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Netaji statue unveiling: Mamata slams Centre’s ‘lack of decency’ in sending invite
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Centre’s “lack of decency” in sending an invite to her through an undersecretary for the unveiling ceremony of Netaji Subhas Chandra…
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CBI raids West Bengal law minister in coal pilferage case
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with its probe into alleged coal pilferage from Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines…
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ED summons Bengal min in coal scam case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the coal pilferage scam, Wednesday summoned West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak and asked him to appear before the agency’s officials in Delhi on…
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Bengal: Protests held at three railway stations seeking increased train frequency
Kolkata: Locals staged protests at three railway stations in Bengal’s Hooghly district on Monday demanding that frequency of train services be increased to deal with passenger rush. Agitations were held at Khanyan, Palandu…
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TMC may not give tickets to ‘tainted’ leaders in Bengal rural polls
Kolkata: In an image makeover bid, the Trinamool Congress may not give tickets to “tainted” leaders, who are either facing graft charges or have a poor public image, in the panchayat polls…
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Schoolkids in Bengal fall sick after eating detergent-mixed midday meal
Kolkata: At least 12 schoolchildren fell sick at a state-run primary school in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district after consuming midday meal. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the cook by mistake mixed…
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NCRB report: Kolkata safest city, but crimes against women alarming in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress leadership in West Bengal might be boasting of Kolkata being rated as the safest city among all the metros in the country in the latest report of the…
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Will take action against CBI, ED officials in Bengal if my officers harassed: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday threatened to take legal action against central agency officials posted in West Bengal if the Union government does not stop harassing the bureaucrats…
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School, trust in Partha Chatterjee’s late wife’s name under ED lens
Kolkata: An international residential school and its managing trust, both in the name of the deceased wife of former state Partha Chatterjee, have come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)…
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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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Study files carefully before signing, Mamata tells Cabinet colleagues
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a Cabinet meeting on Thursday instructed all the ministers to carefully study all files before putting their signature. In the meeting, she also issued…
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ED raids offices of TV channel head close to Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Two teams of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (I-T) are conducting simultaneous raid and search operations at the residence and offices of Kaustav Roy, a Kolkata-based businessman and the Chief…
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I-Day celebrations would’ve been better if people could tide over inflation, poverty: Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday said Independence Day is a matter of immense happiness, but the celebrations would have been brighter had the citizens not been bogged by inflation…
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Want to build a nation where no one goes hungry: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she wants to build a nation where no one goes hungry, where no woman feels unsafe and where no oppressive forces divide…
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TMC raises question over probe by central agencies; opposition says more arrests on cards
Kolkata: Rallies and counter rallies over the arrest of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in a cattle smuggling case kept West Bengal’s political cauldron on the boil on Friday with the state’s ruling…
