Tag: West Bengal
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Bengal will give shelter to all those who have been wronged: Mamata Banerjee
She accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of chasing out Bengalis from Assam and Biharis from Gujarat.
October 30, 2018 -
Mamata Banerjee launches series of projects in Cooch Behar
She also handed over government benefits to a large number of beneficiaries at the event today.
October 30, 2018 -
Bengal: Man arrested for selling two-month-old twin daughters
The twins have been kept at a Chandpara health centre and would be produced before the child welfare committee on Monday, the police added.
October 29, 2018 -
12-year-old girl to appear in Class 10 Bengal board exam
The last such instance of an external candidate appearing in the board examination before the minimum age was in the early 90s, the official said.
October 27, 2018 -
November meeting to outline blueprint for January’s anti-BJP rally: TMC
The meeting, to be held in Kolkata's Netaji Indoor Stadium, will be presided by Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee.
October 25, 2018 -
100 year old woman raped by youth in Nadia district
"The incident took place on Monday night. Argha Biswas alias Abhijit was caught by the family members of the old woman. A complaint was filed on Tuesday," an officer of the Chakdah police station said.
October 24, 2018 -
Bishop’s Caveat
If Mamata Banerjee was less than effective in her recent interaction with heads of missionary schools ~ the verbal demarche was reserved for private hospitals ~, the new Bishop of Kolkata has virtually cracked the whip at the threshold. Reverend Probal Dutta’s signal of intent, soon after his “installation”, reinforces his caveat that Principals of …
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October 24, 2018 -
West Bengal: TMC leader Dipak Ghosh shot at on Sunday, dies
The district Trinamool Congress president Anubrata Mondal condemned the incident and accused the BJP of orchestrating the attack.
October 22, 2018 -
Five killed as car ploughs into Durga Puja immersion procession in Hoogly
The driver of the car lost control and it ran over a number of people gathered on the street to take part in a Durga Puja immersion procession on Friday night, a police officer said.
October 20, 2018 -
Durga Puja ends in West Bengal with idol immersion
Senior citizens played cymbals as the idols were lowered into the water while children splashed water on the submerging goddess.
October 19, 2018 -
West Bengal celebrates Mahanavami
On the other hand, long queues could be seen outside the cinema halls and multiplexes as some chose to watch the latest films of their favourite actors.
October 18, 2018 -
West Bengal: Durga Puja committees highlight craft of sholapith artisans
"I took down their addresses as I have plans to visit their villages to do a story on the behind-the-scene people involved in sholapith art."
October 18, 2018 -
West Bengal offers special ration package during festive season
The state government had earlier distributed a similar ration package during Eid.
October 18, 2018 -
Man shot dead in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, 5 arrested
Five people were arrested on Wednesday for shooting a man dead in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said.
October 17, 2018 -
World Food Day: Khadya Sathi ensured food security of over 8.5 cr in Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee
On the World Food Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday the state government had ensured food security for more than 8.5 crore people through its “Khadya Sathi” scheme. Mamata Banerjee tweeted from her Twitter account, “Today is #WorldFoodDay. We have ensured the food security of more than 8.5 crore people of …
October 16, 2018 -
West Bengal celebrates Maha Saptami
The five-day carnival is the biggest annual event in this part of the world as roads are choked with human traffic throughout day and night.
October 16, 2018 -
5 killed, 20 injured as bus falls into canal in Bengal’s Hooghly
The bus, which was heading to Kolkata, crashed into the cement fencing of a bridge before breaking it and falling into the Dakatia khal canal.
October 16, 2018