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The incident took place in Uluberia town on the occasion of Kali Puja. (Representational) Howrah, West Bengal: Three children lost their lives after a fire broke out in a house in West Bengal’s Howrah, a fire officer said on Saturday. The incident took place in Uluberia town on the occasion of Kali Puja. Upon receiving…
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Usharani Mondal, her husband were on their way home from a Kali Puja event when they were attacked. Trinamool Congress MLA Usharani Mondal and her husband were allegedly attacked on Thursday night while on their way home from a Kali Puja event. The Minakhan MLA, while blaming the rival faction of her own party for…
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Kolkata: Tension erupted in a part of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district over lists of beneficiaries in the state’s housing scheme. The Trinamool Congress government has announced that it would build new homes after a tussle with the Union government over the funding of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Alapan Banerjee, the Chief Advisor…
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Police officials make announcements at Hooghly ahead of Cyclone ‘Dana’ landfall in Kolkata New Delhi: Heavy rains and gusty winds battered southern West Bengal on Thursday as the state administration evacuated over 2.5 lakh people to safety in anticipation of the impending severe cyclonic storm ‘Dana,’ set to make landfall in Odisha after midnight. Here’s…
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expected to make landfall on the coast of West Bengal by October 24. Kolkata: The West Bengal government announced on Tuesday that schools and academic institutions will remain closed in various parts of the state following a notice from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regarding Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall on the…
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The fire reportedly broke out in a ward of ESI Hospital, Kolkata. New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a government hospital in central Kolkata this morning. At least 10 fire engines were rushed to the Sealdah area to put off the fire at the ESI hospital, officials said. A patient died in the…
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The incident happened at Takimari in the evening, police said. (Representational) Jalpaiguri: Four members of a family were electrocuted in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Friday after coming into contact with a live wire while trying to save their cow, police said. The incident happened at Takimari in the evening, police said. The family members…
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West Bengal, once a dominant player in India’s economy, has seen a consistent decline in both its share of India’s GDP and its relative per capita income over the past six decades. In 1960-61, West Bengal contributed 10.5% to the national GDP, ranking third among Indian states, but this share has shrunk significantly to 5.6%…
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The flood crisis in West Bengal has sparked a face-off between Mamata Banerjee and her INDIA bloc ally. The firestorm over a Kolkata doctor’s gruesome rape and murder and the flood crisis threaten to severely impact Bengal’s Rs 50,000 crore Durga Puja economy. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her government and her Trinamool Congress party have…
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Mamata Banerjee waits for protesting junior doctors to come for talks New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government will pay compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the families of 29 people who died, allegedly after not getting treatment due to the doctors’ strike over the rape and murder of…