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Taking it easy with Deepa cost CPM Raiganj seat
Indian Express, India CPM's drubbing in Raiganj is being blamed on party's underestimation of Congress candidate Deepa Dasmunsi. The party had predicted a close fight in this north Bengal seat that was won by Deepa's husband, former I&B minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, … |
Archive for May, 2009
Taking it easy with Deepa cost CPM Raiganj seat – Indian Express
Friday, May 29th, 2009Congress rules out tie-up with Trinamul – Calcutta Telegraph
Friday, May 29th, 2009 Calcutta Telegraph |
Congress rules out tie-up with Trinamul
Calcutta Telegraph, India Raiganj/Islampur, May 21: The North Dinajpur district Congress has decided not to enter into an alliance with the Trinamul Congress for the coming municipal elections in Kaliaganj and Islampur, miffed at being left to fend on its own to get Deepa Das … |
Water shortage hits Raiganj – The Statesman
Friday, May 29th, 2009|
Water shortage hits Raiganj
The Statesman, India RAIGANJ, 21 MAY: Water scarcity has surfaced in several wards of Raiganj Municipality. Most of the PHE-run road side taps in ward numbers 2, 3, 5, 15,16,17,18, 19, 20, 24, 25 and 26 have run dry. According to experts, the water layer in many areas has … |
Congressman shot dead, Raiganj tense – The Statesman
Friday, May 29th, 2009|
Congressman shot dead, Raiganj tense
The Statesman, India RAIGANJ, 19 MAY : Tension spread in Raiganj after a Congressman was shot dead by anti-socials at Debinagar in Raiganj of North Dinajpur district last night. The deceased was identified as Swapan Paul (47), a resident of Debinagar and a contractor by … |
Alliance didn't work in Raiganj, says Deepa – Times of India
Friday, May 29th, 2009|
Alliance didn't work in Raiganj, says Deepa
Times of India, India KOLKATA: Within hours of winning the Raiganj Lok Sabha seat on Saturday, Congress candidate Deepa Das Munshi alleged that a section of Trinamool workers in her constituency had campaigned for an independent candidate. Das Munshi, wife of ailing … Deepa hits out at Trinamul |
At least twenty dead in DarjeeLing landslides, Cyclone shifts to jharkhand THE DAY AFTER (The Statesman)
Friday, May 29th, 2009; Statesman News Service KOLKATA, 26 MAY: Cyclonic storm Aila finally moved towards Jharkhand today but not before claiming 65 lives and rendering over 61,000 people homeless.
One killed in Cooch Behar as Aila wreaks havoc – The Statesman
Friday, May 29th, 2009|
One killed in Cooch Behar as Aila wreaks havoc
The Statesman, India Meanwhile, around five thousand huts completely collapsed and around ten thousand, were partially damaged, in nine blocks of Islampur, Chopra, Goalpokhar-1, Goalpokhar-2, Karandighi, Raiganj, Hemtabad, Itahar and Kaliyaganj, of North Dinajpur district, … |
At least twenty dead in DarjeeLing landslides, Cyclone shifts to … – The Statesman
Friday, May 29th, 2009|
At least twenty dead in DarjeeLing landslides, Cyclone shifts to …
The Statesman, India North Dinajpur: In North Dinajpur, around 5000 huts collapsed and another 10000 were partly damaged in all nine blocks of Islampur, Chopra, Goalpokhar-1, Goalpokhar-2, Karandighi, Raiganj, Hemtabad ,Itahar and Kaliyaganj. Cooch Behar: The storm claimed … |
Trinamul-Cong alliance for civic polls? – The Statesman
Friday, May 29th, 2009|
Trinamul-Cong alliance for civic polls?
The Statesman, India In Kaliyaganj, the Trinamul fighting on its own resources drew a blank while the Congress won 14 out of the total 17 wards here. In Islampur, the Congress won eight seats, whereas the Trinamul managed win in only two out of the 14 wards. … |
CPI-M mourn bad results – The Statesman
Friday, May 29th, 2009|
CPI-M mourn bad results
The Statesman, India … as the CPI-M candidate of Raiganj Parliamentary seat Mr Bireswar Lahiri was defeated by Congress candidate Mrs Deepa Das Munsi by a huge margin from previously Left-dominated Assembly segments like Islampur, Karandighi , Chakulia and Kaliyaganj. … |