Pant Nagar Story is different from Singur, Nandigram as Government has not Acquired a single Inch land There! Nuke Deal Matches Promotion MNCs!

[PalashKL]

Pant Nagar Story is different from Singur, Nandigram as Government has
not Acquired a single Inch land There! Nuke Deal Matches Promotion
MNCs!

Troubled Galaxy Destroyed Dreams: Chapter 58

Palash Biswas
http://troubledgalaxydetroyeddreams.blogspot.com/

Govind Ballabh Pant University Of Agriculture and Technology
Information on the institute, its facilities and programs.
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How dare they!

The UPA government has rejected the BJP’s charges that it surrendered
its right to conduct nuclear tests to the US.

Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said India reserved its right to
nuclear tests under the 123 agreement.

BJP charges are preposterous, the Congress leader said.

The government was forced to issue this clarification after details of
the secret letter sent by the Bush administration to the US Congress
were revealed.


Friends! Be aware of the large scale Misinformation campaign All
round launched by the Ruling Brahminical Hegemony of the Manusmriti
Apartheid Anti Indigenous Mass Annihilation World Order led by US
Weapon Economy and Corporate unipolar Postmodern Imperialism!

Pant Nagar Story is different from Singur, Nandigram as Government has
not Acquired a single Inch land There! Nuke Deal Matches Promotion
MNCs!

They have been engaged in Mis Information Campaign from the First day.

Singur Stand Off is a very Hard deal for the parties involved as
nothing seems to be transparent and it is tough bargaining! The centre
as well as the State and the Resistance hegemony are engaged in pure
Bargaining in their best interest! No one is ready to give any space
to our people, the victims and the common Masses!

All that glitters are not Gold!

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her party
would cooperate with West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, who
has convened crucial talks between the state government and the party
panel to end the Singur deadlock.

"We want to cooperate with the Governor. We want talks. We will not
show any discourtesy to him," Banerjee said from the dharna site
here.

Stating that Durgapur Expressway was open, she instructed her
supporters to keep the lane opposite to her dharna site open when
crowds assembled. However, only one lane was open for traffic.


On the other hand, Brightening the prospects of an end to the Singur
deadlock, the first round of talks between West Bengal government and
Trinamool Congress ended here today with the party saying "we are
heading towards a solution". West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi
has deferred the much awaited talks on Singur till 4.00 pm to give
time to Trinamool Congress to suspend its agitation and reopen the
Durgapur Expressway, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on
Friday.

"The governor has deferred the dialogue. He hopes that the agitation
will be suspended and the expressway will be reopened to traffic by
that time," Bhattacharjee told reporters here.

When it was pointed out that the governor had stated that the
government had sought time, Bhattacharjee said, Gandhi himself had
appealed to TC to suspend the agitation and reopen the expressway.

"We support the governor's decision. The opposition should respond to
his request so that the talks can be held in a peaceful atmosphere,"
the chief minister said.

What was the result? resolution still alluding!


"We are heading towards a solution. The discussion is on and it will
resume tomorrow," Partha Chatterjee, who led the TC delegation at the
three-hour talks at Raj Bhawan, told reporters after the three-hour
meeting.

Before leaving for the party's dharna site in Singur, he said the land
issue was discussed.

The talks between the West Bengal government and the Trinamool
Congress-led opposition was presided by Governor Gopal Krishna
Gandhi.

A press statement issued by Raj Bhavan said both sides expressed their
respective views and discussions were held in a "constructive spirit
with the intention of providing a way out".

The meeting, which was scheduled to begin at 10:00 am, was deferred by
six hours by the Governor following a request by the state
government.

It was, however, not immediately known what package was discussed at
the meeting as both sides remained tight-lipped.


You might remember Tatas threatening to shift in Uttarakhand during
first flare up of Singur Insurrection right in 2006. while they had
their factory long before! I told our friends in Media as well as
Politics including the civil Society. But all of them had been engaged
in bargaining with Tatas and generating personal mileage. They always
repeated like Parrot that Tatas would shift over to Pant Nagar if
Singur Insurrection continues. I argued that my Village stands a few
KM away from Pant Nagar and I know everything regarding my State and
SIDCUL. They did not believe. And see how the Tatas are claiming to
launch NANO from Pant Nagar!

They had been always accustomed to play with facts. They are skilled
genetically to create Truth of their Convenience!

See the developments in New Delhi and Elsewhere how they mislead the
Nation! We have not to just depend on some leak from the United states
of America!

They have betrayed the Nation as far as strategic re alliance and Nuke
deal are concerned!

They are using Holy Scripts and Ideologies to justify the Betrayal,
the Hypocrisy and their Agenda of Mass Destruction targeted to the
Indigenous communities, the Black untouchables worldwide and across
the galaxy and beyond!

They told lies only regarding the Agreement which is not disclosed as
yet!

They were telling lies with surgical precision while talking on
Compensation and rehabilitation packages and claimed to be the Best
as far as compensation is concerned.

While I argued and quoted the rates of Land transfer in Uttarakhand
and questioned the justification of the West Bengal government playing
the roles of Promoter and agent, I had always been dismissed as they
claimed that they are paying highest!

Now Anand Bazar quotes the rates!

Just see this!

India did not know contents of 'secret' letter: Kakodkar
4 Sep, 2008, 1950 hrs IST, IANS



NEW DELHI: : In another twist to the controversy surrounding the
"secret letter" of the US State Department linking fuel supplies to
India with nuclear testing, Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil
Kakodkar Thursday said the impression that the government knew about
the contents of the letter was "totally misplaced".

"The existence of such a correspondence was known. We came to know it
from the media. But India had no idea about the contents of the
letter," Kakodkar told the Times Now amid growing suspicions among
political parties in India about the nuclear deal.

"The impression that is gaining ground that the government knew about
the contents of the letter is totally misplaced," he said when asked
about US Ambassador David Mulford's contention that the details of the
controversial letter were shared in "an open and transparent manner"
with India.

Kakodkar, however, struck an optimistic note about India winning a
waiver for global nuclear commerce from the Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG), which began its two-day meeting in Vienna.

"Discussions are going on. In the end, it will have a satisfactory
conclusion," he said.

The State Department said in a 26-page letter to the late
Representative Tom Lantos on Jan 16 that the US would cease nuclear
cooperation with India immediately, including the supply of fuel, if
it conducted an atomic test.

The letter was made public Tuesday by Representative Howard L. Berman,
chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The disclosure of the
letter on the eve of the NSG meeting came as a blow to the Manmohan
Singh government as leading opposition parties accused him of
misleading parliament on the crucial issue of testing.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/India_did_not_know_contents_of_secret_letter_Kakodkar/articleshow/3445381.cms


I may assure you with full responsibility that our Uttarakhand is
fully ready to defend our indigenous people and the peasants in
particular! We may launch the fiercest Resistance Movement there any
moment if situation like Singur, Nandigram, Navi Mumbai, Noida,
Kalingnagar emerges there!

The Bengali Daily Anand Bazaar Patrika committed to US corporate
Imperialism and Corporate MNC ruling Hegemony interests has launched a
misinformation campaign quoting the so called Bengali Uttarakhanids
who originate from West Bengal and are limited in Pant Nagar and know
nothing about the Geo Politics of Uttarakhand! Anand Bazaar may well
pick out some Uttarakhandi Bengali's to strengthen its False logic, no
doubt! We have to wait the next edition! But what Anand Bazaar tries
to focus is quite clear and that is Pro West Bengal Ruling Hegemony
stance of Marxist Capitalism!

My articles are published world over and out side Bengal everywhere.
But I have been unable to get any space in any language in either
Bengali Print or electronic media! I have no scope to address either
the Ruling Hegemony or the Resistance Hegemony! Civil society won`t
hear from me. Because I belong to the Indigenous East Bengal Sub
Altern Untouchable communities outed from the Geo Politics of Bengal
since the Partition of India!

Anand Bazaar has never cared to spend single Inch space to voice our
people for full Six Decades!

Now anand bazar has focused on Uttarkhand Bengalies to justify
Nandigram and Singur!

I am based in Kolkata for Seventeen years and the Ruling hegemony as
well as the Resistance hegemony is well aware of my stance!The Media
and civil society knows me well! But my voice is unheard! Because I
don`t happen one amongst them! I am an Outsider! A Tresspasser! An
Immigrant of no significance!

But I invite everyone interested to know the real facts of Pant Nagar
as well as Uttarakhand and the Bengalies residing outside of Bengal ,
scattered nationwide! Just ask me the questions! I will tell you the
Truth!

My Cell Phone Number: 09903717833..

How they defend US interests! NDA and UPA aligned to stop Mayawati.
Indians in USA are trying their best to rally behind Republican Mc
cain despite the fact the name of Bobby Jindal was never considered as
vice presidential candidate! They are opposing Barrack Obama at home
and in USA as they despise any role played by a person belonging to
Black Untouchable Indigenous communities!

Indian Parliamentary Nuke Opera subverted the Real Issues using
Amarnath shrine land dispute masterminded by Hindutva under a well
conceived strategy to stop whatsoever Anti US movement in South Asia!

Manmohan Singh, the US Super Slave and Buddhadeb Bhattachary behave in
the same way to defend US interests! Both of them cheated well the
General public ably supported by the FDI fed Media! Under the
progressive disguise the Marxist Anti Imperialism Movement matches
well the Hindutva blind nationalism making genuine space for Internal
imperialism. Neither Left nor right stands united against the
resistance of the nationalities against repressive Measures like
AFPSA. Each and every political party and Pressure Group influencing
policy making supports the State power to crush genuine Mass Movement.
In West Bengal itself, Congress and the Marxists joined hands to curb
Naxal Bari Movement with Military Might as well as Gestapo Power!

Ratan Tata meets Dr Manmohan Singh and addresses a press conference in
New Delhi on the eve of curtain raiser of the the meeting mediated by
West Bengal Governor Gopal krishna Gandhi nullifying Gandhigiri!

