West Bengal

Bengal reports 2 more COVID deaths, 190 fresh cases

12:38 am February 15, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal on Sunday registered two COVID-19 deaths — one from Kolkata and another from North 24 Parganas district — taking the toll to 10,232, the state health department said in a bulletin. Of the two deaths, one was due to comorbidity where COVID-19 was incidental. The tally rose to 5,72,595 after 190 new […]

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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 […]

Govt pursuing reforms to make India one of world’s top economies: FM

5:22 pm February 13, 2021

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the government, undeterred by the COVID-19 pandemic, has been pursuing reforms for achieving sustained long-term growth in a bid to make India one of the top economies of the world in the coming decades. Replying to debate on Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha, she said, the Prime Minister did not lose any […]

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Mamata behaving with students in same way Modi treating

11:23 pm February 12, 2021

Kolkata: The way Narendra Modi government is treating protesting farmers outside Delhi, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government is doing the same with students and youths in the state, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Friday, condemning police action on Left activists in Kolkata. Addressing a press conference, Yechury said that the Centre should […]

Cattle smuggling case: ED raids Kolkata house of Binay Mishra

4:29 pm February 12, 2021

Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted a search operation at the house of Binay Mishra, a businessman allegedly involved in a cattle smuggling racket in West Bengal and considered close to the ruling Trinamool Congress, an official said. The central agency is investigating into the money laundering aspect of the case, he said. The […]