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Mamata elated after ‘Bangla’ accorded classical status
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening expressed pleasure after Bangla (Bengali) was accorded the status of classical language by the Union government. “Most happy to share that Bengali/…
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Kolkata: FIR filed after protesters chant ‘Kashmir mange azadi’ at RG Kar protest
The Kolkata police lodged an FIR after a video surfaced on social media platforms in which protesters at a rally were heard chanting ‘provocative’ slogans such as “Kashmir Mange Azadi” (Kashmir wants…
- Kolkata
West Bengal junior doctors resume ‘total cease work’
Kolkata: Agitating junior doctors in West Bengal resumed their indefinite “total cease work” on Tuesday to press the state government on various demands, including ensuring their safety and security at all medical…
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Flood situation alarming in north Bengal, Centre not extending help: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described the flood situation in the northern districts as “alarming” and claimed that the state is deprived of central assistance to deal with…
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WB: Doctors to resume ‘cease work’ after SC hearing of RG Kar case on Monday
Kolkata: Junior doctors of West Bengal on Saturday night said that they would resume total ‘cease work’ in medical colleges across the state after hearing of the RG Kar case in the…
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Mamata announces structure of new patients’ welfare committees for medical college
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday evening, announced the new structure of the patients’ welfare committees in all medical colleges & hospitals in the state which are created after…
- India
Mamata likely to meet officials of medical colleges to review security
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to hold a meeting with the medical superintendent and vice principals (MSVPs) of all state-run medical colleges primarily to review security measures at…
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Not receiving funds under PMAY for last three years, says Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, accused the Centre of not releasing funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) to the state government for the last three years.…
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Bengal’s social welfare schemes have earned UNICEF’s praise: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the state’s social welfare schemes have earned praise from UNICEF. Banerjee in a post on X cited ‘Kanyashree’ and ‘Rupashree’ as the…
- Kolkata
WB officials kept informed at every stage about water release: Centre to Mamata on flood
New Delhi: Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Paatil wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday, saying the state’s officials were informed at every stage about the release of…
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SC raps CBI over its plea seeking transfer of cases outside West Bengal
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the CBI over its plea seeking transfer of cases relating to the 2021 post-post violence cases outside West Bengal. A bench of Justices Abhay…
- India
West Bengal: 40 students ‘expelled’ by state-run medical college
Kolkata: Forty students were “expelled” by the state-run College of Medicine and JNM Hospital in Kalyani for six months for allegedly threatening other pupils, according to an official document. The decision was…
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Indian national arrested for vandalising temples in Bangladesh
An Indian national was arrested in Bangladesh reportedly in connection with the vandalism of idols at the Hari temple and Kali temple located at Bhanga Upazila Faridpur town. The Bangladeshi police identified…
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SC lashes out at Bengal govt’s ‘No night shift for women’ notification
The Supreme Court of India directed the West Bengal government to revise a notification that prohibited state-run hospitals from assigning late-night shifts to female doctors, during a hearing on Tuesday, September 17.…
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Two-hour meeting between medics, CM ends; both sides work to finalise minutes
Kolkata: The first round of talks between the West Bengal government and the agitating junior doctors at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence on Monday evening to address the RG Kar impasse concluded…