The hidden agenda of the Nuclear deal is exposed well.

But the hidden Agreement of West Bengal ruling Hegemony with the
corporate Houses, MNCs, Promoters, builders and US imperialism has to
be exposed as yet!

But Anand Bazaar patrika dares desperately to mobilise the Uttarakhand
Bengalies in support of the Ruling West Bengal Brahaminical hegemony
which ejected out them out of their Home Land in East Bengal and threw
them into the Jungles of Kumaun best known by Man eater Tigers and Gim
Corbett!


We had no help from West Bengal for six decades except in 2001, while
West Bengal ruling Hegemony and Media supported us to defend our
Indian citizenship just because they were afraid of yet another
Marichjhanpi Movement and unwanted demographic change!

We developed Pant Nagar and Rudrapur, the entire Terai Zone brick by
brick ably assisted by our Kumauni friends, Rai Sikh Indigenous
refugees from West Punjab and other Indigenous communities. Our people
led the Dhimri Block Insurrection in 1958. Our people suffered
unprecedented repression there and the Communist Party of India led
by the then general secretary PC Joshi disowned the Peasants Uprising
as well as the leaders of the Movement including my late father Pulin
Kumar Biswas! He was the unopposed Vice President of Terai Vikas
Sahkari Sangh Rudrapur in a Sikh Majority area in sixties. vice
President was the executive post and BDO was the President !

We witnessed the inauguration of Pant Nagar University in 1960 just
few KM from our villages. Kalinagar Bazaar developed by the Bengali
Refugees stand only two KM away from Pant Nagar. My Village is
situated about seven KM away from pant Nagar.

My father was the member and leader of Akhil Bharatiya Krishak Samaj
launched by Chowdhari Charan Singh which had a definite role in the
research and development activities of the Prime agricultural
University in India. We participated in every Kisan Mela in Pant
Nagar!

I am well aware of all the incidents happened in and around Pant Nagar
since sixties.

While Chowdhari Charan Singh was the home Minister in Morarji Desai
government, on 13th April, 1978, subaltern workers engaged in the
university campus and demanding better working condition and Wage Hike
were massacred mercilessly. Official thirteen persons were killed. I
was a student of M.A. Previous in DSB college in those days. We
exposed the killers with our reports. With Shekhar Pathak and Girda I
wrote the report on the Killing Field as titeld `SATTA BANDOOK KI NALI
ME BAHTI HAI’, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN NAINITAL SAMACHAR AS WELL AS IN
DINMAAN.

I would never forget the storm and the night in early sixty while Dr
Zakir Hussian, then Vice President of India addressed Convocation
Ceremony in Pant Nagar University!

We could not go to Pant Nagar directly. Dhimri Block was still an
intense jungle! Our Bengali Villages Jagadishpur and Shri Ram Pur was
touching the Lalkuan Gularbhoj Jungle Area!

I was a student of class two only.

I was reading in Haridaspur Primary Pathshala and were strictly
disciplined by our Guruji Pitambar Pant, a conservative Kumauni Kulin
Brahmin who loved us too much!

Two brothers Arun and Barun were my classmates.

On a horrifying morning , the news spread in the Bengali area that a
Young Man fro Shibpur was eaten by a Tiger !

Shibpur situated on the Dinesh Pur Jafar Pur Road. My village
Basantipur as well as Shibpur was on border line of the Bengali
refugee area. We had Sikh villages like Arjun Pur, Rai pur, Amarpur
and Jafarpur in neighbourhood! We could understand and speak Gurmukhi.
Now our villages are interlinked and we may move anywhere from
anywhere! We can reach Pantnagar or Rudrapur directly following the
road crossing our village today. But in sixties, we had only Jafar Pur
road to reach Pant Nagar, Gadar Pur or Rudrapur. Now we can reach
Nainital within three or four hours which was the district headquarter
until Udham Singh Nagar was created to isolate the Plains from the
Hills as the Land Mafia and the big farmers holding thousands and
thousands acres of land might be protected from land ceiling!

The Jafar Pur Rudrapur Road had stitches of Jungle around which
connected the sugar cane fields. Now Pant Nagar, Rudrapur, Gadar Pur,
Dinesh Pur, Gularbhoj Kichha, Bilaspur are interlinked by the
Industries. It is a cluster of urban or semi Urban areas. But in
sixties, Rudrapur was the only urban Island. The Jungles in and around
was inhibited by Man eater tigers. But our young people tended to risk
their lives to try to cross the Road which was never safe in the
Evening itself. They were addicted film goers and enjoyed in the
Tented cinema hall Sibbal, the only cinema hall in Terai then. But
they had to return by foot or in cycle. In my village, the Jatra Team
never missed any Ranjan starrer in those days.

The victim was the elder brother of Arun and Barun. unfortunately,
while I was reading in DSB college, in 1978, Barun was shot killed in
a land dispute! Our land was separated by the same fence near Amarpur!

But I conquered the Fear Factor and insisted to accompany my Father to
Pant Nagar convocation. Originally, Dr Radha Krishnan, the legendary
philosopher was to address the convocation and I was not prepared to
miss the ocassion.

When my father was leaving the village, I was playing Kubbuddy with my
friends nearby. I ran after him. he was on cycle but I rushed and
caught him near Amarpur. We returned home and I washed myself and
dressed.

When we reached Pant Nagar,the sky was cloudy. We came to know that Dr
Radha Krishnan was indisposed. Dr Zakir Hussain would address the
convocation and it was already evening. My father was worried that we
had to cross 18 KM way amid the Jungle in the Night!

But we listened to the Vice President of India!

The address was on progress as the Storm broke in. it was raining. We
heard the complete address and when we left Pant Nagar it was Dark
Night.

The wind was fierce and it was raining heavily. We did not know anyone
in Pant Nagar in those days. We had no shelter in the Official
university campus. It was cold. but I claim that I was not nervous. I
was on the carrier of the cycle. father was talking all the way to
boost my confidence level. And we crossed the eighteen KM way in
almost two hours and reached our village late in the night.

My Thamma was very worried. she just exploded for the risk we
underwent. We did not bother. I was already engaged to assist my
father in documentation since I learnt sentence Making. it was my
previlege to accompany him anywhere in the area. Our People loved us
very much and I always feel the warmth even today.

No land is acquired in Pantnagar, mind you.

Tata Motors have their factory long before the Singur and Nandigram
incidents. The factory came up on the Government Land , Pant Nagar
University possessed for its research and development. The university
also used land in the Bengali Colonies whenever they experienced with
a new Seed to be launched or a new fertiliser.

The University administration had the quota of subsidised Seed,
Fertilisers and Machines which were freely used by the Land Mafia and
Big farmers of Terai.

Terai Seed Corporation has always been captured by the Big farmers of
Terai.

We have a Bengali MLA , Premanand Mahajan of BSP from Pant Nagar Gadar
Pur Constituency for two consecutive tenure. Bengali Candidates missed
the post of Mayor for last two election marginally. Premanand happens
to be the younger brother of Narayan, my school mate. We have family
relations since my childhood.


I also know personally the man who introduced Industrialisation in
Terai as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He had been the Chief
Minister of UP three times. he held the Industry and Finance port
folios in the Centre in Indira Gandhi Ministry!

Yes, it is ND Tiwari, the man who made his political status
consolidated by the Refugee Vote Bank, who consistantly fought in our
interests and we never missed Bengal!


ND Tiwari avoided land dispute by discarding the idea of Land
Acquisition. He left the issue limited in between the two parties, The
Saler and the Purchaser and let the market prices settle the score.
Rather he ensured tax holiday for Industries in Uttarakhand. 24 hours
electric supply and water supply were guaranteed. SIDCUL was
constituted with a quota for local employment. Thus, everyone whoever
passed High school has a job in SIDCULE fro my own village Basantipur.

But no one lost his land for either Employment or Industrialisation.

But Anand Bazaar Patrica deliberately hides this Truth. As if we
parted with our land to industrialise and urbanise ourselves. our
villagers work on their land and they are also employed in SIDCUL
without giving anything away!

Who would oppose this Industrialisation?

who would oppose this Urbanisation?

We have our Tractors as well as our two wheeler, four wheeler vehicles
and can drive in any direction! We have TVs, Mobile and computers!

None of us happens to be unemployed.

We have not closed Fifty six thousand factories. We have not paved
ways for the Promoters, Builders and MNCs!

We have not killed life, livelihood, liberty!

Here you are! We are not the Bengalies belonging to the Marxist
capitalist Geopolitics!

Anshu Nath Banerjee, a lawyer who was invited by the government for
his expertise on land-related cases, said "the talks were positive and
going in the right direction."

SUCI leader Manik Mukherjee, who was also present in the talks, said
"we placed our demand for the return of the forcibly acquired land for
the Singur project and we still stick to the demand.

"The government said it would give some land and develop some more,"
he said.

He quoted the Governor as telling the government to come out with
concrete proposals and also asked the opposition to come prepared.

Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had earlier said that Gandhi
deferred the talks to give time to Trinamool Congress to suspend its
indefinite dharna at Singur and reopen the Durgapur Expressway.

When it was pointed out that the Governor had stated that the
government had sought time, Bhattacharjee said Gandhi himself appealed
to TC to suspend the agitation and reopen the expressway.

At Singur, TC chief Mamata Banerjee said the party would cooperate
with the Governor. "We want talks. The expressway is open."

She also said no political speech would be made from the dharna manch
before the parleys.

Meanwhile, the government gave a copy of its agreement with Tata
Motors which was read out at the meeting of the Assembly Standing
Committee on Commerce and Industry on August 27, committee chairman
Sudip Bandhopadhay said.

Bandopadhay, a Congress leader, said he would write to Speaker H A
Halim seeking to know from the government whether the copy was the
full or part of the agreement.

Menwhile, in Viena, further progress was made on Friday at the meeting
of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) towards reaching a consensus for
a waiver to India as the United States expressed optimism over
achieving the ‘objective’. Express India reports.


