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Mamata Banerjee vs BJP Over Sandeshkhali Accused Sheikh Shahjahan’s Arrest

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New Delhi: After being on the run for 55 days, Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan was today arrested on charges of torture, sexual harassment, and land grabbing in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali. The arrest has sparked a political slugfest between the ruling TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party. In a late-night operation, a special team of the…

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Sandeshkhali, West Bengal: “Trinamool Government Has Surpassed CPM’s Rule In Atrocities”: BJP on Sandeshkhali

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Mr Prasad also questioned the INDIA bloc’s “silence” on the issue. New Delhi: The Mamata Banerjee-led government has surpassed the erstwhile CPM dispensation in subjecting the people of West Bengal to atrocities, the BJP claimed on Wednesday, saying the people will give a befitting reply to the ruling Trinamool Congress in the Lok Sabha elections….

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The tussle between West Bengal government and Tata Motors in Singur | Explained

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File photo: A private security guard walks outside the closed Tata Motors Nano car factory in Singur in this April 27, 2011. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: In what could serve as an epilogue to a long-drawn tussle between Tata Motors and the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), an arbitration panel on…

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This Is How Much Money Bengal Made During This Year’s Durga Puja

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Mamata Banerjee praised administration, police for “peaceful” Durga Puja (Representational) Kolkata: Asserting that the recently-concluded Durga Puja was “peaceful”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the state witnessed business of over Rs 85,000 crore and employment generation for around 3 lakh people during the festivities. Referring to a survey by the…

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Something To Hide? BJP Questions Trinamool Silence In Mahua Moitra Case

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The Trinamool leadership has been silent on the allegations against its MP so far New Delhi: A Trinamool Congress spokesperson’s remark, saying the party will not comment on the Mahua Moitra case, has drawn a sharp response from the BJP. The BJP has questioned if Trinamool’s silence means that it accepts the serious allegations against…

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Mamata Banerjee Announces Durga Puja Bonus For Civic Volunteers, ASHA Workers, Cops

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Mamata Banerjee announced a bonus of Rs 5,300 Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced a Rs 5,300 Durga Puja bonus for civic volunteers of the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, and ASHA workers employed under the health department. Some ill-motivated political parties/ persons are trying to create divisions and animosity…

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“Mamata Banerjee Needs To Be ‘Former’ Chief Minister”: BJP Leader

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Purba Medinipur: West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that to stop ‘gundaraj’ (hooliganism) in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee needs to be ‘former’ Chief Minister and people from West Bengal’s Nandigram will show how it is done. “Gundaraj going on here. To finish this, Mamata Banerjee needs to be ‘former’ (Chief Minister). The people of…

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Trinamool Writes To S Jaishankar, Seeks Action Against BJP MLA

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The party called the remarks “a brazen attempt to damage India’s foreign relations”. Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and demanded action against West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari for his “inappropriate comments” on a meeting between Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at…

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