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  IAF fighter jet crashes near Kalaikunda Air Base in Bengal's West Midnapur

  February 13, 2024 19:11 IST

  The AJT Hawk is primarily an Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) that takes rookie IAF pilots through their second stage of training before they advance to fighter jets.

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  ED raids multiple locations across Kolkata in 'ration scam'

  February 13, 2024 9:13 IST

  Accompanied by central forces, the ED teams conducted the raids at Salt Lake, Kaikhali, Mirza Galib Street, Howrah and a few other places.

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  ‘What I saw was ghastly, shocking’: Bengal Governor after visiting restive Sandeshkhali

  February 12, 2024 16:27 IST

  The local women have been protesting in Sandeshkhali alleging that the local TMC leader Sheikh Shajahan and his “gang” captured swathes of land by force, and also sexually harassed them.

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  Suvendu Adhikari, 5 other BJP MLAs suspended from Bengal assembly over Sandeshkhali unrest

  February 12, 2024 14:46 IST

  The BJP MLAs sat on the floor of the House, shouting slogans which led to a ruckus inside the assembly. They were also seen wearing white shirts with the inscription "We are with Sandeshkhali" in red.

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  TMC names Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev and two others for Rajya Sabha polls

  February 11, 2024 21:46 IST

  The elections are scheduled to take place on February 27, with the votes being counted on the same day. The term of office for 56 members is set to expire upon their retirement in April 2024.

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  Shocking! Teenage girl sold to brothel twice by mother in West Bengal, later dies

  February 10, 2024 21:45 IST

  West Bengal crime news: The investigating officers were shocked by the sequence of events after they found that the minor victim was sold to two different brothels by her mother. Police sources said the victim was first sold to a brothel in Bihar's Muzaffarpur by her mother.

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  'Centre imposing Hindi over regional languages': TMC's Saket Gokhale

  February 09, 2024 13:29 IST

  The Chairman said that Article 351 of the Constitution provides that it shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language.

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  West Bengal: Five people missing as boat capsizes in Rupnarayan river, rescue operation underway

  February 08, 2024 23:27 IST

  The boat capsized in the middle of the river when people were returning home. On hearing the screams, other boats rushed to the spot and rescued as many people as possible, police said.

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  'This is not BJP party office': Mamata Banerjee loses cool over Opposition' ruckus | VIDEO

  February 08, 2024 16:46 IST

  Tabling a budget of Rs 3,66,166 crore, Chandrima Bhattacharya said the monthly financial assistance under the ‘Lakhsmir Bhandar’ scheme has been raised to Rs 1,200 for the SC and ST community, whereas for other categories, it has been increased to Rs 1,000.

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  West Bengal: Gold biscuits worth Rs 2 crore seized near Indo-Bangladesh border, two arrested

  February 07, 2024 21:12 IST

  The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted smuggling attempts at the India-Bangladesh border, seizing gold biscuits worth Rs 2 crore and arresting two individuals involved in the act.

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  ED conducts raids in West Bengal amid MGNREGA funds controversy

  February 06, 2024 11:55 IST

  The alleged irregularities relate to about 25 lakh 'fake' job cards issued under MGNREGA in the state, officials said.

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  Child rights body accuses Mamata govt of neglecting rights of children in West Bengal

  February 06, 2024 9:04 IST

  In the report, the NCPCR stated that West Bengal is also violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.

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  BJP's unique protest: 'Feeds' honey to Mamata Banerjee's photo over offensive remark on PM Modi

  February 05, 2024 10:12 IST

  BJP supporters in Kolkata used a symbolic "honey-feeding" gesture to express their dissatisfaction with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The rally, organized by the BJP's youth wing, aimed to encourage more respectful language.

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  West Bengal: SpiceJet passenger alleges inappropriate behaviour by co-passenger | Details

  February 04, 2024 14:55 IST

  A female passenger on a SpiceJet flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra alleged that a co-passenger behaved inappropriately with her.

