Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has been appointed as the new head of the West Bengal Congress Calcutta: Congress wants to join the left in taking on the BJP and Trinamool Congress in the upcoming Bengal Assembly elections, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said at his first press conference since becoming head of the …
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chairman JP Nadda addressed a state executive meeting of the party’s West Bengal unit on Thursday via video conference, attacking Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and calling her a ‘barrier’ between the people of the state and ‘good plans for the needy’. “Mamata I did it becomes …
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With the appointment of Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as chairman of the West Bengal Pradesh Congressional Committee ahead of the crucial 2021 elections, the congressional high command has shown interest in further strengthening ties with the left and escalating the offensive against the ruling Trinamool Congress says. experts. Chowdhury’s appointment as …
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File photo of Congressional Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. Things look tough now as Chowdhury is also the congressional leader in Lok Sabha, which means he needs to reach out to other opposition parties. CNN-News18 Last update: September 10, 2020 9:03 AM IST FOLLOW US: The congressional appointment in Bengal could …
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Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …
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File: West Bengal Minister of Education Partha Chatterjee CALCUTTA: West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said on Monday that National educational policy (NEP) 2020 will not be implemented in the state anytime soon, as it undermines the federal structure of the country. Chatterjee, who attended the ‘Governors Conference on NEP’s …
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Taking into account the COVID-19 situation in the state, on Friday the West Bengal government allowed banks to operate on Saturdays. On July 20, the government led by Mamata Banerjee suspended the operation of the banks on Saturdays in the eastern state. It should be noted that bank branches are …
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Mamata Banerjee (File photo) KOLKATA: Depriving states of goods and services tax (GST) offset is “attempt to undermine federalism”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata banerjee he said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Urging the prime minister not to undermine the trust between the states and …
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Trinamool Head of Congress and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently ordered some investigations and audits into allegations of corruption or that may lead to it and has asked top bureaucrats to address all complaints that have reached your office immediately. While she has already ordered an investigation into …
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The West Bengal government on Friday asked the railway board to resume local train and subway services in the state on a limited basis, maintaining physical distance between passengers. The state secretary of the interior, Alapan Bandyopadhyay, sent a letter to the ministry late Friday in which he hinted at …
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