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Why Manipur women love Mamata

When violence broke out in Manipur in May this year between the Meitei and Kuki communities, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee had sent a delegation of her MPs

Mamata writes to Modi seeking NHM funds

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to restore the funds under the National Health Mission (NHM).

Suvendu suspended from Assembly

Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay suspended Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari from the winter session for interrupting proceedings of the House.

Transport department mounts machines on buses to curb pollution

In its efforts to curb air pollution, the state transport department has installed ‘bus roof mounted air purification system’ (BRMAPS) in 51 buses run by the state transport corporation. The BRMAPS, as informed by the state transport minister, Snehasis Chakraborty, have been installed in diesel buses.

Bank recovery agent dies while on duty

A bank recovery agent, identified as Jahangir Alam, met a tragic end during a loan recovery mission in the Napukuria area of Murshidabad's Beldanga police station area.