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BJP's Bengal play

Book review of Mission Bengal: A Saffron Experiment

Bengal CM sanctions compensation for families of boat capsize victims

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sanctioned a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of five people who drowned after two boats capsized in a water body during Durga idol immersion

Unable to find a leader, BJP banks on anti-incumbency to break into Bengal

Unable to find challenger to Bengal CM, many in BJP banking on anti-incumbency

BDO dies of coronavirus in West Bengal, CM Mamata mourns his demise

An official of the West Bengal government succumbed to Covid-19 on Friday, state health department sources said

Number of seats in MBBS course increased to 4,000 in West Bengal: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the number of seats in the MBBS course has increased to 4,000 in the state with the addition of 250 seats in two medical colleges. Banerjee had earlier underscored the need for increasing the number of medical seats in the state. "I am pleased to announce that we now have 4,000 MBBS seats for Bengal's vibrant medical students with the initiation of the first MBBS batch in Purulia Govt MCH consisting of 100 seats & the addition of 150 MBBS seats in Gouri Devi Medical College," Banerjee said on Twitter. Last year, minister of state for health Chandrima Bhattacharya had informed the assembly that the number of MBBS seats in West Bengal was 1,355 when the Trinamool Congress government came to power in the state in 2011.

Mamata urges residents of old age home to stay indoors during Durga Puja

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged residents of an old age home in the southern part of the city's Chetla area to stay indoors during the Durga Puja to combat Covid-19

BJP has done everything to divide and rule people of the country: TMC

Retaliating against Nadda's criticism of "divide and rule" by TMC in Bengal, the Banerjee-led party hit back accusing the NDA government at the Centre of doing so to the people of the country

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