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Mamata urges PM to sanction Rs 25,000 cr for Bengal, says state's finances
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 1 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to sanction Rs 25,000 crores for West Bengal and release the funds still due to the state saying that the state's finances are in "dire situation
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BJP's Rahul Sinha urges Mamata to help people stranded in other states
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): BJP leader Rahul Sinha on Wednesday wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to make efforts to rescue people who are stranded in other states due to the lockdown because of coronavirus crisis.
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Combating COVID-19: West Bengal increases insurance coverage from Rs 5 lak
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 30 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday increased insurance coverage from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh for all those, who are helping in combating COVID-19.
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COVID-19: 16-year-old cricketer Richa Ghosh donates Rs 1 lakh to Bengal's
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 29 (ANI): 16-year-old Richa Ghosh, who was last seen in action in the Women's T20 World Cup, has decided to donate Rs 1 lakh to West Bengal Chief Minister's relief fund for the fight against coronavirus.
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Bengal CM directs officials, vendors to practice social distancing
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday directed officials and vendors to practice social distancing, in a market here amid the nationwide lockdown imposed in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Mamata Banerjee requests 18 CMs to help workers from Bengal stranded in th
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 26 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Ministers of 18 states requesting them to provide basic amenities such as shelter, food and medical support to the workers of West Bengal stranded in their states due to lockdown.
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Mamata urges PM Modi to allow states to borrow more by raising FRBM limits
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to allow states to borrow more by raising their FRBM limits to at least 5 per cent of their GDP during the fiscal year 2020-21.
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COVID-19 : Mamata Banerjee seeks special funds for all states
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked the central government to give special funds to all the states to fight coronavirus in the country.
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Stop all flights to West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing to him to stop all flights from landing in West Bengal with immediate effect.
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COVID-19 : Mamata Banerjee advises people to cover mouth using soft cloth
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], Mar 21 (ANI): In order to keep coronavirus infection at bay, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suggested people to use cloth to cover their mouth and nose in case of scarcity of face masks.
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Why ban international flights from Mar 22, implement immediately: Mamata q
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Nabanna (West Bengal) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday questioned the Centre's decision to ban international flights from March 22 in view of novel coronavirus outbreak and asserted that the action of banning the flights should be implemented immedi
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People coming from abroad needs to get their test done even if he is VVIP:
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that each person, be it a VVIP or VIP, coming from abroad needs to get a fitness certificate, in the wake of coronavirus scare.
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