Tension after rape

Midnapore, March 5: Nandigram was tense today as the news of the housewife’s gangrape spread. The accused, said to be part of the anti-acquisition campaign, are still absconding. CPM leader Ashok Guria said: “Now that Madhyamik is over, our rallies will begin.”

In Calcutta, the Haldia Development Authority CEO and the East Midnapore district magistrate met commerce and industries secretary Sabyasachi Sen to disc- uss possible alternative sites for the Nandigram chemical hub.

‘Mad’ slur

Calcutta: Co-operation minister Rabindra Ghosh claimed on Monday that he has made peace with N.R. Banerjee, his former departmental secretary. Banerjee had threatened to sue Ghosh for calling him “mad”.

ISI seminar

Calcutta: An international seminar on computing started at the Indian Statistical Institute.