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  West Bengal: Kolkata Police receives bomb threat mail for Indian Museum

  January 05, 2024 14:08 IST

  West Bengal news: Bomb squad reached the location and visitors' entry to the museum has been restricted for the next few hours, said Kolkata Police.

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  ED team attacked during raids at TMC leader's village in West Bengal, BJP demands NIA probe

  January 05, 2024 14:23 IST

  The villagers reportedly surrounded the central agency team, vandalized the screens of the officials' car, and obstructed them from conducting their operations.

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  West Bengal: Initiative to help reunite person lost in Gangasagar Mela with family

  January 03, 2024 19:36 IST

  Every uploaded picture will have a docket containing details about the current whereabouts of the lost person, the secretary of West Bengal Radio Club, Ambarish Nag Biswas.

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  TMC labels Congress as BJP's 'broker' amid I.N.D.I.A bloc rift

  January 02, 2024 20:57 IST

  Sudip Banerjee emphasised the need to scrutinise Congress's role in different states, questioning its alliances with regional leaders like Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, Lalu-Nitish Kumar in Bihar, and Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab and Delhi.

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  Some TMC leaders indulged in corruption, entire party can't be called corrupt: West Bengal minister

  January 01, 2024 23:04 IST

  The comment comes amid the arrest of several TMC leaders and state ministers in the school recruitment irregularities.

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  West Bengal: Singing of 'State Song' mandatory in all government programmes from New Year

  December 31, 2023 20:04 IST

  West Bengal news: As per notification, everyone present on occasion will have to be in standing position while the song is being sung or tuned. On Sept 6, a resolution was passed on the floor of WB Assembly to declare Poila Boishakh (Bengali New Year’s Day) as the Statehood Day for West Bengal.

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  Mamata Banerjee visits hospital to attend her leg, shoulder injuries

  December 30, 2023 12:24 IST

  Banerjee, before boarding her car, conveyed her New Year greetings to people of the state and recited few lines of a Tagore poem praying for amity, win of humanity and peace.

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  West Bengal government appoints Rajeev Kumar as new DG and IGP

  December 27, 2023 21:53 IST

  West Bengal new DG: A 1989-batch IPS officer with an engineering degree from IIT Roorkee, Kumar held prominent positions such as commissioner of Kolkata Police, joint commissioner (Special Task Force), and director general, among others.

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  Mamata Banerjee not to attend Ram Mandir's grand opening in Ayodhya on January 22, say sources

  December 27, 2023 14:52 IST

  The consecration ceremony of Ram Temple is scheduled for January 22 in Ayodhya. Chief Minister of all the states, key opposition leaders have been invited for the Ram Mandir's grand opening.

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  West Bengal: Amit Shah, JP Nadda hold meeting in Kolkata to chalk out strategies for Lok Sabha polls

  December 27, 2023 6:14 IST

  The meeting was conducted to formulate the party's strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. In 2019, the Trinamool Congress won 22 seats but faced stiff competition from the BJP, which won 18 seats.

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  Amit Shah, JP Nadda set target to win more than 35 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal

  December 26, 2023 23:19 IST

  According to BJP sources, an election management committee for Bengal is likely to be formed soon, comprising both old guards and new entrants, including central observers.

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  Amit Shah, Nadda to visit West Bengal, hold several key meetings ahead of 2024 battle

  December 25, 2023 23:33 IST

  Amit Shah and JP Nadda will arrive in West Bengal tonight and hold a series of key organisational meetings with the BJP leaders. This visit is crucial keeping in view the 2024 fight in which the Opposition parties in the state, and at the national level, have come together to take on the BJP.

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  Bengal: Governor skips Jadavpur University convocation, 'ousted' officiating VC chairs event

  December 24, 2023 22:43 IST

  Buddhadeb Sau was removed from his office on the eve of the scheduled date of convocation on Sunday. Fresh tensions erupted as Governor Bose skipped the convocation ceremony at Jadavpur University in West Bengal and the 'ousted' officiating VC chaired the event.

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  West Bengal Governor removes Jadavpur University officiating VC on disciplinary grounds

  December 23, 2023 23:28 IST

  West Bengal Governor Bose has said that he will not allow the West Bengal universities to be "destroyed by politics", according to an official source.

