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Bengal’s ‘Swasthya Sathi’ scheme crosses 1 cr hospitalisations: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state’s flagship health assurance scheme, ‘Swasthya Sathi’, has crossed a significant milestone of one crore hospitalisations as of October 31. She…
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Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam on his birthday
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid a heartfelt tribute to former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his birthday. The CM remembered the late scientist and visionary leader for…
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Chit fund scam: SC to hear CBI’s plea against pre-arrest bail to IPS officer
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will later this week hear the CBI’s plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to West Bengal cadre senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar in the multi-crore Saradha chit…
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Mamata to visit natural disaster-hit north Bengal again to oversee relief ops
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Sunday again visit natural calamity-hit north Bengal to oversee the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work, officials said. She will also hold a series of administrative…
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No valid voter will be dropped during SIR in Bengal, says EC
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Thursday asserted that no valid voter’s name will be deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, dismissing apprehensions expressed by…
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Monitoring situation in landslide-affected north Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she is personally monitoring the situation in landslide-hit districts in the northern part of the state to provide support to the affected…
- Kolkata
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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Bengal BJP leader held for ‘vandalising’ Congress’ state headquarters
Kolkata: BJP leader Rakesh Singh was arrested for allegedly being involved in vandalising the Congress’ West Bengal unit headquarters here, police said on Wednesday. Singh, who had been absconding since the attack…
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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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Will continue to fight to uphold honour of every Indian: Mamata
Kolkata: Asserting that she will continue her battle to uphold the honour of every Indian, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said Bengal once rose against the atrocities of foreign rulers and…
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Mamata slams ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ makers for misrepresenting Khudiram Bose
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday lashed out at the makers of the Bollywood film Kesari Chapter 2 for allegedly misrepresenting Bengali revolutionary Khudiram Bose as “Khudiram Singh”. The…
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BJP slams Mamata Banerjee over Rs 1.1 lakh grant to community Durga Pujas
Kolkata: The BJP criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of indulging in politics of religion over her announcement of a Rs 1.1 lakh government grant for community Durga Pujas.…
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Mamata Banerjee is ‘worried’ for ‘brother’ SRK after he suffers muscle injury
Mumbai: Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, has expressed her concerns for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan after he was reported to have suffered an injury to his muscles on…
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Backwardness only benchmark to decide OBC status, not religion: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday told the state Assembly that backwardness is the only benchmark to decide the OBC status of people. Maintaining that a disinformation campaign is…
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CM Banerjee seeks appointment with PM Modi next week
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought time to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at New Delhi next week to discuss pending central dues to the West Bengal government under various centrally-sponsored…