Singur Movement

Thirteen years after their small car project was forced out of West Bengal following the anti-land acquisition movement in Singur, Industry and IT Minister Partha Chatterjee has said talks are on with the Tatas for big-ticket investments in the state

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy on Saturday said the Singur movement, which had catapulted Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress to power in West Bengal, was a "mistake", as it neither helped industry in the state nor did any good to the farming community.

Singur: Farmer Dibakar Ghosh strides across a mosaic of lush green rice paddies and marks the plants already sprayed with fertilizer with a small, pink flag. The seedlings are flourishing despite the large mounds of mangled metal and concrete that dot the surrounding landscape, remnants of a car factory planned by Tata Motors in the Ganga delta in ...

The peasants' movement in Singur will be part of the history curriculum in schools of the state-run West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) from the current academic session, a senior minister announced here on Monday.

Harvard University is keen on inviting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hear about her experiences of the Singur anti-land acquisition movement and other aspects of the socio-political struggle, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national spokesperson Derek O' Brien said today.

Buoyed by the Supreme Court judgement on the Singur issue, the West Bengal government wants to include the subject in the school syllabus.

After just 18 months of coming to power, the Trinamool Congress seems to be in trouble in West Bengal. The state's new Minister of State for Agriculture Becharam Manna faced angry protests from farmers who had supported the anti-Tata movement but who are now tiring of waiting for government sops and the return of their land.

Mamata Banerjee's trusted Lieutenant has been with the Trinamool Congress since its founding, particularly during the party's movements against land acquisition at Singur and Nandigram, but has always preferred keeping a low profile.

Accusing the state government of "quietly" renewing land lease to the Tatas, Mamata has threatened to resume its movement in Singur.

Thirteen years after their small car project was forced out of West Bengal following the anti-land acquisition movement in Singur, Industry and IT Minister Partha Chatterjee has said talks are on with the Tatas for big-ticket investments in the state

Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy on Saturday said the Singur movement, which had catapulted Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress to power in West Bengal, was a "mistake", as it neither helped industry in the state nor did any good to the farming community.

Singur: Farmer Dibakar Ghosh strides across a mosaic of lush green rice paddies and marks the plants already sprayed with fertilizer with a small, pink flag. The seedlings are flourishing despite the large mounds of mangled metal and concrete that dot the surrounding landscape, remnants of a car factory planned by Tata Motors in the Ganga delta in ...

The peasants' movement in Singur will be part of the history curriculum in schools of the state-run West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) from the current academic session, a senior minister announced here on Monday.

Harvard University is keen on inviting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hear about her experiences of the Singur anti-land acquisition movement and other aspects of the socio-political struggle, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national spokesperson Derek O' Brien said today.

Buoyed by the Supreme Court judgement on the Singur issue, the West Bengal government wants to include the subject in the school syllabus.

After just 18 months of coming to power, the Trinamool Congress seems to be in trouble in West Bengal. The state's new Minister of State for Agriculture Becharam Manna faced angry protests from farmers who had supported the anti-Tata movement but who are now tiring of waiting for government sops and the return of their land.

Mamata Banerjee's trusted Lieutenant has been with the Trinamool Congress since its founding, particularly during the party's movements against land acquisition at Singur and Nandigram, but has always preferred keeping a low profile.

Accusing the state government of "quietly" renewing land lease to the Tatas, Mamata has threatened to resume its movement in Singur.