West Bengal: Man from Singur arrested for alleged derogatory post about Mamata Banerjee

Chandan Bhattacharya was apprehended on the basis of a complaint by Trinamool Youth Congress District President Shantanu Banerjee.

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· Oct 30, 2019 · 06:23 pm

Narada sting case: CBI takes arrested IPS officer to BJP leader Mukul Roy’s home, questions them

The investigators shot videos of the two at Roy’s Elgin Road residence in Kolkata to recreate scenes from the videos published by Narada News in 2016.

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· Sep 29, 2019 · 07:09 pm

‘I will not harm your son,’ Babul Supriyo tells the mother of a student who allegedly attacked him

The Union minister assured the woman, who had urged him to forgive her son, that he would not initiate any legal action.

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· Sep 21, 2019 · 07:54 pm

No proposal yet to amend Constitution to rename West Bengal to Bangla, says Centre

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the proposed name ‘Bangla’ is similar to ‘Bangladesh’.

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· Jul 24, 2019 · 03:38 pm

West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader shot dead in Hooghly district

A police officer said Dilip Ram was gunned down when he was on his way to board a train to Naihati station.

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· Jun 30, 2019 · 08:33 am

West Bengal introduces 30% domicile quota in National University of Juridical Sciences: Report

The state Assembly had passed a bill on this matter in November 2018.

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· Jun 19, 2019 · 06:24 pm

‘Those living in Bengal will have to learn to speak in Bengali,’ says CM Mamata Banerjee

The chief minister claimed that some people threaten Bengalis and that she will no longer tolerate it.

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· Jun 14, 2019 · 05:51 pm

West Bengal: Two dead in explosion in Kankinara area of North 24 Parganas

Heavy security has been deployed in the area.

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· Jun 11, 2019 · 11:00 am

West Bengal violence: BJP observes ‘black day’ across state, bandh in Basirhat

The Trinamool Congress government told the Centre on Sunday that the situation in the state was under control.

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· Jun 10, 2019 · 08:41 am

West Bengal: Home ministry seeks report from state after toll in Basirhat violence rises to three

State Food Supplies Minister Jyoti Priya Mallick accused the Centre of interfering in the state government’s affairs.

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· Jun 09, 2019 · 06:31 pm

Mamata Banerjee bans BJP’s victory processions in West Bengal, asks police to take strong action

She alleged that the BJP used money to secure victory in 18 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

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· Jun 07, 2019 · 03:07 pm

Calcutta High Court orders TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife to appear before customs authority

However, the court said the authority cannot take any coercive step against Rujira Narula.

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· Apr 04, 2019 · 08:26 pm