hindu News update, 5 April 2007)
April 5 – Nandigram firing: 11 depose before panel set up by West Bengal government. (Source: The Hindu News update, 5 April 2007)
April 4 – Salim Group ready for shifting to alternative site for SEZ, 60 per cent field survey for Expressway complete, design for Raichak-Kukrahati bridge finalized. (Sources: The Hindu Businessline, 5 April 2007, The Telegraph, 5 April 2007
April 4 – Hindustan Motors to keep out of realty projects in Bengal. (Source: The Hindu Business Line, 5 April 2007)
April 4 – New platform at Howrah station. (Source: The Hindu Business Line, 5 April 2007)
April 4 – KMC employees involved in treasury theft. (Source: The Statesman, 5 April 2007)
April 3 – West Bengal leads hunger list, poor land-man ratio blamed. (Source: Financial Express 4 April 2007)
April 3 – West Bengal planning its first mega chip centre. (Source: Financial Express 4 April 2007)
April 3 – Time to trim Durgapur Projects, but unions are fuming. (Source: The Telegraph, 4 April 2007)
April 2 – Speaker rejects privilege motion against Chief Minister, Trinamool Congress MLAs hurl missiles at him. (Source: The Telegraph, 3 April 2007)
April 2 – Guards at Singur project site attacked. (Source: The Hindu, 3 April 2007)
April 2 – Kolkata ahead of Delhi on the job front. (Source: The Financial Express, 3 April 2007)
April 1 – "We made mistakes but won't give up" - Buddhadeb Bhattacharya. (Source: The Times of India, 2 April 2007)
April 1 – Kolkata’s third dedicated cardiac clinic. (Source: The Telegraph, 2 April 2007)
April 1 – Laskhar-e-Tayyiba man, three others held at Bongaon. (Source: The Statesman, 2 April 2007)
