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Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Do not fall prey to BJP’s promise of citizenship, Matuas urged

11:58 pm February 13, 2021

Thakurnagar: The Bangla Pokkho, organisation which propagates Bengali sub-nationalism, on Saturday urged members of the Matua community not to fall prey to the BJP’s promise of providing them citizenship by implementing the contentious CAA. The BJP is trying to destroy West Bengal, leaders of the organisation alleged at a rally held against CAA and NRCat […]

India fighting Covid with all its might: PM Modi

Modi claims conspiracy to defame Indian tea, pitches for tech institutions teaching in mother tongue

7:56 pm February 7, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday claimed an international conspiracy has been hatched to ”defame” Indian tea, on a visit to Assam, a major producer of the brew. On a second visit to the election-bound state in a fortnight, he also pitched for setting up at least one medical college and a technical institution […]

Modi in Bengal, Assam on Sunday to inaugurate, lay foundations of development projects

8:31 pm February 5, 2021

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal and Assam on Sunday for inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of several development projects and will also address public meetings on these occasions in the two poll-bound states. His office said on Friday that Modi will lay the foundation stone of two hospitals and launch ‘Asom Mala’, a programme for state […]

Sarbananda Sonowal takes charge as AYUSH minister

Pragmatic, people-friendly budget, says Assam CM

10:09 pm February 1, 2021

Guwahati: Welcoming the Union Budget 2021-22, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday described it as ”pragmatic, people-friendly and development-oriented”. He thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for making ”huge”allocations for improvement of road infrastructure and welfare of tea garden workers of the state. The chief minister said that […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Mamata dubs union budget “anti-people”;attacks BJP

8:04 pm February 1, 2021

Siliguri : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday slammed the union budget as ”anti-people” aimed at deceiving the masses and said the BJP talks about nationalism, but in practice, they are the ones who are selling resources of the nation to the private players. Reiterating the demand for withdrawal of new agri laws,Banerjee wondered […]