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Mamata to Kick off TMC's Assembly Poll Campaign with Virtual Shahid Diwas Rally and a New Message on July 21
The day is observed by Mamata every year in remembrance of the 13 Youth Congress workers who were killed in Kolkata police firing on July 21, 1993, while pressing their demand to make voter identity card the sole document required for voting. She was in t...
Justice Only Thing Killed in UP CM Adityanath's 'Encounter Raj': TMC's Mahua Moitra
Hitting out at the Yogi Adityanath-led government in UP, Moitra said that it is the job of the courts to deliver justice. It is the job of the police to deliver the accused.
Movement of Goods Resumes at West Bengal-Bangladesh Border: FIEO
The issue was flagged by Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) last week in a meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and West Bengal government last week.
Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, Tripura CM to Provide Free Pineapple and Lemon Juice to Boost Immunity
The Urban Development and Rural Development Department will look after the implementation of this scheme, which will entail an expenditure of Rs 1 crore for a month.
Calcutta HC Upholds Life Sentence of Man Convicted for Murder of Dark-complexioned Wife
Dismissing the convict's appeal, the division bench upheld the conviction and life sentence granted to Mazidul Miah by the Coochbehar sessions court for murdering his wife under Section 302 and for torturing her under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code...
IIT Alumni Council Bans Chinese Software and Systems, to Replace Them With Indigenous Technology
The decision taken by the IIT Alumni Council came a day after the Union Home Ministry announced ban on 59 Chinese applications in India including TikTok.
36-foot-long Whale Carcass Washes Ashore in West Bengal's Mandarmani
Though the cause of its death is yet to be known but local sources revealed that the dead whale has injury marks over its tail and body.
IIT Kharagpur to Start Virtual Lecture Series on Innovation, Entrepreneurship in Post-Covid World
The series titled 'Innovation and Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID World' will be divided into 16 parts and conducted on the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) platform, the institute said in a statement.
In Fresh Acrimony, TMC Accuses Bengal Guv of Peddling 'Fake News' over Video of Decomposed Bodies
The state home department in a tweet said attempts to 'decontextualise the incident' and project it as a part of the pandemic despite the explanatory communique to the Governor 'adversely affected the social mind'.
Bengal Govt Allows Family Members to See Bodies of Covid-19 Patients After Calcutta HC Intervenes
The Calcutta High Court had on Friday directed the state government to file a report on allegations that bodies of patients who succumbed to COVID-19 were not cremated or buried in a respectful manner.
Parents Demonstrate before Kolkata School Demanding 'Justified' Fees in Covid-19 Time
A school official said the institute is closed till June 30 and it is difficult to arrange a meeting now.
Ferries Back on Hooghly After Over Two-month-long Hiatus, Social Distancing, Masks Ensured
The passengers were limited to 40 per cent of the capacity of each vessel to ensure social distancing and no one was allowed to board the ferries without masks.
Ram Vilas Paswan Requests Mamata Banerjee to Initiate Aadhar Authentication for Distribution of Foodgrains in Bengal
In his letter to the chief minister, Paswan said that there was an immediate need to leverage the Centre's 'One Nation One Ration Card' system so that migrants to access their food security entitlements from any Fair Price Shops (FPS) in the country.
Mamata Banerjee Says Death toll from Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal Has Risen to 98
She said the kin of each of those killed in the cyclone will get Rs 2.5 lakh each while those badly injured and others with minor injuries will get Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000, respectively.
With Power of Three Hurricanes, Cyclone Amphan Leaves Irreparable Damage to Sundarbans Farmers
Mud embankments in the Sundarban delta were breached as the surge whipped up by the cyclone inundated several kilometres of the Island. With sea water entering agricultural land, more 2 lakh farmers could be hit.
Resuming Passenger Train Services will Increase Risk of Coronavirus Transmission, Says TMC
TMC MP Santanu Sen said the Centre, on one hand, delivers sermons on stricter enforcement of the lockdown in states, and, on the other, it takes steps to dilute the restrictions.