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Kolkata: Kolkata Police would have ensured death penalty for the convict in RG Kar rape and murder case, but the probe was taken away and handed over to the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today, minutes after a city court sentenced Roy to life imprisonment. “We demanded death penalty from Day 1….
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that Gangasagar Mela is “bigger than Kumbh Mela” and thus the Centre should accord national fair status to it. She said that the Centre provides thousands of crores of rupees for holding the Kumbh Mela, but the West Bengal government has to make all provisions…
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New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has said that the Trinamool Congress and Samajwadi Party have announced support to his party in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections. Mr Kejriwal, who is the former Chief Minister of Delhi, also hit out at the Congress for “partnering” with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
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Sagar Island: Asserting that over one crore pilgrims visit Gangasagar Mela each year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded that the Centre declare the religious congregation as a national fair. She also accused the central government of not keeping its promise of building a bridge over a river connecting Sagar Island with…
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Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, greeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her 70th birthday. “On her birthday, I convey my greetings to West Bengal CM Mamata Didi. Praying for her long and healthy life,” read a message from the Prime Minister posted on his X handle. On her birthday, I convey…
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing criticism from Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari for shifting the blame to the Border Security Force (BSF) regarding infiltration in the state. Mr Adhikari accused Ms Banerjee of indulging in “low-level politics” by blaming the BSF for infiltration, stating…
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West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari was in Sandeshkhali today, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid the obscure riverine island a visit. Sandeshkhali was in the news earlier in the year, especially in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, when there were allegations of exploitation of women and land grab….
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Heritage and Tourism at St. Olav’s Church | Photo Credit: Mohit Ranadip The town of Serampore — which predates Kolkata by a few centuries and which was ruled by not one but two colonial powers, the Danes and the British — is finally flexing its heritage muscles by holding a festival that aims at promoting…
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit the riverine island of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district today– a first since the sexual harassment controversy broke out ahead of the Lok Sabha election. But the Leader of Opposition, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari will not be far behind. Mr Adhikari has announced that he would…
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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit the riverine island of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district today– a first since the sexual harassment controversy broke out ahead of the Lok Sabha election. But the Leader of Opposition, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari will not be far behind. Mr Adhikari has announced that he would…
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