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Today in Politics: SC verdict on Arvind Kejriwal bail plea — will AAP chief walk out of jail?

September 13, 2024 7:42 am

The Delhi CM has filed two petitions, one challenging the denial of bail and another against his arrest by the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy case. The court will pass judgments in both pleas.

Bengal hospital rape and murder case: Doctors allege gaps in hospital security

August 11, 2024 8:12 am

Their grievances: Few CCTVs, touts, unchecked entry

Relative of victims held for death of 3 family members in Bolpur fire

July 08, 2024 4:53 am

The incident took place on the night of July 5 when the house of Sheikh Tuta in Raipur Supur gram panchayat caught fire

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces hike in monthly allowance of Muslim clerics, Hindu priests

August 21, 2023 7:39 pm

The BJP is funding to instigate communal tension ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, said Mamata Banerjee at a conference of Muslim clerics in Kolkata.

Violent turn to Bengal teen’s death: Mob sets police station on fire

April 26, 2023 7:46 am

An officer said the mob surrounded the station before setting it ablaze. Personnel at the spot retaliated with lathi charge and lobbed tear gas shells to bring the situation under control.

Will stage dharna to protest Centre’s anti-Bengal bias: CM Mamata Banerjee

March 22, 2023 5:30 am

Speaking to reporters outside the Kolkata airport before departing for a three-day visit to Odisha, Banerjee charged the Centre with not disbursing funds for various social welfare schemes to Bengal.

Abhishek cautions TMC leaders against strong-arm tactics, corruption in panchayat bodies

August 09, 2022 1:14 pm

The meeting comes in the backdrop of a major overhaul in the party organisation last week.

John Barla’s elevation shows BJP favours Bengal division: TMC

July 09, 2021 12:52 am

While John Barla refused to comment on his previous statement, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh denied the allegations and said that the party doesn't support bifurcation of the state.

One dead as BJP workers clash with police, party calls north Bengal bandh tomorrow

December 07, 2020 7:59 pm

The police used water cannons and lobbed tear gas shells to stop the BJP workers from moving past the barricades even as the protesters pelted stones. Some activists even set fire to the barricades.

Bengal govt releases obit for its 'alive and healthy' minister, left red-faced

October 01, 2020 12:57 pm

Sundarbans Development Minister Manturam Pakhira had tested positive for Covid-19 and was shifted to Beliaghata ID Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday.

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