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People rescued by Sushma recall her immediate help
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)/Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's demise is saddening and a personal loss to the country, said Saurabh Bhardwaj, a resident of Varanasi, who was rescued from Nigeria after Swaraj's intervention.
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RBAF Commander visits Eastern Command Headquarters
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) visited the Eastern Command (EC) Headquarters and held talks with Chief of Staff (EC) in a two-day visit which concluded on Wednesday.
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TMC not to support Article 370 scrapping: Mamata
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 6 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday strongly opposed Centre's decision to revoke Article 370 and said that her party TMC cannot support the move as stakeholders were not taken into confidence.
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WB: 5 BJYM members arrested for celebrating repealing of Article 370
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Aug 5 (ANI): The West Bengal police on Monday arrested five Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) members, including the district BJYM president Kanchan Debnath, while they had gathered to celebrate the scrapping of Article 370 and 35A in Jammu and Kashmir. Read More
Kolkata: Man arrested for possessing cannabis worth Rs 8 lakh
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): A person was arrested by the STF on Sunday for allegedly possessing about 8.261 kg "charas" (cannabis) worth Rs 8 lakh.
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Siliguri: BSF seizes cough syrup, cattle worth over Rs 3 lakh
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Aug 4 (ANI): Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday seized bottles of Phensedyl cough syrup and cattle worth Rs 3,11,321 from different border areas in the intervening night of August 3 and 4.
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Kolkata: One more arrested in Yaba tablet bust
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): After police arrested two persons and seized seven packets of Amphetamine in connection with a narcotic case earlier today, one more person was arrested from Strand Road area here on Saturday.
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Kolkata: 14,000 Yaba tablets seized, 2 held
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 3 (ANI): In an anti-narcotic drive, Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police on Friday arrested two persons and seized seven packets of Amphetamine, commonly known as 'Yaba' in South Port police station area here.
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Tea planters in Dooars region facing extreme challenges due to heavy rainf
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Aug 02 (ANI): The tea industry has been adversely affected in Terai and Dooars region due to heavy rainfall. The tea planters expect over 10-15 per cent decline in production due to heavy rains.
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Exide Q1 net profit up 7 pc at Rs 224 crore
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Storage battery maker Exide Industries on Friday reported a 7 per cent hike in its net profit at Rs 224 crore during the quarter ended June compared to Rs 210 crore in the same quarter of the previous financial year.
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WB: Kolkata court sentences Nigerian national to 4.5 years imprisonment fo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): A Kolkata court on Thursday sentenced a Nigerian national for 4.5 years of imprisonment for cheating a person to the tune of Rs 1.5 lakh "using the name of Consul General of France in Kolkata".
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WB: Calcutta HC dismisses PIL on Biswa Bangla logo against Mamata's nephew
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 1 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation filed against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the latter using the Biswa Bangla logo for personal gains.
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