Naxals, NGOs now lead Mamata agitation: ‘She won’t act without our OK’

Kolkata, August 31 The familiar political faces were missing when a group of protestors intercepted three busloads of engineers and staff of the Tata Motors plant near Gate No. 5 in Singur last Thursday evening. Told to stop attending duties at the plant — the “appeal” by the protestors sounded more like a threat — [...]

Naxalites at work: Report

Calcutta, Aug. 30: Naxalites have fanned out in Singur and are goading villagers to resist Tata Motors’ bid to resume work at the Nano plant, an intelligence report has said.
The subsidiary intelligence bureau (SIB) report to the Union home ministry says Naxalites working under the cover of social welfare organisations in Singur could instigate villagers [...]

Saranda plans blast-proof tourist halts soon

Jamshedpur, Sept. 1: At a time when Naxalite activities are forcing tourists out of the state, the Saranda forest division has hit upon a plan to woo them back.
It has sent a proposal to the state government for reviving guesthouses at Gua and Manoharpur which were among the many that had been blown up by [...]