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  Bomb-making material, documents seized from blast site

  India | October 05, 2014 23:28 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal government today said a large amount of bomb-making material and ‘incriminating' documents were seized from the blast site at Khagragarh in Burdwan district which claimed two lives on October two and that

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  Heavy turnout in Tripura assembly byelection

  India | September 13, 2014 14:04 IST

  Agartala: Over half of the voters had cast their ballot by early afternoon in the by-election to the Manu assembly seat in southern Tripura Saturday, officials said."Over 55 percent voters have cast their votes till

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  Cheating during exams is a disease: West Bengal CM

  India | September 13, 2014 7:17 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said copying and cheating during examinations are a disease and urged upon students to study hard rather than indulging in malpractices.“Everybody does not copy or cheat in

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  BJP will get snubbed by the people in Bengal: Trinamool

  National | September 08, 2014 23:45 IST

  Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress today said that the BJP's growing interest in West Bengal would be snubbed by the people of the state."Before the last Lok Sabha polls the BJP had spent crores through advertisements

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  Why go to Singapore when against FDI, Jaitley asks Mamata

  August 25, 2014 7:39 IST

  Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Sunday questioned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent Singapore visit to attract investment, noting that her Trinamool Congress had opposed FDI in defence on the ground that it

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  Jaitley to examine Bengal govt dues

  India | August 23, 2014 21:18 IST

  Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today assured West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of examining the state's dues for various central assisted schemes.“The chief minister has given me a letter of the outstanding account

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  Encephalitis toll rises to 109 in West Bengal

  India | July 26, 2014 19:47 IST

  Kolkata: The toll due to encephalitis in north Bengal rose to 109 today after two fresh deaths were reported from Darjeeling district since Friday, a government official said today.“Both the deaths have been reported from

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  Alipurduar becomes Bengal's 20th district

  India | June 25, 2014 17:49 IST

  Alipurduar (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday declared Alipurduar as the state's 20th district, carved out by bifurcating the state's northern Jalpaiguri district.Speaking at the official function here marking the creation

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  Bengal's Kanyashree scheme to be showcased at London summit

  India | June 20, 2014 17:49 IST

  Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the state government's initiative to empower the girl child - the Kanyashree scheme - will be presented at the first "Girl Summit" to be held

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  Tax waiver for painting Kolkata houses in Didi's colours angers opposition

  National | June 11, 2014 8:09 IST

  Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation's tax waiver for people painting their houses in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's favourite blue and white colours has raised the hackles of the opposition.The KMC's decision came in

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  See pics when Kolkata felicitated their IPL champions at Eden

  Cricket | June 04, 2014 6:47 IST

  New Delhi: India is a cricket crazy nation and so is the city of joy Kolkata. The Eden Garden cricket ground was turned into a purple sea when thousands of Kolkata Knight Riders fan gathered

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  IPL 7: KKR given royal felicitation at Eden

  Cricket | June 03, 2014 20:47 IST

  Kolkata: Shah Rukh Khan was delayed by two hours but that did not take any sheen off the felicitation of IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the presence of about one lakh spectators and Chief

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  Take steps to reopen closed industries, tea gardens: CPI-M tells Mamta

  June 03, 2014 7:04 IST

  Kolkata: Expressing deep concern over the deterioration in West Bengal's industrial climate, the CPI-M Monday demanded that the state's Mamta Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government initiate steps to reopen factories, jute mills and tea gardens which

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  WB records nearly 80 pc polling amid sporadic violence

  India | May 12, 2014 20:39 IST

  Kolkata: The fifth and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal today recorded 79.96 per cent turn out amid sporadic violence that left 25 persons injured – five seriously.There were long queues before

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  BJP complains to EC about Mamata, Trinamool against Modi

  India | May 06, 2014 7:31 IST

  Kolkata: Continuing their bitter poll wrangling, the BJP and the Trinamool Congress Monday moved the EC with complaints against each others' top leaders even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded the arrest

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  Rajnath Singh promises handsome package for West Bengal during NDA regime

  India | May 03, 2014 15:04 IST

  Kolkata: Seeking to reach out to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Bhartiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh on Friday said that a "handsome package" would be given for the development of West Bengal if his

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  Moon Moon Sen : Can change lives with people, Mamatadi's support

  Bollywood | March 05, 2014 23:18 IST

  Kolkata,Film actress Moon Moon Sen says she would be able to change people's lives in a small way if they support her in the Lok Sabha polls.Nominated for the Bankura seat by the Trinamool Congress,

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  Mamata flays centre for raising poll campaign expenditure

  National | February 28, 2014 17:04 IST

  Kolkata: Condemning the centre's decision to raise the expenditure limits for the Lok Sabha polls to a maximum of Rs.70 lakh and a minimum of Rs.54 lakh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday said

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  Suchitra Sen's death marks end of legend: Mamta Banerjee

  India | January 17, 2014 13:10 IST

  Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the death of veteran actress Suchitra Sen today marked the end of a legend.Sen, 82, died today morning after a massive heart attack.The reclusive star had

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  TMC govt trying to settle scores with Justice Ganguly:Adhir

  India | December 07, 2013 18:23 IST

  Kolkata: Union minister Adhir Chowdhury today criticised the Mamata Banerjee government for trying to ‘settle old scores' with WBHRC chairman A K Ganguly over the law intern case, but said that the former supreme court