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  Calcutta HC orders deployment of central forces for West Bengal panchayat polls

  June 13, 2023 23:50 IST

  A division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed the SEC to requisition central forces to work in tandem with the police force of West Bengal for the rural polls.

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  Abhishek Banerjee writes to ED, says can’t appear before it due to prior engagement

  June 13, 2023 17:03 IST

  In the letter to the ED, Banerjee, who is regarded as the party's second-in-command, stated that in addition to preparing for the panchayat elections on July 8, he is traveling as part of the "Trinamool e Nabojowar" (New Wave in Trinamool) campaign.

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  West Bengal: NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance, appoints observer for violence over panchayat elections

  June 11, 2023 21:05 IST

  West Bengal Police arrested two people in connection with the murder of a Congress worker that occurred at Murshidabad's Khargram on Saturday.

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  TMC MP reacts to Congress worker's death, says 'death of one person doesn't mean big violence'

  June 11, 2023 20:29 IST

  West Bengal Police arrested two individuals regarding the murder of the Congress worker at Murshidabad's Khargram on Saturday.

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  West Bengal panchayat polls: EC announces all-party meeting amid Murshidabad tension

  June 10, 2023 20:58 IST

  The West Bengal Election Commission will hold an all-party meeting to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state.

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  West Bengal: Fire breaks out in chemical factory in Howrah- VIDEO

  June 10, 2023 16:22 IST

  West Bengal: Fire brigade officials rushed to the ill-fated factory and started operations to douse the fire.

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  ED questions TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira in coal pilferage case | READ DETAILS

  June 08, 2023 19:00 IST

  Coal pilferage case: "She (Rujira Banerjee) was asked questions about certain accounts in foreign banks. Her statements were recorded,” an ED official told media.

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  Odisha train tragedy: BJP's jibe at Mamata; TMC targets CBI probe; full-blown political war

  June 07, 2023 6:20 IST

  The Odisha train tragedy turned into a political agenda for the both TMC and BJP as they engaged in a usual political slugfest over such a human tragedy in which over 250 people lost their lives.

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  ED summons Bengal Minister hours after row over Abhishek Banerjee's wife being stopped at airport

  June 05, 2023 23:55 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee dared the central agency to arrest him or his wife.

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  'Dare ED to arrest me or my wife': TMC's Abhishek Banerjee after Rujira stopped from boarding flight

  June 06, 2023 6:20 IST

  Political outrage was created by TMC leaders after Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira was stopped at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata from boarding a flight.

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  Bengal coal scam case: Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira stopped from leaving for UAE at airport

  June 05, 2023 14:01 IST

  Rujira, the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress and a member of the party in the Lok Sabha, was held at the airport in connection with the fraud involving the smuggling of coal from Bengal.

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  Mamata Banerjee joins candlelight march in protesting wrestlers support in Kolkata | VIDEO

  June 01, 2023 19:03 IST

  Wrestlers protest: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rode pillion on a motorcycle in Kolkata before participating in candlelight march on Thursday.

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  Bengal teachers recruitment scam: Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sujay Krishna Bhadra arrested by ED

  May 31, 2023 7:20 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, made the following statement in response to the most recent arrest in the recruitment "scam" case: "No one involved in the matter will be spared, and all the high and powerful will go to jail."

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  Mamata Banerjee visits Egra 11 days after firecracker factory explosion, apologises to people

  May 27, 2023 13:15 IST

  The head of the Trinamool Congress, who arrived in Khadikul village 11 days after the explosion, added that the incident could have been avoided if the intelligence had been effective.

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  West Bengal: 'Situation in state is far worse than Ukraine,' says BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

  May 23, 2023 6:58 IST

  Suvendu Adhikari said that the BJP would win more than 400 Lok Sabha seats. He stated, "PM Narendra Modi will cross 400 seats."

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  CBI questions TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee for more than 9 hours over school jobs scam

  May 20, 2023 23:30 IST

  TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee claimed the real reason why he was called in for probe was because, he had refused to be a "pet dog of Delhi’s bosses" and that is why he has been "targeted".

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  West Bengal: BSF seizes gold worth Rs 86 lakh at Indo-Bangladesh border in Nadia | DETAILS

  May 19, 2023 8:09 IST

  BSF's crackdown at Indo-Bangladesh border: The troops of Border Outpost Banpur, 54 Battalion, launched an operation and seized nine gold biscuits, nineteen gold chips, and a gold chain.

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  West Bengal: 7 killed, several wounded after explosion in bomb-making factory in east Midnapore

  May 16, 2023 16:49 IST

  People killed after a massive explosion in a bomb-making factory in West Bengal's Khadikul village.

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  Mamata govt to challenge Calcutta HC Court order cancelling jobs of nearly 36,000 primary teachers

  May 15, 2023 20:50 IST

  The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) challenged the Calcutta High Court's single-judge bench order for termination of services of 36,000 primary teachers in state-run schools at a division bench of the same court.

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  WATCH | Heavy rains in Kolkata post cyclone Mocha, several trees uprooted

  May 15, 2023 20:05 IST

  Several trees were uprooted in Kolkata after heavy rainfall in parts of Bengal, Kolkata post cyclone Mocha.

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  Cyclone Mocha: Civil defence teams deployed in West Bengal's Bakkhali Sea Beach after warning

  May 14, 2023 10:07 IST

  The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) sent 8 groups and 200 rescuers to West Bengal's Digha after alerts about cyclone 'Mocha' strengthening into a serious tempest.

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  West Bengal: Calcutta HC cancels recruitment of 36,000 teachers due to corruption

  May 13, 2023 11:08 IST

  Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay made the observation while approving the order that the state of West Bengal had never experienced "corruption of this magnitude."

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  West Bengal: Barddhaman-Bandel local train derails near Saktigarh Station; rail traffic disrupted

  May 11, 2023 8:14 IST

  West Bengal train accident: According to the information, the accident occurred around 9.20 pm on May 10 and the concerned officials were rushed to the spot.

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  West Bengal: Amit Shah visits 'Jorasakho Thakurbari' on Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti

  May 09, 2023 13:58 IST

  The Home Minister will participate in an event scheduled on Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti to commemorate the birth of the great Bengali poet.

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  'Distorted story': Mamata govt bans 'The Kerala Story' in Bengal

  May 08, 2023 21:13 IST

  "This is to avoid any incident of hatred and violence, and to maintain peace in the state," said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.

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  Mamata Banerjee takes on the treadmill with new furry friend | WATCH

  May 08, 2023 12:10 IST

  Mamata has always been an ardent supporter of health and fitness. In 2019, she was seen undertaking a 10-kilometre-long jog in Darjeeling to create awareness about conservation.

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  Mamata Banerjee takes jibe at BJP, says ED, CBI won't help saffron party get votes

  May 05, 2023 18:22 IST

  Trinamool Congress supremo also called upon all the opposition parties to unitedly fight in the next year’s general elections.

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  West Bengal: STF arrests Bangladesh terror group member from Howrah station

  April 29, 2023 22:28 IST

  West Bengal: The man was booked under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, officials informed.