Express India quotes a statement issued by External Affairs Minister
Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi affirming India's commitment to non-
proliferation goals sent out the right signals and boosted its case
before the 45-member nuclear cartel, which welcomed and praised it. A
few countries are still said to be having some questions, particularly
on the issue of nuclear testing by India, when they put forth their
expressions during the morning session on the second day of the NSG
meeting. Efforts are still under way to assuage their concerns,
diplomats said.

"We are pleased that there was a positive momentum in the
discussions," John Rood, US acting Under Secretary for Arms Control,
told reporters before lunch break.

He called Mukherjee's statement regarding India's commitment to non-
proliferation as ‘very significant’ and said it was discussed by the
NSG members who ‘praised and welcomed’ it.

"On the basis of this we believe a positive momentum was generated in
the discussions," Rood said.

The US official emphasised that his country remained committed to
securing the exception for India and was optimistic on achieving the
goal.

"We are both committed to achieving the objective and achieving
consensus and are optimistic that we can achieve the goal," he said.

Mind you!

The real Truth about Shining Sensex India happens to be alarming
despite high stake claims of the ruling Hegemony and its strategic re
alliance led by US and UK!

Names like Ambanis and Mittals making to global rich lists every now
and then notwithstanding, India accounts for just about one per cent
of the worldwide wealth market size of over $100 trillion.

According to the latest wealth report by global consultancy major
Boston Consulting Group, the global wealth market grew to $109.5
trillion in 2007, up 4.9 per cent over the previous year.

While noting that the wealth market is growing rapidly in India, the
report said that the country accounts for only a small fraction of the
global market with a size of $ 1.4 trillion.

India on Friday affirmed its commitment to strengthening the non-
proliferation regime and vowed to abide by its voluntary moratorium on
nuclear testing, a move aimed at assuaging concerns of some NSG
countries on giving it a waiver for nuclear commerce.

New Delhi also made it clear that it will not be a source of
proliferation of sensitive technologies, including
enrichment and reprocessing transfers and will work with the
international community to advance the common objective of non-
proliferation.

"We remain committed to a voluntary, unilateral moratorium on nuclear
testing," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a
statement here.

India's assertion came as four countries of the 45-member Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) stuck to their reservations on the waiver issue
at the two-day meeting of the cartel in Vienna.

They felt that India could use the NSG exemption to further its
military nuclear programme.

New Zealand, Austria, Ireland, and Switzerland have sought changes in
the draft proposed by the US which projected the waiver as a "historic
opportunity" to bring the largest democracy and one of the biggest
economies into the global nuclear mainstream.

Mukherjee's statement is significant as it comes soon after Indian
officials led by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon met
representatives of 'sceptic' countries of NSG and is seen as an
attempt to allay their reservations.

An NSG waiver is a key step in the operationalisation of the nuclear
deal which will go to the US Congress for approval once the atomic
cartel gives the green light.

On the other hand, Oil prices fell below 105 dollars on Friday on
concerns over slowing energy demand and a strong US currency, while
the market awaited next week's OPEC meeting on crude output levels,
traders said.

The Centre would introduce the Land Port Authority Bill in next
session of the Parliament, Commerce Secretary G K Pillai said.

Pillai told exporters at an interactive session organised by FIEO and
Capexil in Kolkata that the Bill would be introduced in the next
session.

"If it is not passed in the Parliament, then would be introduced
through an Ordinance," he said.

The proposed Land Port Authority of India would have the mandate to
upgrade the 13 land customs stations and integrated check posts,
besides managing and maintaining these posts on the borders for
regulation of trade.

Addressing the concern raised by exporters regarding the draught
situation at Kolkata and Haldia, he said that he would talk to the
shipping secretary soon and find ways and means to mitigate the
situation in the short term.

Regarding Petrapole, the land customs station on the Indo-Bangladesh
border in West Bengal, he said the Centre was keen to expedite trade
facilitation at that place.



Singur row: The real agenda
Ashutosh Sinha
Friday, September 05, 2008 (New Delhi)
http://profit.ndtv.com/2008/09/05222213/Singur-row-The-real-agenda.html

The 400 acres that Mamata Banerjee has been crying hoarse about is not
the issue. It is not the 997 acres that has been allotted to Tata
Motors by the West Bengal government that is the real issue. It is not
about the Rs.1500 crore investment that Tata Motors has made for the
plant. Nor is this issue about the 56 vendors of Tata Motors that have
set up shop around what was to come up as the mother plant for Nano in
Singur.

It is also not about the Rs 350 crore hit that Tata Motors is going to
take if the plant and machinery were to be shifted out of Singur.

This is now about calling the bluff of politicians, and it does appear
that Ratan Tata has succeeded in doing that.

The Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has been insistent that
the agitation against Tata will continue till the 400-acre land is not
returned to the farmers. This is not a contiguous piece of land that
the fiery Bengali leader is fighting for. Some of this currently being
occupied by the vendors and some of it also has the Tata Motors
facilities, which are part of the plant.
If the land around the plant is not contiguous, how can an industrial
unit function smoothly is beyond comprehension. There is nothing in
the history books that indicates that Mamata Banerjee has any
experience of having worked in the automobile industry, or having run
a company in the past. That begs the question – how can a political
leader decide how an industrial unit is to be organised and run?

A number of leaders from the automobile industry leaders have spoken
out for the need to let the Nano project go ahead, with the image of
the industry and the country in mind. Other industry leaders and
industry associations have tried to reason against Mamata’s public
stand. Global media, eagerly looking forward to an Indian automobile
company making history, have taken note of how the project is
threatened because of “opposition from farmers” in Singur. How can the
collective thinking of so many not be better than one leader’s?

This fierce opposition from Mamata has to be seen in the context of
the 31-year long rule of CPM in the state. The Congress party has
failed to break the Left stranglehold over these years. Mamata has
been one firebrand leader who’s seen as someone who could turn the
tables and break the Left citadel. That again begs the question – at
what cost to people and industry?

As the Chief Minister makes desperate attempts to make sure that
Singur is part of history, it appears one leader is intent on not
letting that happen. Mamata Banerjee believes that the interest of the
farmers whose land has been acquired is far more important. This is
not to argue that the farmers should not get their due. Clearly,
farmers must have their share. Some are realizing what Tata moving out
of Singur could mean since there are some reports of protest, fearing
a fall in land prices around the area.

It is no secret that West Bengal has been anything but the hottest
destination for investors. The strongly entrenched trade unions have
made sure that manufacturing industries are driven away from the
state. Infosys, Wipro and some other tech companies are now looking at
Kolkata as a destination, but getting the manufacturing industry to
agree to set up shop is the state is easier said than done. Does her
action make West Bengal a more attractive destination for investors?

Mamata Banerjee would have certainly served her supporters, and the
farmers, better if she had focused on the real issues. She may believe
that CPM has not done a good job of it in the last 31 years. If Tata
Motors were to officially announce that it is moving out of Singur,
there will be only one loser – the local population. Who benefits if
Tata moves out of Singur?

When did we last see Mamata Banerjee take to the streets in the 88,853
square km of the state government territory, demanding better
education and better healthcare for people? Take a look at the
indicators and it will be clear that West Bengal is nowhere near the
top.
According to the 2001 census, 13 states and five union territories
have a literacy percentage better than West Bengal. The healthcare
indicators are nothing to write home about too, though it is clearly
showing an improving trend. But West Bengal is no where near the top.
So, why not focus on the real issues, which will improve the lot of
the people for sure?

Lots of questions! It is a pity that politicians choose to give
answers only when it suits them.

Global realty brokerages selling islands at Indian shores
24 Aug, 2008, 1335 hrs IST,John Sarkar & Mohammad Faizan Khan, ET
Bureau
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Real_Estate/Global_realty_brokerages_selling_islands_at_Indian_shores/articleshow/3397603.cms
NEW DELHI: Snobbery has a new address. And it’s in the middle of the
sea. Top international real estate brokerage firms are docking near
Indian shores to now sell private islands.

Sample this: Private Islands Inc, a Toronto-based private island
brokerage firm, had put up Palm Lagoon — a four-acre private island in
Kollam, Kerala — for sale. Last week, the island was reportedly
snapped up for around Rs 3 crore. Then a little further away, in Sri
Lanka, Tangalle Isle — another four-acre island — was sold for around
Rs 4 crore.

And when SundayET decided to snoop around we found that Private
Islands Inc is not alone. Coldwell Banker, America’s oldest real
estate firm, which also deals in private islands, has set up a branch
in Mumbai. Though these niche real estate firms were tight lipped
about the identities of Indians hunting for private islands in India
and abroad, Suketu Mody, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Goodwill
Consultants, said: "With the number of ultra high net worth
individuals in this country rising, we expect to clinch a few deals
soon."
Well, seems that Mody has got it right. It's no breaking news that
India has toppled quite a few developed countries with regards to its
number of billionaires. And if estimates by top consultancy firms are
anything to go by, the number is going to double from around 50 at
present to 100 in the next couple of years. But till now, it was only
private jets and Rolls Royces that fetched mileage for this country’s
uber rich. Perhaps, it’s time to measure status in nautical miles
now.

And if one is ready to set sail, there are some interesting
destinations as well. Mody had hinted that Indians hunting for private
islands might also find Australia attractive since there are a couple
of islands up for grabs there as well. Richard Vanhoff of Capricorn
Coast Realty, a high-profile real estate brokerage firm in Australia,
agreed.

He said, "I have a freehold island of around 20 acres (Turtle Island)
for which the owner is asking around $7.5m (Australian). The town of
Gladstone, which is near by, has an Indian connection since India is
purchasing vast amounts of coal from this region along with China. And
just to give it the celebrity touch, this island was originally being
purchased by Julia Roberts."

