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  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Bengal chief minister, dies at 80

  August 08, 2024 11:25 IST

  Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, died at his Kolkata home on Thursday. He was 80 and had been suffering from old age-related ailments.

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  West Bengal Cabinet rejig: Portfolios of four ministers, including Babul Supriyo, reshuffled | List

  August 08, 2024 6:09 IST

  The changes included entrusting some of these ministers with additional responsibilities over and above their current portfolios.

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  Bengal Minister Akhil Giri agrees to resign after Mamata's intervention in forest official row

  August 05, 2024 7:09 IST

  West Bengal Jails Minister Akhil Giri said he will continue to serve as an MLA even after resigning as a minister. Giri said would step down but won't apologise to the forest official.

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  Mamata takes stern stand over Bengal minister Akhil Giri's 'abusive' video: 'Apologise or resign'

  August 04, 2024 19:19 IST

  Akhil Giri on Saturday (August 3) stoked controversy after he was seen in video clip threatening and verbally abusing a woman official of the state forest department and her team for allegedly removing encroachments on its land in Purba Medinipur district.

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  Bengal minister threatens, verbally abuses woman official for removing encroachments; BJP-TMC react

  August 03, 2024 23:26 IST

  After learning about the anti-encroachment operation, West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri, accompanied by local traders, reached the spot and confronted the forest department officials on Saturday.

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  Mamata taking initiatives to bring back migrant labourers stranded in landslide-hit Wayanad: TMC

  August 03, 2024 18:43 IST

  The death toll in the Wayanad landslides rose to 218, including 90 women and 30 children. Of the 218 bodies recovered from the landslide-hit areas, 152 have been identified by relatives.

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  West Bengal: Kolkata Airport runway inundated after heavy rainfall | Watch

  August 03, 2024 14:04 IST

  According to the police, ankle-deep water was also reported from several other parts of central and south Kolkata, but traffic movement was not disrupted.

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  TMC students' wing gheraoes Calcutta University's vice-chancellor over 'syndicate meeting'

  August 03, 2024 13:02 IST

  The gherao began at 3 PM on Friday and continued until midnight, according to TMCP spokesperson Abhirup Chakraborty.

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  Mamata urges Sitharaman to rollback GST on life, health insurance premiums: 'Highly anti-people...'

  August 02, 2024 17:22 IST

  Mamata Banerjee said that the imposition of GST on insurance premiums increases the financial burden on the common people and urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the Centre's recent move in the Union Budget.

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  Two wagons of goods train derail near Rangapani railway station in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee reacts

  July 31, 2024 13:58 IST

  This latest derailment comes amid a concerning spike in train accidents across the country in recent times, highlighting ongoing challenges in railway safety and infrastructure maintenance.

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  Jadavpur University forms panel to investigate student 'harassment' incident

  July 29, 2024 23:55 IST

  Jadavpur University has constituted a four-member committee to probe the circumstances leading to a student's panic attack after alleged questioning over a missing laptop. The panel includes university officials and external experts.

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  West Bengal: BSF foils infiltration bid along Indo-Bangladesh border in Nadia

  July 28, 2024 8:07 IST

  A meeting was convened with Border Guard Bangladesh after the infiltration attempt and a strong protest was registered. Unfortunately, despite several meetings, the BGB refuses to take any action against miscreants.

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  Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges President Murmu to address anarchic condition in West Bengal

  July 27, 2024 17:45 IST

  Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to President Droupadi Murmu, condemning the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for its "ruthless approach" and the suffering of the people under its leadership.

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  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to attend NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi, says 'Will register protest'

  July 26, 2024 14:36 IST

  NITI Aayog meeting: CM Mamata said that dividing West Bengal means dividing the nation and further mentioned that she will record her voice at the meeting and if they won't let her, she will protest and leave the meeting.

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  Mamata Banerjee likely to skip NITI Aayog meeting amid opposition boycott, says sources

  July 25, 2024 17:07 IST

  Sources suggest that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to skip the NITI Aayog meeting. However, details on her participation are still awaited.

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  West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to scrap NEET, seeks new entrance test for medical aspirants

  July 24, 2024 23:07 IST

  The resolution, passed in the state assembly urged the West Bengal government to resume conducting joint entrance examinations in the state.

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  Kolkata: Temporary gate collapses at Mamata Banerjee's event, two injured | VIDEO

  July 24, 2024 18:13 IST

  The sudden collapse of the temporary gate built to welcome visitors created a chaotic situation. The alert security personnel controlled the situation and took the injured to the hospital.

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  Mamata Banerjee calls for stopping potatoes export to other states as strike by traders continues

  July 23, 2024 23:04 IST

  The strike started on Sunday by the Progressive Potato Traders' Association (PPTA), which alleges that the authorities are "illegally" detaining trucks carrying the tuber going to neighbouring states.

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  Bengal traders call for strike against ‘harassment’ by TMC govt in exporting potatoes

  July 22, 2024 22:49 IST

  The traders alleged that the Mamata government and local authorities were harassing the traders and resisting exports of potatoes to neighbouring states.

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  Bangladesh violence: Mamata Banerjee offers shelter to refugees amid quota protests

  July 21, 2024 19:12 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her solidarity with the people who have remained at the receiving end of the ongoing violence in the neighbouring country.

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  Mamata-Akhilesh take 'unstable government' jibe at BJP-led Centre at joint rally in Kolkata

  July 21, 2024 14:42 IST

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her residence in Kalighat in the southern part of Kolkata.

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  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee likely to attend NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi on July 27

  July 19, 2024 9:57 IST

  All State Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories, and several Union Ministers will attend the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting on Saturday in the national capital.

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  West Bengal govt forms seven-member panel to review new criminal laws, Governor seeks report

  July 18, 2024 6:57 IST

  The committee will be headed by Justice (retired) Ashim Kumar Roy and includes state Law Minister Malay Ghatak and Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.

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  Suvendu issues clarification after his remark on 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas' sparks row

  July 17, 2024 23:16 IST

  Earlier today, Suvendu Adhikari had called to denounce 'Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas' and urged the party to dissolve Minority Morcha. He also gave an alternative slogan 'Jo Humare Sath, Hum Uske Sath'.

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  Suvendu Adhikari says 'Stop Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas', wants BJP's minority morcha scrapped | VIDEO

  July 17, 2024 16:27 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday alleged that more than 50 lakh "Hindus" were not allowed to vote in Lok Sabha polls and over two lakh were refrained from voting in the by-polls respectively.

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  Mamata Banerjee restrained from making defamatory statements against Bengal Guv, orders Calcutta HC

  July 16, 2024 20:25 IST

  The defamation suit has been filed over some comments made by the Chief Minister recently while expressing displeasure over the confusion regarding the oath-taking ceremony of the two new MLAs.

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  West Bengal Assembly Speaker insists on in-house swearing-in for four new TMC MLAs

  July 15, 2024 22:14 IST

  West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee stated that the swearing-in ceremony for the four new TMC MLAs, post by-polls, should be held within the assembly premises, as per legislative conventions.

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  'BJP to launch portal for hindu voters denied participation in Bengal elections': Suvendu Adhikari

  July 14, 2024 16:31 IST

  West Bengal Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, announced plans to launch a portal for voters allegedly denied participation in recent elections, asserting that nearly 50 lakh Hindus were prevented from voting.