Written by Sweety Kumari | Kolkata | December 9, 2020 7:08:59 am Trinamool Congress (TMC) deputy Mahua Moitra fueled controversy on Tuesday after videos surfaced showing her describing a reporter as “two paisa.” In one video, the deputy from Krishnanagar was seen asking a person to leave the site of …
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Written by Sweety Kumari | Kolkata | Updated: December 9, 2020 6:51:49 pm Former West Bengal Prime Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Archive) Former Prime Minister of Bengal and veteran Marxist leader of the Communist Party of India (CPM), 76-year-old Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata after complaining …
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CALCUTTA: Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal Saturday praised Kolkata Metro for starting additional services and extending the hours of their services as of Monday, December 7. “Kolkatans can rejoice from December 7, the subway will increase services to 204 from Monday to Saturday. To further enhance passenger comfort, there …
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CALCUTTA: National BJP vice president Mukul roy has been named on a supplemental charge sheet submitted by the West Bengal CID in Connection with the murder of TMC MLA of Krishnaganj, Satyajit Biswas, sources said. The supplemental charge sheet was filed in court in the Nadia district on Saturday afternoon, …
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By: Express News Service | Kolkata | December 4, 2020 9:55:46 am Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. From free tablets for seniors, a 3 percent increase in the low allowance (DA) for state government employees starting next month to a cheaper RT-PCR test, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced Thursday a large …
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KOLKATA: State Minister of Transport and Irrigation, Suvendu Adhikari, one of Trinamool The pillars of Congress since it was an opposition party in Bengal a decade ago, resigned from the Mamata banerjee cabinet on Friday. Suvendu called for “immediate acceptance” of his resignation in his letter to CM Banerjee and, …
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By: Express News Service | Kolkata | November 23, 2020 5:52:22 am Dilip Ghosh, President of the BJP of West Bengal (File photo) Trinamool Congress (TMC) strongman Anubrata Mondal described BJP state president Dilip Ghosh as a “dangerous virus”, prompting a strong response from the saffron group who said the …
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Written by Rahul Sadhu | Updated: November 15, 2020 10:57:24 pm Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 films to his name. (Express file) Soumitra Chatterjee and Satyajit Ray worked together on 14 films, for more than three decades. Some of Chatterjee’s best works were created by …
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CALCUTTA: The city’s air quality index surpassed the 200 mark, entering the ‘poor’ zone, on Wednesday for the first time since late March, raising concerns about an increase in patients with respiratory distress amid of the Covid situation. Track the level of pollution in your cityTOI, on Wednesday, had reported …
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MURSHIDABAD: After the Barisha Club idol depicting Goddess Durga as a migrant worker in Kolkata won several hearts, another Durga Puja pandal in Murshidabad is now causing a sensation as it pays tribute to healthcare workers. Bengal is known for its theme-based pandals during the Durga Puja festival. A Durga …
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