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Two held while attempting to smuggle clouded leopard skin in Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal forest department has arrested two people while they were attempting to smuggle clouded leopard skin near Jaldapara National Park in Alipurduar district, sources said on Saturday. “We are…
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Minor tribal girl gang-raped, abandoned unconscious in Bengal jungle
Kolkata: In a shocking case, a minor tribal girl was gang-raped and abandoned in an unconscious state in the jungles of Kanksa community development block in West Bengal’s West Burdwan district. The…
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MGNREGA’s payment to Bengal stopped due to non-compliance: Centre
New Delhi: The Union Rural Development Ministry on Thursday said there was no constraint of funds for the rural job scheme MGNREGA and reiterated that funds for West Bengal were not released due…
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Trinamool outlines agitation in Bengal against Delhi Police action
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday outlined a blueprint for a massive protest demonstration throughout West Bengal against the Delhi Police action on their MPs and MLAs when they were at a sit-in-demonstration…
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Mamata expresses concern over Sikkim flash flood, missing Army personnel
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed concern over reports that 23 soldiers went missing following a flash flood in Sikkim, and assured all possible help on the part…
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11-year-old girl raped, killed in West Bengal’s Dhupguri
Kolkata: The body of a minor girl packed in a sack was recovered at a riverbed at Dhupguri in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, said police. Initial investigation has revealed that the girl…
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WB: Adivasi minor lynched on suspicion of theft, TMC leader among 7 held
A 12-year-old Adivasi boy in West Bengal was tied to a tree and beaten to death on suspicion of theft. The child belonged to the Lodha Shabar community categorised as a ‘vulnerable…
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Bengal: BJP’s Suvendu shares stage with Cong leader in protest against TMC
Kolkata: BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari and Congress leader Kaustav Bagchi on Wednesday participated in a protest rally of aspiring candidates for school jobs in West Bengal, triggering accusations from the ruling TMC…
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Doctors advise Mamata 10 days’ rest, restricted movement after knee injury
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Sunday advised 10 days of rest by doctors, after she suffered an injury on her left knee during a recent trip to Spain…
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PM Modi to flag off 9 Vande Bharat Express trains in 11 states today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to flag off nine Vande Bharat trains on Sunday at 12:30 pm through video conferencing. The launch of these trains will connect religious and…
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Bengal to use only electric vehicles in administrative functioning
Kolkata: As a measure to control rising pollution levels in the state because of automobile fuel emission, the West Bengal government has taken a decision to only use electric vehicles for all…
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Bengal LoP files RTI seeking information among CM’s overseas tour
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has filed a petition under the Right to Information Act, 2005, on the amount spent from the state exchequer on Chief…
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CPI(M) will strengthen INDIA bloc nationally, fight TMC, BJP in Bengal: Senior leader
Kolkata: Senior CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty on Tuesday said that the Left party will strengthen the opposition INDIA bloc nationally but will also continue its fight against both the BJP and the…
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Video: WB BJP workers lock up Union minister in protest
Bankura: BJP workers locked up Union minister Subhas Sarkar in their party office in West Bengal’s Bankura on Tuesday, alleging that he was being “dictatorial” in running the district unit. Sarkar, the…
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Mamata Banerjee leaves for 11-day tour of Spain, Dubai
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday morning left for an 11-day tour of Spain and Dubai, during which she will attend business summits to attract investments to the state. Banerjee…