But that's just the tip of the island...err...iceberg. Alexis Pappas,
director of operations of Private Islands Inc said: "Though there are
hoards of private islands for sale out there, Lisbon Island in
Portugal is the most expensive at $354 million. But you can rent
islands as well."

Ministers panel to consider demand for easing SEZ policy
6 Aug, 2008, 1742 hrs IST, PTI

New Delhi:With the Left parties out of its way, the UPA government is
likely to relax the SEZ policy and may consider the demand from
developers for raising the land ceiling of 5,000 hectares.

The empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM), headed by External Affairs
Minister Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to meet tomorrow for clearing
long-pending grey areas in the SEZ policy backed by a legislation.

The issues expected to be taken up by the ministers' panel include
demand from developers to revise the 5,000 hectare land ceiling for a
SEZ. It would also provide clarification on the definition of what
constitutes a 'vacant land' for the purpose of using it for SEZ
units.

Several developers ran into problem after the Revenue Department found
that the land for Special Economic Zones was not "vacant" but had
already been "developed" for some other projects.

While the Commerce Ministry contends that a land should be considered
as "vacant" if no activity is being undertaken on it, the Finance
Ministry's view is that it cannot be considered so if the area houses
a building or commercial space, a senior official said.

The eGoM may also consider the Finance Ministry's demand for putting a
minimum alternate tax (MAT) on units in SEZs and industry's demand to
exempt the units from payment of service tax.

Under the provisions of the SEZ Act, the units are allowed 100 per
cent tax exemptions for the first five years and 50 per cent for the
next five years.

Centre likely to fund Salim's abandoned expressway project
5 Sep, 2008, 0237 hrs IST, PTI

KOLKATA: The Centre is prepared to fund West Bengal's landmark Barasat-
Roychak Expressway project after Indonesia's Salim Group abandoned it
over state government's reluctance to acquire farmland for
development, PWD Minister Kshiti Goswami said.

"After Salim backed out from the project, I asked the chief minister
whether it has been shelved. He said the Centre was prepared to fund
it. If that happens, the project will be possible," Goswami said at an
interaction with members of the Merchants Chamber of Commerce.

Aimed at linking North 24-Parganas district headquarters, Barasat,
with the port city of Haldia in East Midnapore by an expressway, the
project also includes construction of a bridge over the Hooghly
between Raichak and Kukrahati.

Goswami said the expressway needed to be constructed to ease traffic
congestion in Kolkata and the suburbs and his department had made the
initial survey and submitted a preliminary report to the government.

Later, the Salim group approached the government with the proposal to
build the expressway and the bridge, but in return wanted land along
the road for development. The total land needed for the expressway
project was estimated at 2500 acres.

"Most of the land they wanted was agricultural and there was
resistance from landowners at Bhangar. The government was also
unwilling to acquire farmland for development," the PWD minister
said.

Development of highway infrastructure in north -east & WB
5 Sep, 2008, 0030 hrs IST,
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Infrastructure/Development_of_highway_infrastructure_in_north_-east__WB/articleshow/3445846.cms

India is on its way to become a global superpower. With 16 per cent of
the world’s population, the country has the second largest road
network in the world with a huge mesh of 3.3 million kilometres of
roads. India also has one of the biggest railway networks (63,221 km)
in the world but road transport is more preferred because of its
flexibility, accessibility to remote areas and amenability to
changes.

Road network scenario in N-E region and West Bengal

West Bengal is the gateway to all northeastern states with its
Siliguri corridor as the only connector. Siliguri is the central node,
which, besides providing connection to the rest of the country with
the northeastern states, connects Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Considering its physical, geographical and strategic importance for
the development of all the northeastern states, the government has
accorded highest priority to development of road network in the region
along with Bengal. The vast areas of the region being land-locked with
very limited railway transportation, development of a well-knit road
network assumes greater significance. (For the key statistics of road
and rail network in West Bengal and the NE region, see box )

Objective to improve road connectivity Of North-east region and West
Bengal

Various mega size programmes have been conceptualized and initiated
for development of road network with the following objectives:

To connect the region with rest of the country by high speed, high
capacity highway.

To improve the intra-region

connectivity to all state capitals by upgraded National Highways and
District Headquarters by 2-lane highways through state roads.

To provide connectivity to backward and remote areas to boost socio-
economic development.
To improve roads of strategic importance.
To improve connectivity to the neighbouring countries of South-East
Asia for encouraging trade, commerce, tourism, cultural exchange and
attracting investment.

Programmes for development of road network

The government has taken up the following programmes to improve
connectivity in the northeastern region and Bengal:

National Highway Development Project by 4-lane East-West Corridor
connecting Silchar to Siliguri within NE States (678 km) and Bengal
(137 km)

National Highway Development

Project by 4 laning of Golden

Quadilateral Corridor: Connecting Kolkata to Chennai and Delhi (407
km)

West Bengal Corridor Development

Project along NH-34 from Dalkhola to Barasat under ADB loan assistance
(421 km)

NHAI Port connectivity project - NH-41 from Kolaghat to Haldia port
(53 km)

State Highway SH-10 and SH-1 under ADB Loan assistance (150 km)

Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP)-Phase
'A' (1,310 km) and Phase 'B' (6,306 km) to improve connectivity to all
district headquarters and improving other important NH and State
roads, Indo-Myanmar border area roads including strategic important
roads.
Normal development plan of NH (1,923 km).

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to provide new links and
improve the existing links by all-weather rural roads.

Investment potential

The government of India has approved projects of total about Rs11,000
crores under NHDP Phase-II (East-West Corridor) including SARDP Phase
'A' (Rs 4,618 crores). These projects are under implementation at
different stages with target of completion by next three years.

For NHDP Phase III-B (BOT / Annuity) and SARDP Phase 'B' to come up in
next phase, an approximate investment of Rs 28,000 crores at current
price level is expected. These investments are over and above the
regular budget allocation by Central and States.

North-east region in international perspective

The North-East region has borders all along Myanmar on East, Tibet and
Bhutan on North and Bangladesh on South-West. Because of such
geographical position, it can be rightly called as gateway to South-
East Asia. Asian Highway (AH) route viz. AH1 passes through North-East
Region at Dawki in Meghalaya (Indo-Bangladesh border) and then at
Moreh (in Manipur (Indo-Mynmar border). With improvement of border
area roads, more land customs can be developed to facilitate export
and import with the neighbouring countries.

Conclusion and recommendation

A major setback for the NE States as well as in the West Bengal is the
capability constraint of the construction industry. Capacity building
of the local contractors should receive highest attention for timely
completion of the road projects. Introduction of mechanized
construction, human resource development, training of personnel etc.
are some of the areas which should be given priority. At the same
time, the implementing agencies viz. NHAI, Border Roads Organization
(BRO), North East Council (NEC) and State PWDs have to take necessary
steps for their institutional development to make the road
infrastructure development programme a success.

Amitabha Datta and CC Bhattacharya

(Amitabha Datta is Executive Director, STUP Consultants P Limited and
CC Bhattacharya is Consultant, STUP Consultants P Limited)

Construction and infrastructure development in WB
5 Sep, 2008, 0024 hrs IST,

Like most other states, West Bengal is forging ahead with the
development of its urban infrastructure. The state has recently
reduced the stamp duty from nine per cent to seven per cent on sale of
property and is planning to further reduce it to five per cent in
order to source funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission.

Major construction activities that have taken place during the last
five years have led to the size of the construction and development
business to grow 15 times over in the last five years. During the next
two-three years, at least five Special Economic Zones, 30 shopping
malls, about 200 million sq ft of residential area and 50 million sq
ft of IT Park and commercial spaces would be ready.

The construction and the infrastructure development sector in West
Bengal is the fastest growing sector of the state's economy and is the
second largest employer after agriculture. Already five of the local B-
Schools are offering Real Estate and Construction Management courses
and four of the ITI's (Industrial Training Institutes) are being
upgraded to 'Centre of Excellence' for training
construction workers.

Pradip Chopra
(Pradip Chopra is Chairman-cum-Managing Director, PS Group)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Infrastructure/Construction_and_infrastructure_development_in_WB/articleshow/3445841.cms


Sify Tata keeps mum on Singur issue
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NEW DELHI: With no end to the current stalemate in sight on the
situation in Singur, Tata Group chairman Ratan N Tata refused to
comment on the situation. ...
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project at Singur on the day when Buddhadeb Bhattacharya was sworn in
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Will Nano come out of Singur?
Merinews, India - 6 hours ago
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all there is a solution for Nano to continue at Singur, then it may be
implemented only ...
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Singur in Sangrur: MNC mulls shifting base
Times of India, India - 14 hours ago
CHANNO (SANGRUR): Facing a Singur-like stiutation in Sangrur , Pepsi
Co India after stopping production, is mulling to shift its base. ...
Rumours, drama keep people on edge in Singur
Times of India, India - 19 hours ago
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curious play of hope and hopelessness in the entire neighbourhood of
Joymollah, Singur. ...

Indian Express Singur, J&K, N-deal - don’t let small groups stand in
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Indian Express, India - 20 hours ago
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Russa Road where my grandfather, who was the president of the Small
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AFP GM supports Tata's Nano car project in Singur
Hindu, India - 4 Sep 2008
New Delhi (PTI): General Motors on Thursday came out in support of
Tata Motors for its Rs 1 lakh car project at Singur in West Bengal,
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Sahara Samay 'State and Tatas should have been proactive'
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deadlock, Union commerce secretary GK Pillai said both the state and
the Tatas should have ...
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AFP If N-deal harms, India may back out: Kakodkar
NDTV.com, India - 4 Sep 2008
The ongoing controversy over the Indo-US nuclear deal got more murkier
when India's top atomic official, Dr Anil Kakodkar, revealed India's
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Sify Sensex sheds 151 pts as nuclear deal comes under shadow
Press Trust of India, India - 4 Sep 2008
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... on issues pertaining to the Indo-US nuclear deal should be put
behind so that concerned parties can move forward and "get this
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country's development ...
HC questions Govt on PIL over N-deal, intl treaties
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Dishman Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition Of Land For SEZ
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BBC News Singur's loss could be Pantnagar's gain
Business Standard, India - 2 Sep 2008
Pantnagar in Uttarakhand is leading the race to become the alternative
site for Tata Motors' Nano plant. The company manufactures about
250000 units of Ace ...
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BBC News Singur youths also ready to move out
Expressindia.com, India - 18 hours ago
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small car. Our bosses have told us that some of us will have to go
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prototype of ...

