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Special court hearing today in Bengal school job case
Kolkata: Despite being a holiday, a special court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata will conduct a hearing on Thursday to monitor the progress of the formalities for…
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HC likely to decide on Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea today in Bengal school job case
Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court is likely to pronounce the verdict on the bail petition filed by former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress’ ex-general secretary Partha…
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Over 64 pc of Kolkata’s iconic yellow taxis to disappear by March 2025
Kolkata: Over 64 per cent of the iconic yellow taxis in Kolkata will be off the roads by March 2025 due to the 15-year service limit imposed by the state transport department.…
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Anti-Dalit mindset: Mamata attacks HM Shah over Ambedkar remarks
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, launched a scathing attack against BJP over Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on B.R. Ambedkar, claiming that this is a “display of…
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WB Doctors plan sit-in in kolkata over bail granted in RG Kar case
Kolkata: The West Bengal Joint Platform of Doctors (WBJPD) was planning to begin a sit-in demonstration in the heart of Kolkata from Tuesday over the CBI investigation into the RG Kar hospital…
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One Nation, One Polls: Mamata Banerjee launches attack on union government
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Union government over its decision to push for simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies,…
- Kolkata
Centre must act, protect minorities in Bangladesh: Mamata
Digha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Centre must give protection to minorities in violence-hit Bangladesh, and bring back “those willing to return”. Banerjee also claimed that fake…
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Decision on complaints against Mahua Moitra will be taken at district-level meeting: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday made it clear that a decision on the complaints registered against the party MP from Krishnanagar Mahua Moira by…
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Researcher’s Indian citizenship questioned over his RTI query
In a very unusual occurrence related to the Right To Information (RTI) Act in India, the Calcutta National Medical College asked a researcher named Sabir Ahamed to prove his Indian citizenship in…
- India
Banerjee’s claim to lead INDIA bloc from Bengal raises questions on TMC’s role
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s assertion that she can run the INDIA bloc from West Bengal has raised questions over Trinamool Congress’ role in the Opposition alliance. After CM Banerjee’s remark in…
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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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RG Kar: Junior medics, victim’s parents take out rally in Kolkata demanding justice
Kolkata: Junior doctors, healthcare workers and members of the public took part in a protest march here on Friday demanding accountability and comprehensive reform of West Bengal’s healthcare system. The rally, organised…
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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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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticizes BJP for targeting Muslims
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP-led central government over the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, accusing it of targeting Muslims. She also expressed doubts on its passage in…
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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…