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West Bengal: Centre’s overriding powers on officers unconstitutional, says CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee shot off another letter to PM Narendra Modi on Thursday opposing the “overriding powers” the Centre was seeking to appropriate in the transfer of all-India service officials. This is Banerjee’s second letter to Modi on the issue.

The Times of India

91% bereaved families apply for Covid relief in Bengal, 80% paid

KOLKATA: Bengal has received as many as 18,554 Covid death compensation claims, or 91% of the total recorded deaths of 20,231, and honoured nearly 80% of those, spending nearly Rs 75 crore from the State Disaster Response Fund, even as claims from Kolkata — which has had the highest share…

The Times of India

After PM2.5 dip in 2020, Kolkata air now 29% more polluted than safe level

KOLKATA: The city needs nearly 29% cut to meet the annual average standard of 40µg/m3 for PM2.5, the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS), revealed the latest analysis of air quality status of Bengal cities by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). PM2.5 is the tiniest particle in air,…

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West Bengal: Covid test positivity rate below 20%, experts see ray of hope

KOLKATA: Bengal's Covid test positivity rate touched the lowest mark in two weeks on Tuesday when it plunged to 19.4%. On Monday, it was 26.4%. The state also clocked positivity below 20% after a gap of two weeks. Health experts see a ray of hope of the third wave surge…

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West Bengal: Rice rates soar in local markets on high exports, record procurement

KOLKATA: The increase in retail prices of rice, the main staple in eastern India, is causing considerable stress in households already struggling with tight budgets and ever soaring prices of commodities.

The Times of India

Legendary cartoonist and illustrator Narayan Debnath passes away

He was the creator of some of immortal cartoon characters for Bengali readers such as Bantul the Great, Handa Bhonda and Nonte Fonte.

The Hindu

West Bengal allows gyms, jatra, shoots with curbs in place

KOLKATA: In a reviewed relaxation order on Monday, gyms, which were shut for more than two weeks following the state's Covid restrictions, have been allowed to reopen with 50% of the capacity till 9pm, provided the staff and members are vaccinated and Covid negative.

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BJP dissent out in the open, leaders slam ‘poster culture’

KOLKATA: Posters and cutouts calling Bengal BJP (organization) secretary Amitava Chakraborty bibhishan (enemy within) and election strategist Prashant Kishor’s agent appeared on Monday at several places in central and north Kolkata like Shyambazar, Jorasanko and Esplanade and also near the BJP state headquarters at Muralidhar Sen Lane on Central Avenue.

The Times of India

On day 15 of teen vax drive, Bengal nears 50% jab target

KOLKATA: Bengal completed vaccinating almost 50% of the eligible recipients in the 15-18 age group on Monday, even as the number of fresh Covid cases in Kolkata plunged below the 2,000-mark for the first time since December 31 last year, leading some experts to think that the peak of the…

The Times of India

Tableaux rejections based on due process, say Central government sources

Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala kick up political storm over rejection of their proposals

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 267: Election Commission, Kunal Kamra, IIT Bombay, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Ayush Tiwari brings you stories from China, Maharashtra, Bengal, and more.

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Daily Dose Ep 264: Election Commission, Coronavirus, Catholic church, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Ayush Tiwari brings you stories from Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Bengal, and more.

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Political game: Is Sourav Ganguly’s elevation as BCCI president part of the BJP’s design for Bengal?

In 1996, a lanky young left-handed batsman — Sourav Ganguly — announced himself to the cricketing world when he scored a scintillating debut century at Lord’s, the mecca of the sport. Even when he became the captain of the Indian cricket team, he took Indian cricket to new heights by…

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