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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…
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Bengal cabinet rejig: Portfolios of six ministers changed
Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday brought a major reshuffle in the state cabinet bringing about crucial changes in the important departments of six ministers. Under the change the…
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Political slugfest in Bengal over fresh ED summons to Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Political slugfest has started surfacing in West Bengal over the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s fresh summons on Sunday evening to Trinamool Congress’ national general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek…
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Calcutta HC allows Ganesha Puja on govt land in Bengal’s Durgapur
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice, Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya, has cleared docks for a community puja community to organise Ganesha Puja on a government land at the industrial township of Durgapur…
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Mamata to travel to New Delhi for president’s G20 dinner in afternoon
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be travelling to New Delhi on Friday afternoon to attend President Droupadi Murmu’s dinner invitation on the occasion of the G20 meeting, officials said.…
