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AA Edit | SC puts Mamata on the spot over poll violence

The court order came in the backdrop of violence in several parts of the state

21 Jun 2023 12:15 AM

AA Edit | Order swift Kolkata inquiry to fix blame for violent stir

A photo in a prominent daily shows a “peaceful” protester violently kicking a helmeted police officer sprawled helplessly on the pavement

16 Sep 2022 12:05 AM

Dhankhar taunts WB minister: Make CM the Governor also; attacks Assembly Speaker

You better make the CM the governor while appointing her as the chancellor, West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said

26 Dec 2021 6:22 PM

Didi offers 'permanent solution' for Darjeeling to stay with Bengal

The CM also called for an eco-friendly infrastructure in the hills in wake of multiple landslides due to a heavy rainfall recently

26 Oct 2021 7:50 PM

Taking cue from Centre, Didi nod to lateral entry in state’s executive

Sources say that the state government is hoping to get domain specialists in senior positions, such as special secretary and joint secretary

06 Oct 2021 1:18 AM

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TMC taunts BJP as Yogi government advertisement shows flyover in Kolkata

For damage control, BJP’s Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari later tweeted the newspaper’s correction

13 Sep 2021 8:36 AM

West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files first chargesheet

A CBI team interrogated the duo in jail recently after getting the court’s permission and before submitting the chargesheet

03 Sep 2021 12:13 AM

Bengal post-poll violence: CBI files three more FIRs, total 31 cases registered

The saffron camp also claimed that many homes of party activists have been destroyed, and women raped in various parts of the state

31 Aug 2021 3:58 PM

TMC writes to PM seeking solicitor general's removal over meeting with Suvendu

Adhikari, leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly, denied the charge

03 Jul 2021 12:34 AM

Bengal may defy Centre, not relieve its chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay

State government has taken a firm stand by not issuing Bandyopadhyay any order for his release

31 May 2021 7:02 AM

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West Bengal, Odisha border to bear brunt

Mamata accused the Center of allocating a lesser amount of money to West Bengal than the other states facing the threat of cyclone Yaas

25 May 2021 2:19 AM

West Bengal Governor slams government for not facilitating his visit to poll riot-hit area

If your vote becomes cause of your death, destruction of your property, you are subjected to loot, it is the end of democracy, he said

11 May 2021 7:52 AM

Didi shifts blame on her car; wants to return in poll campaign, even in wheelchair

Her fresh narrative came after many local residents, who witnessed the accident at Birulia of Nandigram, punctured her allegations

12 Mar 2021 4:49 AM

Didi: Why hike fuel prices?

Says people want to know answers before they cast their vote in polls

08 Mar 2021 2:04 AM

AA Edit | Stakes high in state polls

The stakes are high for the Congress, whether the party realises it or not

01 Mar 2021 4:04 AM

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Modi calls upon voters to replace 'tustikaran' and 'tolabaji' with 'asol poriborton'

Centre gave Rs 1,700 crores to the TMC for water supply to all the households of which the state government spent only Rs 609 crore

23 Feb 2021 1:09 AM

Bengal minister injured in bomb attack in railway station Baharampur

The Minister was waiting on the platform to catch a train to Kolkata at around 10 pm when he was attacked

18 Feb 2021 8:45 AM

Bengal assembly passes resolution demanding withdrawal of new farm laws

The resolution was moved by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Partha Chatterjee

28 Jan 2021 5:08 PM

Farmers ask Didi to join their stir

Many farmers had an interaction on the telephone with Mamata Banerjee who assured them of her full solidarity with their movement

24 Dec 2020 4:17 AM

Mamata crying 'crocodile tears' over farmer issues, alleges West Bengal governor

Dhankhar said had West Bengal government taken timely and due steps, over 70 lakh farmers would have been benefited from PM-Kisan Yojana

22 Sep 2020 7:11 PM

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