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Bengal flood: 15 dead, 3 lakh affected; aerial survey likely on Wednesday

The DVC, since July 31, has released 5.43 lakh cusec of water till Tuesday evening

Bengal coronavirus update: 711 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 more deaths

West Bengal on Friday reported 711 new Covid-19 cases and five more deaths, the state Health Department said

Jury still out on political snooping allegations in West Bengal

Ex-top bureaucrats here have underlined that authorised phone-tapping is permissible in the country and West Bengal is no exception

Covid-19 curbs in West Bengal extended till Aug 15 with more relief

The West Bengal government on Thursday extended the existing Covid-19 restrictions in the state till August 15 with some more relaxations

It'd be great if Bengal gets EV manufacturing industry: Mamata to Gadkari

The chief minister also said the state requires proper roads as it borders Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and northeastern states.

Mamata Banerjee calls on Gadkari, discusses projects in West Bengal

The sources said the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo also presented a report to the Union minister on the construction of rural roads in West Bengal

Bengal extends Covid curbs till Aug 15, allows govt programmes indoor

The restrictions, imposed on May 16, were last extended till July 30.

West Bengal govt raises Rs 2,500 crore at 6.99% in RBI auction

The West Bengal government has raised Rs 2,500 crore in state development loans at 6.99 per cent in the latest auction held by the Reserve Bank of India, official data showed.

Rajya Sabha TV 'censoring content' on Opposition protests, alleges TMC

The TMC Wednesday alleged that Rajya Sabha Television, which airs the proceedings of the House live, is "censoring content" on Opposition protests.

ASHA workers protest in WB, demand vaccination for family, financial aid

ASHA workers staged a protest demanding that the govt fulfil its promise of vaccinating their families and providing a financial cover of Rs 1 lakh as compensation for the treatment of the infection

Mamata govt contacted me soon after returning to power: Anil Agarwal

Vedanta chairman Anil Agarwal on Monday said the Mamata Banerjee government had contacted him within a fortnight of her party's return to power for investments in West Bengal

Mamata arrives in Delhi on 5-day visit, to meet PM Modi, opposition leaders

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in the national capital on Monday on a five-day visit and is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday

West Bengal sets up panel to probe Pegasus snooping row: Mamata Banerjee

Upping the ante in her tense faceoff with the Centre over the Pegasus controversy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a two-member inquiry commission to go into the allegations of snooping on politicians, officials and journalists. The surprise development came shortly before the TMC supremo boarded a flight for New Delhi where she will hold parleys with opposition leaders to explore ways to cobble together an alliance of anti-BJP parties ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Former chief justice of Calcutta High Court Jyotirmay Bhattacharya and ex-Supreme Court judge Madan Bhimrao Lokur are the two members of the commission. "The Cabinet today approved the appointment of a Commission of Inquiry in exercise of power conferred by Section 3 of the Commission of Inquiry Act of 1952 in the matter of widely reported illegal hacking, monitoring, putting under surveillance, tracking and recording of mobile phones of various persons in West Bengal

Prashant Kishor's team 'confined' to hotel in Agartala, TMC cries foul

Manik Das, Superintendent of Police, West Tripura, claimed members of the 22-member I-Pac team are being questioned in a Agartala city-based hotel, as part of a routine check-up

Govt is in consolidation mode, trying to make the old policies work

Making new policies work is 100 times harder in India than making new policies

Constitutional institutions need to be in sync: Bengal Guv to speaker

West Bengal Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee on Friday met Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and discussed the need for constitutional institutions to be in sync to serve public interest.

NHRC panel member probing Bengal violence belongs to BJP: Mamata

The TMC supremo said that the election results were declared on May 2 and till May 4, she was only heading a caretaker government and took full command after swearing-in on May 5.

West Bengal declares Class 12 results, pass percentage at 97.69

The results are available on WBCHSE's official website -- wbresults.nic.in.

CM Mamata urges Opposition to unite against BJP for 2024 polls

Several leaders from Opposition parties were present for the screening in Delhi - from the Congress, the NCP, and the AAP, among others

Maharashtra, WB told to take action to stop fraudulent vaccine camps: Govt

Fraudulent vaccination camps in Maharashtra and West Bengal have come to the notice of the Centre and both the state governments have been directed to probe these