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ECI asks Bengal for report on bonus to civic volunteers
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Thursday, March 19, sought a report from the West Bengal government after it announced the grant of an ad hoc bonus to civic volunteers under both the…
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Political interference of the highest order: Mamata on transfer of 50 officials
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, March 19, expressed alarm over the “arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials” in the poll-bound state, terming it a “political interference…
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West Bengal: ED cracks down on suspected illegal call centres
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday, March 16, conducted searches at multiple locations in poll-bound West Bengal as part of a probe into the operations of an alleged illegal call centre,…
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Bengal schools cope with LPG shortage as midday meals are hit
Kolkata: Shortage of cooking gas cylinders has begun to affect midday meals in schools across West Bengal, forcing authorities to adopt alternative fuels such as firewood or serving limited food items to…
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Voter roll deletions: Mamata continues sit-in, spends night At Kolkata protest site
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued her protest against alleged arbitrary deletions in the post-SIR electoral rolls for the second consecutive day on Saturday, after she spent the night at…
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Menaka Guruswamy could be India’s 1st LGBTQ MP as TMC nominates her
Senior Supreme Court advocate Menaka Guruswamy has been nominated by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) as one of its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, a move that could see…
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Earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in Kolkata, adjacent Bengal districts
Kolkata: Tremors were felt in Kolkata and adjacent districts of West Bengal on Friday afternoon, after an earthquake of 5.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale jolted parts of Bangladesh, officials said. The…
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Extraordinary decision: SC orders deployment of judicial officers for Bengal SIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, February 20, directed the Calcutta High Court to assign judicial officers to help complete the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal, calling it an “extraordinary…
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Is court going to monitor every murder: SC on BJP workers’ death
New Delhi: Is this court going to monitor every murder or violent incident happening in West Bengal, the Supreme Court asked on Tuesday, February 17, while hearing a plea concerning the alleged…
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Mamata Banerjee wishes Valentine’s Day amid widespread Hindutva attacks
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, February 14, offered Valentine’s Day wishes at a time when Hindutva groups have been attempting to disrupt celebrations associated with the occasion. In her…
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Bengali migrant worker killed in Pune, Mamata claims xenophobic attack
Kolkata: A Bengali migrant worker was killed in Pune, Maharashtra, in what West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee described as a “barbaric murder” for speaking in Bengali. Twenty-four-year-old Sukhen Dhiren Mahato was…
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ECI completes observer briefing for Assam, TN, Kerala, WB polls
The Election Commission of India on Thursday, February 5, concluded its briefing programme for 1,444 Central Observers who will be deployed for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu…
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Turkish Airlines plane makes an emergency landing at Kolkata airport
Kolkata: A Turkish Airlines wide-body plane made an emergency landing at Kolkata Airport after the pilot declared a fire in the aircraft’s right engine, the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Wednesday, February…
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Beef steak mix-up: Parkstreet waiter gets bail from Kolkata court
Kolkata: A court in Kolkata granted bail to the waiter of the iconic Park Street restaurant who was arrested after allegedly serving beef steak instead of mutton to a content creator. The…
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Mamata Banerjee turns to poetry to protest against SIR
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing political and legal battle against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has adopted an unusual form of protest, authoring 26…
