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How Mamata Banerjee changed her tune over support to Droupadi Murmu in the midst of presidential election

NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-headed Trinamool Congress (TMC) breaking ranks with the opposition in the vice-presidential election remains a mystery but the party had, in fact, started parting ways with the Congress-led UPA in the presidential poll itself.

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School job scam: TMC seeks time-bound probe in ED case against Partha Chatterjee

KOLKATA: The TMC on Sunday demanded a time-bound investigation in the Enforcement Directorate case against arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, asserting the party will not interfere politically if any leader has done anything wrong.

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Calcutta High Court asks ED to take arrested Bengal Minister to AIIMS in Odisha

Partha Chatterjee was held in teacher recruitment scam

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Kolkata mayor and state’s urban development minister Firhad Hakim backs biomining to get rid of garbage heaps

KOLKATA: The city and the rest of Bengal are all set to do away with the mountains of legacy waste in next two years with aggressive biomining and segregation of wastes at source, city’s mayor and state’s urban development minister Firhad Hakim said at an environmental workshop.

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Teacher recruitment scam | ED officials raid residences of two Bengal Ministers

Bengal Ministers Partha Chatterjee and Paresh Adhikari’s residences were raided as part of CBI’s probe into a teacher recruitment scam

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BJP will not get majority in 2024 elections, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee says BJP government at the Centre has been ‘monumentally incompetent’

The Hindu

All buses in West Bengal to get panic buttons

KOLKATA: The Bengal government has planned to install panic buttons in all state and private buses under the Nirbhaya project to make it safer for women to travel. A meeting was held with consultants at Parivahan Bhawan on Wednesday to finalize the installation of panic buttons on buses. The project…

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From MF Husain to KCS Paniker: Rare works by India’s greatest artists on display in Chennai

Explore an intriguing collection of Indian contemporary art, including rare early works by luminaries of the Madras Art Movement and the Bengal School, from the personal collection of the late entrepreneur Pradipto Mohapatra

The Hindu

West Bengal BJP MLAs arrive in luxury buses from hotel for Presidential poll

Ruling TMC and main Opposition party trade allegations over violation of code of conduct

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Bengal Cottage review: Takeaway rated the best in Leeds put to the test

Bengal Cottage recently won best takeaway in the Leeds Loves Awards - and definitely lives up the honorific

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West Bengal Pollution Control Board collects Rs 8 lakh fine from traders, shoppers for use of banned plastic

KOLKATA: After imposing fines on a section of traders and shoppers for using banned plastic bags in several district towns across the state, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has turned the lens on Kolkata markets.

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2021 West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI registers FIR into alleged killing of BJP activist in Kolkata

NEW DELHI: The CBI has taken over the investigation into the alleged killing of a BJP activist in Kolkata in May last year, officials said on Wednesday. On the Calcutta High Court's orders to probe post-poll violence in Bengal, the CBI has re-registered a case of abetment to suicide against…

The Times of India

BJP to face Sri Lanka, Afghanistan-like protest by people: Abhishek Banerjee

TMC leader slams Centre for rising prices

The Hindu

Mamata Banerjee’s remarks on Droupadi Murmu keeps everyone guessing

Now, the West Bengal CM, who played a key role in bring the Opposition parties together, softened her stand on the NDA nominee

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West Bengal: Raja — the longest surviving tiger in India — dies

JALPAIGURI: On Monday, the oldest surviving Royal Bengal Tiger in the country in recent times died in the wee hours, leaving everyone in a state of mourning.

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I still have much more to offer to cricket, says Laxmi Ratan Shukla

KOLKATA: While not ruling out a comeback to the political crease, India all-rounder-turned-minister-turned coach Lakshmi Ratan Shukla said he decided to return to the cricketing greens as he had much more to offer to the gentleman's game, the first love of his life.

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West Bengal: Slight dip in fresh Covid cases, positivity at 17%

KOLKATA: The state reported a dip in fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday. Even as the downslide was by a narrow margin - only six cases - this was the first time the Covid graph saw a drop in a week. The overall positivity rate for the state, however, went up…

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Work on new building starts after West Bengal govt acquires school where CM Mamata Banerjee once taught

KOLKATA: The Bengal government has commenced work on rebuilding a primary school for underprivileged children in Bhowanipore, where a young Mamata Banerjee had taught for a while after her father passed away. The state government, which acquired the plot, has also decided to turn the school into an English-medium Higher…

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West Bengal: Eid al-Adha prayers seek peace, harmony for all

KOLKATA: Peace remained a constant theme in the Eid al-Adha prayers on Sunday. Thousands offered prayers in various parts of the state with one of the biggest congregations being held on Red Road in the morning.

The Hindu

Babul Supriyo appointed TMC national spokesperson

Supriyo's appointment part of the strategy to expand base outside Bengal, says a TMC leader

The Hindu

Amarnath flash floods | Control room opened, assistance assured, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said a control room — 033-22143526 — has been opened at the State Secretariat Nabanna.

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West Bengal: BMC starts fever survey to check dengue

KOLKATA: Bengal chief secretary H K Dwivedi held a meeting on Friday on ways to control dengue and asked local bodies to conduct door-to-door campaign and spread awareness.

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West Bengal: Youth in hospital with suspected monkeypox

KOLKATA: Bengal reported the first case of suspected monkeypox on Friday.

The Times of India

Just 155 fined in a month, mask rule goes for a toss at Kolkata airport

KOLKATA: A month on, there is least regard for the DGCA-enforced mask mandate at Kolkata airport — be it on part of passengers or airport and airline employees — although Bengal witnessed close to 3,000-odd cases in a day and three deaths on Friday. Kolkata airport rolled out a fine…

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'Radiant Citadel' writer reveals the ancient secrets behind her D&D adventure

Writer Mimi Mondal reveals how ancient Bengali cultures inspired her Radiant Citadel adventure “In the Mists of Manivarsha.”

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