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India gets hold of 7 stolen valuable artefacts, including Nizam’s sword
India took possession of some valuable artefacts which were stolen from the country and taken to Britain before Independence on Friday after an agreement was signed between the High Commission of India…
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Inauguration of Raja Suresh Chandra Chowdhury Memorial Archive
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the inauguration of ‘Raja Suresh Chandra Chowdhury Memorial Archive’, at East Bengal Club in Kolkata, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata: West…
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India’s seafood exports rise 15pc to USD 1.99 billion in June quarter: Official
Kolkata: India’s seafood exports rose 15 per cent on-year to USD 1.99 billion in the first quarter ended June 2022, a senior official said on Friday. “In 2021-22, total exports were 7.76…
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Anubrata Mondal: Bengal’s ‘Bahubali’ and trusted aide of Mamata
Kolkata: The CBI arrest of senior TMC leader Anubrata Mondal — a loyalist of party supremo Mamata Banerjee — in the alleged cattle smuggling scam on Thursday threatens his three-decade-long political career,…
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Kolkata firing: CISF jawan remanded to 14-day police custody
Kolkata: A lower court here on Sunday remanded Akshay Kumar Mishra, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan, who resorted to indiscriminate firing in the Indian Museum premises at busy Park Street in…
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Kolkata: After last night firing, security beefed up at the museum
Kolkata: Security was heightened at the Indian Museum in Kolkata on Sunday after a CISF personnel killed a colleague and injured an assistant commandant of the force in indiscriminate firing. CISF head constable…
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West Bengal: CISF constable opens fire, colleague killed
Kolkata: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper, who opened indiscriminate fire with his AK-47 rifle on Saturday evening, killing a colleague and critically injuring another, was neutralized and apprehended after over an…
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SSC scam case protest in Kolkata
Kolkata: West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury with party activists takes part in a protest rally against West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee and SSC scam case, in Kolkata,…
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Teachers scam: ED arrests Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee
Kolkata: After over 24 hours of marathon grilling, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam, finally arrested state minister and the Trinamool Congress…
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Kolkata: Huge gathering for TMC’s Martyrs’ Day rally
Kolkata: A huge number of people from across West Bengal have congregated at Esplanade, the city’s downtown area, for the mega Martyr’s Day rally by ruling Trinamool Congress being held amidst tight…
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Jadavpur University Pro-VC found hanging at his residence
Kolkata: Samantak Das, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Kolkata’s prestigious Jadavpur University, was found hanging at his residence in south Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, apparently having committed suicide, police said. Police sources said…
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Chidambaram blames handling of economy for falling rupee
Kolkata: Former finance minister P Chidambaram has launched a scathing attack on the central government, blaming its handling of a host of issues including the falling rupee, employment generation and LPG price…
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Kolkata shocked over reported police bid to hush up rape case by offering victim Rs 1,000
Kolkata: People of Kolkata were shocked on Friday after reports on social media that a rape victim was allegedly offered a bribe of Rs 1,000 for not filing a police complaint. The…
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Hyderabad: 17-year-old cycles to Leh from Patancheru
Hyderabad: Macharla Venkatesh, a seventeen-year-old cycling enthusiast from Patancheru in Hyderabad, fulfilled his dream of cycling to Leh in a 26-day expedition. He left the city on May 23 and arrived on…
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Prophet row: Kolkata Police issues lookout notice against Nupur Sharma
Kolkata: Kolkata Police, on Saturday, issued lockout notice against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma, whose controversial comments about Prophet Muhammad had created nationwide stir and tension last month. A senior official of…
