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‘Female prisoners getting pregnant in Bengal jails, 196 babies born’: SC takes cognisance
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday took cognisance of the issue of some women prisoners lodged in West Bengal’s correctional homes getting pregnant. The matter presented before the apex court claimed…
- India
Fake certificates used in CAPF recruitment: CBI raids 8 places in Bengal
Kolkata: Teams of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted simultaneous raids at eight different locations in West Bengal on Saturday in connection with a case related to the alleged use of…
- India
Mamata doubts that Congress will get even ’40 seats’ in LS polls
Kolkata: After making it clear that Trinamool Congress will go solo in West Bengal in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee predicted on Friday that the Congress will pay…
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Amartya Sen vs Visva-Bharati: Lower court rules in favour of economist
Kolkata: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Wednesday won the first round of legal battle against the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, with a district court in West Bengal’s Birbhum dismissing the notice…
- India
Will sit on dharna from Feb 2 if Centre does not clear Bengal’s dues: Mamata
Malda: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she would stage a demonstration in Kolkata from February 2 if the BJP-led Union government does not clear the state’s dues by…
- India
Mamata holds ‘Jonosanjog Yatra’ in West Bengal’s Malda
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday began her ‘Jonosanjog Yatra’ at English Bazar in Malda district, where Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ is also scheduled to…
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Rahul’s yatra denied permission in Bengal to humiliate Cong: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday, January 26, took potshots at the Congress claiming the Mamata Banerjee government has decided to deny permission to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal…
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Photos: WB CM Mamata Banerjee in Bardhaman
Bardhaman: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the gathering during Administrative Review Meeting, in Bardhaman district, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo) Bardhaman: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during Administrative…
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Mamata accuses Cong of delaying seat-sharing talks in Bengal with ‘unjustified’ demand
Kolkata: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday criticised the Congress for causing delay in discussions for seat-sharing in West Bengal, citing “unjustified” demand for 10-12 Lok Sabha constituencies when her party was…
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Vote for any party, but not in the name of religion: Abhishek Banerjee
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Monday issued an appeal to the people of West Bengal to vote for any political party in…
- Crime
West Bengal: Friends kill youth over online mobile game password
Kolkata: An argument over sharing the password of an online mobile game allegedly led to the murder of a teenage boy by four of his friends in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, a…
- India
Attack on ED sleuths: CCTVs installed near mastermind’s house after Calcutta HC order
Kolkata: Within less than 12 hours of the Calcutta High Court’s order, the West Bengal Police have installed multiple CCTVs in front of the residence of absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan,…
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UP ATS raids madrasa in Bengal, seizes computer & SIM cards
Lucknow: The anti-terrorist squad (ATS) of the UP Police has recovered a computer and two SIM cards from a madrasa of West Bengal being operated by Abu Saleh, a member of the…
- Kolkata
Partisan debate erupts over Kolkata figuring near bottom of ‘clean cities’ list
Kolkata: In terms of political awareness the people of West Bengal are always rated a step ahead of their counterparts in other states, as often even minor issues spark off heated debates…
- India
Bengal minister warns central agencies of more Sandeshkhali type incidents
Kolkata: Adding to the controversies over the recent attack on the ED and CAPF personnel in West Bengal, a senior member of the state cabinet on Tuesday warned the central agencies of…