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Abhishek threatens to gherao homes of BJP lawmakers over tea workers’ demands
Malbazar: Houses of all BJP MPs and MLAs in West Bengal will be gheraoed if provident fund and gratuity benefits are not provided to over 3 lakh tea garden workers in the…
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WB: Govt, UNICEF rope in SHGs to stop child marriage, teenage pregnancy
Kolkata: The West Bengal government in collaboration with UNICEF will form child-friendly sanghas’ (clusters), comprising members of self-help groups, to curb child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the state, which is the…
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ED raids several places in Kolkata, estimated Rs 7 cr recovered
Kolkata: Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams conducted raids on Saturday at three separate places in Kolkata and recovered a huge amount of cash from the possession of a city-based businessman. Although the counting…
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Ponzi scam: Trinamool leader sent to 14-day judicial custody
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader and chairman of Halisahar municipality in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, Raju Sahani, was remanded to 14 days of judicial custody by a special court at…
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Netaji statue unveiling: Mamata slams Centre’s ‘lack of decency’ in sending invite
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the Centre’s “lack of decency” in sending an invite to her through an undersecretary for the unveiling ceremony of Netaji Subhas Chandra…
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CBI raids West Bengal law minister in coal pilferage case
New Delhi: The CBI on Wednesday conducted searches at the premises of West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in connection with its probe into alleged coal pilferage from Eastern Coalfields Ltd mines…
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ED summons Bengal min in coal scam case
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the coal pilferage scam, Wednesday summoned West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak and asked him to appear before the agency’s officials in Delhi on…
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Bengal: Protests held at three railway stations seeking increased train frequency
Kolkata: Locals staged protests at three railway stations in Bengal’s Hooghly district on Monday demanding that frequency of train services be increased to deal with passenger rush. Agitations were held at Khanyan, Palandu…
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TMC may not give tickets to ‘tainted’ leaders in Bengal rural polls
Kolkata: In an image makeover bid, the Trinamool Congress may not give tickets to “tainted” leaders, who are either facing graft charges or have a poor public image, in the panchayat polls…
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Schoolkids in Bengal fall sick after eating detergent-mixed midday meal
Kolkata: At least 12 schoolchildren fell sick at a state-run primary school in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district after consuming midday meal. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the cook by mistake mixed…
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NCRB report: Kolkata safest city, but crimes against women alarming in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress leadership in West Bengal might be boasting of Kolkata being rated as the safest city among all the metros in the country in the latest report of the…
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Will take action against CBI, ED officials in Bengal if my officers harassed: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday threatened to take legal action against central agency officials posted in West Bengal if the Union government does not stop harassing the bureaucrats…
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School, trust in Partha Chatterjee’s late wife’s name under ED lens
Kolkata: An international residential school and its managing trust, both in the name of the deceased wife of former state Partha Chatterjee, have come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)…