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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee conferred with DLitt by St Xavier’s University
Published on Feb 06, 2023 05:22 PM IST
In January 2018, the state-run Calcutta University conferred an honorary DLitt on the chief minister in recognition of her social service
Three killed in ambulance-truck collision in north Bengal
The family members and relatives of a man, who suffered a heart attack, were rushing him to the North Bengal Medical College and Hospital at Siliguri in the ambulance when the accident took place
Published on Feb 06, 2023 02:49 PM IST
West Bengal BJP MLA Suman Kanjilal swtiches to TMC ahead of panchayat poll
TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee handed over the party flag to Kanjilal, a first-time MLA representing the Alipurduar constituency in the northern part of the state.
Published on Feb 06, 2023 06:27 AM IST
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Two TMC workers killed in bomb blast in West Bengal’s Birbhum; SP transferred
This comes days after TMC supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that she would take charge of Birbhum as the TMC’s strongman in the district Anubrata Mondal is in jail
Published on Feb 05, 2023 09:05 PM IST
Woman stripped, beaten over alleged extramarital affair in West Bengal village
A woman was allegedly stripped, tied to a tree and beaten up by villagers on the suspicion of having an extra-marital affair in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas
Published on Feb 05, 2023 07:07 PM IST
Discover Kolkata: WB govt digitises tourism pass for hassle-free site visit
The integrated city pass promises a hassle-free visit to a tourist to as many as 25 tourist attractions in the city over a period of seven days.
Updated on Feb 04, 2023 02:15 PM IST
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TMC youth wing leader sent crores of rupees to Partha Chatterjee, ED tells court
ED is probing the money laundering trail in the school recruitment case in West Bengal. Partha Chatterjee was arrested by ED in the case in July 2022 and is currently in judicial custody.
Updated on Feb 03, 2023 09:40 PM IST
BJP using money from LIC, nationalised banks to benefit cronies: Mamata
Speaking at a function in Purba Bardhaman district, the Trinamool Congress supremo lashed out at the BJP-led Centre over the Union budget, claiming that income tax concessions are nothing but a jugglery of words.
Published on Feb 02, 2023 10:47 PM IST
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Visva Bharati hits back at Mamata Banerjee, says she believes ‘her lackeys’
The unprecedented attack came after Banerjee dismissed Visva Bharati’s claim on a part of Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen’s ancestral property
Published on Feb 02, 2023 09:45 AM IST
TMC youth leader among key suspects in Bengal school recruitment scam: ED
A raid at Ghosh’s residence yielded documents relating to the TET held in December last year, indicating that the racket was operating even after the Calcutta high court ordered the probe in May
Published on Feb 01, 2023 08:45 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee calls Union Budget non-futuristic, opportunist
Banerjee said because of the inflation, changes made in the income tax slab will not bring any benefits to the salaried class
Published on Feb 01, 2023 06:28 PM IST
Rural polls: With key leader in jail, Mamata to take charge of TMC in Birbhum
Mamata Banerjee, who is on a three-day tour of Birbhum and neighbouring areas to review administrative work, held a closed-door meeting with TMC leaders of the district
Published on Feb 01, 2023 09:10 AM IST
Calcutta HC judge drops CBI officer from team probing Bengal teacher recruitment
CBI officer Somnath Biswas will not be involved in any investigation linked to the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of school teachers, the court ordered.
Updated on Jan 31, 2023 09:53 PM IST
HC drops Mamata Banerjee’s reference from PIL on remarks against President
A division bench of chief justice Prakash Shrivastava and justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj expunged the reference
Published on Jan 31, 2023 11:11 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee backs Amartya Sen on Visva-Bharati land dispute, attacks BJP
Mamata Banerjee, who began a three-day tour of Birbhum, met 89-year-old Amartya Sen at his residence and handed over evidence from the state land records that will help counter the Visva-Bharati University.
