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  West Bengal: Kolkata Metro introduces paper-based QR Code ticketing system

  October 12, 2023 19:38 IST

  Kolkata Metro has introduced a paper-based QR Code ticketing system. The trial run of this system began at Sealdah Metro station on the East-West Corridor.

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  'Attempt to quietly introduce draconian anti-citizen provisions': Mamata on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

  October 11, 2023 19:43 IST

  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that in the name of withdrawing provisions like Sedition Law, the Centre is introducing more severe and arbitrary measures in the proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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  Abhishek Banerjee thanks Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose for taking up unpaid dues issue with Centre

  October 10, 2023 17:51 IST

  TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee said that he will observe the situation for around two weeks and if the Centre does not release the funds then they will launch the protest again in November.

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  Bengal Gov meets TMC delegation, assures to take up MGNREGA issue with Centre, withdraws protest

  October 09, 2023 21:36 IST

  A group of TMC leaders led by Abhishek Banerjee has been on a sit-in for the last five days outside Raj Bhavan, Kolkata demanding the release of MGNREGA funds by the Centre.

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  MGNREGA fund row: Bengal Governor may meet protesting TMC leaders to end their sit-in at Raj Bhavan

  October 09, 2023 10:31 IST

  A group of TMC leaders led by Abhishek Banerjee has been on a sit-in for the last five days outside Raj Bhavan, Kolkata demanding the release of MGNREGA funds by the Centre. The Centre stopped the release of the fund because of the state's alleged non-compliance with directives.

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  Bengal civic body recruitment scam: CBI searches residences of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA

  October 08, 2023 14:58 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s searches at the residences of West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim and TMC MLA Madan Mitra came amid Mamata Banjeree-led party's protest at Raj Bhawan demanding fund for Bengal from the Centre.

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  Centre never deprived West Bengal of MGNREGA dues: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti

  October 07, 2023 22:37 IST

  Union minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said that she never had any objection to meeting the common people but wanted to meet Trinamool Congress delegation first.

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  West Bengal: Body of NEET aspirant found stuffed in suitcase in Kolkata

  October 06, 2023 17:41 IST

  The NEET aspirant was reported missing before being found dead today in Kolkata's New Town area. The student's parents had received a ransom call a few days ago.

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  Mamata Banerjee gains in West Bengal as BJP loses steam: India TV-CNX Poll

  October 05, 2023 19:58 IST

  West Bengal has a total of 42 Lok Sabha seats. In 2019 general elections, CM Mamata Banerjee-led TMC had won 22 seats while the BJP bagged 18. Let's take a look at what India TV-CNX opinion poll predicts if elections are held today.

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  Bengal Municipalities' recruitment scam: ED raids 12 premises linked to TMC minister Rathin Ghosh

  October 05, 2023 11:00 IST

  Bengal Municipalities' recruitment scam: ED's raids on premises linked to TMC minister Rathin Ghosh are likely to intensify the political slugfest between the TMC and the BJP. Mamata Banerjee-led TMC keeps accusing the BJP of misusing Central probe agencies against its leaders.

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  Delhi Police acting as BJP's strong-arm, says Mamata after dramatic detention of TMC leaders

  October 04, 2023 10:10 IST

  Abhishek Banerjee, Derek O'Brien, Mahua Moitra along with other TMC leaders were protesting inside Krishi Bhavan demanding funds for West Bengal when Delhi Police personnel removed them from the building. A dramatic video of Moitra surfaced in which she is seen being removed by the police.

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  Abhishek Banerjee, other TMC leaders detained in Delhi during protest over central funds

  October 03, 2023 23:40 IST

  Abhishek Banerjee and other TMC leaders were allegedly manhandled and detained when they were protesting inside the Krishi Bhavan in Delhi. They were waiting to meet Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti who did not turn up.

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  TMC leaders hold sit-in at Rajghat to protest Centre on MGNREGA and housing scheme

  October 02, 2023 13:42 IST

  Mamata Banerjee-led TMC accused the Centre of denying MGNREGA and housing scheme funds to the Bengal government.

