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West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was shown black flag by members of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), the student wing of the Trinamool Congress, when his convoy was entering the campus of the University of North Bengal (UNB) in Siliguri today indianexpress.com/article/ci…

West Bengal governor shown black flag by TMCP members at North Bengal University campus 

Trinamool Chhatra Parishad members alleged that West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was "running a parallel administration" from the Raj Bhavan and hence they were protesting his visit.

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The incident occurred as the Chief Minister, accompanied by three others, was en route from Kranti Helipad in Jalpaiguri to Bagdogra Airport in order to catch a flight to Kolkata. indianexpress.com/article/ci…
Mamata Banerjee injured in helicopter landing, rushed to hospital

Mamata Banerjee injured in helicopter landing, rushed to hospital

An SSKM doctor briefed the media, stating, "An MRI was conducted. The Chief Minister has sustained a ligament injury in her left knee and left hip joint. Although she was advised hospitalisation, she...

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#MamataBanerjee injured as chopper makes emergency landing due to bad weather: official indianexpress.com/article/ci…
Mamata Banerjee injured in helicopter landing, rushed to hospital

Mamata Banerjee injured in helicopter landing, rushed to hospital

An SSKM doctor briefed the media, stating, "An MRI was conducted. The Chief Minister has sustained a ligament injury in her left knee and left hip joint. Although she was advised hospitalisation, she...

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#InternationalDayofYoga2023 | Yoga day celebrations on board PS Bhopal at Outram Jetty-3, Kolkata. Read: indianexpress.com/article/in…
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West Bengal panchayat polls: SC to hear State Election Commission plea challenging Calcutta HC order on central forces indianexpress.com/article/ci…

West Bengal panchayat polls: SC to hear State Election Commission plea challenging Calcutta HC...

Appearing for the SEC, senior advocate Meenakshi Arora told a vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and M M Sundresh that while it can make an assessment as to which areas are sensitive, it cannot...

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#PoliticalPulse | In West Bengal poll climate, a TMC ‘reward’ season indianexpress.com/article/po…

In West Bengal poll climate, a TMC ‘reward’ season

A tribal woman made to crawl as 'penance' for joining BJP gets TMC nomination; MLA accused of fomenting trouble will now have Z-category security.

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TMC panchayat poll candidate beaten to death in Malda district indianexpress.com/article/ci…
Bengal Panchayat election: TMC candidate beaten to death, party blames Congress

Bengal Panchayat election: TMC candidate beaten to death, party blames Congress

Widespread violence over the filing of nominations for the July 8 three-tier panchayat polls has left at least six people dead.

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West Bengal panchayat polls: Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari moves HC over violence in nomination process indianexpress.com/article/ci…

West Bengal panchayat polls: Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari moves HC over violence in...

On Tuesday, the court had ordered that central forces should be deployed for the panchayat polls and had directed the State Election Commission to requisition paramilitary forces in sensitive areas.

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#PoliticalPulse | Clashes in West Bengal with Opposition claiming its candidates being stopped from filing nomination for Panchayat polls indianexpress.com/article/po…

Bengal panchayat polls: Amid clashes, opposition claims candidates stopped from filing nomination

Governor warns: 'violence won't be tolerated'; poll panel chief says police action only if situation warrants.

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Despite prohibitory orders, violence mars nomination process for West Bengal panchayat polls indianexpress.com/article/in…

Despite prohibitory orders, violence mars nomination process for West Bengal panchayat polls

The situation did not improve even on the third day, as Opposition candidates were prevented from filing their papers.

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Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee accused the BJP of desecrating the holy place of the Matuas by harassing women devotees hours before his visit to Thakurbari in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas. indianexpress.com/article/ci…

TMC’s Abhishek accuses BJP of desecrating Matua holy place

Abhishek Banerjee accused Bongaon's BJP MP and Union minister Santanu Thakur of appeasing his party bosses in Delhi, forgetting the work done by Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee for the...

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Bengal panchayat polls to be held on July 8 indianexpress.com/article/ci…

Day after being made Bengal SEC, Sinha announces panchayat poll dates; Opp says hasty decision

The election will be held in a single phase on July 8 with counting of votes scheduled for July 11.

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Kolkata: Passengers offloaded after man shouts bomb in aircraft indianexpress.com/article/ci…

Kolkata: Passengers offloaded after man shouts bomb in aircraft

The CISF detained the passenger who shouted bomb in the aircraft and questioned him.

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The Enforcement Directorate said it has seized Rs 2.74 crore worth of assets of a Kolkata-based business family which allegedly held a Swiss bank account and whose name figured in the Panama Papers leak. indianexpress.com/article/ci…

Panama Papers: ED seized Rs 2.74 crore worth assets

According to ED, the Murarkas were the beneficiaries in the bank account of Billipack Limited maintained with HSBC, Switzerland.

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#PoliticalPulse | Amid row over its ‘flip-flop’ on NEP, Mamata Banerjee govt invokes students’ future for 4-yr UG course rollout indianexpress.com/article/po…

Amid row over its ‘flip-flop’ on NEP, Mamata govt invokes students’ future for 4-yr UG course...

Although four-year UG course is part of Centre's NEP 2020, Bengal education minister claims this will be now implemented as per State Education Policy's 'best practices'.

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Questioning the "delay" by central leaders in reaching out to Manipur, Mamata Banerjee also said the "country wants to know the real picture in Manipur". indianexpress.com/article/ci…

Mamata Banerjee seeks Centre’s permission to visit strife-torn Manipur

Questioning the "delay" by central leaders in reaching out to Manipur, she also said the "country wants to know the real picture in Manipur".

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Such ‘poaching’ not designed to strengthen Oppn unity, serves BJP: Cong slams TMC as WB MLA crosses over indianexpress.com/article/ci…

Such ‘poaching’ not designed to strengthen Oppn unity, serves BJP: Cong slams TMC as WB MLA crosses...

The Congress lost its lone MLA in the state assembly, Bayron Biswas, as he crossed over to the ruling TMC on Monday, joining the party in the presence of its general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.

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Kolkata Police registers FIR against makers of film on Bengal for causing enmity between groups indianexpress.com/article/ci…

FIR against film director for ‘causing enmity between groups’

The FIR has been lodged with Amherst Police Station and a legal notice was sent to director Sanoj Mishra asking him to appear before the Investigating Officer (IO) of the case on May 30, a senior...

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‘Egra incident has opened our eyes, would like to apologise’: CM Mamata Banerjee after West Bengal firecracker unit blast indianexpress.com/article/ci…

‘Egra incident has opened our eyes, would like to apologise’: CM Mamata Banerjee after West Bengal...

"Our government has decided that in the next two weeks, a report will be prepared under the leadership of the Chief Secretary, under which a green firecracker cluster will be formed," Banerjee said.

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EC gets complaint on ‘inaccuracies’ in Mahua poll affidavit, expenditure report indianexpress.com/article/in…

EC gets complaint on ‘inaccuracies’ in Mahua poll affidavit, expenditure report

The complaint addressed to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar by Shravan Kumar Yadav, who described himself as a “public-spirited person” in the letter, has been received but not reviewed yet, a...

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