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Nano, hope for Gujarat, regret for West Bengal
While Gujarat is rejoicing over Tata Motors decision to shift its ultra low-cost Nano car plant to Sanand near Ahmedabad, residents in Singur are regretting that the makers had to pull out of West Bengal because of violent protests. ANI

Tata Motors searching for alternative Nano car project site
Tata Motors is looking for an alternative site for its Nano car project in Andhra Pradesh. ANI

Tatas could have been more accommodative to solve Singur: Congress
West Bengal Pradesh Congress spokesman and senior party leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay in a statement on Sunday said that the Singur crisis could have been solved had the Tatas been accommodative in giving up land more than 70 acres from within the 1,000-acre Nano project area to the unwilling farmers. ANI

Mukherjee, Buddhadeb slams Trinamool Congress for driving Nano out of WB
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday slammed Trinamool Congress of West Bengal for pushing Tata Motors to pull out its Nano project from the state. ANI

Naveen Patnaik invites Tata to set up Nano project in Orissa
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday in a letter to Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata formally invited him to set up the Nano small car manufacturing unit in the state. ANI

Ratan Tata holds Mamata responsible for moving out of Singur (Lead:Singur)
Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata today said that he was moving the Nano project out of Singur because of the agitation by the Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Banerjee, and not because of any failure on the part of the West Bengal Government. ANI

Ratan Tata to meet Buddhadeb today
Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee here today to discuss the companys Nano car project in Singur which has run into rough weather after strong resistance from the Mamata Banerjees Trinamool Congress over farmland acquisition issue. ANI

Mamata Banerjee to meet Sonia to discuss Singur impasse
As Tata consider re-locating the stalled Nano project, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi here today to resolve the Singur impasse. ANI

Ratan Tata to meet Buddhadeb today
Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today following Tatas request that he wanted to talk to Buddhadeb on Singur issue. ANI

Ratan Tata to meet Buddhadeb on Sunday
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Saturday said that Ratan Tata, the Tata Group Chairman has replied to his letter and wants to talk to him on Singur issue, and the two are scheduled to meet on Sunday. ANI

Trinamools Mamata demands 400 acres of land for farmers
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has demanded 400 acres of land for farmers rendered landless by Tata Motorss small car plant. ANI

WB Govt., Tata Motors to meet in last ditch efforts on Singur impasse
The West Bengal Government will meet the Tata Motors officials on Sunday to resolve the Singur impasse, said the State Chief Secretary, Amit Kiran Dev in Kolkata today. ANI

Buddhadev tells Tata not to leave West Bengal
In a last-ditch effort to salvage the Nano car project, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has written to Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata urging him not to shift the project from Singur. ANI

Tata Motors moves equipment out of Singur factory
Tata Motors has begun moving equipment out from its factory in Singur due to the prolonged disruption of work.We were asked to remove machineries as the work is anyway stalled. There are a lot of problems here, and it doesnt seem the work will begin, said Rajiv, a worker. ANI

Deadlock over Tatas Nano car project
West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has called for a sensitive approach to farmers while fulfilling the industrys need for land as the row over Tatas small car project appeared to be heading for a fresh standoff. ANI

Delay will result in Tatas leaving West Bengal: Buddhadeb
The Tatas would leave West Bengal if there is further delay in accepting the new rehabilitation package for Singur farmers, said West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday. ANI

WB Chief Minister meets State Governor to discuss Singur impasse
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee met the State Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi here today in a fresh attempt to resolve the Singur impasse. ANI

Karnataka offers 1,000 acres of land to Tata
Karnataka government today offered 1,000 acres of land in case the company decides to relocate its Nano car project. ANI

Mamata Banerjee doesnt want Tatas to pull out of Singur
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she didnt want the Tatas to pull out of Singur. ANI

CPI-M enhances rehab package to farmers displaced for Tata plant
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) is luring displaced farmers with an enhanced rehabilitation package including cash assistance, land and community development plans. ANI

WB govt. raises land compensation by 50 percent for Singur farmers
The West Bengal Government on Sunday offered greater financial assistance to those affected by Tata Motors car project in Singur to buy peace, due to the limitations on the area of land it can return to farmers. ANI

Communists in West Bengal to garner support for Tata
Communists in West Bengal on Saturday said they would create public awareness in support of the Tata plant project in states Singur area. ANI

Mamata blames Buddhadeb for Singur row
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday blamed the West Bengal Government for the Singur row as it broke the terms of the agreement with her party. ANI

