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Mamata Banerjee's younger brother Ashim succumbs to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 15 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic on Saturday claimed the life of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's younger brother, Ashim Banerjee, at a hospital in Kolkata.
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Mamata writes to PM Modi over PSA plants issue; alleges low quota for West
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 14 (ANI): Amid the high demand for medical oxygen in hospitals due to the second wave of COVID-19 in the country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his attention over the lowering quota for
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Dhankar calls on Mamata to uphold constitutional commitments, address issu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 13 (ANI): After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that the West Bengal Governor's visit to the violence-affected Cooch Behar district violates norms, Jagdeep Dhankhar asked her to uphold constitutional commitments, adding that it is time to address
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Mamata Banerjee asks PM Modi to import COVID vaccines from global manufact
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Amid the reports of vaccine shortage from many parts of the country, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to "speedily import" vaccines from global manufacturers.
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12 opposition parties write to PM Modi, seek free mass COVID-19 vaccinatio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): Twelve opposition leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Mamata Banerjee, MK Stalin, Hemant Soren and Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday wrote a joint letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi slamming the government over its handling of COV
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West Bengal Governor to visit Ranpagli, Srirampur camps in Assam on May 14
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit Ranpagli and Srirampur camps in Assam on May 14. The post-poll violence victims from West Bengal have taken refuge at these camps.
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West Bengal: Mamata keeps Home and Health portfolios, Amit Mitra retains F
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will keep the portfolios of Home and Hill Affairs, Personnel and Administration, Health and Family Welfare, Land and Land Reforms and Refugee and Rehabilitation, Information and Cultural Affairs and North Bengal D
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Retributive violence, acts of arson have graduated to intimidation signall
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): Hours after administering oath to the ministers of the Mamata Banerjee government, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that West Bengal has gone into a deep crisis as retributive violence, acts of arson have graduated to intimidation and e
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Mamata caps religious, cultural gatherings with 50 attendees ahead of Eid
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday allowed religious and cultural programmes ahead of the upcoming festival of Eid. However, a cap has been placed on 50 people.
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43 TMC leaders sworn-in as ministers in Mamata Banerjee's Cabinet
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): As many as 43 Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders were sworn in as ministers in Mamata Banerjee's Cabinet on Monday here at Raj Bhavan.
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Mahua Moitra responds to Sitharaman, asks Centre to waive CGST, SGST on CO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Addressing the points raised by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in response to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday said it is "unsurprising" that Si
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Sitharaman says items already exempted from tax listed in Mamata's letter
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking exemption from duties and taxes on some COVID-related items, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said the items on the Chief Minister's
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