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Suvendu Adhikari, Bengal Lawmakers To Take Oaths In Assembly On May 13-14
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the newly-elected MLAs will take oaths as legislators over the course of two days.
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"E-Cigarettes Banned": BJP MP Targets Trinamool In Parliament Vaping Row
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday accused an opposition lawmaker from Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of smoking e-cigarettes in the Lok Sabha.E-cigarettes or vapes are electronic or battery-operated devices that heat a liquid
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2 Arrested Over Attack On BJP Lawmakers In Flood-Hit North Bengal: Cops
Two persons were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the attack on BJP lawmakers Khagen Murmu and Sankar Ghosh in the flood-hit northern West Bengal, police said.
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Trinamool Lawmaker Manik Bhattacharya Gets Bail In Bengal School Jobs Scam
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya, who was arrested by the ED in connection with the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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How Cross-Voting In Rajya Sabha Polls Has Shaken Up Parties
Confidence in the INDIA bloc took a hit by close of voting after six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh and seven Samajwadi Party lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh cross-voted in the February 27 Rajya Sabha election.
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Abhishek Banerjee Says Will Gherao Homes Of BJP Lawmakers Over Tea Workers' Demands
Houses of all BJP Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in West Bengal will be gheraoed if provident fund and gratuity benefits are not provided to over 3 lakh tea garden workers.
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Droupadi Murmu's Bengal Visit Cancelled Due To National Mourning For Shinzo Abe
NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu's scheduled visit to Kolkata on Saturday to meet BJP lawmakers from West Bengal has been cancelled in the wake of the one-day national mourning, as a mark of respect to ex-Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.
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NDA Presidential Candidate Droupadi Murmu To Meet Bengal BJP Lawmakers
NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Saturday and meet BJP MPs and MLAs from West Bengal to seek their support for the July 18 poll to elect the first person of the country.
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BJP MLAs Shout 'Modi Modi' At Mamata Banerjee, Hear 'Jai Bangla' In Return
The West Bengal assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was repeatedly interrupted by BJP lawmakers shouting "Modi Modi" while she was replying to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's address to the House.
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Bengal BJP MLAs Suspended From Budget Session For Disrupting Governor Speech
BJP lawmakers Sudip Mukhopadhyay and Mihir Goswami were on Wednesday suspended from attending the West Bengal assembly for the rest of the budget session for creating disturbances in the House during Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's inaugural speech.
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MLA Leaves BJP For Trinamool, 3rd To Return After Mamata Banerjee's Win
Bengal BJP MLA Biswajit Das, today switched to the ruling Trinamool Congress, becoming the third BJP lawmaker to return since Mamata Banerjee's big victory in the April-May state polls.
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US Congressman Praises Quad Plus France Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal
An influential American lawmaker has applauded the beginning of the Quad plus France naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal and said that he is dedicated to advancing the US-India defence relationship.
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Trinamool MLA Quits, Dramatically Returns, Quits Again, Joins BJP
A Trinamool MLA who quit in December, then returned almost immediately, has finally exited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party just weeks before the Bengal election. Jitendra Tiwari, the vacillating lawmaker, joined the BJP today. The MLA from Pandaveswar was a key Trinamool face in Asansol.
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Trinamool MPs Ask President To Sack Governor For "Violating Constitution"
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar should be removed, five lawmakers from the Trinamool Congress have written to President Ram Nath Kovind, citing a political bias against the Mamata Banerjee government and violations of the constitution.
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Suvendu Adhikari, Bengal Lawmakers To Take Oaths In Assembly On May 13-14
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and the newly-elected MLAs will take oaths as legislators over the course of two days.
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"E-Cigarettes Banned": BJP MP Targets Trinamool In Parliament Vaping Row
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday accused an opposition lawmaker from Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of smoking e-cigarettes in the Lok Sabha.E-cigarettes or vapes are electronic or battery-operated devices that heat a liquid
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2 Arrested Over Attack On BJP Lawmakers In Flood-Hit North Bengal: Cops
Two persons were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the attack on BJP lawmakers Khagen Murmu and Sankar Ghosh in the flood-hit northern West Bengal, police said.
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Trinamool Lawmaker Manik Bhattacharya Gets Bail In Bengal School Jobs Scam
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted bail to TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya, who was arrested by the ED in connection with the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal.
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151 MPs, MLAs Face Cases Of Crimes Against Women, 16 With Rape
As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body.
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How Cross-Voting In Rajya Sabha Polls Has Shaken Up Parties
Confidence in the INDIA bloc took a hit by close of voting after six Congress MLAs in Himachal Pradesh and seven Samajwadi Party lawmakers in Uttar Pradesh cross-voted in the February 27 Rajya Sabha election.
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Abhishek Banerjee Says Will Gherao Homes Of BJP Lawmakers Over Tea Workers' Demands
Houses of all BJP Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in West Bengal will be gheraoed if provident fund and gratuity benefits are not provided to over 3 lakh tea garden workers.
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Droupadi Murmu's Bengal Visit Cancelled Due To National Mourning For Shinzo Abe
NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu's scheduled visit to Kolkata on Saturday to meet BJP lawmakers from West Bengal has been cancelled in the wake of the one-day national mourning, as a mark of respect to ex-Japanese premier Shinzo Abe.
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NDA Presidential Candidate Droupadi Murmu To Meet Bengal BJP Lawmakers
NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Saturday and meet BJP MPs and MLAs from West Bengal to seek their support for the July 18 poll to elect the first person of the country.
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BJP MLAs Shout 'Modi Modi' At Mamata Banerjee, Hear 'Jai Bangla' In Return
The West Bengal assembly on Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was repeatedly interrupted by BJP lawmakers shouting "Modi Modi" while she was replying to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's address to the House.
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Bengal BJP MLAs Suspended From Budget Session For Disrupting Governor Speech
BJP lawmakers Sudip Mukhopadhyay and Mihir Goswami were on Wednesday suspended from attending the West Bengal assembly for the rest of the budget session for creating disturbances in the House during Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's inaugural speech.
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MLA Leaves BJP For Trinamool, 3rd To Return After Mamata Banerjee's Win
Bengal BJP MLA Biswajit Das, today switched to the ruling Trinamool Congress, becoming the third BJP lawmaker to return since Mamata Banerjee's big victory in the April-May state polls.
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US Congressman Praises Quad Plus France Naval Exercise In The Bay Of Bengal
An influential American lawmaker has applauded the beginning of the Quad plus France naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal and said that he is dedicated to advancing the US-India defence relationship.
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Trinamool MLA Quits, Dramatically Returns, Quits Again, Joins BJP
A Trinamool MLA who quit in December, then returned almost immediately, has finally exited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's party just weeks before the Bengal election. Jitendra Tiwari, the vacillating lawmaker, joined the BJP today. The MLA from Pandaveswar was a key Trinamool face in Asansol.
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Trinamool MPs Ask President To Sack Governor For "Violating Constitution"
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar should be removed, five lawmakers from the Trinamool Congress have written to President Ram Nath Kovind, citing a political bias against the Mamata Banerjee government and violations of the constitution.
