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Role of regional parties to be important for 2024 LS polls: Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen asserted that it “would be a mistake” to think that the 2024 Lok Sabha election would be a one-horse race in favour of the BJP, and felt…
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Protests are good: TMC leaders on mass outreach face anger
Kolkata: TMC leaders who are visiting different villages as part of an outreach programme ahead of the panchayat elections have been facing protests over various issues. When Birbhum MP Satabdi Roy went…
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Lalan Sheikh death: Calcutta HC seeks video-recording of autopsy process
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought the video- recording of the post-mortem of March 2022 Bogtui carnage prime accused Lalan Sheikh, who died mysteriously in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
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Teachers’ scam: CBI seals records storeroom of Bengal education dept
Kolkata: Bikash Bhawan, the headquarters of the West Bengal education department, has now come under the scanner of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is probing the multi-crore teachers’ recruitment irregularities scam.…
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OYO announces up to 60 per cent off for Christmas and New Year Holidays
Delhi: Global hospitality technology company OYO has announced a special Christmas and New Year holiday offer for travelers in India. With this offer, guests can avail up to 60 per cent off…
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CBI accused of theft by Lalan Sheikh’s wife
Kolkata: The widow of Lalan Sheikh, the main accused in the Bogtui massacre who died in CBI custody, has lodged a police complaint alleging theft by the central investigating agency, an official…
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West Bengal: Friends rescue minor girl from marriage trap
Kolkota: In a rare incident, friends of a minor girl saved her from the trap of unwilling marriage in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday.The girl is a student of class…
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Calcutta HC refuses to stay Suvendu Adhikari’s protection against FIRs
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday refused to stay the immunity of the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari against future FIRs granted earlier by a single-judge bench…
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“Questions are being raised on civil liberties…”: Amitabh Bachchan
Kolkata: Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, on Thursday, inaugurated the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. The ‘Shehenshah’ actor delivered a lengthy speech on British censorship, pre-independence films against oppressors, communalism, and societal…
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ED tracking links between teachers’ recruitment & cattle smuggling scams in Bengal
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the cattle smuggling and teachers’ recruitment scams in West Bengal, has started investigating leads that can establish a clear-cut link between the two scams.…
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Ustad Rashid Khan’s family accuses Kolkata Police of harassment
Kolkata: Padma Shri awardee singer Ustad Rashid Khan’s wife Joyeeta Basu Khan on Thursday alleged harassment by a section of the Kolkata Police personnel after their driver refused to pay a bribe…
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Ramakrishna Mission school refuses to adhere to Bengal govt’s blue-white dress code for students
Kolkata: A school in West Bengal managed by the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission- Belur Math founded by Swami Vivekananda has refused to adhere to the directive of the state education department…
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Calcutta HC orders fresh CBI probe into illegal appointment of teachers
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a fresh CBI probe to identify the masterminds who were trying to influence the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) to protect the interests…