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Ragging death: Dissatisfied with reports, WBCRC sends fresh notice to JU
Kolkata: Dissatisfied with the report submitted by Jadavpur University on the death of a fresher on August 10, the West Bengal Child Rights Commission (WBCRC) has sent a fresh notice to the…
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Durga puja more secular than religious: Calcutta HC
Kolkata: Durga Puja as a festival is not just a religious event but has wider secular connotations being a melting pot of different cultures, the Calcutta High Court has observed. The observation…
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If you have money, spend it before central agencies take it away: MP Arjun Singh
Kolkata: MP Arjun Singh on Wednesday said that politicians should spend their money as much as possible before any investigating central agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or Enforcement Directorate…
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Bengal Guv opens anti-corruption cell; Mamata cries interference in state’s affairs
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Wednesday inaugurated an anti-corruption cell’ at the Raj Bhavan here, triggering Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to term this as an attempt to interfere…
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Ram Navami violence: SC dismisses WB govt’s plea against NIA handling probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court order handing over the probe of incidents of violence during…
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Police say no evidence found after BJP alleges woman paraded naked during poll
Kolkata: No evidence was found in the complaint that a woman candidate was allegedly stripped and paraded naked in Howrah district’s Panchla during the panchayat election on July 8, West Bengal’s Director-General…
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Bengal govt seeks Rs 350cr from Centre as expenses for central forces deployment
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday sought Rs 350 crore from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as expenses for the deployment of central forces during the recently-held panchayat polls in…
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Cal HC says Bengal panchayat poll results will be subject to its final orders
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said that the panchayat elections in West Bengal and the declaration of results will be subject to its final orders in connection with matters which…
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Retail tomato prices further shoot up to Rs 155/kg; highest in Kolkata among metros
New Delhi: Retail tomato prices have shot up to Rs 155 per kg across major cities in the country due to the supply disruption caused due to rain in the producing region,…
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SC refuses to halt central forces’ deployment in West Bengal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas challenging a Calcutta High Court order directing the State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition and deploy central forces across West Bengal for the…
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Over 600K Indians applied for US visas so far in 2023: US Embassy
Hyderabad: With thousands of Indians applying for visas, the United States embassy In India announced over 600,000 applications received so far this year. “We’re closer than ever to reaching our goal to…
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Bengal Raj Bhavan-State Secretariat row heading to court?
Kolkata: The Governor House-State Secretariat tiff in West Bengal is now probably heading for a legal encounter as the state education department is consulting its legal brains on how to counter the…
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73% women want companies to allow them menstrual leave: Survey
New Delhi: Around 73 per cent of women want companies to allow them to take menstrual leaves while 86.6 per cent are in favour of a menstrual-friendly workplace where hygiene methods and…
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Elite Women’s Pro Basketball League try-out in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata
Delhi: Elite Women’s Pro Basketball League, India’s first-of-its-kind 5×5 Pro Basketball League for women, features six teams filled with rosters of top-level Indian players. The organizers held India’s biggest basketball try-out for…
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‘Will support Cong where it is strong, however…’: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party will support the Congress where it is strong in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This is…