WB Governor calls for spirit of accommodation to break Singur deadlock
West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi today called for a spirit of accommodation to break deadlock over Singur issue. ANI

Mamata, Buddhadeb hold talks over Singur impasse
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday held talks with Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee to settle the Singur impasse. ANI

Four-member joint panel to inspect Singur site today
A four-member committee formed to discuss a land-based solution to compensate farmers in West Bengal will visit Singur today. ANI

TMC wants 300 acres from Singur project area
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday demanded that 300 acres of land should be given from within the Tata Motors project area in Singur to unwilling farmers. ANI

Tata Motors distressed with Singur deal
Tata Motors on Monday said that it was distressed at the limited clarity on the outcome of talks between the Government of West Bengal and protesters over the Singur issue. ANI

Mamata suspends dharna at Singur after stalemate ends
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee agreed to end her two-week-long protest outside the TATA Motors Nano car plant at Singur after reaching an agreement with the West Bengal Government over land acquisition issue. ANI

Jyoti Basu admitted to hospital after injury
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Jyoti Basu, who suffered a head injury after a fall at his Indira Bhavan residence, was admitted to a city nursing home for further treatment on Sunday. ANI

W. Bengal Governor hopes for a result on Singur impasse by Monday
West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi has said talks to break Singur deadlock are on track and they would continue on Sunday. He also sais that he expected a satisfactory result by Monday. After presiding over the second round of talks between the State Government and the main opposition Trinamool Congress on Saturday Gandhi told reporters here on Saturday that: We lead to the satisfactory conclusion in a next session over tomorrow (Sunday) or day after tomorrow (Monday). This is what I wanted to tell you. ANI

Emergency Left Front meeting on Singur impasse
The Left Front has scheduled an emergency meeting in Kolkata on Sunday to discuss the Singur impasse. ANI

Talks at Singur inconclusive, to resume on Sunday
Talks between the Trinamool Congress and the West Bengal Government to end the Singur imbroglio remained inconclusive for the second day on Saturday. ANI

Singur talks to resume today
The dialogue to resolve the Singur Nano car project crisis will resume here today. ANI

W. Bengal Governor defers Singur talks till Friday evening
The crucial meeting, which was to be chaired by West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi this morning to find a solution to the Singur deadlock, was postponed till late this afternoon. ANI

W. Bengal Governor to chair talks with CPM, Trinamool on Singur impasse
West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi will today chair a crucial meeting with the representatives of the State Government and the Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in an effort to mediate between the two sides to find a solution to the Singur deadlock. ANI

Tata says Nano launch will be on schedule
TATA Group Chairman Ratan Tata today said that he is doing everything possible to launch the Rs one lakh Nano car as planned. ANI

West Bengal Governor to mediate in Singur impasse
West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Thursday will hold discussions separately with the representatives of the State Government and the Trinamool Congress. And on Friday he will mediate between the two sides to find solution to the Singur deadlock. ANI

CPI-M workers attacked Trinamool supporters: Mamata
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today alleged that CPI-M workers had attacked her party supporters with weapons while they were on their way to the dharna site in Singur. ANI

WB Governor writes to Ratan Tata about initiative taken to resolve Singur deadlock
West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has sent a letter to Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata after work was suspended work at companys Nano car plant at Singur. ANI

Mamata accuses CPM workers of attacking her supporters
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today alleged that CPI-M workers had attacked her supporters with weapons while they were on their way to the dharna site in Singur, where agitation is on over setting up of the TATA car plant for the smallest car Nano. ANI

Ganguly calls for support to TATAs Nano project
Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly said if the Nano project at Singur went elsewhere, West Bengal would become a dark spot and called for support to the cause of the TATAs and industry to create a future for the people of the State. ANI

Tata Motor shutdown at Singur enters fifth day
The shutdown at the TATA Motors manufacturing plant in Singur continued for the fifth day today. ANI

Trinamool leader meets WB Governor to resolve Singur deadlock
Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee today met West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi for the second day following his initiative to resolve deadlock over Singur issue. ANI

Singur impasse: Mamata ready for talks with W. Bengal Govt.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said she is ready to hold talks with the Left Front-led West Bengal Government, but insists that the stir at the TATA Motors Singur project site would continue. ANI

Singur impasse: Mamata ready for talks with W. Bengal Govt.
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has said she is ready to hold talks with the Left Front-led West Bengal Government, but insists that the stir at the TATA Motors Singur project site would continue. ANI

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