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West Bengal Government bans screening of The Kerala Story to maintain harmony

Mamata Banerjee ordered an immediate ban on the screening of the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story and described it as a distorted movie, aimed at defaming the southern State

The Hindu

Bengal likely to get rain on Monday; no imminent threat of cyclone Mocha

KOLKATA: The met office on Sunday forecast light to moderate rainfall in several districts across West Bengal due to a rise in humidity level and heat on May 8.

The Times of India

TMC accuses Congress of ‘double standards’ over stand on BJP's ‘misuse’ of Central agencies

West Bengal’s ruling party had made it clear last month that it would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP, and try to work towards a grouping of regional forces to take on the saffron camp in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

The Hindu

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Abhijit Gangopadhyay: a judge who follows his own style in justice delivery

Justice Gangopadhyay is not only popular in political circles, recently posters hailing his Bengali pride were put up by citizen’s associations in different parts of Kolkata

The Hindu

Heena wins gold, sets Asian mark

KOLKATA: Bengal athlete Rezoana Mallick Heena continues to go from strength to strength. The India quartermiler on Friday claimed the girls 400m gold medal in a record time at the fifth Asian Youth Athletics Championships at Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Times of India

BJP calls for 12-hour bandh in north Bengal on Friday to protest against 'atrocities on tribals'

KALIAGANJ(WB): The BJP called for a 12-hour bandh in districts of north Bengal on Friday to protest against the "atrocities on the tribal community" in the backdrop of a girl's death at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district last week. The call for shutdown from 6 am drew a sharp retort…

The Times of India

Trinamool caught in a political flux

The Trinamool leadership has launched ‘Trinamooler Nabo Jowar’ (Trinamool’s new wave), a two-month-long outreach programme led by the party general secretary and its second-most important leader Abhishek Banerjee.

The Hindu

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Central team visits West Bengal to inspect PMAY-G implementation

A team of 20 officials from the Ministry of Rural Development last week toured 10 districts of West Bengal, to inspect the implementation of rural housing scheme – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G).

The Hindu

Privilege health card for transgender community in Bengal

KOLKATA: As the country celebrated the National Transgender Day on Saturday, the community in Bengal had a reason to feel inclusive. A private healthcare unit in Kolkata launched a healthcare card for the community that has been complaining of accessibility and rights issues including that of healthcare.

The Times of India

Tripura CM Manik Saha to visit Kolkata on April 8

KOLKATA: Tripura's chief minister Manik Saha is scheduled to visit Kolkata on Saturday to attend a programme to join "ek Bharat sreshtha Bharat"--a flagship programme of the central government to promote mutual understanding between different states. Bengal BJP leaders have asked Saha to showcase his win at the assembly election…

The Times of India

Sena leader Sanjay Raut inculpates BJP for violence in West Bengal

Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged that the violence in West Bengal on Ram Navami is planned and sponsored by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Read further on Dynamite News:

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'Non-Hindu' man from West Bengal held for forcibly entering Puri Jagannath temple

BHUBANESWAR: A 25-year-old man, said to be a non-Hindu, was arrested on Thursday for forcibly trying to enter the Jagannath Temple in Puri the previous day.

The Times of India

West Bengal: "Will protest against Centre's dictatorship", says CM Mamata Banerjee

CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she would hold a two-day protest in Kolkata from March 29 against the Central Government's alleged discriminative behaviour towards her State. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Not so much has been written about Bengal— except some things in Bangla: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni on writing 'Independence'

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U-16 runner Heena clocks faster time than senior winner in National Open 400m C'ships

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian track and field star Rezoana Mallick Heena of Bengal on Monday came up with an outstanding effort as she clocked faster time than a senior runner in the same event during the National Open 400m Championships in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Congress gets its first MLA in present assembly as party candidate wins Sagardighi bypoll

SAGARDIGHI (WB): The Congress on Thursday secured a seat in the present Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas won the Sagardighi bypoll, after 16 rounds of counting, defeating the nearest rival of the TMC by 22,980 votes.

The Times of India

Ranji Trophy triumph is a fitting tribute to Cheteshwar Pujara, says Jaydev Unadkat

NEW DELHI: Saurashtra skipper and India pacer Jaydev Unadkat on Sunday dedicated the team's Ranji Trophy triumph to India batter Cheteshwar Pujara, calling him one of the region's favourite sons.

The Times of India

Ranji Trophy Final: Saurashtra want to win it for Cheteshwar Pujara

KOLKATA: It was a state vs country call for Jaydev Unadkat and the leftarm pacer ultimately decided in favour of the former. Unadkat, who was part of the India Test side for the ongoing home series against Australia, made a special request to be ‘released’ to play the Ranji final…

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Why TMC’s Meghalaya fight may meet Goa fate

It has been two years since the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress pulled off a landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, staving off a no-holds barred challenge from the BJP and the wider Sangh Parivar. Since then, the Trinamool has tried to expand outside West Bengal but with little…

The Times of India

TMC releases manifesto for Tripura polls, promises 'Bengal model of development'

AGARTALA: The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the Tripura assembly elections on Sunday.

The Times of India

Ranji Trophy: MP beat Andhra by 5 wickets, face Bengal in semis

INDORE: Riding on half-centuries from opener Yash Dubey and Rajat Patidar, defending champions Madhya Pradesh completed their remarkable fightback as they beat Andhra by five wickets to enter the Ranji Trophy semi-finals here on Friday.

The Times of India

Abhimanyu Easwaran scores ton in stadium named after him

DEHRADUN: Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran scored a century against Uttarakhand on the first day of the Ranji Trophy match being played at the stadium named after him: the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy Stadium, which was built by the batsman's father.

The Times of India

Ranji Trophy: Abhimanyu Easwaran celebrates homecoming with century

KOLKATA: Abhimanyu Easwaran made his homecoming memorable by hitting an unbeaten 141 against hosts Uttarakhand on Day I of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group ‘A’ match at the Abhimanyu Cricket Academy ground in Dehradun on Tuesday.

The Times of India

The man who spotted MS Dhoni no more

KOLKATA: Former Bengal skipper Prakash Chandra Poddar, commonly known as PC Poddar On the Kolkata Maidan, passed away recently in the city at the age of 82. A former first-class cricketer Poddar, who played 74 matches between 1960 and 1977, scoring 3836 runs with 11 centuries, however, is best remembered…

The Times of India

Bengal gets 10th GM, India 78th in Koustav Chatterjee

KOLKATA: The new year brought happy news for Bengal chess as Koustav Chatterjee became the country's 78th Grandmaster late on Saturday night. The Kolkata boy took the state's GM count to double digits by drawing with statemate GM Mirtabha Guha, who incidentally was Bengal's last and ninth GM, in Round…

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