Anubrata Mondal case: Central agencies on a witch hunt against Opposition, claims TMC leader

West Bengal minister Chandrima Bhattacharya asked why Enforcement Directorate or CBI spare Bharatiya Janata Party leaders accused of corruption.

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· Aug 12, 2022 · 11:28 am

Mamata Banerjee sacks Partha Chatterjee as minister, suspends him from Trinamool Congress

She also removed him from all party posts after he was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate for alleged corruption in recruitment of teachers.

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· Jul 28, 2022 · 11:38 am

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI arrests seven persons for murder of man in Cooch Behar

Sridhar Das was allegedly beaten with sticks and iron rods, after which he died in hospital.

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· Jul 25, 2022 · 08:09 pm

Trinamool Congress says it will abstain from voting in vice-presidential election

The party said while it would not support Jagdeep Dhankhar in the poll, it was also unhappy with the way the Opposition had picked its candidate.

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· Jul 21, 2022 · 08:17 pm

Former Rajya Sabha MP La Ganesan takes oath as West Bengal governor

Ganesan has been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh from a young age. He became a full-time worker of the organisation in 1970.

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· Jul 18, 2022 · 10:51 pm

‘Withdraw statement declaring jihad against BJP,’ West Bengal governor tells Mamata Banerjee

Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the governance in the state has been distanced from the Constitution and the law.

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· Jun 30, 2022 · 07:08 pm

‘Even Hitler, Mussolini did not do this’: Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of misusing central agencies

Investigative agencies should be given autonomy, the West Bengal chief minister says.

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· May 24, 2022 · 11:29 am

Author returns award after Bangla Academy honours Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

The statement praising the relentless efforts of the chief minister in the field of literature is a mockery of the truth, said Ranta Rashid Banerjee.

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· May 11, 2022 · 02:48 pm

Birbhum violence: CBI arrests man who allegedly transported petrol used to set houses on fire

The accused person, Ritan Sheikh, had gone missing following the March 22 incident in which eight people had died.

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· Apr 14, 2022 · 06:05 pm

Birbhum violence: Calcutta High Court orders CBI inquiry into Trinamool leader’s murder

On March 21, Bhadu Sheikh, the panchayat head of Barshal village, had succumbed to his injuries after attackers hurled crude bombs at him.

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· Apr 08, 2022 · 12:38 pm

CBI arrests four people from Mumbai for Birbhum killings: Report

Earlier, the West Bengal Police’s Special Investigation Team had arrested 21 people in the matter.

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· Apr 07, 2022 · 09:20 pm

How many Bengali films have been screened each year since 2019, state government asks cinema halls

In 2018, the government had directed movie theatres to screen at least one Bengali movie during the prime time for a minimum of 120 days a year.

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· Apr 07, 2022 · 03:57 pm