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CM Mamata Banerjee welcomes Centre's decision to grant classical language
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has welcomed the Union Cabinet's decision to grant approval for the Bengali, along with five other languages, as "classical language". The other languages accorded this recognition are Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, Marathi, and Bengali.
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Weather alert: IMD predicts rainy Durga Puja in West Bengal
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The India Meteorological Department forecasts light to moderate rain and thundershowers across West Bengal during the Durga Puja celebrations from October 5 to 13.
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BJP leader Roopa Ganguly arrested in Kolkata for dharma over schoolboy dea
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma on Thursday said that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Roopa Ganguly was arrested and taken to court for obstructing the functioning of the Police Station.
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Bengal BJP's Rupa Ganguly arrested after protest over Bansdroni student's
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rupa Ganguly was on Thursday arrested and taken to Kolkata Police Headquarters, Lalbazar.
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Ice-melting process causing sea-level rise, coastal areas facing problems
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Raising concern over climate change DGM, IMD, Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that an ice-melting process in polar regions is causing sea-level rise and coastal areas are facing problems, especially during cyclones.
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Kolkata rape-murder: North Bengal Medical College and Hospital holds torch
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Under Graduate and Post Graduate students, Junior doctors, and interns of North Bengal Medical College and Hospital held a torch-light procession against the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday.
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Mamata Banerjee inaugrates Durga Puja celebrations, calls for unity
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Durga Puja celebrations at Jodhpur Park on Wednesday. She wished for the well-being of everyone and emphasised the unity of all religions, castes, and languages.
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West Bengal: Tea garden workers demand 20 % bonus, threaten to intensify s
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The tea garden workers observed a Chakkka jam movement in several places in the hills including Rohini area in Kurseong on Wednesday as part of their protest for increased bonus. The protestors said that they would intensify their agitation if demand is not met.
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"Chant 'Jai Bihar' so loud that...": Prashant Kishor ahead of launch of Ja
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor is set to officially launch his political party, shortly.
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West Bengal: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attends 'Swacchata Abhiyan' i
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw attended the Swacchta Abhiyan program held at Garden Reach in West Bengal's Kolkata on Wednesday. Vaishnaw also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
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"75 years of India-Ireland diplomatic relations": Irish-Indian artists cre
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Irish and Indian artists come together to design a Durga Puja pandal of Behala Nutan Dal in Kolkata. The theme is a blend of the artistic traditions of both countries. The artists have jointly built an idol of Goddess Durga along with the Irish deity Danu.
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NIA searches multiple locations in West Bengal in CPI (Maoist) revival con
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched multiple locations in various districts of West Bengal in a case involving a CPI (Maoist) conspiracy to revive its presence in the Eastern Regional Bureau area.
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