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PM remembers Ganga river during polls; he can do anything for votes: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembers the Ganga river, which is regarded as the "mai" (mother) by lakhs, only during elections to get votes

Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to victims of 2001 Parliament attacks

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tributes to security personnel who lost their lives while fighting terrorists during the Parliament attack in 2001. Banerjee said that the nation will always remain grateful to them because of their service. "Lest we forget. Homage to all our brave security personnel who laid down their lives on this day in 2001 to protect our Parliament. The entire nation salutes your supreme sacrifice. We will always remain grateful to you for your selfless service," she tweeted. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar also paid tributes to the security personnel. "Tributes to our brave security personnel martyred in the line of duty during #ParliamentAttack in 2001. Their service and supreme sacrifice inspires every citizen TO KEEP NATION FIRST. National Security is paramount and calls for non compromising stance," he tweeted. Twenty years ago on December 13, terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) attacked

West Bengal registers 610 more Covid-19 cases, 10 fresh deaths

Altogether 610 more people tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday, 18 less than the previous day's figure, pushing the tally to 16,22,608, the health department said

West Bengal records 628 new Covid cases, nine more deaths in a day

Of the fresh cases, Kolkata and North 24 Parganas accounted for 206 and 107 respectively

West Bengal sees 567 fresh coronavirus cases, reports 7 fatalities

West Bengal now has 7,565 active Covid cases

Adhikari accuses CM Mamata of driving a wedge between BSF, police

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari Thursday accused West Bengal Chief Minister of driving a wedge between BSF, whose jurisdiction was recently increased by the Centre, and the state police

Mamata again asks police not to allow BSF to breach jurisdiction limits

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed the police in Nadia district having border with Bangladesh not to allow the BSF to enter areas that are outside its jurisdiction

ITC, Shree Cement most valuable companies in Bengal, says report

FMCG firm Britannia Industries, which has its registered office in Kolkata, in the third most valuable company in the state: Report

West Bengal reports 574 new Covid cases, two more deaths in a day

The recovery rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stood at 98.33 per cent

Knowledge of local language must for Bengal govt jobs, says CM Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that priority must be given to locals and those knowing the local language during recruitment in state government jobs. Banerjee said that this practice would ease administrative affairs. "I am telling this to all the states. In West Bengal, if a person is from the state, he/she must get priority during recruitment to state government jobs even if his/her mother tongue is not Bengali. I have no objection to that. "But that person must know Bengali and should be a resident of the state. If he/she knows more languages, it's good. But knowledge of the local language is a must," Banerjee said during an administrative review meeting here. To further her argument, she cited the examples of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, where she said that residents of the state take up the matter with their respective governments if locals are not recruited in state government jobs. "In every state, we must ensure that locals get jobs," she ...

West Bengal reports 620 new Covid-19 cases, 10 more deaths on Sunday

West Bengal on Sunday reported 620 new COVID-19 cases, one less than the previous day, with the tally rising to 1,619,257, a health department bulletin said.

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal's new cases decreasing for 4 days

The state on Friday registered 608 new cases

Civic polls should not be held in a way that will benefit one party: Cal HC

The Calcutta High Court has said the SEC is expected not to declare election to municipal bodies in a manner which will benefit one particular party.

Covid-19 pandemic: Bengal logs 12 more deaths, 668 fresh cases

The state's Covid tally also mounted to 1,616,751

West Bengal extends Covid-19 restrictions in wake of Omicron scare

West Bengal government on Tuesday extended the COVID-19 restrictions in the state till December 15 in view of the newly detected coronavirus variant Omicron.According to an order issued by the government, all outdoor activities including the movement of people and vehicles will remain prohibited between 11 pm and 5 am except for the health services, law and order and essential commodities that include agricultural products and other emergency services."Wearing of masks, maintenance of physical distancing and health and hygiene protocol must be followed at all times," said the order.Meanwhile, amid rising concern about a new COVID-19 variant 'Omicron' first detected in South Africa, India added several countries to the list from where travellers would need to follow additional measures on arrival in India, including post-arrival testing for infection.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare adds Hong Kong and Israel to the list of countries from where travellers would need to follow ...

TMC to amend party constitution to accommodate leaders of other states

TMC has decided to amend its constitution to accommodate leaders from the other states into the working committee.

HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of Mamata's poll agent in murder case

The Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail prayer of Trinamool Congress leader Sk Supiyan, who was the election agent of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram

TMC to change party constitution to induct more members from other states

With an eye on expanding the party's footprint nationally, the Trinamool Congress Monday announced that it will change the party's constitution to induct more members from other states

18 killed after a pick-up van rams stationary truck in Bengal's Nadia

Eighteen people were killed during a funeral procession after a pick-up van carrying the bier rammed into a stationary truck in West Bengal's Nadia district

Extremely pained by loss of lives due to road accident in Nadia: PM Modi

At least 18 people were killed during a funeral procession when a vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in the district