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Kolkata fire was no Jatugriha, it was far worse

Feb 28, 2013

Media and politicians have dubbed the late night fire in a Kolkata market a Jatugriha. But it's a much sorrier story than that fire from the Mahabharata. For one, the Pandavas actually escaped from that fire. They had an exit. #OnOurMind #Kolkata fire #Sealdah #Surya Sen market #Jatugriha
Kolkata fire: KMC says one floor of market is illegal

Feb 28, 2013

City Mayor Sovan Chatterjee had said after a visit to the fire-ravaged market complex in Sealdah area that the KMC will inquire if any part of the building was illegally constructed. #NewsTracker #Kolkata fire #Sealdah #Kolkata Municipal Corporation #Surya Sen market
Major Kolkata fire leaves 19 dead, many injured

Feb 28, 2013

According to fire officials, plastics, paper and cloth were stored in the godowns. The ground floor and the first floor of the complex, which sustained the maximum damaged, housed 200 shops. #Mamata Banerjee #NewsTracker #Kolkata fire #Surya Sen market

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Hit by chit fund scam Mamata Banerjee faces biggest challenge in 2 years

2013-05-19 09:10:00

The bubble burst of the Saradha Group and many other small chit funds has left a trail of suicides by investors and agents and the killing of a director of one such firm with the number of deaths reaching 14 so far. With the Trinamool Congress government #Trinamool Congress #Mamata Banerjee #West Bengal
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Police to seek further custody of Saradha Group chairman

2013-05-09 06:47:00

Kolkata: Saradha Group chairman Sudipta Sen and his close aide Debjani Mukherjee were produced in a court on Thursday as their 14-day custody ended. Sources said police were likely to add two more charges as fresh FIRs have been registered against them o #Kolkata #Trinamool Congress #Manmohan Singh
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Call to Postpone Cambodia’s Elections

2013-05-08 23:05:00

Cambodia’s main opposition leader Sam Rainsy asked the authorities Wednesday to put off national elections scheduled in July, citing inconsistencies in voter registration and barring of the opposition to observe the ballot process. “The elections need to #Cambodia #Sam Rainsy #Hun Sen

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