Former bureaucrat Dr CV Ananda Bose took oath as the Governor of West Bengal in Kolkata on Wednesday. On November 17, President Droupadi Murmu appointed Bose as the Governor of West Bengal. “The President of India is pleased to appoint Dr C V Ananda Bose as regular Governor of West […]
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Odisha STF rescues 155 cattle being illegally transported to West Bengal, 2 arrested
Odisha Special Task Force (STF) on Sunday rescued 155 cattle while being illegally transported to West Bengal and arrested two persons in this regard. On the basis of specific information, a team of STF conducted a raid with the help of Jajpur District Police on Sunday at Sahapur regarding the […]
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Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 2 highway projects worth Rs 1,082 cr in West Bengal
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated 2 NH projects worth Rs 1,082 crore at Raiganj, West Bengal, said a press release by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Gadkari said fulfilling the 60-year-old demand of the people of Dalkhola (NH-34), this 5 km and 4-lane […]
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West Bengal: Child dies after being hit by TMC leader’s car in Murshidabad, BJP demands investigation
A child died after being hit by Trinamool Congress leader Abu Taher Khan’s car, according to an official on Wednesday. Amiya Kumar Bera, Medical Superintendent, at Murshidabad Hospital confirmed the death of the child. However, the TMC leader claimed that the child’s mother didn’t keep a watch on him while […]
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CAA implementation in Northeast, West Bengal should not be a problem for Centre, says MoS Rajkumar Singh
Minister of State For External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Friday while lauding India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat approach, said that the implementation of the Citizen Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 in the nation especially northeast should not be a problem for the Centre. He stressed that the identity of the people should […]
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West Bengal: BSF shoots dead 2 Bangladeshi persons in WB attempting to “smuggle cattle heads”
Two alleged Bangladeshi cattle smugglers were shot dead by the BSF in Kaimari in Coochbehar in West Bengal on Wednesday after they adopted an “aggressive posture” in their attempt to “smuggle cattle heads”, despite repeated verbal warnings, according to an official release from BSF. As per the statement the smugglers […]
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West Bengal: STF arrests veteran arms supplier from railway station, arms recovered
The Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal arrested an alleged veteran arms supplier from Dum Dum Cantonment railway station in West Bengal. The STF officers have identified the person arrested on Monday evening as 55-years-old Tapan Saha who belonged to Habra Manasabari in West Bengal. They have also recovered two 7mm […]
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Al-Qaeda operative hailing from West Bengal, arrested in J-K’s Ramban
An Al-Qaeda operative, hailing from West Bengal, was arrested in the Ramban area of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the police on Monday. The Ramban Police recovered one grenade from his possession and registered an FIR against him. “An Al-Qaeda operative was arrested by Ramban Police from the Ramban […]
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West Bengal: Suspected member of AQIS arrested in Kolkata
A Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested a suspected member of Al Qaeda (AQIS) and Ansarullah Bangla Team in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, the official said on Sunday. The man identified as Moniruddin Khan, 20, allegedly provided logistical support to the organisation by helping in recruitment as well […]
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West Bengal: Cyclone Sitrang now lying about 520 km south of Sagar Island
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that the cyclonic storm ‘Sitrang’ is at present situated about 520 km south of Sagar Island and 670 km south-southwest of Barisal in Bangladesh. “To move north-northeastwards and intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 12 hrs. To cross […]
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West Bengal: Police detained TET qualified students, protesting outside education board’s office
West Bengal Police in an operation on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, detained the Teacher’s Eligibility Test (TET) 2014 qualified students protesting outside the education board’s office in Kolkata’s Salt Lake. The agitators were sitting on a protest for several days over their demand for direct recruitment, alleging […]
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West Bengal: “We did not drive away Tata from Singur but CPI-M did…” says Mamta Banerjee
West Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee hits out at the left-inclined party on Wednesday and alleged the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of droving the Tatas out of Singur district. “We did not drive away Tata from Singur but CPI-M did,” CM said. Mamta Banerjee while speaking at the ‘Bijiya […]
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West Bengal: Child rights body meets family of teen girl found dead in Jangipara
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Friday met the family of the 12-year-old girl who was found dead in West Bengal’s Jangipara last week. “So far, our probe shows that there are loopholes in the action taken by police. We have called the investigation […]
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West Bengal: Fire at South Kolkata production house doused, no casualties reported
A fire that broke out at the studio of a production house in the Kudghat area of South Kolkata on Thursday morning has been brought under control, an official said. Thick smoke was seen billowing out, which could be seen from far-off areas after a massive fire broke out in […]
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ED arrests Trinamool MLA Manik Bhattacharya West Bengal teachers recruitment scam
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 11 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the West Bengal teachers recruitment scam, said sources. According to sources, Bhattacharya, the former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education was arrested today after he was questioned overnight […]