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WBSSC scam: Partha Chatterjee’s judicial custody extended till Nov 14
Kolkata: A lower court in Kolkata on Monday extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal education minister and Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee till November 14 for his alleged involvement…
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Two months behind bars reduce Trinamool leader Anubrata Mondal’s weight by 9 kg
Kolkata: Two months behind the bars at Asansol Special Correctional Home in West Bengal’s West Burdwan district has resulted into a nine kg weight loss for the Trinamool Congress heavyweight leader –…
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Real-time monitoring of sound, air pollution on Diwali underway in Bengal: Minister
Kolkata: West Bengal Environment Minister Manas Bhuniya Monday said the new central control room at Paribesh Bhavan here is monitoring sound and air pollution in real time on Diwali and Kali Puja.…
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Man thrashed, vehicle torched by mob in Howrah on suspicion of cattle smuggling
Kolkata: A man was beaten up in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Sunday, and a pick-up van was set ablaze by a mob who suspected that he was smuggling cattle, police said.…
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Primary school recruitment in WB: SC allows CBI to probe irregularities
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the CBI to proceed with its investigation of the alleged irregularities in appointment of primary teachers in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools. The…
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Mamata meets kin of six flash flood victims in Jalpaiguri, promises assistance
Jalpaiguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met the family members of six out of the eight people who died after being swept away in a flash flood in Mal…
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Cattle scam: How Mondal family gained through sale of properties
Kolkata: The CBI, in its fresh charge sheet on multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal, has given details on how Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal and his family gained by purchasing…
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Check out how women celebrated ‘Sindoor Khela’ in West Bengal
Birbhum: Women bid adieu to Goddess Durga with ‘Sindoor Khela’ on the occasion of Vijay Dashmi at a pandal in Birbhum, West Bengal. On Vijay Dashmi, the last day of Durga Puja,…
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Mahishasura idol resembling Mahatma Gandhi! Congress to move court
Kolkata: The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee announced on Tuesday that it would move the court against the organisers of a small Durga Puja — Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha — at Kasba…
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Attack on Marxist book stall: Trinamool Congress faces wrath of civil society
Kolkata: West Bengal government and ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday came under criticism from intellectuals and the civil society following an attack on CPI(M)’s Marxist literature stall and the consequent arrest of…
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Govt should not give donations to Durga Puja committees: Assam CM
Guwahati: Without naming his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said no government should grant any donation to Durga Puja committees as it is a…