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Probe Agency ED Conducts Raids Across Bengal In Multi-Crore Coal Smuggling Scam
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted simultaneous raids and search operations at several locations across West Bengal, including the state capital Kolkata, as part of a money laundering probe against the coal mafia.
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"Fabricated": Delhi Cops Reject Mamata Banerjee's Assault Claim On Bengalis
The Delhi Police on Monday called a video shared by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media, alleging that a Bengali-speaking woman and her child were assaulted in the national capital for speaking their language, "fabricated".
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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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Video: Kolkata Airport Flooded, Planes Parked On Waterlogged Taxiways
Flight operations at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport are proceeding smoothly despite the heavy downpour that has inundated the West Bengal capital and its surrounding districts.
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Rail Traffic Hit Due To Cyclone Remal, Over 40 Trains Cancelled. Full List
At least 44 trains have been cancelled in the wake of cyclone Remal, which made landfall around midnight on Sunday amid heavy rains in the southern part of West Bengal, including the capital city of Kolkata.
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India's First Underwater Metro Service Opens For Public In Kolkata
The newly-inaugurated India's first underwater metro line began public operations in West Bengal's capital Kolkata today with commuters seen queueing up for the first ride on the country's first-ever train ride under water.
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"We Have Bigger Stadiums": Mamata Banerjee After Stadium Tour In Madrid
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid a visit to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, a football stadium in Spain's capital Madrid, and went around it to get to know its infrastructure.
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Elderly Woman Killed By Migrant Worker In Kerala, Body Dumped In Well: Cops
A 60-year-old housewife was allegedly killed by a migrant worker hailing from West Bengal and her body dumped in a well near her house in Kesavadasapuram area of Kerala's capital, police said.
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Arrested Bengal Minister Flown To Odisha In Air Ambulance: Official
West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with an alleged school jobs scam, was on Monday flown to Odisha capital Bhubaneswar in an air ambulance by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as per direction of the Calcutta High Court, an
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Selfie Moments At Sealdah Metro Station As Commuter Welcomed With Roses
The commuters who boarded the first Metro train to Sealdah, in West Bengal's capital Kolkata, were delighted to be welcomed by the staff with red roses.
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Opposition Unity Among Key Points In Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee Meet
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee held a meeting in the national capital today, the first after their parties contested the assembly elections in Goa recently.
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Not On Bengal's Republic Day Event's Guest List
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari has not been invited by the state government for the Republic Day celebrations to be held at Red Road in the capital city of Kolkata.
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On Delhi Visit, Mamata Banerjee Meets Subramanian Swamy
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday in the national capital, days after his meeting with the state's Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in Kolkata.
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Bhabanipur Bypoll Ahead, Mamata Banerjee Grants Rs 50,000 Each To Durga Puja Pandals
West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi today announced Rs 50,000 each to the state's 36,000-odd Durga Puja Pandals, almost 2,500 of which are in capital Kolkata alone. Although Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee avoided announcing it, the BJP cried foul.
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Mamata Banerjee Slams "House Arrest" Of Prashant Kishor's Team In Tripura
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condemned what she said was the "house arrest" of 23 employees of Prashant Kishor's organisation IPAC in Tripura and is sending two senior ministers of her government to capital Agartala tomorrow.
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Probe Agency ED Conducts Raids Across Bengal In Multi-Crore Coal Smuggling Scam
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted simultaneous raids and search operations at several locations across West Bengal, including the state capital Kolkata, as part of a money laundering probe against the coal mafia.
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"Fabricated": Delhi Cops Reject Mamata Banerjee's Assault Claim On Bengalis
The Delhi Police on Monday called a video shared by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on social media, alleging that a Bengali-speaking woman and her child were assaulted in the national capital for speaking their language, "fabricated".
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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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Video: Kolkata Airport Flooded, Planes Parked On Waterlogged Taxiways
Flight operations at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport are proceeding smoothly despite the heavy downpour that has inundated the West Bengal capital and its surrounding districts.
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Rail Traffic Hit Due To Cyclone Remal, Over 40 Trains Cancelled. Full List
At least 44 trains have been cancelled in the wake of cyclone Remal, which made landfall around midnight on Sunday amid heavy rains in the southern part of West Bengal, including the capital city of Kolkata.
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India's First Underwater Metro Service Opens For Public In Kolkata
The newly-inaugurated India's first underwater metro line began public operations in West Bengal's capital Kolkata today with commuters seen queueing up for the first ride on the country's first-ever train ride under water.
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"We Have Bigger Stadiums": Mamata Banerjee After Stadium Tour In Madrid
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid a visit to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, a football stadium in Spain's capital Madrid, and went around it to get to know its infrastructure.
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Elderly Woman Killed By Migrant Worker In Kerala, Body Dumped In Well: Cops
A 60-year-old housewife was allegedly killed by a migrant worker hailing from West Bengal and her body dumped in a well near her house in Kesavadasapuram area of Kerala's capital, police said.
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Arrested Bengal Minister Flown To Odisha In Air Ambulance: Official
West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with an alleged school jobs scam, was on Monday flown to Odisha capital Bhubaneswar in an air ambulance by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) as per direction of the Calcutta High Court, an
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Selfie Moments At Sealdah Metro Station As Commuter Welcomed With Roses
The commuters who boarded the first Metro train to Sealdah, in West Bengal's capital Kolkata, were delighted to be welcomed by the staff with red roses.
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Opposition Unity Among Key Points In Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee Meet
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee held a meeting in the national capital today, the first after their parties contested the assembly elections in Goa recently.
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BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Not On Bengal's Republic Day Event's Guest List
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari has not been invited by the state government for the Republic Day celebrations to be held at Red Road in the capital city of Kolkata.
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On Delhi Visit, Mamata Banerjee Meets Subramanian Swamy
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday in the national capital, days after his meeting with the state's Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in Kolkata.
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Bhabanipur Bypoll Ahead, Mamata Banerjee Grants Rs 50,000 Each To Durga Puja Pandals
West Bengal Chief Secretary HK Dwivedi today announced Rs 50,000 each to the state's 36,000-odd Durga Puja Pandals, almost 2,500 of which are in capital Kolkata alone. Although Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee avoided announcing it, the BJP cried foul.
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Mamata Banerjee Slams "House Arrest" Of Prashant Kishor's Team In Tripura
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today condemned what she said was the "house arrest" of 23 employees of Prashant Kishor's organisation IPAC in Tripura and is sending two senior ministers of her government to capital Agartala tomorrow.
