Forward Bloc opposes Metro Cash & Carry licence
NAT69National/Politics/BusinessForward Bloc opposes Metro Cash & Carry licenceKolkata, Sep 27 IANS The Forward Bloc FB, a member of West Bengal's ruling Left Front LF, Saturday asked the state government to withdraw by Sep 30 its decision to renew the licence of German wholesale major Metro Cash & Carry. The Forward Bloc also decided to opt out of the state cabinet if the state government sanctioned the licence for the company."The decision to renew the licence for Metro Cash & Carry was neither discussed in the cabinet nor in the LF meeting  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
Left Front hopeful of Metro Cash & Carry solution Lead
NAT74National/Politics/BusinessLeft Front hopeful of Metro Cash & Carry solution LeadKolkata, Sep 27 IANS West Bengal's ruling Left Front was Saturday hopeful of resolving the differences between two of its constituents over renewing the licence of German wholesale major Metro Cash & Carry."We are hopeful of finding a solution through a process of dialogue in the Left Front. It's unfortunate that FB Forward Bloc has already taken a decision to opt out of the state cabinet if  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Sep 29
Buddhadeb for Metro Cash & Carry licence, Forward Bloc prote
NAT1National/Politics/BusinessBuddhadeb for Metro Cash & Carry licence, Forward Bloc protests LeadKolkata, Sep 27 IANS West Bengal's ruling Left Front plunged into fresh crisis Friday night with alliance member Forward Bloc saying its ministers would not attend the state secretariat from Monday to protest Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's order to renew the license of German firm Metro Cash and Carry.The Bloc's ire stemmed from a letter from Chief Secretary Amit Kiran Deb to  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Sep 28
Your personality governs your migratory preference
Washington, Sept 25 ANI: Your address can reveal a lot about your personality, according to a new study, which suggests that specific areas attract particular personality types.The study, by Markus Jokela and Liisa Keltikangas-Jarvinen from the University of Helsinki from the National Research and Development Center for Welfare and Health and Mika Kivimaki of University College London, was aimed to know if certain personality traits would influence migration patterns more so than others. For the  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Sep 28
German firm defers taking decision on West Bengal
BUS11Business/NationalGerman firm defers taking decision on West BengalKolkata, Sep 25 IANS German wholesaler Metro Cash and Carry has deferred taking a decision about its future in West Bengal as the Left Front government has requested it "to wait" till Sep 29, a top company official said here Thursday. "We had an encouraging meeting with the chief minister and the agricultural marketing minister. Both the leaders requested us to wait till Monday for a government decision on the re-issuance  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Sep 26
Metro Cash & Carry officials to meet Buddhadeb Wednesday
BUS29Business/EconomyMetro Cash & Carry officials to meet Buddhadeb WednesdayKolkata, Sep 23 IANS Officials of Metro Cash & Carry, the wholesale division of the Germany-based METRO AG that has been hoping to open an outlet here for the last two years, met West Bengal Agricultural Minister Naren De Tuesday to seek a solution to the impasse over getting a fresh license to start operations.The company officials will meet Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday on the same issue, a top official said  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Sep 24
Shimla's main Ridge develops cracks
NAT45National/Accident/EnvironmentShimla's main Ridge develops cracksShimla, Sep 22 IANS Large cracks appeared Monday on the main Shimla Ridge, the hill that has the historic mall atop it, from the Scandal Point to the Anglican church, the most famous promenade in the summer capital of British India.The cracks that have appeared after a few days of heavy rains and landslides all over Himachal Pradesh do not threaten the mall at the moment, but the market set up by Tibetan refugees behind and below the Ridge  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Metro Cash & Carry officials to meet West Bengal minister
NAT49National/EconomyMetro Cash & Carry officials to meet West Bengal ministerKolkata, Sep 22 IANS Officials of Metro Cash & Carry, the wholesale division of the Germany-based Metro AG that planned to open an outlet here two years ago, would meet West Bengal's agricultural minister Tuesday to resolve the stalemate over a fresh licence to start the operation."The company officials are coming to the city Tuesday to meet me," Naren De, the minister, told reporters here.Sources  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Nearly 13,000 children affected by Chinese tainted milk
New Delhi, Sep 22 ANI: The Chinese Health Ministry has said that the number of children sickened by tainted milk products has doubled, with nearly 12,900 in hospital and 104 of them seriously ill.The sick children consumed milk made from milk powder, most of it produced by the Shijiazhuang Sanlu Group, the ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Sunday. It said 12,892 children have been hospitalised.Authorities continued over the weekend to contain public dismay over widespread milk  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Nutritious foods are best medicines
What are the essentialities of life? There is no doubt that a handsome and solid economic foundation is of utmost importance for the continuation of any life. But apart from these there is the need of other factors and the most significant of these is the necessity of nutritious foods  read more
Posted by subhasis on Monday Jul 07
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