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DMs from Bengal skip virtual meet with PM Narendra Modi

KOLKATA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually interacted with DMs of various districts, but Bengal DMs skipped the meeting. Several of the state’s DMs told TOI they had no information about the meeting. Earlier, in May 2021, the PM had an interaction with DMs but then, too, officers from…

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West Bengal: After quitting WA group, BJP’s rebel Bankura MLA fries ‘chops’

KOLKATA: It happens only in Bengal when a savoury or snack becomes a symbol of political rebellion. After quitting BJP’s WA groups, BJP MLA Niladri Sekhar Dana has posted pictures of himself frying chops — the Bengali savoury — in Bankura. As if to dispel doubts about the political nature…

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West Bengal Covid positivity rate dips over 9 days to third wave’s lowest

KOLKATA: The Covid positivity rate in Bengal has been on the decline for the nine consecutive days and it dipped to 11.1% on Saturday, the lowest during the third wave. On Saturday, the number of tests conducted in the last 24 hours — 82,564 — has been the highest during…

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Rs 1,000 crore World Bank loan to expand West Bengal’s social schemes

KOLKATA: The World Bank has approved a $125-million loan (around Rs 1,000 crore) to Bengal to expand coverage of around 400 state-run social schemes, especially direct cash transfers targeted at the vulnerable sections, over the next four years.

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Less than 10,000 fresh Covid cases in West Bengal, positivity at 12.6%

KOLKATA: Bengal recorded 9,154 cases on Friday, the second time in the last few days that the new case-load dipped below 10,000.

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Land search for second Kolkata airport

KOLKATA: Bengal chief secretary H K Dwivedi has asked the DM of South 24 Parganas, P Ulganathan, to finalize a plot of around 3,000 hectares in Bhangar for setting up the city's second airport to reduce congestion at Dum Dum.

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U-19 World Cup | India replacements to fly to Antigua on January 22

The 5 are Uday Saharan (Rajasthan), Abhishek Porel (Bengal), Rishith Reddy (Hyderabad), Ansh Gosai (Saurashtra) and Pushpendra Singh Rathore (Rajasthan)

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Bengal fresh Covid cases below 11,000, positivity 16%

KOLKATA: The daily tally of fresh Covid infections in Bengal fell to 10,959 on Thursday even as the state’s test positivity rate dipped to 16. 27%.

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West Bengal: ‘Incidental Covid’ responsible for most deaths during third wave

KOLKATA: Around 30% of Bengal’s 554 Covid fatalities in the past month were from Kolkata, the state health department data revealed on Thursday. A majority of those who succumbed to Covid in the state during the period had mild Covid infections but severe comorbidities.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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Tableaux rejections based on due process, say Central government sources

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

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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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