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Topic: Nandigram

Acquisition policy, ‘tollabazi’ & votebank — why Bengal’s stuck in muck of ‘lumpen industrialisation’

'Had there been industry, things would've been different,' says a 45-yr-old who took part in 2008 anti-land acquisition protests that forced Tata Motors to move proposed Nano factory to Gujarat.

Sandeshkhali is Mamata Banerjee’s most dangerous quicksand in 12 years

Sandeshkhali takes us back 17 years to Nandigram when women full of rage marched with raised lathis. And Mamata Banerjee has echoed the CPI-M’s responses to its decisive blunders at Singur, Nandigram, and Lalgarh.

Mamata Banerjee back to trusted Bhowanipore for future bypoll, minister Sovandeb vacates it

Mamata Banerjee left her Bhowanipore seat to contest against aide-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, but lost. She has to become an MLA within 6 months to retain CM post.

Mamata lost, Mamata won, Suvendu lost, Suvendu won — it’s all very confusing in Nandigram

Mamata Banerjee wants a recount, says ‘there has been a mischief played by the ECI in Nandigram’. The Election Commission is yet to officially declare the result for Nandigram.

CM Mamata Banerjee leads in Nandigram by 2,700 votes over BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had left her Bhawanipore seat in south Kolkata, her home turf, to contest from Nandigram.

Bengal fed up with pishi-bhaipo, people don’t want ‘chawal chor’ govt: Dharmendra Pradhan

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan says he doesn’t see any reason for Mamata Banerjee to return to power again because there is strong undercurrent against her among voters.

Nandigram is a do or die battle. Is that why no one’s wearing masks?

The TMC forces were led by ‘Bengal Tiger’ Mamata Banerjee, mounted on her trusty wheelchair, the BJP by the king of polls, Amit Shah, aboard a saffron chariot.

5 reasons why Nandigram is the biggest battle for Mamata in her 40-year political career

Mamata Banerjee’s decision to contest from Nandigram came after her former protege Suvendu Adhikari, who won the seat in 2016, defected to the BJP.

‘Begum’ Mamata vs BJP ‘rioters’ – how high-profile Nandigram battle has taken a communal turn

The population of Nandigram, one of 16 assembly constituencies in East Midnapore, is 34 per cent Muslim. The figure is below 20 per cent in the remaining constituencies.

Mamata’s leg injury ‘accidental’, not due to attack, special observers tell EC

Preliminary police findings submitted to EC last week also said the Nandigram incident that left CM Mamata Banerjee injured was an accident, and not an attack. EC to decide today.

On Camera

PM Modi has a shot at history-making with EU’s India visit

EU wants 'the mother of all deals'. India should give it. Not just because India needs it, or Europe wants it — but because of the effect it’ll have on Trump.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.