Bheramari (West Bengal), Nov 21 : A Communist Party of India-Marxists (CPI-M) supporter was killed at Bheramari village in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Friday in a feud over a plot of a cultivable land.

The plot is said to be belonging to a Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporter, who was originally a CPI (M) supporter and has recently joined the TMC.

Around 300 CPI (M) supporters armed with sticks, guns and country bombs allegedly attacked the TMC supporters to capture the plot of land.

Global financial crisis has created a tough situation for industry and it is adopting various measures to save itself from long term losses. The Pawan Ruia-controlled tyre major, Dunlop India, has decided to close production in its mother plant in Sahagunj at West Bengal, in line with its cost cutting measures. The company had resumed operations at the production plant in January, after five year closure.

The officials of company said that it would utilize the time to reshape its production strategy and revival of plans. Dunlop would work on making the brand more popular across the country.

Kolkata, Nov 17 : A MiG-27 aircraft crashed near Alip

The vector borne diseases in the state capital has claimed one more life on Friday, while two others succumbed in Howrah and South 24 Parganas.

Kishore Roy (50), a resident of 47/2A, Nandaram Sen Street in Ward 9, died of nasty malaria at Marwari Relief Society Hospital on Friday morning.

However, senior officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s health department refused to admit that Roy had died due to malaria.

Midnapur (West Bengal), Nov 14 : Tribals in Jhargram-Lalgarh belt of West Midnapore district of West Bengal staged a protest against the alleged ''police excesses'' in the area on Friday.

The residents of Jhargram-Lalgarh belt are incensed as they allege that policemen investigating the November 2 landmine attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee have been torturing women and making "indiscriminate" arrests.

The tribals cut off almost four blocks in the district from the rest of the state by digging up roads and felling trees across them.