Trinamool Congressional Director Mamata Banerjee published a star-studded list of candidates for 291 seats in the assembly on Friday, while announcing she would be contesting Nandigram’s upcoming West Bengal elections in East Midnapore. Shortly after the announcement, protests broke out and sympathizers blocked roads as the names of at least …
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Shibdas Banerjee, 75, was infected with the coronavirus and later pronounced dead and cremated on November 13. But then Banerjee returned to his family in Birati, in the Parganas district 24 of North Bengal, on Friday evening as preparations for his shraddh were being made following Hindu rituals. There is …
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With West Bengal entering Durga Puja mode and holiday season shopping in full swing, the state is witnessing a steady rise in Covid-19 numbers. The positivity rate, the proportion of people who tested positive compared to those who received the test, skyrocketed from around 6.6% on Sept. 5 to around …
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Two assailants on bicycles shot dead a local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, near Titagarh in the 24th district of North Parganas, on Sunday. The duo opened fire on Manish Shukla on BT Road at night, after which he was taken to a private hospital, …
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