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Mamata Reaches Out to TMC Veteran Akhil Giri as Party Weighs Local Face for Nandigram Bypoll
With the Nandigram Assembly bypoll scheduled for October 6, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is reportedly reaching out to veteran party leader Akhil Giri as the party weig…
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Bengal Police arrests Abhishek Banerjee's aide as SC rejects pre-arrest bail plea
West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Sumit Roy, personal aide to Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek…
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CM Suvendu Adhikari Targets Left, JU 'Anti-Nationals' as Bengal Assembly Passes Bill to Transfer University Staff
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari launched a sharp attack on the Left and sections of Jadavpur University during the Assembly deba…
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West Bengal Assembly Bypolls: BJP Forms 263-Member State Executive Committee
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has formed a 263-member state executive committee in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Assembly bypolls. Le…
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Bengal Assembly Passes Bill Enabling Inter-University Transfer of Teaching, Non-Teaching Staffers
The West Bengal Assembly has taken up legislation allowing teaching and non-teaching employees to be transferred from one state university t…
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Supreme Court Allows Bengal Government to File Report on Questioning of Abhishek Banerjee's PA in Land-Grab Probe
The Supreme Court has permitted the West Bengal government to submit a detailed investigation report in a sealed cover concerning the questi…
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FIR Filed Against Mamata Banerjee Over Alleged Violation of Calcutta High Court Order on TMCP Meeting
An FIR has reportedly been filed against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over allegations of violating a Calcutta High Court orde…
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West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Targets 'Azadi' Slogans, Questions 'Red Salute Kishanji' Writing at JU
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has criticised slogans and writings reported on the walls of Jadavpur University, including refe…
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Abhishek Banerjee rules out TMC return for 'traitors' who crossed over to dissident factions
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has ruled out the possibility of welcoming back leaders and workers he described as "traito…
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Durga Puja in Bengal to Be Themed on Suvendu Adhikari's Life and Political Journey
A Durga Puja committee in West Bengal is planning to showcase the life and political journey of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari as the theme of…
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Mamata Banerjee Rules Out Political 'Sanyas', Says She Will Fight BJP Till It Is Forced Into Obscurity
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ruled out retiring from active politics, saying she has no plans to take political "sanyas".…
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'Not Taking Political Sanyas': Mamata Banerjee Vows to Continue Fight Against BJP
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ruled out taking political retirement, saying she will continue her political battle and work…
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West Bengal to Distribute 70 Lakh Tricolours Ahead of Independence Day, Says Suvendu Adhikari
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has announced that around 70 lakh Tricolours will be distributed across West Bengal ahead of Indep…
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Kalyan Banerjee Tells Priyanka: ‘Had Didi Not Been Driven Out, Congress Would Not Be in Such a Situation’
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee took a swipe at Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, recalling Mamata Banerjee's departure from the…
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BJP mandates use of Bengali language at every level of Bengal government starting September 1
The BJP has announced that Bengali will be made mandatory for official communication at every level of governance in West Bengal from Septem…