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Kolkata civic polls: Crude bomb hurdled outside polling booth, one injured
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Kolkata Municipal elections, a crude bomb was hurled outside a polling booth injuring a voter.
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Will have biggest victory margin, celebrating festival of democracy ahead
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): Exuding confidence in Trinamool Congress' (TMC) victory in the ongoing Kolkata Municipal elections, party MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday said the people of the city are celebrating the festival of democracy ahead of Christmas.
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Mamata Banerjee pledges to usher in 'new dawn' in Goa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): Extending greetings to people on the occasion of Goa Liberation Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called for taking a pledge to usher in a "new dawn" for the coastal state.
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Kolkata civic polls: High-stake battle for TMC, BJP; 950 candidates in fra
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): High-stake battle is underway between BJP and TMC to gain control of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in the civic polls on Sunday which will decide the fate of 950 candidates.
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Voting begins in 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 19 (ANI): Voting is underway in all 144 wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Sunday amid tight security and with COVID-19 protocols.
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White-ball captaincy row: Ganguly does not comment on Kohli's remarks
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on Friday refused to speak on white-ball captaincy row following remarks of Virat Kohli on his earlier comments.
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West Bengal BJP approaches SC after HC rejected plea seeking central force
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the division bench order of the Calcutta High Court which has rejected its appeal seeking deployment of Central Forces for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporat
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War of words erupts between TMC, BJP over inclusion of 'Durga Puja in Kolk
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): A war of words has erupted between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the inclusion of "Durga Puja in Kolkata" in UNESCO's "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".
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Muskaan's fresh approach to promote India's literary and cultural heritage
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): Project `Muskaan' - an initiative of Prabha Khaitan Foundation and Education for All Trust and supported by Shree Cement - will reach out to thousands of students across India to popularise heritage literature and culture by engaging
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Jaipur's Khushi wins maiden title at 15th, final leg of WPGT
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 (ANI): Jaipur golfer Khushi Khanijau turned in a stunning birdie-birdie finish to emerge as a deserving victor in the 15th and final leg of the Women's Pro Golf Tour at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club here in Kolkata.
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BJP to move division bench of Calcutta HC seeking deployment of Central fo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party will approach the division bench of Calcutta High Court for the deployment of Central forces in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election, said sources.
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Those who accused me of causing hindrance during festival should hide face
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 17 (ANI): A day after UNESCO accorded a heritage tag to Durga puja in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that those who had accused her of causing hindrance during the observation of the festival should hide their face
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