Mamta Banerjee
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Sourav Ganguly's school and sports academy to come up in Batanagar
Cricket | Dec 01, 2014, 07:45 PM ISTKolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly's school and sports academy will come up along with medical and film institutes at Batanagar in the southwestern fringes of the city.Apollo will develop the medical science and research
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Bomb-making material, documents seized from blast site
India | Oct 05, 2014, 11:28 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Sep 13, 2014, 02:04 PM ISTAgartala: 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 | Sep 13, 2014, 07:17 AM ISTKolkata: 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 | Sep 08, 2014, 11:45 PM ISTKolkata: 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
Aug 25, 2014, 07:39 AM ISTKolkata: 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 | Aug 23, 2014, 09:18 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Jul 26, 2014, 07:47 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Jun 25, 2014, 05:49 PM ISTAlipurduar (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 | Jun 20, 2014, 05:49 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Jun 11, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTKolkata: 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 | Jun 04, 2014, 06:47 AM ISTNew 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 | Jun 03, 2014, 08:47 PM ISTKolkata: 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
Jun 03, 2014, 07:04 AM ISTKolkata: 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, 08:39 PM ISTKolkata: 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, 07:31 AM ISTKolkata: 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, 03:04 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Mar 05, 2014, 11:18 PM ISTKolkata,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 | Feb 28, 2014, 05:04 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Jan 17, 2014, 01:10 PM ISTKolkata : 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