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Planning A Trip To Murshidabad: What To Eat, Where To Go, What To Buy
What makes Murshidabad compelling is its layered identity, where Mughal grandeur meets colonial intrigue, and Jain mansions sit beside Islamic tombs. Every mosque, palace and crumbling haveli whispers tales of betrayal, ambition, and cultural fusion.
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Bengal Polls Next Year, Digha Jagannath Temple Trinamool's Hindu Outreach
The replica of Puri Jagannath temple, built at a cost of Rs 250 crore in Bengal's seaside town of Digha, was consecrated today, marking Mamata Banerjee's outreach to the Hindus.
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UNESCO Declares West Bengal As Top Heritage Tourism Spot: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said UNESCO has declared the state as a top destination for heritage tourism, asserting that the sector generated employment for lakhs of youths.
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The 'Best Tourism Village' In India Is Located In...
A comparatively new immaculate red-and-white temple stands beside the ruins of a 1000-year-old shrine overtaken by nature. Muslims take active part in Hindu puja rituals.
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Babul Supriyo Gets New Ministry As Mamata Banerjee's Bengal Reshuffle
A day before leaving for a tour of Spain and Dubai, Mamata Banerjee effected a ministerial reshuffle, relieving Minister Babul Supriyo of his responsibilities in the tourism department and handing him the charge of renewable energy, an official said.
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BJP Slams Trinamool For Not Giving Sourav Ganguly "Due Respect" In Bengal
A day after cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was appointed the brand ambassador of Tripura tourism, BJP tried to showcase the appointment as a 'righting of a wrong' against a son of the soil.
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BJP's "PM Aspirants" Dig At Arvind Kejriwal-Mamata Banerjee Meet
The BJP on Tuesday called the meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Kolkata as "political tourism" of Prime Ministerial aspirants ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Bengal Bureaucrat Officer Targeted By BJP Moved Out Of Governor's Office
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will set up a new team at the Raj Bhavan to handle his affairs and in the first move in that direction, his Principal Secretary Nandini Chakravorty has been moved to the Tourism Department from the Raj Bhavan.
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Bengal Minister Babul Supriyo Hospitalised Over Chest Pain Complaints
West Bengal tourism minister Babul Supriyo was hospitalised on Monday afternoon after he complained of chest pain, a senior official said.
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Photo Of Rare Sighting Of Clouded Leopard Leaves Internet Amazed
The forest department of West Bengal shared the photograph of a clouded leopard, a rare sighting of one of the most ancient cat species.
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Probe Agency Carries Out Searches At Kolkata Tourism Firm's Office
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted search operations at a private tours and travels company's office in Kolkata, Bengal, in connection with its probe into an alleged multi-crore coal pilferage scam, sources said.
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Mamata Banerjee Considers Tea Tourism To Benefit Tea Gardens
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday mentioned that her government will consider tea tourism to benefit tea plantations in the state.
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Kolkata To Soon Get West Bengal's First Floating Market
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will be setting up the first floating market of the state in southern fringes of the city to rehabilitate vendors displaced during widening of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass or the EM Bypass.
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West Bengal To Issue Passes To Tourists For Pandal Hopping During Durga Puja
The West Bengal government for the first time has come up with special passes for tourists so that they can visit all Durga Puja pandals in and around the city. The state tourism department has issued the 'Sharodotsav 2017 special guest passes' for the Pujas and the Red Road carnival on October three, a tourism department official said today
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Sikkim Chief Minister Protecting Bimal Gurung; Party To Push Gorkhaland: Bengal Legislator
West Bengal Tourism Minister Goutam Deb accused Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling of "patronising and protecting" Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung, who was "allowed to flee" when Bengal police went to the neighbouring state to arrest him.
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Planning A Trip To Murshidabad: What To Eat, Where To Go, What To Buy
What makes Murshidabad compelling is its layered identity, where Mughal grandeur meets colonial intrigue, and Jain mansions sit beside Islamic tombs. Every mosque, palace and crumbling haveli whispers tales of betrayal, ambition, and cultural fusion.
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Bengal Polls Next Year, Digha Jagannath Temple Trinamool's Hindu Outreach
The replica of Puri Jagannath temple, built at a cost of Rs 250 crore in Bengal's seaside town of Digha, was consecrated today, marking Mamata Banerjee's outreach to the Hindus.
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UNESCO Declares West Bengal As Top Heritage Tourism Spot: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said UNESCO has declared the state as a top destination for heritage tourism, asserting that the sector generated employment for lakhs of youths.
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The 'Best Tourism Village' In India Is Located In...
A comparatively new immaculate red-and-white temple stands beside the ruins of a 1000-year-old shrine overtaken by nature. Muslims take active part in Hindu puja rituals.
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Babul Supriyo Gets New Ministry As Mamata Banerjee's Bengal Reshuffle
A day before leaving for a tour of Spain and Dubai, Mamata Banerjee effected a ministerial reshuffle, relieving Minister Babul Supriyo of his responsibilities in the tourism department and handing him the charge of renewable energy, an official said.
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BJP Slams Trinamool For Not Giving Sourav Ganguly "Due Respect" In Bengal
A day after cricket legend Sourav Ganguly was appointed the brand ambassador of Tripura tourism, BJP tried to showcase the appointment as a 'righting of a wrong' against a son of the soil.
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BJP's "PM Aspirants" Dig At Arvind Kejriwal-Mamata Banerjee Meet
The BJP on Tuesday called the meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Delhi counterpart and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Kolkata as "political tourism" of Prime Ministerial aspirants ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
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Bengal Bureaucrat Officer Targeted By BJP Moved Out Of Governor's Office
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will set up a new team at the Raj Bhavan to handle his affairs and in the first move in that direction, his Principal Secretary Nandini Chakravorty has been moved to the Tourism Department from the Raj Bhavan.
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Bengal Minister Babul Supriyo Hospitalised Over Chest Pain Complaints
West Bengal tourism minister Babul Supriyo was hospitalised on Monday afternoon after he complained of chest pain, a senior official said.
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Photo Of Rare Sighting Of Clouded Leopard Leaves Internet Amazed
The forest department of West Bengal shared the photograph of a clouded leopard, a rare sighting of one of the most ancient cat species.
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Probe Agency Carries Out Searches At Kolkata Tourism Firm's Office
Officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday conducted search operations at a private tours and travels company's office in Kolkata, Bengal, in connection with its probe into an alleged multi-crore coal pilferage scam, sources said.
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Mamata Banerjee Considers Tea Tourism To Benefit Tea Gardens
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday mentioned that her government will consider tea tourism to benefit tea plantations in the state.
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Kolkata To Soon Get West Bengal's First Floating Market
The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) will be setting up the first floating market of the state in southern fringes of the city to rehabilitate vendors displaced during widening of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass or the EM Bypass.
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West Bengal To Issue Passes To Tourists For Pandal Hopping During Durga Puja
The West Bengal government for the first time has come up with special passes for tourists so that they can visit all Durga Puja pandals in and around the city. The state tourism department has issued the 'Sharodotsav 2017 special guest passes' for the Pujas and the Red Road carnival on October three, a tourism department official said today
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Sikkim Chief Minister Protecting Bimal Gurung; Party To Push Gorkhaland: Bengal Legislator
West Bengal Tourism Minister Goutam Deb accused Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling of "patronising and protecting" Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung, who was "allowed to flee" when Bengal police went to the neighbouring state to arrest him.
