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  Women can work in bars as Bengal Assembly passes Finance Bill | Know key amendments to Excise Act

  Explainers | March 21, 2025 14:33 IST

  West Bengal Finance Bill 2025 introduces a charging provision in the Act for levying penalties on excess wastage of spirit in distilleries and warehouses, describing it as a necessary regulatory measure.

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  Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari, other BJP MLAs suspended for rest of assembly session for misconduct

  February 17, 2025 14:15 IST

  The action was taken against BJP MLAs, including Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari for alleged unruly behaviour during the ongoing budget session of the House.

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  Bengal Assembly to hold special session today to pass Bill proposing death punishment for rapists

  September 02, 2024 6:49 IST

  The introduction of this Bill comes in response to the recent rape and murder of a woman medical trainee at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital, which has intensified calls for tougher measures against sexual violence.

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  BJP MLAs shout 'Modi Modi' during Mamata's speech in Assembly, hear 'Jai Bangla' in return

  India | March 09, 2022 19:32 IST

  The moment Mamata Banerjee started delivering her speech, the saffron party MLAs shouted slogans such as “Modi, Modi”, “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Jai Sree Ram” and they continued with the sloganeering for the entire 40 minutes of the Trinamool Congress supremo's address.

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  Privilege motion moved against CBI, ED officials in Bengal Assembly

  India | November 17, 2021 17:02 IST

  Earlier, the TMC moved a notice for statutory resolutions in the Rajya Sabha objecting to the ordinances by the government to extend the tenure of CBI and ED chiefs.

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  Bengal assembly speaker complains to Om Birla about 'excessive interference' of Governor Dhankhar

  India | June 23, 2021 13:44 IST

  Biman Banerjee has complained to his Lok Sabha counterpart Om Birla about the "excessive interference" of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in matters related to parliamentary democracy and functioning of the House.

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  Mamata Banerjee retains power for third time in West Bengal: Who said what

  India | May 03, 2021 13:37 IST

  CM Mamata Banerjee said, "It is the victory of the people of Bengal, the victory of democracy. Bengal has saved India today. This landslide victory came after fighting against several odds- the center, its machinery, its agenicies."

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  PM Modi should resign owning responsibility for COVID-19 surge: Mamata Banerjee

  Elections | April 19, 2021 10:52 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday demanded PM Modi's resignation for failing to contain the spread of COVID 19

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  BJP worker killed in Hooghly

  Politics | April 06, 2021 10:05 IST

  Wife of a BJP supporter allegedly killed in West Bengal's Hooghly district, hours before polling began in the area. The incident happened in the politically sensitive Goghat area of the district on Monday around 11 pm.

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  VIDEO: Voting on 475 seats begins in Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry

  Elections | April 06, 2021 7:23 IST

  Voting will be held across 475 seats in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry today. The polling will take place in a single phase in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, while Assam will witness its third and final round of voting.

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  Bengal Assembly passes resolution against Assam NRC

  India | September 07, 2019 10:57 IST

  The West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a resolution opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and ruling out any such exercise in Bengal.  

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  Voter turnout above 84 per cent in first phase of Bengal polls

  Politics | April 06, 2016 23:43 IST

  Kolkata: The Election Commission on Wednesday said over 84 percent voters turned out to cast their ballots in 18 constituencies in the first phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 4. Among the

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  Bengal assembly passes resolution lauding Sachin

  Cricket | November 19, 2013 19:27 IST

  Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution congratulating cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for his sporting glories.A "wish" of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the resolution in documented form will be delivered to the cricketer

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  Bengal assembly passes bill to protect depositors' interest

  Politics | May 01, 2013 7:00 IST

  Kolkata, May 1: A bill to protect interests of depositors was passed by the West Bengal assembly here Tuesday, but the opposition questioned its validity and said it would go the same way as the

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  Court orders can be bought, claims Mamata Banerjee

  Politics | September 23, 2012 13:47 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 16: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again stirred a controversy by claiming that court orders can be bought as a section of the judiciary was corrupt."At times favourable verdicts are