New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to citizens of West Bengal, which is linked to the polls, on Thursday, saying that an Aatma Nirbhar Bharat was the vision of Bengal fans and that it can only be done from the ground of the state. Modi said that the …
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Bimal Gurung reappeared in Kolkata after three years on Wednesday. Calcutta: The sudden reappearance of Bimal Gurung and his change of allegiance from the NDA to Trinamool has set fire to his rivals, especially on the incendiary issue of Gorkhaland’s statehood. The leader of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, a group that …
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Written by Santanu Chowdhury, edited by Explained Desk | Kolkata | Updated: October 22, 2020 1:21:06 pm Bimal Gurung on the outskirts of Gorkha Bhavan in Kolkata on October 21, 2020 (Express photo: Partha Paul) Making his first public appearance in three years, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leader Bimal Gurung …
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“I want to see Mamata Banerjee as chief minister for the third time in 2021,” says GJM founder Bimal Gurung. Three years after being in hiding, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) founder Bimal Gurung made a public appearance in Kolkata on Wednesday and announced that he had severed all ties with …
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that the number of places in the MBBS course has risen to 4,000 in the state with the addition of 250 places in two medical schools. Previously, the West Bengal CM had stressed the need to increase the number of medical places …
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COVID-19: Abhijit Banerjee also expressed hope that the Indian economy can return to normal within a year Calcutta: Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee has backed the West Bengal government’s decision to support the Durga puja state committees with Rs 50,000 each, saying the organizers need the additional amount to …
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The Calcutta High Court ruled on Monday that no visitors will be allowed inside Durga Puja pandals this year, NDTV reported. The court said all pandales should be declared containment zones in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Durga Puja celebrations will begin on October 22. Only organizers will be allowed …
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Facing intermittent rain, hordes of people were seen gathering in large Durga puja pandals in the city on Monday morning with little to no respect for social distancing rules. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced last week that revelers can pandal jump from ‘Tritiya’, three days before the …
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Durga Puja 2020: Mamata Banerjee in a Durga Puja pandal on Sunday Dhaka: On the auspicious occasion of Durga Puja, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a note of congratulations and gifts to West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday. “The gifts were channeled through the protocol wing of …
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As the Durga Puja festivities in West Bengal are gearing up in the wake of the new coronavirus pandemic, the Calcutta High Court on Monday ordered the state’s 34,000 Durga Puja pandalos to become “No Entry” zones for visitors. All these pandales must be barricaded to avoid large concentrations in …
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