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Mamata leads TMC anti-SIR stir in Kolkata, Suvendu dares CM to stop exercise
Kolkata: Rallies, counter-rallies, and fiery speeches from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her chief critic, Suvendu Adhikari, escalated the state’s already hyper-charged political atmosphere on Tuesday which marked the effective…
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Parents hold off consent for ‘Tilottama’ film on RG Kar victim until justice
Kolkata: Uncertainty loomed over a movie on the life of R.G. Kar victim as her parents were yet to give their consent for it. On Thursday, the victim’s parents said they would…
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Mamata terms Durgapur ‘gangrape’ shocking, says no accused will be spared
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district as “shocking” and said that no accused would be…
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Calcutta HC orders repatriation of Bengali family deported to Bangladesh
The Calcutta High Court on Friday, September 26, struck down the deportation of a family from Bengal to Bangladesh and ordered its repatriation. The court observed that the authorities deported the family…
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Mamata wishes Bengal on Mahalaya, highlights Durga Puja’s UNESCO heritage
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished people of the state on the occasion of Mahalaya, which marked the advent of Devi Paksha. The Trinamool Congress supremo also launched…
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Abhishek Banerjee alleges BJP spent Rs 15-20 cr to ‘buy votes’ in VP poll
Kolkata: Launching a blistering attack on the BJP after the NDA’s emphatic win in the vice-presidential election, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the saffron camp spent…
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WB: Police submit charge sheet in Kolkata law college gang-rape case
Kolkata: A charge sheet was filed against four accused in the alleged gang-rape of a law student on her college campus in Kolkata, around two months after the crime, police said. The…
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Guv proposes WB migrant workers portal, MoUs, welfare officers
Kolkata: A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a scheme to rehabilitate migrant labourers from West Bengal allegedly harassed outside the state, Governor CV Ananda Bose put forward a set of…
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Bengal: Son of Trinamool Congress leader killed in shootout
Kolkata: The son of a Trinamool Congress leader and head of a village panchayat has been killed in a shootout in broad daylight. The incident happened in Cooch Behar district of West…
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Kolkata court remands four in law college rape case to police custody till Aug 8
Kolkata: In what is being claimed as a first-of-its-kind order by a court in Kolkata, all four accused in the South Calcutta Law College rape case were remanded to police custody for…
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Abhishek Banerjee named TMC leader in Lok Sabha; Sudip replaced
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha (LS) MP, Abhishek Banerjee, has replaced veteran and four-time party MP, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, as the leader of Trinamool Congress’ Parliamentary team in…
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Want Bengal govt to respond to Centre’s queries on Aparajita Bill: Guv
Kolkata: A day after he sent the Aparajita Bill back to the West Bengal government, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday said that he wanted the state administration to respond to the…
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West Bengal Aparajita bill sent back by gov over Centre’s concerns
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has sent the Aparajita Bill back to the state government for consideration of the serious objections raised by the Centre over the proposed changes…
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TMC MLA’s close aide Rajjak Khan shot dead in West Bengal
Kolkata: A 38-year-old Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, police said on Friday. The incident occurred in Bhangar area on Thursday night when Rajjak Khan,…
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Judicial custody for Kolkata law college gang rape accused
Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Tuesday remanded three persons, accused in the gang rape of a student in a law college here to judicial custody till July 22. The police prosecutors prayed…
