Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Assam and West Bengal on Monday to lay foundation stones of several projects in the states. “Leaving for Assam and West Bengal to inaugurate various projects. They will add momentum to India’s development journey,” PM Modi tweeted. PM Modi will dedicate to the nation important projects of the oil and gas sector in an event […]
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Amit Shah offers prayers at Bharat Sevashram Sangha during West Bengal visit
Union Home Minister Amit Shah who is in West Bengal to flag off the fifth phase of Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Poriborton Yatra, offered prayers at Bharat Sevashram Sangha at Rash Behari Avenue on Thursday. “The most revered Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, through his divine power and unique devotion, has combined religion and spirituality with man. Not […]
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West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain’s condition stable, out of danger
West Bengal Labour Minister Jakir Hossain received injuries in one hand and one leg but his condition is stable and out of danger, doctors said on Wednesday. Dr Amiya Kumar Bera, Superintendent Murshidabad Medical College said: “Hossain is stable and out of danger but his one hand and leg are injured due to the bomb […]
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Ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls, political cartoons adorn Saraswati Puja pandals
Ahead of Assembly polls in West Bengal, several Saraswati Puja pandals were decorated with political cartoons in College Square area of Midnapore district on Tuesday. A large number of people yesterday was seen thronging to the pandals for the worship of Goddess Saraswati on the occasion of Basant Panchami.” People affiliated with different political […]
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BJP will form next govt in West Bengal, says Dilip Ghosh
Challenging West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee ahead of the state assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh on Sunday asserted that change will happen and the BJP shall come to power in the state after the elections. “Yes, ‘Khela hobe, khela hobe’ and ‘paribortan hobe’ (will play, will play, and […]
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Mamata Didi has done injustice to farmers in West Bengal: JP Nadda
Slamming the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over not implementing Prime Minister’s Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda on Saturday said, “Didi has done injustice to the farmers in the state”. “Mamata Didi has done injustice to the farmers here. She in her stubbornness, ego, […]
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Court hasn’t stayed West Bengal Rath Yatra, administration can’t stop it: Kailash Vijayvargiya
With a PIL being filed in Calcutta High Court to stop BJP’s Rath Yatra ahead of West Bengal Assembly polls due to COVID-19, BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Friday said that the court hasn’t given a stay order on “Rath Yatra” so the district administration cannot stop it. “Court hasn’t given the stay order […]
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Govt to provide Rs 1000 cr for welfare scheme for tea workers of Assam, West Bengal
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to provide Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers, especially women and their children in Assam and West Bengal for which a special scheme will be devised. “I propose to provide Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers especially women and their children […]
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Shiv Sena to contest upcoming state elections in West Bengal
The Shiv Sena has decided to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, party MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday. He said the decision to contest the polls has been taken after holding discussions with Maharashtra Chief Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray. “So, here is the much-awaited update. […]
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Kolkata allocated the highest number of Covid vaccines in West Bengal
Kolkata has been allocated the highest number of Covid vaccines in West Bengal, at 93,500, for the first phase of the vaccination drive scheduled to begin on January 16, a senior health official said on Thursday. North 24 Parganas district has been allocated the second-highest number of Covid vaccines at […]
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West Bengal launches recruitment portals for returning IT professionals in the state
In a bid to help the Information Technology (IT) professionals who have returned home during the COVID-19 crisis, the West Bengal government has launched a web portal for providing them jobs in the state’s IT companies. Information about the portal, karmabhumi.nltr.org, was shared by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee through her […]
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West Bengal’s Covid-19 deaths cross 400-mark but fatality rate improves
Even as West Bengal’s death toll due to coronavirus disease Covid-19 has crossed the 400-mark, its fatality rate has improved. With nine more deaths reported on Monday, the state’s death count now stands at 405, according to the state health department bulletin released on Monday night. Of the 405 deaths, […]
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West Bengal, Odisha flooded as cyclone Amphan wreaks havoc
Cyclone Amphan killed at least 72 people and left a trail of destruction and damage in West Bengal, where rescue teams on Thursday struggled to reach ruined coastal hamlets that bore the brunt of the storm’s fury before it moved on to neighbouring Bangladesh. The toll in India from the […]
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WBSE 2020: West Bengal announces dates for postponed class 12 state board exams
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee announced on Tuesday the dates of the postponed examinations for the class 12 state boards. The exams, which couldn’t be held on the scheduled dates due to the coronavirus-forced lockdown, will be conducted on June 29, July 2 and July 6, Chatterjee told reporters. […]
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10 more die of Covid-19 in West Bengal; 84 fresh cases reported
West Bengal registered 10 more Covid-19 fatalities in the last 24 hours, raising the death toll in the state to 153, a health bulletin said on Friday. Of them five were from the city, three from North 24 Parganas district and two from Howrah, it said. The deaths were directly […]