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Suvendu Adhikari meets Shah in Delhi, discusses violence in Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the alleged violence against BJP workers in the state.
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India exports 24 metric tonne of groundnuts to Nepal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): Opening a window of possibilities of boosting groundnut exports from the eastern region, a consignment of 24 metric tonnes (MT) of groundnuts was exported to Nepal from West Bengal, informed the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday.
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26 killed in lightning in West Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 8 (ANI): A total of 26 people were killed due to lightning in various parts of West Bengal including 11 in Hooghly, nine in Murshidabad two in Bankura, two each in East Midnapore and West Midnapore.
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Munmun Sarkar, first woman e-rickshaw driver in North Bengal, provides fre
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], June 7 (ANI): Amid difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic when the ambulance drivers are charging hefty amounts to ferry patients infected with the virus, Munmun Sarkar, a 49-year-old woman and resident of Siliguri's Saktigarh, has extended a helping hand to
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WB Governor 'puppet' of Centre, alleges TMC MP Mahua Moitra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Monday accused West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of being a "puppet" of the Centre and alleged he had appointed relatives as officers on special duty in his personal staff.
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Pristine Hindustan starts first export service to Bangladesh from Siliguri
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 7 (ANI): In Siliguri's Inland Container Depot (ICD), Pristine Hindustan, a Logistics Service Provider on Monday started the first consignment to Bangladesh with the mode of Electronic Cargo Tracking System(ECTS).
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PM Modi announces ex-gratia for kin of people killed in W Bengal lightning
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled those loss of lives due to lightning in different parts of West Bengal and approved an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of those who were
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West Bengal cancels Class 10, 12 Board exams due to COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 7 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced the cancellation of Class 10 and Class 12 state Board examinations for session 2020-2021.
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Covid-19: Naqvi slams Cong for trying to create 'havoc, confusion, fear'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Monday hit out at the Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi for trying "to create havoc, confusion and fear among people" about Covid-19.
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WB Governor denies TMC allegation, says OSDs in personal staff not relativ
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday refuted Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra's allegation that he has appointed relatives as officers on special duty in his personal staff.
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Former bureaucrat and ex Director General of Indian Jute Mills Association
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): Subhakirti Majumdar, ex-principal Secretary, Government of Bihar, and former Director-General, Indian Jute Mills Association, passed away on Sunday, 06 June 2021 after battling cancer for almost two years.
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Rakesh Tikait to meet Mamata Banerjee on June 9 to discuss strategy for fa
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Fatehabad (Haryana) [India], June 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait is scheduled to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on June 9 in Kolkata, confirmed sources.
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