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07 Apr

Eyewitness of shootout that killed Bengal Congress leader in Jhalda found hanging at the residence

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A man, who witnessed the shooting that killed Tapan Kandu, a Congress councilor in Bengal's Jhalda municipality, remained at his residence on Wednesday, a day after the CBI began investigating the case. Eyewitness Niranjan Vaishnav's dead body was found with a handwritten notice. According to the note, the shock of the shoot out forced him to take this step. “Since the day the incident happened, I should not eat or sleep. I could not forget the incident even for a moment. Moreover, the police are constantly calling me to the police station. I never went to police station in my…

07 Apr

Bangladesh visa centre opens in Siliguri

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A center for Bangladesh visa is now in Siliguri. It was inaugurated on Wednesday, for the people of North Bengal who have been demanding such facilities for a long time. The center is located at International Market on Sevoke Road near Panitanki Junction in the city and will be operated by Du Digital BD Pvt Ltd, a Kolkata-based company. "It is the sole outsourced agency of the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata to accept Bangladeshi visa applications from Indians and other foreign nationals," a source said. Those seeking visas for travel to Bangladesh can apply at a Sonali Bank…

28 Mar

WB: Government offices to remain open on March 28, 29 amid Bharat Bandh

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Following central exchange unions' call for a two-day nationwide strike on 28-29 March, the West Bengal authorities has said that all workplaces will remain open on these days and mandated employees to report for duty. "In view of calls given by means of different trade unions and others for a forty eight hours' nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 and 29, 2022, it has been determined that all state government workplaces consisting of these provided with Grants-in-Aid by the country authorities shall continue to be open and all the employees shall record for obligation on those days," reads the Bengal government…

27 Mar

22 Accused Named By CBI In Birbhum Killings, Trinamool Leader Questioned

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The Central Bureau of Investigation has named 22 people as accused in the Birbhum massacre, in which eight people have been beaten and burnt alive beforehand this week, triggering political furore. The listing of accused is the identical as that of the nation police, sources said. The agency, however, has puzzled the ruling Trinamool Congress's block president Anarul Hossain, who, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had promised, will be arrested. Around 20 humans have been arrested after six women and two teenagers -- commonly of participants of a single family -- were locked in their residences and burnt alive through a…

23 Mar

West Bengal: PM to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Kolkata’s Victoria Memorial Hall

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On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on March 23 at 6 PM with the aid of video conferencing, knowledgeable Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Tuesday. The Prime Minister will additionally tackle the gathering during the event. The gallery which is to be inaugurated depicts the contribution of the revolutionaries in the freedom fighting of India, affords a holistic view of the occasions that led up to 1947. “The Gallery shows the contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom warfare and their armed resistance to British colonial…

22 Mar

PM to inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery in Kolkata on Wednesday

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On the occasion of Shaheed Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate Biplobi Bharat Gallery at Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata on Wednesday via video conferencing. The gallery displays the contribution of the Revolutionaries in the freedom struggle and their armed resistance to British colonial rule. This aspect has often not been given its due place in the mainstream narrative of the freedom movement. The purpose of this new gallery is to provide a holistic view of the events that led up to 1947 and highlight the important role played by the Revolutionaries. Biplobi Bharat Gallery depicts the political and intellectual…

22 Mar

TMC panchayat leader killed in bomb attack in Birbhum District

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A Trinamool Congress (TMC) panchayat leader was killed in an alleged bomb assault in Birbhum, almost a week after two councillors had been gunned down in West Bengal. Unidentified assailants hurled crude bombs at TMC's Bhadu Pradhan in Birbhum's Rampurhat on Monday. According to sources, Pradhan was getting closer to State Highway 50 when miscreants hurled crude bombs at him. He used to be rushed to Rampurhat Medical College, the place he was reported dead. This comes simply a week after two councillors in West Bengal had been shot through unknown assailants. Last Sunday evening, a TMC councillor was once…

19 Mar

Mamata Banerjee likely to visit North Bengal on March 28

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is in all likelihood to visit North Bengal from March 28 to March 31. According to state secretariat Nabanna sources, Mamata is probable to go to the hills at some stage in her stay in North Bengal. At a time when the principal opposition celebration BJP is disturbing separate statehood of North Bengal, the Trinamool Congress is now not leaving any stone unturned to woo back North Bengal which used to be won via BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. It can be referred to that ultimate month Mamata also visited North Bengal after…

17 Mar

TMC govt turned down NSO’s offer to sell Pegasus spyware, says WB CM Mamata Banerjee

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that her government had received an offer to purchase the NSO Group's Pegasus software a few years ago, but she had became down the offer. The West Bengal chief minister said, “They came to our police department to sell their software (Pegasus spyware). They demanded 25 crores for it, 5 years back. It came to me, and I stated no, we don't desire to buy such softwares.” Mamata Banerjee’s disclosure comes even as the Supreme Court is looking at a batch of pleas alleging that Israeli adware Pegasus used to be used for…

13 Mar

Trafficked minor rescued from West Bengal’s Noorpur, 8 held

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Acting on an SOS on the Astha app, Diamond Harbour district police rescued a minor from Nurpur on February 7, reports Monotosh Chakraborty. On Friday, eight people, which include five Bangladeshis, had been arrested for their alleged role in trafficking her from throughout the border and promoting her to a brothel in East Midnapore’s Mahishadal. The minor, a resident of Comilla district in Bangladesh, stated her boyfriend had exceeded her over to traffickers. The gang kept her in a abandoned house, the place they sexually assaulted her earlier than promoting her to a brothel. After over two months, she managed…