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  Bus carrying TMC workers to Delhi protest meets with accident, returns to West Bengal

  October 01, 2023 17:24 IST

  Several Trinamool Congress workers were injured when one of the 49 buses taking them from West Bengal to Delhi to take part in a protest programme met with an accident in Jharkhand.

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  Bengal has become land of 'bomb, bullet and injustice': BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi slams Mamata govt

  September 30, 2023 17:34 IST

  BJP has hit out at the West Bengal government over rising crimes against women after an unidentified body of a young woman with her throat slit and face charred was found in an orchid in North 24-Parganas.

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  Watch | BSF deploys drones with night-vision capabilities to stop cross-border crime

  September 29, 2023 23:05 IST

  West Bengal: The drone technology was used by BSF during an operation that was conducted in the Jalpaiguri sector of North Bengal and four cattle were seized so far.

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  Abhishek Banerjee to participate in TMC's protest in Delhi on Oct 3, likely to skip ED summons

  September 29, 2023 12:53 IST

  Abhishek Banerjee is likely to skip the ED summons on October 3 and participate in the TMC protest programme in the national capital on the same date.

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  Abhishek Banerjee gets ED summon, TMC leader says, 'Saffron camp rattlED'

  September 28, 2023 17:48 IST

  Interestingly, coincides with the party's protest rally in Delhi against the Centre's decision to withhold the state's dues under MGNREGA which he is supposed to lead.

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  'Mamata's Spain hotel costed Rs 3 lakh a day': Adhir Ranjan takes a dig at I.N.D.I.A. bloc partner

  September 27, 2023 19:05 IST

  Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has hit out at I.N.D.I.A. alliance partner and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her recent visit to Spain saying that she just went for an environment change and returned after having fun.

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  Kolkata: CBI conducts searches at 6 locations in teachers' appointment scam

  September 26, 2023 22:47 IST

  The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) was held on October 11, 2015, in which alleged ineligible candidates were appointed.

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  BJP stages protest in West Bengal over dengue outbreak, accuses TMC of 'eyewash' response

  September 26, 2023 18:02 IST

  A heated exchange ensued between BJP members and the police, leading to BJP MLAs chanting slogans against the state government, accusing it of failing to control the dengue outbreak.

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  West Bengal: Major tragedy averted after 12-year-old waves red shirt to flag track damage

  September 25, 2023 21:50 IST

  West Bengal: According to an official, the portion of the track was damaged at a location where soil and pebbles were washed away by the rain.

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  West Bengal govt directs districts to ensure cleanliness amid rise in dengue cases

  September 25, 2023 20:44 IST

  Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi chaired a meeting with all district magistrates, the commissioner of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and chief medical officers of health (CMOHs), on the direction of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, over the rise in dengue cases.

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  West Bengal: Fire breaks out at commercial building in Kolkata | WATCH

  September 24, 2023 23:55 IST

  West Bengal: The incident took place at Kolkata’s Central Avenue on the third floor of the commercial building.

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  West Bengal: 12-year-old girl tests positive for dengue in Kolkata, dies in hospital

  September 24, 2023 9:43 IST

  Kolkata dengue cases: The girl, identified as Dona Das, a class VII student, was suffering from a high fever for the last seven days, and was taken to the MR Bangur Hospital this morning, an official said.

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  'Tour very successful': Mamata Banerjee on return from visit to Spain, UAE

  September 23, 2023 21:56 IST

  Banerjee along with Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi and other senior officials, industrialists and representatives of three major football clubs had left for the tour of Spain and Dubai on September 12.

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  Calcutta High Court grants relief to TMC's Abhishek Banerjee, directs ED not to take coercive steps

  September 22, 2023 13:50 IST

  The Calcutta HC has provided a relief to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee and asked the ED not to take any coercive steps in connection with its probe into the school jobs scam in West Bengal.

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  Bengal govt keen to create food hub in Kolkata: Mayor Firhad Hakim

  September 21, 2023 23:58 IST

  The mayor urged representatives of the restaurant industry and heads of major food brands to help in the creation of such a hub in Kolkata.