Kolkata

KOLKATA - Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were shot dead by suspected Maoists in West Bengals Purulia district early Monday, police said.

KOLKATA - Carrying posters and placards condemning terrorism, several hundred students and alumni of different schools and colleges of the city Sunday took out a rally demanding peace and security for people all over India.

KOLKATA - Rajeev Agarwal was a month away from becoming a lawyer and taking up his first job when he was grievously injured in the Feb 13 Pune terror blast. After battling for life for a week, the 23-year-old student succumbed to his injuries early Sunday.

KOLKATA - A senior paramilitary officer who slammed the West Bengal government at a press meet after 24 of his troopers were killed in a Maoist attack could face suspension with the government set to initiate departmental proceedings against him.

KOLKATA - Saying that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee should have opposed the ongoing security forces' operation against the Maoists, Lok Sabha MP Kabir Suman Saturday said he would protest against it in parliament even at the risk of being expelled from the party.