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  West Bengal: Three persons, including six-month-old baby, test positive for COVID-19

  December 22, 2023 14:47 IST

  Three people, including a baby, was infected with COVID-19 in West Bengal, however, it is yet to be ascertained if the trio were infected with the latest JN.1 strain of the virus.

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  West Bengal maintains vigilance amid national uptick in COVID-19 cases

  December 21, 2023 7:24 IST

  West Bengal Health Department remains vigilant amid the nationwide rise in COVID-19 cases. Affirming their commitment, officials will continue surveillance for influenza-like illness and respiratory infections.

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  Mamata Banerjee seeks resolution on pending dues in meeting with PM Modi | WATCH

  December 20, 2023 14:55 IST

  Mamata Banerjee highlighted the cessation of funds for the rural roads program, a joint venture between the state and the Centre. Banerjee pointed out that the Centre collects money through GST, and the state has a rightful share in the funds.

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  TMC pitches Mamata Banerjee's name for I.N.D.I.A bloc's face on Opposition meet's eve

  December 18, 2023 22:47 IST

  Opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A. will hold a crucial meeting on Tuesday (December 19) in the national capital to deliberate on seat sharing, a joint campaign blueprint and redrawing the joint strategy to take on the BJP after the setback in the recent assembly polls.

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  Mumbai ATS arrests Bengal man for leaking sensitive info to Pakistan, other foreign agencies

  December 18, 2023 21:32 IST

  A man from West Bengal was arrested by Mumbai ATS for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Pakistan and other foreign agencies and indulging in "anti-national activities".

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  West Bengal: Two Bangladeshi smugglers shot dead by BSF in Nadia

  December 17, 2023 18:11 IST

  The BSF informed the local police after the incident and handed over the bodies to them. The smugglers are yet to be identified.

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  West Bengal: Brick kiln chimney collapses in North 24 Parganas district, three die

  December 14, 2023 9:42 IST

  The tragic event unfolded on Wednesday evening at Dhaltitah village in Basirhat while the brick kiln was operational.

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  Income Tax raids target businessmen, former TMC MLA in Bengal over alleged tax evasion

  December 13, 2023 12:50 IST

  West Bengal: Raids occurred in Asansol, Durgapur, and Raniganj. Officials sought documents related to finances and property, emphasizing tax compliance assessments.

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  BJP will forget free ration promise if it wins 2024 Lok Sabha elections, claims Mamata

  December 11, 2023 22:43 IST

  Mamata said that she will visit New Delhi next week and seek the release of funds for government schemes in West Bengal. She hit out at the BJP and claimed that the party will forget its free ration promise if it wins next year's general elections.

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  Mamata Banerjee asks BJP govt to release funds due to West Bengal or 'leave the chair'

  December 10, 2023 16:57 IST

  Mamata claimed that West Bengal’s dues are pending on various accounts, including 100 days of work under MGNREGA, housing, and the state's share of GST collection. She claimed that a total of Rs 1,15 lakh crore is due to be cleared by the Centre to the state.

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  Mamata Banerjee criticises BJP, labels Mahua Moitra's Lok Sabha expulsion as 'disgrace'

  December 09, 2023 14:19 IST

  Just a day earlier, Trinamool Congress (TMC) Mahua Moitra has been expelled from Lok Sabha in the cash-for-query case after the ethics panel submitted its report recommending her expulsion.

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  West Bengal: 10 newborns dead within 24 hours at Murshidabad hospital

  December 08, 2023 14:35 IST

  Several children have died at a government hospital in West Bengal's Murshidabad. A senior doctor has recommended a probe into the matter.

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  WATCH VIDEO: Mamata Banerjee dances, plucks tea leaves with garden workers in Darjeeling

  December 07, 2023 18:08 IST

  West Bengal news: A few days ago Mamata Banerjee joined Film Director Mahesh Bhatt, former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly, actors Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha on stage and danced with them at the Kolkata International Film Festival.

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  West Bengal Assembly passes bill to impose 28% GST on online gaming, horse racing, casinos

  December 07, 2023 18:02 IST

  Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya said that West Bengal is one of the states which has advocated taxation of such online gaming and similar activities at the highest rate.