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Bye-Bye Frosty Ties? 2 Decades After Singur, Mamata Banerjee, Tata Chief Meet
For the first time since she became chief minister in 2011, Mamata Banerjee met Tata Sons and Tata Motors chairman N Chandrasekaran in Kolkata on Wednesday.
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"I Didn't Chase Out Tatas, CPM Did": Mamata Banerjee's Surprising Claim
Holding CPM responsible for the anti-land acquisition protests in Singur, that forced Tata Motors out of the state, the Bengal Chief Minister said there is no dearth of land in Bengal and so there is no need to acquire land forcefully
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"Don't Support Bandhs But Backing Farmers' Demands": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, more than ever, came out in support of farmers protesting against the central government's three new agricultural ordinances saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration must either withdraw the laws or simply step down.
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"Fighting For You Since Singur In 2006": Mamata Banerjee Backs Farmers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today reached out to the thousands of farmers protesting across India against three Central laws, saying she fully backed the demand for the ordinances' withdrawal.
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BJP Seeks Permission For Sit-In At Mamata Banerjee's Protest Site
The BJP's West Bengal unit has sought permission from the Kolkata Police to conduct a dharna later this month at the same spot in the city where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had organised a sit-in demonstration last week.
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Singur To Kolkata: Farmers March For Industry, Jobs, Farming Fit Land
The CPI(M) has returned to Singur in West Bengal's Hooghly district, a decade after a farmers' protest that had begun here led to the exit of the Left government in the state after 34 years in power.
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West Bengal Violence: 1 Dead In Bhangar Unrest, Protesters Ask Mamata Banerjee To Act
In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...
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Singur Farmers To Get Back Land After Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that farmers in Singur will get possession of land after Durga Puja festival which begins next week.
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Come, Make in Bengal, 'Things Are Changing': Mamata Banerjee in London
A selfie may seem out of character for Mamata Banerjee, but in London, the West Bengal Chief Minister adapted quickly to the calling-card now standard for Indian politicians.
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Singur, Nandigram to vote in second phase of West Bengal panchayat polls today
Singur and Nandigram, known for the intense protests against farmland acquisition that caused the ouster of the Left Front government and propelled Mamata Banerjee to power in West Bengal, will cast its vote in the second phase of panchayat polls today.
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Trinamool Congress minister heckled by farmers in Singur
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.
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Singur: Protest near Buddhadeb's rally
Police today fired teargas shells to disperse an irate mob shortly before West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was to address a rally near here.Before Bhattacharjee arrived at Apurbapur, five kilometres from the now abandoned Tata Motors Nano project site, activists allegedly belonging to the Trinamool Congress-backed Krishi Jami Raks...
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Bye-Bye Frosty Ties? 2 Decades After Singur, Mamata Banerjee, Tata Chief Meet
For the first time since she became chief minister in 2011, Mamata Banerjee met Tata Sons and Tata Motors chairman N Chandrasekaran in Kolkata on Wednesday.
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"I Didn't Chase Out Tatas, CPM Did": Mamata Banerjee's Surprising Claim
Holding CPM responsible for the anti-land acquisition protests in Singur, that forced Tata Motors out of the state, the Bengal Chief Minister said there is no dearth of land in Bengal and so there is no need to acquire land forcefully
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"Don't Support Bandhs But Backing Farmers' Demands": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, more than ever, came out in support of farmers protesting against the central government's three new agricultural ordinances saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration must either withdraw the laws or simply step down.
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"Fighting For You Since Singur In 2006": Mamata Banerjee Backs Farmers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today reached out to the thousands of farmers protesting across India against three Central laws, saying she fully backed the demand for the ordinances' withdrawal.
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BJP Seeks Permission For Sit-In At Mamata Banerjee's Protest Site
The BJP's West Bengal unit has sought permission from the Kolkata Police to conduct a dharna later this month at the same spot in the city where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had organised a sit-in demonstration last week.
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Singur To Kolkata: Farmers March For Industry, Jobs, Farming Fit Land
The CPI(M) has returned to Singur in West Bengal's Hooghly district, a decade after a farmers' protest that had begun here led to the exit of the Left government in the state after 34 years in power.
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West Bengal Violence: 1 Dead In Bhangar Unrest, Protesters Ask Mamata Banerjee To Act
In a protest in West Bengal that is being compared to the massive Singur agitation a few years ago, hundreds of angry locals have this morning blocked major roads in Bhangar, 40 km from the state capital Kolkata, demanding an assurance from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that their land will not be forcibly acquired by the government for a power su...
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Singur Farmers To Get Back Land After Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that farmers in Singur will get possession of land after Durga Puja festival which begins next week.
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Come, Make in Bengal, 'Things Are Changing': Mamata Banerjee in London
A selfie may seem out of character for Mamata Banerjee, but in London, the West Bengal Chief Minister adapted quickly to the calling-card now standard for Indian politicians.
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Singur, Nandigram to vote in second phase of West Bengal panchayat polls today
Singur and Nandigram, known for the intense protests against farmland acquisition that caused the ouster of the Left Front government and propelled Mamata Banerjee to power in West Bengal, will cast its vote in the second phase of panchayat polls today.
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Trinamool Congress minister heckled by farmers in Singur
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.
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Singur: Protest near Buddhadeb's rally
Police today fired teargas shells to disperse an irate mob shortly before West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was to address a rally near here.Before Bhattacharjee arrived at Apurbapur, five kilometres from the now abandoned Tata Motors Nano project site, activists allegedly belonging to the Trinamool Congress-backed Krishi Jami Raks...
