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Nobody has right to make such remarks on Prez: Nitish Kumar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday condemned the derogatory comments made by a West Bengal minister on Droupadi Murmu’s looks and said no one has the right to make such…
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Complaint against TMC leader in NCW over remarks against President
Kolkata: Bengal BJP MP Saumitra Khan has sought National Commission of Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma’s intervention in ensuring the arrest of state minister Akhil Giri over his derogatory comments on President Draupadi…
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Open ‘Banglar Saree’ outlets in every district: Mamata to officials
Ranaghat: Aiming to promote different types of sarees weaved in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked officials of the MSME department to open ‘Banglar Saree’ outlets in every district.…
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Dengue cases reducing in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that dengue cases are at present witnessing a downward trend in the state. Banerjee, however, conceded that there was earlier an increase…
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West Bengal: 2 women stripped, tortured on suspicion of being lesbians, 1 held
Kolkata: A man was arrested in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district for allegedly assaulting two women and burning the private parts of one of them after accusing them of being in a same-sex relationship,…
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Over 50 lakh rural homes in West Bengal now get tap water: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: More than 50 lakh households in rural West Bengal now get drinking water through piped connections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday. Congratulating those involved in the project, Banerjee said…
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Cattle scam: CBI probing lottery angle in diverting proceeds
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of India (CBI) officials probing the multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal are investigating a unique angle where prize-money winning lottery tickets might have been used to…
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Crisis continues in Bengal unit of BJP, legal head to be shunted out
Kolkata: The crisis within the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues with the top leadership ordering removal of its legal head forthwith. This move comes after the IT…
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Mamata Banerjee in Chennai
Chennai: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a family function of West Bengal Governor La Ganesan, in Chennai, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022. (PTI Photo) Chennai: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee…
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WBSSC scam: Partha Chatterjee’s judicial custody extended till Nov 14
Kolkata: A lower court in Kolkata on Monday extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee till November 14 for his alleged involvement…
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Two months behind bars reduce Trinamool leader Anubrata Mondal’s weight by 9 kg
Kolkata: Two months behind the bars at Asansol Special Correctional Home in West Bengal’s West Burdwan district has resulted into a nine kg weight loss for the Trinamool Congress heavyweight leader –…
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Real-time monitoring of sound, air pollution on Diwali underway in Bengal: Minister
Kolkata: West Bengal Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya Monday said the new central control room at Paribesh Bhavan here is monitoring sound and air pollution in real time on Diwali and Kali Puja.…
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Man thrashed, vehicle torched by mob in Howrah on suspicion of cattle smuggling
Kolkata: A man was beaten up in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Sunday, and a pick-up van was set ablaze by a mob who suspected that he was smuggling cattle, police said.…