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  Mamata says workers will get pending wages by Feb 21 amid dispute with Centre over dues

  February 03, 2024 17:20 IST

  The CM claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre owes the state thousands of crores of rupees on account of various welfare schemes. She began a two-day dharna in front of the BR Ambedkar's statue in the Maidan area of Kolkata on Friday.

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  Mamata doubts if Congress would win 'even 40 seats' in LS polls, dares to defeat BJP in Varanasi

  February 02, 2024 19:28 IST

  Further deepening the cracks in the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Mamata Banerjee said that she doubts if Congress would win "even 40 seats" in the Lok Sabha elections in the country. She lashed out at the party over seat-sharing in West Bengal.

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  Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Why is Mamata not ready to give even a single seat to Congress in Bengal?

  January 31, 2024 17:14 IST

  Mamata Banerjee on seat sharing: The West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief without naming any party or leader said that some appeared only during elections like 'Cuckoos' in spring.

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  Rahul Gandhi attacked in West Bengal, bricks thrown at his car during Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

  January 31, 2024 15:00 IST

  The first phase of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal concluded on Monday, as it stepped into Bihar from Islampur. However, it re-entered West Bengal through Debipur, Ratua in Malda district.

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  'BJP threatening people to send ED, CBI to their homes if they don't vote for it': Mamata Banerjee

  January 29, 2024 14:45 IST

  The TMC supremo advised locals in Cooch Behar, particularly Rajbanshis, to ensure that their names are on the voters' list to "protect themselves" from the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.

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  'CAA will be implemented across India within seven days': Union Minister's guarantee | VIDEO

  January 29, 2024 11:08 IST

  Union Minister Shantanu Thakur said that CAA would be implemented in every state of India within the next seven days. CAA aims to provide Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.

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  West Bengal: Explosion near primary school in Kanchrapara, injured rushed to hospital

  January 28, 2024 16:06 IST

  A crude bomb exploded near Gandhi Primary School, causing alarm and leading to injuries among individuals in the vicinity.

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  Rahul Gandhi resumes 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' from Bengal's Jalpaiguri after two-day hiatus

  January 28, 2024 15:47 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in West Bengal on Sunday morning to participate in the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which resumed after a two-day break.

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  West Bengal: 285 police inspectors transferred in massive reshuffle in state

  January 27, 2024 14:45 IST

  West Bengal news: In the recent past, Rajeev Kumar was appointed as the acting director general of the state police following the retirement of his predecessor Manoj Malviya.

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  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says he regrets calling Derek O'Brien a 'foreigner'

  January 26, 2024 19:17 IST

  The Trinamool Congress had been upset with Chowdhury's repeated attacks on Banerjee. The Congress leader recently called the West Bengal chief minister an "opportunist" and said that his party would fight the polls alone.

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  Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra facing problems in getting permission for rallies in West Bengal: Congress

  January 26, 2024 14:39 IST

  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that the Nyay Yatra first faced problems in BJP-ruled Assam and it is now facing problems in TMC-ruled West Bengal. The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered West Bengal on Thursday and took a two-day break.

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  'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' enters West Bengal, to have two-day hiatus on January 26-27

  January 25, 2024 13:30 IST

  Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is an ongoing movement being led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi which started on January 14, 2024, from Thoubal in Manipur and will end on March 20 in Mumbai spanning east-west of India.

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  Mamata Banerjee injured in car accident, says 'I survived due to...' | VIDEO

  January 24, 2024 20:43 IST

  According to the officials, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered injury after her car halted suddenly to avoid a collision with a vehicle that entered her convoy.

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  TMC to contest Lok Sabha polls without any alliance: Mamata Banerjee's big jolt to I.N.D.I.A bloc

  January 24, 2024 14:09 IST

  The I.N.D.I.A bloc faced a major dent as Mamata Banerjee, the chief of the Trinamool Congress, announced that her party would contest independently in Bengal in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.