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Amit Mitra urges Centre not to shift SAIL raw materials unit from Kolkata
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 17 (ANI): West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday urged Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to not shift the raw materials division (RMD) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) from Kolkata, saying that the move could impact two steel pla
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West Bengal Governor to meet President Kovind today
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will meet President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan today at 11:30 am.
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Flipkart opens one of its largest warehouses in West Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 16 (ANI): E-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Wednesday announced addition of a new fulfillment centre in West Bengal, the second-largest in the state, as it ramps up supply chain infrastructure in the East.
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Two 250-bed makeshift COVID hospitals to be established in West Bengal thr
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM CARES) Fund Trust has allocated Rs 41.62 crores for the establishment of two 250 bedded makeshift COVID hospitals by DRDO at Murshidabad and Kalyani, West Bengal, informed the Pri
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Kolkata Police questions Mithun Chakraborty over controversial speech duri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 16 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty was questioned by the Kolkata Police on Wednesday over a controversial speech during the Bengal election campaign.
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BJP's Sunil Mondal hints at returning to TMC
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 16 (ANI): Former TMC leader Sunil Mondal, who had joined the BJP before the recently held West Bengal Assembly elections, on Tuesday stated that many who left TMC for BJP are now feeling "uncomfortable", hinting at a possible return to TMC.
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Bengal govt hits back at Dhankhar over letter questioning Mamata's silence
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 16 (ANI): Slamming West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over his letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on post-poll violence, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Tuesday said the contents of the letter were "not consistent with real facts". Read More
Minority Commission seeks detailed report of post-poll violence in WB from
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 16 (ANI): Taking cognisance of the post-poll violence in West Bengal, the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) on Tuesday asked the West Bengal's Director General of Police to submit a detailed report on the matter within 21 days.
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Dhankhar arrives in New Delhi, targets WB govt over post-poll retributive
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): After arriving in New Delhi late on Tuesday night, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that none of the state government officer or minister has visited the sites where post-poll retributive violence to
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NCW summons Bengal's Alipurduar SP on June 16 in connection with woman's a
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Taking suo motu cognisance on a media report article, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday directed West Bengal's Alipurduar Superindent of Police (SP) to appear before the Commission on June 16 in connection with a matter where a woman was all
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Bengal STF takes charge of probe of Chinese national arrested from India-B
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 15 (ANI): West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday took the charge of the investigation of the Chinese national, who was apprehended from the India-Bangladesh Border in West Bengal last week.
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COVID-19: Kolkata scientist invents pocket ventilator
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 15 (ANI): Amid the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemc, Kolkata-based Scientist Dr Ramendra Lal Mukherjee, an engineer by profession has invented a highly portable battery operated ventilor which can be used by people who suffer from breathing problem,
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