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Ukraine crisis: West Bengal govt opens helpline number for stranded citizens
Kolkata: The West Bengal government opened a helpline number and set up a team for helping Indian citizens and people from the state stranded in Ukraine. The Control room numbers are 033-22143526…
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Vijayan slams UP counterpart over Kerala CM’s remark
Thiruvananthapuram: Reacting to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement on Kerala a couple of weeks ago, CM Pinarayi Vijayan said that the remark by his UP counterpart is politically motivated and it…
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West Bengal withdraws ban on incoming international flights from tomorrow
Kolkata: In view of decreasing trend of COVID cases, the West Bengal government has withdrawn a ban on incoming international flights with effect from Tuesday. However, international passengers either have to be…
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TMC registers big win in Bengal’s 4 municipal corporations
Kolkata:The winning spree of Trinamool Congress continues in West Bengal as the party won four municipal corporations — Siliguri, Asansol, Bidhannagar and Chandannagar with a thumping majority reducing the opposition to the…
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Non-BJP state govts team up against proposed change in IAS cadre rules
New Delhi:The non-BJP governments in four states have teamed up against the Centre’s proposal to amend the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954. Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have written…
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Mamata urges Centre to announce Netajis’s birthday as National Holiday
Kolkata: Paying tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 125th birthday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urged the central government to declare his birth anniversary, January 23, as National Holiday.…
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India lost 49 elephants to hunters in 2021: RTI reply
Noida: As many as 49 elephants were killed across the country by hunters in 2021, with law-enforcement agencies arresting 77 accused, a Central government agency said in response to an RTI query.…
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BJP walking on thin ice in Bengal amid infighting, bickerings
Kolkata: Plagued by infighting and exodus, the West Bengal BJP, which is still licking its wounds after the assembly poll defeat, is staring at bleak prospects in the state as senior leaders…
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SC adjourns hearing on West Bengal’s suit against CBI probe in post-poll violence cases
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government which alleged that the CBI is going ahead with the investigation in post-poll violence…
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Mamata writes to Modi expressing shock over Centre’s rejection of Netaji’s tableau
Kolkata: Expressing shock over the Centre’s decision to exclude West Bengal’s tableau, which was set to highlight contributions of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 125th birth anniversary year, from the upcoming…
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Blind faith among Gangasagar pilgrims sees Covid safety norms given a go-by
Kolkata: Blind faith of the thousands of pilgrims thronging the city’s Babu-Ghat (Steps leading to the river Ganges named after its builder Baboo Raj Chandra ) en-route to Sagar Island for the…