BBC News Pantnagar: Tata’s Plan B?
Hindustan Times, India - 24 Aug 2008
The buzz is that if West Bengal is no longer an option, the Nano may
find a new home in Pantnagar, Uttaranchal. Tata Motors already has a
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Hindu Business Line Nano suppliers also to pull out if Tatas shift
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How dare they!

The UPA government has rejected the BJP’s charges that it surrendered
its right to conduct nuclear tests to the US.

Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said India reserved its right to
nuclear tests under the 123 agreement.

BJP charges are preposterous, the Congress leader said.

The government was forced to issue this clarification after details of
the secret letter sent by the Bush administration to the US Congress
were revealed.


Friends! Be aware of the large scale Misinformation campaign All
round launched by the Ruling Brahminical Hegemony of the Manusmriti
Apartheid Anti Indigenous Mass Annihilation World Order led by US
Weapon Economy and Corporate unipolar Postmodern Imperialism!

Pant Nagar Story is different from Singur, Nandigram as Government has
not Acquired a single Inch land There! Nuke Deal Matches Promotion
MNCs!

They have been engaged in Mis Information Campaign from the First day.

Singur Stand Off is a very Hard deal for the parties involved as
nothing seems to be transparent and it is tough bargaining! The centre
as well as the State and the Resistance hegemony are engaged in pure
Bargaining in their best interest! No one is ready to give any space
to our people, the victims and the common Masses!

All that glitters are not Gold!

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her party
would cooperate with West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi, who
has convened crucial talks between the state government and the party
panel to end the Singur deadlock.

"We want to cooperate with the Governor. We want talks. We will not
show any discourtesy to him," Banerjee said from the dharna site
here.

Stating that Durgapur Expressway was open, she instructed her
supporters to keep the lane opposite to her dharna site open when
crowds assembled. However, only one lane was open for traffic.


On the other hand, Brightening the prospects of an end to the Singur
deadlock, the first round of talks between West Bengal government and
Trinamool Congress ended here today with the party saying "we are
heading towards a solution". West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi
has deferred the much awaited talks on Singur till 4.00 pm to give
time to Trinamool Congress to suspend its agitation and reopen the
Durgapur Expressway, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said on
Friday.

"The governor has deferred the dialogue. He hopes that the agitation
will be suspended and the expressway will be reopened to traffic by
that time," Bhattacharjee told reporters here.

When it was pointed out that the governor had stated that the
government had sought time, Bhattacharjee said, Gandhi himself had
appealed to TC to suspend the agitation and reopen the expressway.

"We support the governor's decision. The opposition should respond to
his request so that the talks can be held in a peaceful atmosphere,"
the chief minister said.

What was the result? resolution still alluding!


"We are heading towards a solution. The discussion is on and it will
resume tomorrow," Partha Chatterjee, who led the TC delegation at the
three-hour talks at Raj Bhawan, told reporters after the three-hour
meeting.

Before leaving for the party's dharna site in Singur, he said the land
issue was discussed.

The talks between the West Bengal government and the Trinamool
Congress-led opposition was presided by Governor Gopal Krishna
Gandhi.

A press statement issued by Raj Bhavan said both sides expressed their
respective views and discussions were held in a "constructive spirit
with the intention of providing a way out".

The meeting, which was scheduled to begin at 10:00 am, was deferred by
six hours by the Governor following a request by the state
government.

It was, however, not immediately known what package was discussed at
the meeting as both sides remained tight-lipped.


You might remember Tatas threatening to shift in Uttarakhand during
first flare up of Singur Insurrection right in 2006. while they had
their factory long before! I told our friends in Media as well as
Politics including the civil Society. But all of them had been engaged
in bargaining with Tatas and generating personal mileage. They always
repeated like Parrot that Tatas would shift over to Pant Nagar if
Singur Insurrection continues. I argued that my Village stands a few
KM away from Pant Nagar and I know everything regarding my State and
SIDCUL. They did not believe. And see how the Tatas are claiming to
launch NANO from Pant Nagar!

They had been always accustomed to play with facts. They are skilled
genetically to create Truth of their Convenience!

See the developments in New Delhi and Elsewhere how they mislead the
Nation! We have not to just depend on some leak from the United states
of America!

They have betrayed the Nation as far as strategic re alliance and Nuke
deal are concerned!

They are using Holy Scripts and Ideologies to justify the Betrayal,
the Hypocrisy and their Agenda of Mass Destruction targeted to the
Indigenous communities, the Black untouchables worldwide and across
the galaxy and beyond!

They told lies only regarding the Agreement which is not disclosed as
yet!

They were telling lies with surgical precision while talking on
Compensation and rehabilitation packages and claimed to be the Best
as far as compensation is concerned.

While I argued and quoted the rates of Land transfer in Uttarakhand
and questioned the justification of the West Bengal government playing
the roles of Promoter and agent, I had always been dismissed as they
claimed that they are paying highest!

Now Anand Bazar quotes the rates!

Just see this!

India did not know contents of 'secret' letter: Kakodkar
4 Sep, 2008, 1950 hrs IST, IANS



NEW DELHI: : In another twist to the controversy surrounding the
"secret letter" of the US State Department linking fuel supplies to
India with nuclear testing, Atomic Energy Commission chief Anil
Kakodkar Thursday said the impression that the government knew about
the contents of the letter was "totally misplaced".

"The existence of such a correspondence was known. We came to know it
from the media. But India had no idea about the contents of the
letter," Kakodkar told the Times Now amid growing suspicions among
political parties in India about the nuclear deal.

"The impression that is gaining ground that the government knew about
the contents of the letter is totally misplaced," he said when asked
about US Ambassador David Mulford's contention that the details of the
controversial letter were shared in "an open and transparent manner"
with India.

Kakodkar, however, struck an optimistic note about India winning a
waiver for global nuclear commerce from the Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG), which began its two-day meeting in Vienna.

"Discussions are going on. In the end, it will have a satisfactory
conclusion," he said.

The State Department said in a 26-page letter to the late
Representative Tom Lantos on Jan 16 that the US would cease nuclear
cooperation with India immediately, including the supply of fuel, if
it conducted an atomic test.

The letter was made public Tuesday by Representative Howard L. Berman,
chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The disclosure of the
letter on the eve of the NSG meeting came as a blow to the Manmohan
Singh government as leading opposition parties accused him of
misleading parliament on the crucial issue of testing.
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/India_did_not_know_contents_of_secret_letter_Kakodkar/articleshow/3445381.cms


I may assure you with full responsibility that our Uttarakhand is
fully ready to defend our indigenous people and the peasants in
particular! We may launch the fiercest Resistance Movement there any
moment if situation like Singur, Nandigram, Navi Mumbai, Noida,
Kalingnagar emerges there!

The Bengali Daily Anand Bazaar Patrika committed to US corporate
Imperialism and Corporate MNC ruling Hegemony interests has launched a
misinformation campaign quoting the so called Bengali Uttarakhanids
who originate from West Bengal and are limited in Pant Nagar and know
nothing about the Geo Politics of Uttarakhand! Anand Bazaar may well
pick out some Uttarakhandi Bengali's to strengthen its False logic, no
doubt! We have to wait the next edition! But what Anand Bazaar tries
to focus is quite clear and that is Pro West Bengal Ruling Hegemony
stance of Marxist Capitalism!

My articles are published world over and out side Bengal everywhere.
But I have been unable to get any space in any language in either
Bengali Print or electronic media! I have no scope to address either
the Ruling Hegemony or the Resistance Hegemony! Civil society won`t
hear from me. Because I belong to the Indigenous East Bengal Sub
Altern Untouchable communities outed from the Geo Politics of Bengal
since the Partition of India!

Anand Bazaar has never cared to spend single Inch space to voice our
people for full Six Decades!

Now anand bazar has focused on Uttarkhand Bengalies to justify
Nandigram and Singur!

I am based in Kolkata for Seventeen years and the Ruling hegemony as
well as the Resistance hegemony is well aware of my stance!The Media
and civil society knows me well! But my voice is unheard! Because I
don`t happen one amongst them! I am an Outsider! A Tresspasser! An
Immigrant of no significance!

But I invite everyone interested to know the real facts of Pant Nagar
as well as Uttarakhand and the Bengalies residing outside of Bengal ,
scattered nationwide! Just ask me the questions! I will tell you the
Truth!

My Cell Phone Number: 09903717833..

How they defend US interests! NDA and UPA aligned to stop Mayawati.
Indians in USA are trying their best to rally behind Republican Mc
cain despite the fact the name of Bobby Jindal was never considered as
vice presidential candidate! They are opposing Barrack Obama at home
and in USA as they despise any role played by a person belonging to
Black Untouchable Indigenous communities!

Indian Parliamentary Nuke Opera subverted the Real Issues using
Amarnath shrine land dispute masterminded by Hindutva under a well
conceived strategy to stop whatsoever Anti US movement in South Asia!

Manmohan Singh, the US Super Slave and Buddhadeb Bhattachary behave in
the same way to defend US interests! Both of them cheated well the
General public ably supported by the FDI fed Media! Under the
progressive disguise the Marxist Anti Imperialism Movement matches
well the Hindutva blind nationalism making genuine space for Internal
imperialism. Neither Left nor right stands united against the
resistance of the nationalities against repressive Measures like
AFPSA. Each and every political party and Pressure Group influencing
policy making supports the State power to crush genuine Mass Movement.
In West Bengal itself, Congress and the Marxists joined hands to curb
Naxal Bari Movement with Military Might as well as Gestapo Power!

