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Mamata Banerjee on her successor: Party will decide, not me
Kolkata: Amidst the ongoing internal struggle within the TMC between veteran leaders and the younger faction, West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said any decision regarding her…
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Bengal govt calls for 50% devolution of taxes to states
Kolkata: Sixteenth Finance Commission Chairman Arvind Panagariya on Tuesday said the West Bengal government has urged the panel to increase the devolution of taxes to states from the current 41 per cent…
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Yunus in Bangladesh & Mamata in Bengal are same: S Adhikari
Kolkata: West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday for seeking to send UN peace-keeping forces to Bangladesh, saying that Muhammad Yunus in Bangladesh…
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TMC’s minority cell to hold protest rally against Centre’s Waqf Bill
New Delhi: On the instructions of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Minority Cell of the Trinamool Congress will organise a public meeting on Saturday at Rani Rashmoni Avenue, voicing strong…
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Kolkata hospital declares no treatment for Bangladeshis amid protests
Kolkata: A hospital in north Kolkata’s Manicktala area on Friday said it would not treat patients from Bangladesh amid protests over the alleged atrocities on minority Hindus in the neighbouring country. An…
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RG Kar medical college case: CBI charges Sandip Ghosh and 4 others
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday filed its first chargesheet at a special court in Kolkata in connection with the multi-crore financial irregularities matter at the state-run R.G. Kar…
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Trump names Kolkata-born doctor-researcher to head health research powerhouse
New York: US President-Elect Donald Trump has named the Kolkata-born Jay Bhattacharya, who raised questions about Covid policies, to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the medical research powerhouse. Trump announced…
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RG Kar campus: CBI gets evidence about circulation of expired medicines
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials, probing the financial irregularities in state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, have found crucial evidence about the circulation of expired medicines…
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Bengal bypolls: Over 14% average positive vote swing for Trinamool
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress has witnessed an average 14 per cent positive vote swing in its favour in the bypolls. The maximum positive swing in vote share in favour of the ruling party…
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NDA tastes bypoll success in Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya; Bengal remains elusive
Kolkata: The juggernaut of the BJP-led NDA, which triumphed in three of the four east and north-eastern states that went for assembly bypolls on Saturday, was halted yet again in West Bengal…
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TMC takes massive lead in Bengal assembly bypolls, eyes clean sweep
Kolkata: Ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidates have taken an unassailable lead in the bypolls held in the six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, with counting underway since 8 am on Saturday. These…
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TMC to oppose Waqf Bill in upcoming West Bengal assembly session
Kolkata: The Winter Session of the West Bengal Assembly, beginning on November 25, will see key discussions on various issues, including the ruling TMC’s resolution to oppose the Centre’s Waqf (Amendment) Bill,…
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Amid RG kar protest, counting of votes for West Bengal by-polls scheduled
Kolkata: The counting of votes for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, where by-polls were held last week, is scheduled for Saturday, with the election results drawing significant attention due to the…
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100 cyclists rally 10 km in Kolkata demanding justice for R G Kar victim
Kolkata: Demanding justice for the woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital here in August, 100 cyclists on Sunday paddled for 10 km to reach her workplace in…
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Howrah Bridge to remain closed overnight for comprehensive health check-up
Kolkata: The iconic Howrah Bridge will remain fully closed to vehicular movement from Saturday midnight until the early hours of Sunday for a comprehensive health check-up, its first such critical examination in…
