Calcutta, Nov. 11: Central minister Deepa Das Munshi today said the Dubrajpur clash, where land protesters had alleged police firing on them, was a rerun of Nandigram.
“Mamata Banerjee had stood up for farmers unwilling to part with their land in Nandigram and Singur. But her own government is in power now and the same thing is happening,” the junior central urban development minister said at a programme in Topsia.
Calcutta: People in several towns of South 24-Parganas said they had seen ripples in water bodies around 7.30am, when a 6.8 earthquake struck Myanmar.
Malda: Exports to Bangladesh through the Mahadipur check post in Malda has been stopped indefinitely following attacks on two truck drivers by alleged extortionists.
Midnapore: A 15-year-old girl was found hanging from the ceiling of her West Midnapore home after being allegedly scolded by her parents over studies.
Tamluk: A person was killed and five others were injured when a government bus hit a tea stall off the Digha-Suri state highway on Monday.
