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Bengal governor denied entry to Salt lake stadium amid Messi chaos
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was “denied” entry into the Salt Lake Stadium, after chaos and crowd trouble at the venue marred an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi.…
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Angry fans on rampage as Messi’s Kolkata tour turns ‘Messy’, Mamata apologies
Kolkata: Chaos erupted at the Salt Lake stadium here on Saturday as thousands of fans protested after failing to get a clear glimpse of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi during a much-hyped…
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Will ally with AIMIM after party launch: Suspended TMC leader Humayun Kabir
Kolkata: Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir on Sunday expressed his desire to form an electoral alliance with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) once he launches his new political outfit on December…
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Some traitors take BJP’s money to stoke communal tensions: CM Mamata
Murshidabad: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Murshidabad would never accept “politics of riots” and that some “traitors take BJP’s money to stoke communal tensions” on the day the…
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HC to hear PIL on suspended TMC MLA’s Babri-modeled mosque plan
Kolkata: A PIL seeking a stay on suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir’s plan to lay the foundation stone for building a mosque modelled on the Babri Masjid, in Murshidabad district on December…
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Nearly 14 lakh SIR forms identified as ‘uncollectable’ so far in West Bengal
Kolkata: Nearly 14 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as “uncollectable” in West Bengal, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. These forms are “uncollectable” since the voters were either…
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Mamata Banerjee ‘bullying’ BLOs, ‘threatening’ WB Chief Electoral Officer: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who took out another anti-SIR march in the state, of “threatening anarchy” and asserted that her efforts to derail…
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Mamata leads TMC anti-SIR stir in Kolkata, Suvendu dares CM to stop exercise
Kolkata: Rallies, counter-rallies, and fiery speeches from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her chief critic, Suvendu Adhikari, escalated the state’s already hyper-charged political atmosphere on Tuesday which marked the effective…
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Parents hold off consent for ‘Tilottama’ film on RG Kar victim until justice
Kolkata: Uncertainty loomed over a movie on the life of R.G. Kar victim as her parents were yet to give their consent for it. On Thursday, the victim’s parents said they would…
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Mamata terms Durgapur ‘gangrape’ shocking, says no accused will be spared
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district as “shocking” and said that no accused would be…
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Calcutta HC orders repatriation of Bengali family deported to Bangladesh
The Calcutta High Court on Friday, September 26, struck down the deportation of a family from Bengal to Bangladesh and ordered its repatriation. The court observed that the authorities deported the family…
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Mamata wishes Bengal on Mahalaya, highlights Durga Puja’s UNESCO heritage
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished people of the state on the occasion of Mahalaya, which marked the advent of Devi Paksha. The Trinamool Congress supremo also launched…
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Abhishek Banerjee alleges BJP spent Rs 15-20 cr to ‘buy votes’ in VP poll
Kolkata: Launching a blistering attack on the BJP after the NDA’s emphatic win in the vice-presidential election, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the saffron camp spent…
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WB: Police submit charge sheet in Kolkata law college gang-rape case
Kolkata: A charge sheet was filed against four accused in the alleged gang-rape of a law student on her college campus in Kolkata, around two months after the crime, police said. The…
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Guv proposes WB migrant workers portal, MoUs, welfare officers
Kolkata: A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced a scheme to rehabilitate migrant labourers from West Bengal allegedly harassed outside the state, Governor CV Ananda Bose put forward a set of…
