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The Latest Breaking News from Mamata Banerjee

Mamata hikes honorarium to community Durga Puja committees to ₹60,000

The honorarium will cost the State exchequer ₹258 crore; ‘special’ festival this year after recognition by UNESCO list

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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

Mamata’s backing lifts Anubrata’s ‘confidence’ in custody

Speculation rife over party’s reaction to recent arrests of two senior TMC leaders

The Hindu

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Uphold dignity of India's democratic values: Mamata on Independence Day

“Indians should preserve the sacred legacy of their forefathers who got the Independence”

The Hindu

Explained: What is the SSC scam and what does it mean for West Bengal politics?

Over the past weeks, the West Bengal public education system has been under legal scrutiny. Both the CBI and the ED are presently investigating a multi-crore corruption scam involving the Staff Selection Commission and thousands of illegal appointments. Partha Chatterjee, one of the most influential ministers in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet,…

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West Bengal civic body sends rakhis made of water hyacinths to global leaders

"We have sent rakhis to President Droupadi Murmu, PM Modi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, the U. S. President Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan," Bongaon Municipality chairman Gopal Seth said.

The Hindu

India and Bangladesh in talks for major river agreement ahead of PM Hasina’s visit

Joint River Commission meeting to decide on deals over Kushiyara and Ganga rivers

The Hindu

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Suvendu writes to PM, alleges corruption in central schemes in WB

The poor job card holders are either not paid properly for their efforts, or their cards are snatched away and kept by representatives in connivance with officials

The Hindu

Citizenship Amendment Act likely to be implemented by December: West Bengal BJP MLA Asim Sarkar

The Trinamool Congress said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will never allow Citizenship Amendment Act to be implemented in West Bengal.

The Hindu

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Mamata Banerjee on four-day visit to Delhi as agencies step up heat

The visit comes at a time when central investigation agencies have stepped up probe in connection with different scams in West Bengal.

The Hindu

Babul Supriyo finds place in Mamata Cabinet

Eight new faces inducted in Ministry

The Hindu

Rectify teachers' recruitment scam: Dharmendra Pradhan to WB CM

Enforcement Directorate is investigating the alleged multi-crore school job scam

The Hindu

West Bengal cabinet reshuffle on August 3: Mamata Banerjee

“We have to reshuffle the cabinet because senior leader Subrata Mukherjee and Sadhan Pande have passed away and Partha Chatterjee is in prison,” said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

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WB: Cabinet to get '4-5 new faces', reshuffle on Wednesday

This comes soon after former minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the SSC recruitment scam case. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Monsoon Session: Bengal BJP MPs protest outside Parliament over SSC recruitment scam

The ED arrested Partha Chatterjee, who was also the Trinamool Congress secretary-general, on July 23 for an investigation into the teacher recruitment scam. Full story on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Not my money, says Partha Chatterjee on cash recovered by ED

Agency seized ₹50 crore from his aide

The Hindu

Partha Chatterjee | The fall of a heavyweight

With its former leader in jail over corruption, Trinamool is on a sticky wicket

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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

The Hindu

Tumbling skeletons: On Partha Chatterjee arrest and Trinamool’s woes

The sacking of Partha Chatterjee might not be enough to brush aside charges of corruption

The Hindu

Partha Chatterjee is out of Bengal Cabinet

Trinamool suspends Mr. Chatterjee

Dynamite News

West Bengal: Arrested Minister Partha Chatterjee sacked from Cabinet over SSC recruitment scam

Partha Chatterjee, accused in SSC scam case, is currently under the custody of ED. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Mamata in a spot

As another ‘scam’ taints the TMC’s image, the Chief Minister needs to do more about corruption

The Hindu

More cash, gold recovered from home of arrested Bengal Minister’s aide

The cash was recovered from one of the apartments of Arpita Mukherjee at Belghoria in northern fringes of Kolkata

The Hindu

Explained | The discord between NDA’s vice-presidential candidate and the Bengal government

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government wrote to the Prime Minister and asked the President to recall Jagdeep Dhankhar as the State’s Governor during his term

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