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People stage protest march against CAA, NRC in Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata [West Bengal], Jan 10 (ANI): People here on Friday took out a march to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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PM Modi on 2-day visit to Kolkata from tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day official visit to Kolkata beginning from Saturday where he will participate in several programmes.
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WB guv demands "expert probe" into Naihati explosion
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday demanded an " expert investigation" into the explosion which took place in Barrackpore's Naihati earlier today.
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People from 'dominant party' behind incident at Vishwa Bharati Univesity,
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): In a veiled reference to Trinamool Congress (TMC), BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta, who was allegedly locked inside a room at Vishwa Bharati Univesity in Birbhum for several hours on Wednesday, said there were people who belong to a political party dominant
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Mamata to boycott Oppn meet in Delhi, alleges Cong, Left playing dirty pol
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will boycott the next week's opposition meeting in Delhi, alleging that Congress and Left parties are playing dirty politics in the state.
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Left parties on ventilator, trying to stop progress of country: Mukhtar Ab
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday speaking about Bharat Bandh called by trade unions said that left parties are on a ventilator and they are trying to stop the progress of the country.
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CPI (M) engaged in violence during 'bandhs', says Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Communist Party of India (Marxists) CPI (M) has no ideology and it only engages in violence during the 'bandhs' (strikes).
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Bus vandalised in Cooch Behar during Bharat Bandh
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): A bus was vandalised in Cooch Behar on Wednesday during the 'Bharat Bandh' call by the trade unions.
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Protests seen across West Bengal on Bharat Bandh today
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Protesters were seen raising slogans outside Jadavpur University in the city and Hooghly following the trade unions' call for Bharat Bandh against the 'anti-worker policies of central government'.
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State Transport Units will operate about 22 per cent additional buses tomo
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): West Bengal Transport Department will operate 22 per cent additional buses on Wednesday in view of nationwide strike supported by various trade unions against economic policies of the central government.
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Kolkata Police files FIR against BJP protesters
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): Taking suo moto cognisance, Kolkata Police on Tuesday registered FIR against some BJP leaders and workers, who were present during yesterday's "violent protest" at Sulekha Mor in Jadavpur.
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Academicians, filmmakers, actors, artists from West Bengal write to PM Mod
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jan 7 (ANI): A group of academicians, filmmakers, actors, artists, and other professionals from West Bengal have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, extending their support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which grants citizenship to persecuted
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