Updated on Jan 31, 2023 05:23 PM IST
I welcome criticism. It helps me learn, says Mamata Banerjee. BJP’s comeback follows
The BJP said there were a large number of cases which reflect the “vindictive and intolerant attitude” of the Mamata Banerjee government
Published on Jan 30, 2023 08:03 PM IST
Centre to inspect Bengal’s PM POSHAN, Jal Jeevan projects; TMC fumes
The inspection will take place amid allegations by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that mid-day meal funds were misused by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government
Published on Jan 29, 2023 07:20 PM IST
Melanistic Asiatic golden cat captured on camera for first time in West Bengal
The finding was recently published in the CATnews, the newsletter of the cat specialist group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) species survival commission
Updated on Jan 29, 2023 05:30 AM IST
Three killed after vehicle falls into ditch in Kalimpong
The deceased people were identified as Tilak Mandal, a resident of South 24 Parganas near Kolkata, Sukla Kundu and Sahil Saha, both residents of Siliguri. Shah was the driver
Updated on Jan 28, 2023 06:09 PM IST
BBC documentary row: 'Power outage', ‘azadi’ slogans at Presidency University
According to SFI members, the power outage at Presidency University was an attempt by the university authorities to stop the screening of the documentary series.
Updated on Jan 28, 2023 09:25 AM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
GJM withdraws from GTA agreement, voices demand for Gorkhaland
The GTA agreement was signed by the Centre, the West Bengal government and GJM on July 18, 2011, leading to the formation of the GTA after the President of India gave his assent in March 2012
Updated on Jan 27, 2023 05:49 PM IST
Student unions plan to screen BBC documentary at Presidency University
The government believes the film poses a threat to the sovereignty of the country, its relationships with other nations, and public order
Updated on Jan 25, 2023 11:47 AM IST
Now, SFI at Presidency University plans to screen BBC documentary on PM Modi
This comes even as several students, who gathered at JNU students' union office in New Delhi for a screening of 'India: The Modi Question', claimed the varsity administration cut power and internet to stop the event, and staged a protest after stones were thrown on them.
Updated on Jan 25, 2023 10:30 AM IST
HT News Desk | Reported by Joydeep Thakur | Written by Aniruddha Dhar
Demand for Gorkhaland: Hill parties launch Bharatiya Gorkhaland Sangharsh Samiti
The GJM was one of the three signatories in the July 2011 Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) agreement. Gurung, who led the Gorkhaland agitation since 2007, settled for an autonomous Gorkhaland Territorial Administration in 2011
Updated on Jan 24, 2023 11:43 AM IST
On renaming islands in Andaman, Mamata Banerjee takes a dig at PM Modi
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee recalled that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose conceptualized the Planning Commission to formulate plans for the country’s future but it was dismantled
Updated on Jan 23, 2023 09:21 PM IST
Clash breaks out between ISF workers and Kolkata police; several injured
Earlier in the day, a clash broke out between the ISF and the ruling-Trinamool Congress workers over the hoisting of party flags at Bhangore in east Kolkata.
Published on Jan 21, 2023 08:26 PM IST
WB school recruitment scam: ED arrests TMC youth wing leader Kuntal Ghosh
Tapas Mandal, a TMC member and another accused in the school recruitment scam, reportedly named Ghosh and another TMC leader Santanu Banerjee in the alleged scam and told the CBI that Ghosh collected money from job seekers to the tune of ?19.4 crore.
Updated on Jan 21, 2023 07:24 PM IST
231 ghost accounts used in Bengal cooperative bank for cattle smuggling: CBI
Of the 231 accounts, the signatures in around 200 appeared to have been given by the same person according to handwriting experts the agency had deployed
Published on Jan 20, 2023 07:31 PM IST
JU prof, arrested for forwarding CM Banerjee’s cartoon, discharged from case
The professor forwarded the cartoon to members of the email group at his housing society in the southern outskirts of Kolkata.
Updated on Jan 20, 2023 04:13 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee hits out at Centre for withdrawing funds
She attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled Centre for stopping funds under schemes including the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
Published on Jan 20, 2023 08:24 AM IST