Ratan Tata meets Dr Manmohan Singh and addresses a press conference in
New Delhi on the eve of curtain raiser of the the meeting mediated by
West Bengal Governor Gopal krishna Gandhi nullifying Gandhigiri!

The hidden agenda of the Nuclear deal is exposed well.

But the hidden Agreement of West Bengal ruling Hegemony with the
corporate Houses, MNCs, Promoters, builders and US imperialism has to
be exposed as yet!

But Anand Bazaar patrika dares desperately to mobilise the Uttarakhand
Bengalies in support of the Ruling West Bengal Brahaminical hegemony
which ejected out them out of their Home Land in East Bengal and threw
them into the Jungles of Kumaun best known by Man eater Tigers and Gim
Corbett!


We had no help from West Bengal for six decades except in 2001, while
West Bengal ruling Hegemony and Media supported us to defend our
Indian citizenship just because they were afraid of yet another
Marichjhanpi Movement and unwanted demographic change!

We developed Pant Nagar and Rudrapur, the entire Terai Zone brick by
brick ably assisted by our Kumauni friends, Rai Sikh Indigenous
refugees from West Punjab and other Indigenous communities. Our people
led the Dhimri Block Insurrection in 1958. Our people suffered
unprecedented repression there and the Communist Party of India led
by the then general secretary PC Joshi disowned the Peasants Uprising
as well as the leaders of the Movement including my late father Pulin
Kumar Biswas! He was the unopposed Vice President of Terai Vikas
Sahkari Sangh Rudrapur in a Sikh Majority area in sixties. vice
President was the executive post and BDO was the President !

We witnessed the inauguration of Pant Nagar University in 1960 just
few KM from our villages. Kalinagar Bazaar developed by the Bengali
Refugees stand only two KM away from Pant Nagar. My Village is
situated about seven KM away from pant Nagar.

My father was the member and leader of Akhil Bharatiya Krishak Samaj
launched by Chowdhari Charan Singh which had a definite role in the
research and development activities of the Prime agricultural
University in India. We participated in every Kisan Mela in Pant
Nagar!

I am well aware of all the incidents happened in and around Pant Nagar
since sixties.

While Chowdhari Charan Singh was the home Minister in Morarji Desai
government, on 13th April, 1978, subaltern workers engaged in the
university campus and demanding better working condition and Wage Hike
were massacred mercilessly. Official thirteen persons were killed. I
was a student of M.A. Previous in DSB college in those days. We
exposed the killers with our reports. With Shekhar Pathak and Girda I
wrote the report on the Killing Field as titeld `SATTA BANDOOK KI NALI
ME BAHTI HAI’, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED IN NAINITAL SAMACHAR AS WELL AS IN
DINMAAN.

I would never forget the storm and the night in early sixty while Dr
Zakir Hussian, then Vice President of India addressed Convocation
Ceremony in Pant Nagar University!

We could not go to Pant Nagar directly. Dhimri Block was still an
intense jungle! Our Bengali Villages Jagadishpur and Shri Ram Pur was
touching the Lalkuan Gularbhoj Jungle Area!

I was a student of class two only.

I was reading in Haridaspur Primary Pathshala and were strictly
disciplined by our Guruji Pitambar Pant, a conservative Kumauni Kulin
Brahmin who loved us too much!

Two brothers Arun and Barun were my classmates.

On a horrifying morning , the news spread in the Bengali area that a
Young Man fro Shibpur was eaten by a Tiger !

Shibpur situated on the Dinesh Pur Jafar Pur Road. My village
Basantipur as well as Shibpur was on border line of the Bengali
refugee area. We had Sikh villages like Arjun Pur, Rai pur, Amarpur
and Jafarpur in neighbourhood! We could understand and speak Gurmukhi.
Now our villages are interlinked and we may move anywhere from
anywhere! We can reach Pantnagar or Rudrapur directly following the
road crossing our village today. But in sixties, we had only Jafar Pur
road to reach Pant Nagar, Gadar Pur or Rudrapur. Now we can reach
Nainital within three or four hours which was the district headquarter
until Udham Singh Nagar was created to isolate the Plains from the
Hills as the Land Mafia and the big farmers holding thousands and
thousands acres of land might be protected from land ceiling!

The Jafar Pur Rudrapur Road had stitches of Jungle around which
connected the sugar cane fields. Now Pant Nagar, Rudrapur, Gadar Pur,
Dinesh Pur, Gularbhoj Kichha, Bilaspur are interlinked by the
Industries. It is a cluster of urban or semi Urban areas. But in
sixties, Rudrapur was the only urban Island. The Jungles in and around
was inhibited by Man eater tigers. But our young people tended to risk
their lives to try to cross the Road which was never safe in the
Evening itself. They were addicted film goers and enjoyed in the
Tented cinema hall Sibbal, the only cinema hall in Terai then. But
they had to return by foot or in cycle. In my village, the Jatra Team
never missed any Ranjan starrer in those days.

The victim was the elder brother of Arun and Barun. unfortunately,
while I was reading in DSB college, in 1978, Barun was shot killed in
a land dispute! Our land was separated by the same fence near Amarpur!

But I conquered the Fear Factor and insisted to accompany my Father to
Pant Nagar convocation. Originally, Dr Radha Krishnan, the legendary
philosopher was to address the convocation and I was not prepared to
miss the ocassion.

When my father was leaving the village, I was playing Kubbuddy with my
friends nearby. I ran after him. he was on cycle but I rushed and
caught him near Amarpur. We returned home and I washed myself and
dressed.

When we reached Pant Nagar,the sky was cloudy. We came to know that Dr
Radha Krishnan was indisposed. Dr Zakir Hussain would address the
convocation and it was already evening. My father was worried that we
had to cross 18 KM way amid the Jungle in the Night!

But we listened to the Vice President of India!

The address was on progress as the Storm broke in. it was raining. We
heard the complete address and when we left Pant Nagar it was Dark
Night.

The wind was fierce and it was raining heavily. We did not know anyone
in Pant Nagar in those days. We had no shelter in the Official
university campus. It was cold. but I claim that I was not nervous. I
was on the carrier of the cycle. father was talking all the way to
boost my confidence level. And we crossed the eighteen KM way in
almost two hours and reached our village late in the night.

My Thamma was very worried. she just exploded for the risk we
underwent. We did not bother. I was already engaged to assist my
father in documentation since I learnt sentence Making. it was my
previlege to accompany him anywhere in the area. Our People loved us
very much and I always feel the warmth even today.

No land is acquired in Pantnagar, mind you.

Tata Motors have their factory long before the Singur and Nandigram
incidents. The factory came up on the Government Land , Pant Nagar
University possessed for its research and development. The university
also used land in the Bengali Colonies whenever they experienced with
a new Seed to be launched or a new fertiliser.

The University administration had the quota of subsidised Seed,
Fertilisers and Machines which were freely used by the Land Mafia and
Big farmers of Terai.

Terai Seed Corporation has always been captured by the Big farmers of
Terai.

We have a Bengali MLA , Premanand Mahajan of BSP from Pant Nagar Gadar
Pur Constituency for two consecutive tenure. Bengali Candidates missed
the post of Mayor for last two election marginally. Premanand happens
to be the younger brother of Narayan, my school mate. We have family
relations since my childhood.


I also know personally the man who introduced Industrialisation in
Terai as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He had been the Chief
Minister of UP three times. he held the Industry and Finance port
folios in the Centre in Indira Gandhi Ministry!

Yes, it is ND Tiwari, the man who made his political status
consolidated by the Refugee Vote Bank, who consistantly fought in our
interests and we never missed Bengal!


ND Tiwari avoided land dispute by discarding the idea of Land
Acquisition. He left the issue limited in between the two parties, The
Saler and the Purchaser and let the market prices settle the score.
Rather he ensured tax holiday for Industries in Uttarakhand. 24 hours
electric supply and water supply were guaranteed. SIDCUL was
constituted with a quota for local employment. Thus, everyone whoever
passed High school has a job in SIDCULE fro my own village Basantipur.

But no one lost his land for either Employment or Industrialisation.

But Anand Bazaar Patrica deliberately hides this Truth. As if we
parted with our land to industrialise and urbanise ourselves. our
villagers work on their land and they are also employed in SIDCUL
without giving anything away!

Who would oppose this Industrialisation?

who would oppose this Urbanisation?

We have our Tractors as well as our two wheeler, four wheeler vehicles
and can drive in any direction! We have TVs, Mobile and computers!

None of us happens to be unemployed.

We have not closed Fifty six thousand factories. We have not paved
ways for the Promoters, Builders and MNCs!

We have not killed life, livelihood, liberty!

Here you are! We are not the Bengalies belonging to the Marxist
capitalist Geopolitics!

Anshu Nath Banerjee, a lawyer who was invited by the government for
his expertise on land-related cases, said "the talks were positive and
going in the right direction."

SUCI leader Manik Mukherjee, who was also present in the talks, said
"we placed our demand for the return of the forcibly acquired land for
the Singur project and we still stick to the demand.

"The government said it would give some land and develop some more,"
he said.

He quoted the Governor as telling the government to come out with
concrete proposals and also asked the opposition to come prepared.

Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee had earlier said that Gandhi
deferred the talks to give time to Trinamool Congress to suspend its
indefinite dharna at Singur and reopen the Durgapur Expressway.

When it was pointed out that the Governor had stated that the
government had sought time, Bhattacharjee said Gandhi himself appealed
to TC to suspend the agitation and reopen the expressway.

At Singur, TC chief Mamata Banerjee said the party would cooperate
with the Governor. "We want talks. The expressway is open."

She also said no political speech would be made from the dharna manch
before the parleys.

Meanwhile, the government gave a copy of its agreement with Tata
Motors which was read out at the meeting of the Assembly Standing
Committee on Commerce and Industry on August 27, committee chairman
Sudip Bandhopadhay said.

