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Morning Digest | A month after Rahul Bhat’s killing, over 5,400 Pandit employees refuse to join duty in Valley, Rahul Gandhi to appear before ED again today, and more

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The Hindu

Continue to provide GST compensation to States for three to five years, Amit Mitra writes to Nirmala Sitharaman

This will provide much-needed relief to the finances affected by the pandemic, Principal Chief Adviser to West Bengal CM says

The Hindu

Arrest count in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal increases; sporadic incidents reported even as situation de-escalates

Uneasy calm prevails in parts of country

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Uneasy calm as West Bengal limps to normalcy; 200 arrested, 42 FIRs registered

Almost all the shops have downed their shutters. Several shops in the market have been set on fire.

The Hindu

Paramilitary forces should be called to assist police in arson-hit places of West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari told reporters that there should be a high-level meeting by the Chief Secretary, the DGP, Home Secretary and top bureaucrats on an emergency basis in view of the situation in the State.

The Hindu

Tripura byelections: TMC announces star campaigners

GUWAHATI: All India Trinamool Congress on Monday released a list of its 27 star campaigners, which include party supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, for the June 23 byelections to four Tripura assembly seats.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Violence-hit areas limp back to normalcy amid sporadic protests

KOLKATA: The violence-hit districts of West Bengal were limping back to normalcy on Monday with sporadic protests reported from a few areas as heavy police deployment continued, officials said.

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Prophet remarks | Muslim cleric’s body urges West Bengal CM to not allow more protest rallies

Md. Yahia had last week called for protests inside mosques across West Bengal

The Hindu

Eminent personalities oppose Mamata Banerjee becoming chancellor of state-run varsities, decry blow to freedom

Actor, directors, painter, thespian, and activists among the 40 signatories who are “surprised and stunned” by the Chief Minister’s appointment.

The Hindu

Left terms Mamata Banerjee’s move to convene Oppositon meeting ‘a unilateral move’

West Bengal CM’s action could harm Opposition unity, say Left leaders

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1070: Two die in Jharkhand violence over Prophet comments, Covid updates

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Jharkhand, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Taiwan.

Newslaundry

Mamata Banerjee convenes meeting of Opposition leaders, CMs on Presidential poll

Ms. Banerjee has reached out to the Opposition CMs and leaders to participate in the joint meeting in the national capital,

The Hindu

Shillong Chamber Choir’s upcoming single is inspired by rail journeys and is a tribute to Uncle Neil, the founder of the choir

The accompanying music video starts off at the bustling Howrah Station in West Bengal, and eventually takes viewers back to the 1960s and ’70s

The Hindu

Why Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy’s arrest for ‘abusing’ Mamata has kicked up a storm

Controversial Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy was arrested on Tuesday for making “derogatory” remarks about West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP and all-India general secretary of the Trinamool Congress.

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The Times of India

70% of kala azar cases, 20 deaths in Bihar last year

PATNA: People generally believed that kala azar (black fever) had been tamed, but the recent cases sounded an alarm bell as it claimed at least 28 lives, including 20 in Bihar, 5 in neighbouring Jharkhand, two in West Bengal and one in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, as per the data…

The Hindu

West Bengal Speaker rejects plea to disqualify Mukul Roy as MLA

The petition was filed by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari after Mr. Roy joined the Trinamool Congress.

The Hindu

Trinamool Congress has no principles, party only has syndicates: BJP national president Nadda

J.P. Nadda, who is in West Bengal on a two-day visit, calls Trinamool Congress “Phishi-Bhaipho party“; says all regional parties have turned into family parties

The Hindu

BJP promises separate State, welfare schemes ahead of polls to befool people: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

The Chief Minister of West Bengal also criticised the Union government for not releasing funds for welfare schemes and “stopping” supply of wheat to States.

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The Hindu

The Chancellor conundrum: On West Bengal decision to make CM as Chancellor

The time may have come to reconsider having Governors as university Chancellors

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1066: CDS appointment rules, BJP MLA booked over rape victim's video

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal, Telangana, and Ukraine.

The Times of India

Will shed my blood but never allow division of West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

ALIPURDUAR: Amid demands for a separate state carved out of West Bengal by some BJP leaders, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that she is ready to shed her own blood, if need be, to thwart such attempts to divide the state.

The Hindu

Will shed my blood but never allow division of West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Lashing out at the BJP camp "for trying to fan separatism" in the State, the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee claimed that all communities in north Bengal had been living in harmony for decades

The Times of India

West Bengal: JP Nadda’s tour to include Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay tribute, outreach to intellectuals

KOLKATA: BJP national president J P Nadda, on a two-day tour of West Bengal, is likely to address the state executive of the Bengal unit, which is still facing internal bickering and exodus. He will also address an interaction with city intellectuals as part of his outreach programme.

The Times of India

Adani Enterprises to set up hyper-scale data centre park at Bengal Silicon Valley: Report

KOLKATA: West Bengal industry minister Partha Chatterjee on Monday said the state government has given its nod to Adani Enterprises for setting up a hyper-scale data centre park at Bengal Silicon Valley in the New Town area on the outskirts of the city.

The Times of India

Two killed as motorcycle, vehicle collide head-on in West Bengal

JALPAIGURI(WEST BENGAL): Two persons were killed on Monday after their two-wheeler collided head on with a passenger vehicle in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, police said.

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