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Old Photo Of Kebab Recipe From Warren Hastings' Diary Intrigues Internet
Recently, writer Ira Mukhoty shared an old photo of a kebab recipe from the first governor general of Bengal, Warren Hastings' private diary.
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Mamata Banerjee Condoles Mahasweta Devi's Passing
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condoled the death of eminent writer Mahasweta Devi, saying the state has lost "a glorious mother".
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Bengal Intellectuals Seek President's Intervention in Cases of Attacks on Rationalists
A group of more than 90 writers and intellectuals from West Bengal have written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention in ensuring justice in the Dadri mob killing and attack on rationalists.
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West Bengal Secretariat Evacuated After Bomb Scare
The over 200-year-old Writers' Building of Kolkata -- once the secretariat of the Bengal government and now undergoing renovation -- was evacuated this afternoon after a warning about a bomb attack reached the Kolkata police.
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'1993 Bengal Police Firing Worse Than Jallianwala Bagh Massacre,' Says Inquiry Commission
Police firing on a Mamata Banerjee rally in 1993 that killed 13 Congress workers was "worse than the Jallianwala Bagh massacre", a commission of inquiry has said in its report.
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Kolkata: Court grants bail to arson accused
A court in Kolkata on Friday granted bail to pest controller Jyotirmoy Nandi, who was arrested for "attempting to burn down" the iconic Writers' Buildings which houses the West Bengal secretariat.
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Jhumpa Lahiri loses out in Booker race to Eleanor Catton
Indian-American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri lost out on the Man Booker Prize to Eleanor Catton, who has become the youngest writer to win the prize.
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Mamata Banerjee inaugurates West Bengal government's new seat in Howrah
With the iconic Writers' Buildings undergoing restoration, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated the temporary building of the state secretariat in neighbouring Howrah.
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11 departments of Kolkata's Writers' Building to be shifted by October 11
Only 11 of the 25 departments of the West Bengal state secretariat, Writers' Building, would be shifted to an alternate location by the deadline of October 1.
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Mamata Banerjee's 200-crore extreme makeover for Writers' Building
First, she had Kolkata painted in her favourite colours, blue and white. Now, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to renovate her whole office - the sprawling 237-year-old Writers' Building. The renovation could cost the government upto Rs 200 crore.
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Old Photo Of Kebab Recipe From Warren Hastings' Diary Intrigues Internet
Recently, writer Ira Mukhoty shared an old photo of a kebab recipe from the first governor general of Bengal, Warren Hastings' private diary.
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Mamata Banerjee Condoles Mahasweta Devi's Passing
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condoled the death of eminent writer Mahasweta Devi, saying the state has lost "a glorious mother".
-
Bengal Intellectuals Seek President's Intervention in Cases of Attacks on Rationalists
A group of more than 90 writers and intellectuals from West Bengal have written to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking his intervention in ensuring justice in the Dadri mob killing and attack on rationalists.
-
West Bengal Secretariat Evacuated After Bomb Scare
The over 200-year-old Writers' Building of Kolkata -- once the secretariat of the Bengal government and now undergoing renovation -- was evacuated this afternoon after a warning about a bomb attack reached the Kolkata police.
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'1993 Bengal Police Firing Worse Than Jallianwala Bagh Massacre,' Says Inquiry Commission
Police firing on a Mamata Banerjee rally in 1993 that killed 13 Congress workers was "worse than the Jallianwala Bagh massacre", a commission of inquiry has said in its report.
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Kolkata: Court grants bail to arson accused
A court in Kolkata on Friday granted bail to pest controller Jyotirmoy Nandi, who was arrested for "attempting to burn down" the iconic Writers' Buildings which houses the West Bengal secretariat.
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Jhumpa Lahiri loses out in Booker race to Eleanor Catton
Indian-American novelist Jhumpa Lahiri lost out on the Man Booker Prize to Eleanor Catton, who has become the youngest writer to win the prize.
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Mamata Banerjee inaugurates West Bengal government's new seat in Howrah
With the iconic Writers' Buildings undergoing restoration, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated the temporary building of the state secretariat in neighbouring Howrah.
-
11 departments of Kolkata's Writers' Building to be shifted by October 11
Only 11 of the 25 departments of the West Bengal state secretariat, Writers' Building, would be shifted to an alternate location by the deadline of October 1.
-
Mamata Banerjee's 200-crore extreme makeover for Writers' Building
First, she had Kolkata painted in her favourite colours, blue and white. Now, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to renovate her whole office - the sprawling 237-year-old Writers' Building. The renovation could cost the government upto Rs 200 crore.