Bandopadhay, a Congress leader, said he would write to Speaker H A
Halim seeking to know from the government whether the copy was the
full or part of the agreement.

Menwhile, in Viena, further progress was made on Friday at the meeting
of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) towards reaching a consensus for
a waiver to India as the United States expressed optimism over
achieving the ‘objective’. Express India reports.


Express India quotes a statement issued by External Affairs Minister
Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi affirming India's commitment to non-
proliferation goals sent out the right signals and boosted its case
before the 45-member nuclear cartel, which welcomed and praised it. A
few countries are still said to be having some questions, particularly
on the issue of nuclear testing by India, when they put forth their
expressions during the morning session on the second day of the NSG
meeting. Efforts are still under way to assuage their concerns,
diplomats said.

"We are pleased that there was a positive momentum in the
discussions," John Rood, US acting Under Secretary for Arms Control,
told reporters before lunch break.

He called Mukherjee's statement regarding India's commitment to non-
proliferation as ‘very significant’ and said it was discussed by the
NSG members who ‘praised and welcomed’ it.

"On the basis of this we believe a positive momentum was generated in
the discussions," Rood said.

The US official emphasised that his country remained committed to
securing the exception for India and was optimistic on achieving the
goal.

"We are both committed to achieving the objective and achieving
consensus and are optimistic that we can achieve the goal," he said.

Mind you!

The real Truth about Shining Sensex India happens to be alarming
despite high stake claims of the ruling Hegemony and its strategic re
alliance led by US and UK!

Names like Ambanis and Mittals making to global rich lists every now
and then notwithstanding, India accounts for just about one per cent
of the worldwide wealth market size of over $100 trillion.

According to the latest wealth report by global consultancy major
Boston Consulting Group, the global wealth market grew to $109.5
trillion in 2007, up 4.9 per cent over the previous year.

While noting that the wealth market is growing rapidly in India, the
report said that the country accounts for only a small fraction of the
global market with a size of $ 1.4 trillion.

India on Friday affirmed its commitment to strengthening the non-
proliferation regime and vowed to abide by its voluntary moratorium on
nuclear testing, a move aimed at assuaging concerns of some NSG
countries on giving it a waiver for nuclear commerce.

New Delhi also made it clear that it will not be a source of
proliferation of sensitive technologies, including
enrichment and reprocessing transfers and will work with the
international community to advance the common objective of non-
proliferation.

"We remain committed to a voluntary, unilateral moratorium on nuclear
testing," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in a
statement here.

India's assertion came as four countries of the 45-member Nuclear
Suppliers Group (NSG) stuck to their reservations on the waiver issue
at the two-day meeting of the cartel in Vienna.

They felt that India could use the NSG exemption to further its
military nuclear programme.

New Zealand, Austria, Ireland, and Switzerland have sought changes in
the draft proposed by the US which projected the waiver as a "historic
opportunity" to bring the largest democracy and one of the biggest
economies into the global nuclear mainstream.

Mukherjee's statement is significant as it comes soon after Indian
officials led by Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon met
representatives of 'sceptic' countries of NSG and is seen as an
attempt to allay their reservations.

An NSG waiver is a key step in the operationalisation of the nuclear
deal which will go to the US Congress for approval once the atomic
cartel gives the green light.

On the other hand, Oil prices fell below 105 dollars on Friday on
concerns over slowing energy demand and a strong US currency, while
the market awaited next week's OPEC meeting on crude output levels,
traders said.

The Centre would introduce the Land Port Authority Bill in next
session of the Parliament, Commerce Secretary G K Pillai said.

Pillai told exporters at an interactive session organised by FIEO and
Capexil in Kolkata that the Bill would be introduced in the next
session.

"If it is not passed in the Parliament, then would be introduced
through an Ordinance," he said.

The proposed Land Port Authority of India would have the mandate to
upgrade the 13 land customs stations and integrated check posts,
besides managing and maintaining these posts on the borders for
regulation of trade.

Addressing the concern raised by exporters regarding the draught
situation at Kolkata and Haldia, he said that he would talk to the
shipping secretary soon and find ways and means to mitigate the
situation in the short term.

Regarding Petrapole, the land customs station on the Indo-Bangladesh
border in West Bengal, he said the Centre was keen to expedite trade
facilitation at that place.



Singur row: The real agenda
Ashutosh Sinha
Friday, September 05, 2008 (New Delhi)
http://profit.ndtv.com/2008/09/05222213/Singur-row-The-real-agenda.html

The 400 acres that Mamata Banerjee has been crying hoarse about is not
the issue. It is not the 997 acres that has been allotted to Tata
Motors by the West Bengal government that is the real issue. It is not
about the Rs.1500 crore investment that Tata Motors has made for the
plant. Nor is this issue about the 56 vendors of Tata Motors that have
set up shop around what was to come up as the mother plant for Nano in
Singur.

It is also not about the Rs 350 crore hit that Tata Motors is going to
take if the plant and machinery were to be shifted out of Singur.

This is now about calling the bluff of politicians, and it does appear
that Ratan Tata has succeeded in doing that.

The Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has been insistent that
the agitation against Tata will continue till the 400-acre land is not
returned to the farmers. This is not a contiguous piece of land that
the fiery Bengali leader is fighting for. Some of this currently being
occupied by the vendors and some of it also has the Tata Motors
facilities, which are part of the plant.
If the land around the plant is not contiguous, how can an industrial
unit function smoothly is beyond comprehension. There is nothing in
the history books that indicates that Mamata Banerjee has any
experience of having worked in the automobile industry, or having run
a company in the past. That begs the question – how can a political
leader decide how an industrial unit is to be organised and run?

A number of leaders from the automobile industry leaders have spoken
out for the need to let the Nano project go ahead, with the image of
the industry and the country in mind. Other industry leaders and
industry associations have tried to reason against Mamata’s public
stand. Global media, eagerly looking forward to an Indian automobile
company making history, have taken note of how the project is
threatened because of “opposition from farmers” in Singur. How can the
collective thinking of so many not be better than one leader’s?

This fierce opposition from Mamata has to be seen in the context of
the 31-year long rule of CPM in the state. The Congress party has
failed to break the Left stranglehold over these years. Mamata has
been one firebrand leader who’s seen as someone who could turn the
tables and break the Left citadel. That again begs the question – at
what cost to people and industry?

As the Chief Minister makes desperate attempts to make sure that
Singur is part of history, it appears one leader is intent on not
letting that happen. Mamata Banerjee believes that the interest of the
farmers whose land has been acquired is far more important. This is
not to argue that the farmers should not get their due. Clearly,
farmers must have their share. Some are realizing what Tata moving out
of Singur could mean since there are some reports of protest, fearing
a fall in land prices around the area.

It is no secret that West Bengal has been anything but the hottest
destination for investors. The strongly entrenched trade unions have
made sure that manufacturing industries are driven away from the
state. Infosys, Wipro and some other tech companies are now looking at
Kolkata as a destination, but getting the manufacturing industry to
agree to set up shop is the state is easier said than done. Does her
action make West Bengal a more attractive destination for investors?

Mamata Banerjee would have certainly served her supporters, and the
farmers, better if she had focused on the real issues. She may believe
that CPM has not done a good job of it in the last 31 years. If Tata
Motors were to officially announce that it is moving out of Singur,
there will be only one loser – the local population. Who benefits if
Tata moves out of Singur?

When did we last see Mamata Banerjee take to the streets in the 88,853
square km of the state government territory, demanding better
education and better healthcare for people? Take a look at the
indicators and it will be clear that West Bengal is nowhere near the
top.
According to the 2001 census, 13 states and five union territories
have a literacy percentage better than West Bengal. The healthcare
indicators are nothing to write home about too, though it is clearly
showing an improving trend. But West Bengal is no where near the top.
So, why not focus on the real issues, which will improve the lot of
the people for sure?

Lots of questions! It is a pity that politicians choose to give
answers only when it suits them.

Global realty brokerages selling islands at Indian shores
24 Aug, 2008, 1335 hrs IST,John Sarkar & Mohammad Faizan Khan, ET
Bureau
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Real_Estate/Global_realty_brokerages_selling_islands_at_Indian_shores/articleshow/3397603.cms
NEW DELHI: Snobbery has a new address. And it’s in the middle of the
sea. Top international real estate brokerage firms are docking near
Indian shores to now sell private islands.

Sample this: Private Islands Inc, a Toronto-based private island
brokerage firm, had put up Palm Lagoon — a four-acre private island in
Kollam, Kerala — for sale. Last week, the island was reportedly
snapped up for around Rs 3 crore. Then a little further away, in Sri
Lanka, Tangalle Isle — another four-acre island — was sold for around
Rs 4 crore.

And when SundayET decided to snoop around we found that Private
Islands Inc is not alone. Coldwell Banker, America’s oldest real
estate firm, which also deals in private islands, has set up a branch
in Mumbai. Though these niche real estate firms were tight lipped
about the identities of Indians hunting for private islands in India
and abroad, Suketu Mody, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Goodwill
Consultants, said: "With the number of ultra high net worth
individuals in this country rising, we expect to clinch a few deals
soon."
Well, seems that Mody has got it right. It's no breaking news that
India has toppled quite a few developed countries with regards to its
number of billionaires. And if estimates by top consultancy firms are
anything to go by, the number is going to double from around 50 at
present to 100 in the next couple of years. But till now, it was only
private jets and Rolls Royces that fetched mileage for this country’s
uber rich. Perhaps, it’s time to measure status in nautical miles
now.

And if one is ready to set sail, there are some interesting
destinations as well. Mody had hinted that Indians hunting for private
islands might also find Australia attractive since there are a couple
of islands up for grabs there as well. Richard Vanhoff of Capricorn
Coast Realty, a high-profile real estate brokerage firm in Australia,
agreed.

