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BJP raising inclusion of Muslims in OBC list to communalise situation ahead of panchayat polls: Trinamool

TMC alleged that the BJP was trying to communalise the situation in West Bengal ahead of the panchayat elections by pointing out that the list of OBCs in the State has more Muslims than Hindus

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TMC leader accuses BJP of desecrating holy Matua land

Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accused the BJP of desecrating the holy place of the Matuas by harassing women devotees hours before his visit to Thakurbari in West Bengal’s North 24-Parganas on Sunday.

The Hindu

West Bengal panchayat polls | Violence erupts at several places during filing of nomination papers

A day after a Congress worker was killed in West Bengal, incidents of violence and allegations of intimidation continued on Saturday, the second day of filing of nomination papers for the panchayat polls in the State.

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Panchayat poll in West Bengal on July 8

The panchayat poll in West Bengal will be held in a single phase on July 8, State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha said on Thursday. The election will be held for three-tier panchayats across 20 districts and two-tier panchayats in hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong.

The Hindu

TMC, BJP exchange barbs over Balasore train tragedy

KOLKATA: A war of words between the TMC and BJP over the triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore intensified Sunday, with TMC reiterating its demand for the resignation of railway minister Ashwani Vaishnaw and BJP reminding the party that railway accidents had occurred during Mamata Banerjee term as railway minister.

The Times of India

Row over 'Azad Kashmir' question in exercise book; education board says mistake being rectified

KOLKATA: After an image of a Class 10 model question paper, asking students to mark "Azad Kashmir" in a map, went viral on social media, a political row has erupted in West Bengal. The opposition BJP has claimed it to be a "jihadi conspiracy" and the TMC termed it a…

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BCCI president issue enters political field; TMC says BJP trying to 'humiliate' Sourav Ganguly

KOLKATA: Amid reports that Roger Binny is likely to replace Sourav Ganguly as the BCCI President, West Bengal's ruling TMC on Tuesday accused the BJP of "trying to humiliate" the former Indian skipper as it failed to induct him into the party.

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Prohibitory orders in Kolkata’s Ekbalpore after clashes erupts between two communities

There was stone pelting, and according to locals, crude bombs were hurled late on Sunday evening

The Hindu

Row over Gandhiji’s lookalike as ‘Asur’ at Hindu Mahasabha’s Durga puja pandal in Kolkata

Kolkata Police intervenes and changes the getup of Asura by removing the glasses and putting a mustache and hair on it.

The Hindu

SSC seeks Calcutta HC nod to begin recruitment for more than 14,500 posts

KOLKATA: The West Bengal School Service Commission moved the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday to start recruitment for the newly created more than 14,500 posts in schools.

The Times of India

'Jungle raj' prevails in TMC-ruled West Bengal: BJP delegation member

KOLKATA: ‘Jungle raj' prevails under the TMC rule in West Bengal, a BJP delegation member said on Saturday after visiting saffron party workers injured during its recent march to state secretariat Nabanna.

The Times of India

CID is forcing Debjani to name Opposition leaders in West Bengal chit fund scam, says Sarbari Mukherjee

Responding to the allegations, the CID said they were false and baseless

The Hindu

Posters of Abhishek Banerjee with promise of a new TMC create a flutter

Differences between the party’s old guard and new leadership have come to fore lately

The Hindu

Trinamool faces the heat as protests over SSC scam grows

The party MP Abhishek Banerjee holds meeting with job seekers and students as Trinamool Congress faces heat over the scam

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Sack Partha Chatterjee from cabinet, expel him, demand TMC leaders

WEST BENGAL: West Bengal's industry minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in the SSC scam, should be removed immediately from his post and expelled from the Trinamool Congress, the party's state general secretary Kunal Ghosh demanded on Thursday.

The Hindu

Cash seized in Bengal SSC recruitment scam rises to ₹50 crore

Demand for Minister Partha Chatterjee’s resignation grows louder.

The Times of India

School job scam: TMC seeks time-bound probe in ED case against Partha Chatterjee

KOLKATA: The TMC on Sunday demanded a time-bound investigation in the Enforcement Directorate case against arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, asserting the party will not interfere politically if any leader has done anything wrong.

The Hindu

Calcutta High Court asks ED to take arrested Bengal Minister to AIIMS in Odisha

Partha Chatterjee was held in teacher recruitment scam

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Will take action if charges proved in court: Trinamool Congress

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it had full faith in the judiciary and would act only on the basis of judicial findings and not allegations made by the Enforcement Directorate, whose neutrality was questionable.

The Hindu

West Bengal Governor appoints Vice-Chancellor for Rabindra Bharati University, triggers fresh controversy

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar’s accouncement comes even as several legislation replacing him as Chancellor of State-run universities is awaiting his consent.

The Hindu

Singer KK's demise: BJP MP writes to Amit Shah to seek probe by central agency; TMC hits back

BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh claimed that the State government accorded him a gun salute

The Hindu

Trinamool government 3.0 completes a year; BJP holds protests

Mamata Banerjee says ‘many more battles to be fought together and won together’

The Hindu

West Bengal Governor in war of words with Vice-Chancellors over functioning of universities

Noting that the state of universities in West Bengal was worrisome, Mr. Dhankhar at a programme on Friday said he was unable to "sleep at night" because of the situation

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