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Durga Puja 2020: Mamata holds meeting to prepare crowd management blueprint

State security advisor Surajit Kar Purakayastha was also present in the meeting.

Covid-19 community transmission not happening across country: Vardhan

Vardhan added that as yet, no mutation of the coronavirus has been detected in India that is either more transmission-efficient or more pathogenic

Modi-Shah's Ashwamedha Yagna with NDA almost complete

Modi and Shah's BJP doesn't need the NDA anymore. Advani's experiment is over, used and discarded

Cultural programmes with 150 people allowed during Durga Puja: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee said that cultural programmes with 150 people in attendance will be allowed during Durga Puja, and her government would consider raising the cap to 200 people if the space is bigger

Mamata urges Centre to continue with Kolkata-London direct flights

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that there is a huge demand for flights to European countries from this part of India and urged the Centre to continue with Kolkata-London direct flight services

PM-KISAN: How it works, and why Mamata's Bengal is the only state out of it

Unlike Ayushman Bharat, where states have a 40% premium liability per beneficiary family, PM-KISAN Yojana is a 100% central assistance scheme. Why then is Mamata Banerjee unsure about joining?

Mamata urges people to strictly adhere to Covid norms during festive season

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said there are instances of Covid-19 becoming air borne and the community transmission of the contagion has started in the state

It may not be right to say that first wave of Covid-19 has peaked in India

We knew from the moment the pandemic took hold that this would be a long haul - at least 12 to 18 months. Nothing should have changed that assessment.

Political violence stigmatising Bengal; police should be neutral: Dhankhar

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that political violence is stigmatising the state and asked the police and bureaucrats to work as "public servants, not political servants"

Veteran leader, long-time Parliamentarian: Mamata condoles Paswan's death

She extended her condolences to his family members, colleagues and admirers

Doctors warn Mamata of massive Covid-19 spike in Bengal post Durga puja

Expressing concern over the unrelenting surge of Covid-19 in Bengal, doctors have written to CM Mamata Banerjee, urging her to take stricter measures to restrict public gathering during Durga puja

Police have to be more active to ensure Maoists don't return to WB: Mamata

Asserting that Maoists should not be allowed to make a comeback in West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee asked the police to stay alert and ensure peace prevails in the Jangalmahal region

Pandemic protocol should not be violated during Durga Puja: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the pandemic protocol should not be violated during the coming Durga Puja

BJP is the biggest pandemic: Mamata Banerjee at protest rally on Hathras

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took out a rally in Kolkata against the recent Hathras incident and lashed out at the govts in Uttar Pradesh and at the Centre stating that BJP was the biggest pandemic

Dalits being tortured most, dictatorship going on in the country: Mamata

Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central govt for running a "dictatorship" in the country and said the saffron party is a "pandemic" which is torturing dalits the most

Bengal administration bowing down to extra-constitutional authorities: Guv

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at the West Bengal govt, claiming that power corridors in the state are "getting infested" with extra-constitutional authorities

BJP leader who threatened to hug Mamata if he's infected contracts Covid

BJP leader Anupam Hazra, who had threatened to hug West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee if he got infected with Covid-19, has tested positive for the disease, health officials said

Mamata Banerjee equates cremation of Hathras victim Sita's Agni Pariskas

The alleged gang rape at Hathras heat up the political scene with Mamata Banerjee equating the late-night cremation of the victim with Sita's 'Agni Parikasha' and Congress staging state-wide protests

Will take decision on reopening schools after mid-November, says Mamata

In an administrative review meeting in North Bengal, Banerjee said a decision in this regard will be taken after Kali puja on November 14

Mamata leaves for north Bengal to hold review meetings after 7 months

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee left for Siliguri on Monday to hold administrative review meetings with officials