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I-League 2020-21: Mohammedan SC, Punjab FC Share Spoils after Goalless Draw
I-League 2020-21: Neither Mohammedan SC nor Punjab FC could break the deadlock as they played out a 0-0 draw.
Strong India Following Netaji's Footsteps, from LoC to LAC, Says PM Modi
The prime minister said that Netaji is the biggest source of inspiration for the dream of 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (Self-reliant India) and 'Sonar Bangla' (Golden Bengal).
Calcutta University to Reopen Labs for Postgraduate Students after Months of Covid-19 Shutdown
The Science and Technology faculties of Calcutta University (CU) will resume the laboratory work for the PG students in accordance with the COVID-19 protocols and its associated social distancing norms.
Mamata Inaugurates 26th Kolkata International Film Festival, Allows Full Occupancy of Bengal Theatres
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee asked Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay to issue a notification raising the occupancy limit of theatres from 50 to 100 per cent that had been restricted to ensure physical distancing.
'If Minister is Outsider, Who is Insider?' Anurag Thakur Slams TMC, Asks if It's a Crime to Visit Bengal
Anurag Thakur said that West Bengal has given stalwarts in various fields to the country, while people from all parts of India have settled in the state and participated in its advancement.
Months Before of Polls, PM Modi May Visit Bengal to Commemorate Bose's 125th Birth Anniversary
Experts feel PM Modi’s visit ahead of the crucial Assembly polls, scheduled to be held in May, to commemorate Netaji's birth anniversarywill certainly boost the BJP’s campaign in the state.
1956 Olympics 4th-place Finishing Football Team Member Nikhil Nandy, Who Had Battled Covid-19, Passes Away
A member of 1956 Olympics fourth-place finishing Indian football team, Nikhil Nandy died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness, according to family sources.
10 Political Prisoners Start Fasting in Kolkata in Solidarity With Agitating Farmers
In a statement released from the Dumdum Central Jail, the protestors described the laws as anti-farmer and alleged that the BJP-led Central government passed the agri laws taking advantage of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic situation.
Mamata Only Worried About Making Nephew Next CM, Will be Left All Alone Soon, Says Amit Shah
Welcoming political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari to the BJP, Amit Shah expressed confidence that the BJP will form the next government in West Bengal with more than 200 seats in the 294-member assembly.
Stones Hurled at JP Nadda's Convoy During Bengal Visit, State BJP Chief Alleges Lapses in Security
State's BJP chief Dilip Ghosh wrote a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, stating that at their party office at Hastings, Kolkata, there was a mob of 200 plus with sticks, bamboos etc were demonstrating raising black flags, while the police did not interve...
Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's Health Condition Very Critical, Put on Ventilator
Doctors are attending the veteran CPI(M) leader at the hospital's 'flu clinic'. Bhattacharya had stepped down from the CPI(M)'s politburo, the central committee and state secretariat in 2018.
People of Bengal will Not Tolerate Red Eyes of Outsiders, TMC Says After BJP Rejigs District Units
West Bengal Minister of State for Health Chandrima Bhattacharya on Thursday took a dig at the BJP central leaders saying that the new five-member team of outsiders will be fought back by people of the state.
Tribal Outfit and TMC Claim Amit Shah Garlanded 'Wrong Statue' of Birsa Munda, BJP Alleges Fake News
The statue, which was garlanded by Shah, is located at Puabagan in Bankura town of Bengal and is part of a beautification drive. The Bharat Jakat Majhi Pargana Mahal and Trinamool claim the statue is of an anonymous tribal hunter.
'Fugitive of Law is Also Fugitive of Society': West Bengal Guv Dhankhar on Bimal Gurung's Reappearance
The governor's tour of Darjeeling comes in the backdrop of Gurung announcing his party's exit from the NDA and pledging support to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the next year's assembly elections.
'Lip-service Won't Suffice': Bengal Doctors' Forum Asks CM Mamata for Covid-19 Curbs Against Firecrackers on Diwali
“The Doctors’ Forum is requesting the administration, as well as, our responsible citizens to have restrain to control the spread of the virus. Deepawali is a festival of lights and fire crackers and COVID may aggravate the situation unless strict rules a...
To Hop or Not to Hop: Calcutta HC's Order to Ban Puja Pandals for Visitors Leaves Netizens Divided
As a socio-cultural event that is awaited by Bengalis across the state and outside and is a means of livelihood for a section of the people associated with it, the directives by the High Court has left a bitter taste in the mouth for many puja organisers.