He said, "I have a freehold island of around 20 acres (Turtle Island)
for which the owner is asking around $7.5m (Australian). The town of
Gladstone, which is near by, has an Indian connection since India is
purchasing vast amounts of coal from this region along with China. And
just to give it the celebrity touch, this island was originally being
purchased by Julia Roberts."

But that's just the tip of the island...err...iceberg. Alexis Pappas,
director of operations of Private Islands Inc said: "Though there are
hoards of private islands for sale out there, Lisbon Island in
Portugal is the most expensive at $354 million. But you can rent
islands as well."

Ministers panel to consider demand for easing SEZ policy
6 Aug, 2008, 1742 hrs IST, PTI

New Delhi:With the Left parties out of its way, the UPA government is
likely to relax the SEZ policy and may consider the demand from
developers for raising the land ceiling of 5,000 hectares.

The empowered Group of Ministers (eGoM), headed by External Affairs
Minister Pranab Mukherjee is scheduled to meet tomorrow for clearing
long-pending grey areas in the SEZ policy backed by a legislation.

The issues expected to be taken up by the ministers' panel include
demand from developers to revise the 5,000 hectare land ceiling for a
SEZ. It would also provide clarification on the definition of what
constitutes a 'vacant land' for the purpose of using it for SEZ
units.

Several developers ran into problem after the Revenue Department found
that the land for Special Economic Zones was not "vacant" but had
already been "developed" for some other projects.

While the Commerce Ministry contends that a land should be considered
as "vacant" if no activity is being undertaken on it, the Finance
Ministry's view is that it cannot be considered so if the area houses
a building or commercial space, a senior official said.

The eGoM may also consider the Finance Ministry's demand for putting a
minimum alternate tax (MAT) on units in SEZs and industry's demand to
exempt the units from payment of service tax.

Under the provisions of the SEZ Act, the units are allowed 100 per
cent tax exemptions for the first five years and 50 per cent for the
next five years.

Centre likely to fund Salim's abandoned expressway project
5 Sep, 2008, 0237 hrs IST, PTI

KOLKATA: The Centre is prepared to fund West Bengal's landmark Barasat-
Roychak Expressway project after Indonesia's Salim Group abandoned it
over state government's reluctance to acquire farmland for
development, PWD Minister Kshiti Goswami said.

"After Salim backed out from the project, I asked the chief minister
whether it has been shelved. He said the Centre was prepared to fund
it. If that happens, the project will be possible," Goswami said at an
interaction with members of the Merchants Chamber of Commerce.

Aimed at linking North 24-Parganas district headquarters, Barasat,
with the port city of Haldia in East Midnapore by an expressway, the
project also includes construction of a bridge over the Hooghly
between Raichak and Kukrahati.

Goswami said the expressway needed to be constructed to ease traffic
congestion in Kolkata and the suburbs and his department had made the
initial survey and submitted a preliminary report to the government.

Later, the Salim group approached the government with the proposal to
build the expressway and the bridge, but in return wanted land along
the road for development. The total land needed for the expressway
project was estimated at 2500 acres.

"Most of the land they wanted was agricultural and there was
resistance from landowners at Bhangar. The government was also
unwilling to acquire farmland for development," the PWD minister
said.

Development of highway infrastructure in north -east & WB
5 Sep, 2008, 0030 hrs IST,
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Infrastructure/Development_of_highway_infrastructure_in_north_-east__WB/articleshow/3445846.cms

India is on its way to become a global superpower. With 16 per cent of
the world’s population, the country has the second largest road
network in the world with a huge mesh of 3.3 million kilometres of
roads. India also has one of the biggest railway networks (63,221 km)
in the world but road transport is more preferred because of its
flexibility, accessibility to remote areas and amenability to
changes.

Road network scenario in N-E region and West Bengal

West Bengal is the gateway to all northeastern states with its
Siliguri corridor as the only connector. Siliguri is the central node,
which, besides providing connection to the rest of the country with
the northeastern states, connects Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Considering its physical, geographical and strategic importance for
the development of all the northeastern states, the government has
accorded highest priority to development of road network in the region
along with Bengal. The vast areas of the region being land-locked with
very limited railway transportation, development of a well-knit road
network assumes greater significance. (For the key statistics of road
and rail network in West Bengal and the NE region, see box )

Objective to improve road connectivity Of North-east region and West
Bengal

Various mega size programmes have been conceptualized and initiated
for development of road network with the following objectives:

To connect the region with rest of the country by high speed, high
capacity highway.

To improve the intra-region

connectivity to all state capitals by upgraded National Highways and
District Headquarters by 2-lane highways through state roads.

To provide connectivity to backward and remote areas to boost socio-
economic development.
To improve roads of strategic importance.
To improve connectivity to the neighbouring countries of South-East
Asia for encouraging trade, commerce, tourism, cultural exchange and
attracting investment.

Programmes for development of road network

The government has taken up the following programmes to improve
connectivity in the northeastern region and Bengal:

National Highway Development Project by 4-lane East-West Corridor
connecting Silchar to Siliguri within NE States (678 km) and Bengal
(137 km)

National Highway Development

Project by 4 laning of Golden

Quadilateral Corridor: Connecting Kolkata to Chennai and Delhi (407
km)

West Bengal Corridor Development

Project along NH-34 from Dalkhola to Barasat under ADB loan assistance
(421 km)

NHAI Port connectivity project - NH-41 from Kolaghat to Haldia port
(53 km)

State Highway SH-10 and SH-1 under ADB Loan assistance (150 km)

Special Accelerated Road Development Programme (SARDP)-Phase
'A' (1,310 km) and Phase 'B' (6,306 km) to improve connectivity to all
district headquarters and improving other important NH and State
roads, Indo-Myanmar border area roads including strategic important
roads.
Normal development plan of NH (1,923 km).

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to provide new links and
improve the existing links by all-weather rural roads.

Investment potential

The government of India has approved projects of total about Rs11,000
crores under NHDP Phase-II (East-West Corridor) including SARDP Phase
'A' (Rs 4,618 crores). These projects are under implementation at
different stages with target of completion by next three years.

For NHDP Phase III-B (BOT / Annuity) and SARDP Phase 'B' to come up in
next phase, an approximate investment of Rs 28,000 crores at current
price level is expected. These investments are over and above the
regular budget allocation by Central and States.

North-east region in international perspective

The North-East region has borders all along Myanmar on East, Tibet and
Bhutan on North and Bangladesh on South-West. Because of such
geographical position, it can be rightly called as gateway to South-
East Asia. Asian Highway (AH) route viz. AH1 passes through North-East
Region at Dawki in Meghalaya (Indo-Bangladesh border) and then at
Moreh (in Manipur (Indo-Mynmar border). With improvement of border
area roads, more land customs can be developed to facilitate export
and import with the neighbouring countries.

Conclusion and recommendation

A major setback for the NE States as well as in the West Bengal is the
capability constraint of the construction industry. Capacity building
of the local contractors should receive highest attention for timely
completion of the road projects. Introduction of mechanized
construction, human resource development, training of personnel etc.
are some of the areas which should be given priority. At the same
time, the implementing agencies viz. NHAI, Border Roads Organization
(BRO), North East Council (NEC) and State PWDs have to take necessary
steps for their institutional development to make the road
infrastructure development programme a success.

Amitabha Datta and CC Bhattacharya

(Amitabha Datta is Executive Director, STUP Consultants P Limited and
CC Bhattacharya is Consultant, STUP Consultants P Limited)

Construction and infrastructure development in WB
5 Sep, 2008, 0024 hrs IST,

Like most other states, West Bengal is forging ahead with the
development of its urban infrastructure. The state has recently
reduced the stamp duty from nine per cent to seven per cent on sale of
property and is planning to further reduce it to five per cent in
order to source funds under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission.

Major construction activities that have taken place during the last
five years have led to the size of the construction and development
business to grow 15 times over in the last five years. During the next
two-three years, at least five Special Economic Zones, 30 shopping
malls, about 200 million sq ft of residential area and 50 million sq
ft of IT Park and commercial spaces would be ready.

The construction and the infrastructure development sector in West
Bengal is the fastest growing sector of the state's economy and is the
second largest employer after agriculture. Already five of the local B-
Schools are offering Real Estate and Construction Management courses
and four of the ITI's (Industrial Training Institutes) are being
upgraded to 'Centre of Excellence' for training
construction workers.

Pradip Chopra
(Pradip Chopra is Chairman-cum-Managing Director, PS Group)
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Infrastructure/Construction_and_infrastructure_development_in_WB/articleshow/3445841.cms


Sify Tata keeps mum on Singur issue
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NEW DELHI: With no end to the current stalemate in sight on the
situation in Singur, Tata Group chairman Ratan N Tata refused to
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Merinews, India - 6 hours ago
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Singur in Sangrur: MNC mulls shifting base
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Rumours, drama keep people on edge in Singur
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curious play of hope and hopelessness in the entire neighbourhood of
Joymollah, Singur. ...

Indian Express Singur, J&K, N-deal - don’t let small groups stand in
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AFP GM supports Tata's Nano car project in Singur
Hindu, India - 4 Sep 2008
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Tata Motors for its Rs 1 lakh car project at Singur in West Bengal,
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Sahara Samay 'State and Tatas should have been proactive'
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deadlock, Union commerce secretary GK Pillai said both the state and
the Tatas should have ...
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AFP If N-deal harms, India may back out: Kakodkar
NDTV.com, India - 4 Sep 2008
The ongoing controversy over the Indo-US nuclear deal got more murkier
when India's top atomic official, Dr Anil Kakodkar, revealed India's
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Dishman Pharmaceuticals Completes Acquisition Of Land For SEZ
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BBC News Singur's loss could be Pantnagar's gain
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Pantnagar in Uttarakhand is leading the race to become the alternative
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BBC News Pantnagar: Tata’s Plan B?
Hindustan Times, India - 24 Aug 2008
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Hindu Business Line Nano suppliers also to pull out if Tatas shift
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