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The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

CPM drove away Tata from Singur, not me: Mamata Banerjee

SILIGURI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that it was not her but the CPM which drove away Tata Motors from Singur.

The Times of India

Bureaucracy: S Kishore Re-Employed As SSC Chairman Till January 2024

He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of West Bengal cadre belonging to 1989 batch. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Incessant rains in Sikkim, tourists stranded

The rains are set to continue and the met department has issued a red alert in Sikkim

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Data | Indian jails are overflowing, in 26 States prisoner count exceeds capacity

In 2021, the crisis was most acute in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi where the occupancy rate crossed 180%

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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.

The Times of India

Denied a second term as BCCI chief, Sourav Ganguly’s balancing act in Bengal could have run him out of favours from BJP

The former Indian cricket captain and sports icon is courted by both the BJP and TMC, yet has sought to remain on good terms with all parties, including in the Left

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1173: DY Chandrachud nominated for CJI, Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court, West Bengal, and Ukraine.

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Bengal rides on Shrestha’s hat-trick to clinch football title

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Teacher recruitment scam | ED arrests TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya

Manik Bhattacharya, the former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, was arrested for allegedly not cooperating with the investigation

The Hindu

Landslips snap road connectivity between Sikkim and West Bengal

The road leading to Gangtok from Singtam also lay blocked at 32 Mile

The Hindu

As prisons overflow, BSF lets migrants with clean record return to Bangladesh

Data from the security force reveals that till October 5 this year, 287 persons were handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh; authorities, however, insist that only those who are not involved in smuggling of narcotics, fake currency, and other prohibited articles, are allowed to return

The Hindu

Post split with Janata Dal(U), BJP trying to configure its leadership strategy in Bihar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal

The Hindu

West Bengal teacher recruitment scam | CBI court extends judicial custody of Partha Chatterjee till October 19

The court also sent former WBBSE president Kalyanmoy Ganguly, ex-secretary of West Bengal SSC Ashok Saha, and the former adviser to SSC, S.P. Sinha, to judicial custody till October 19

The Hindu

8 dead after flash flood hit Mal River in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri during idol immersion

Eight persons died during a flash flood that hit the Mal River at Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Wednesday evening District Magistrate Moumita Godara Basu said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Eight drown in flash floods during Durga Puja immersion at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

About 30-40 persons who were stuck in the middle of a river were rescued by the district administration

Dynamite News

Dussehra 2022: History and Significance of Vijayaydashami

Today is Dussehra or Vijayadashami as many call it. Well actually, in North Indian states it's called Dussehra while in West Bengal it's called Vijayadashami. Read more on Dynamite News:

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₹40,000 crore Durga Puja in West Bengal creates 3 lakh jobs, says Stakeholders

With more than 40,000 community pujas across the state, the festival creates a scurry of economic activities for three-four months every year, they said

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Understanding the Durga Puja economy

Brisker Puja sales may not implicate a better economic climate in West Bengal

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National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 14 projects worth ₹1,145 crore

The projects include eight related to sewerage management in five main stem Ganga basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, a statement said

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West Bengal SSC scam: SC extends interim protection granted to TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya

The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim protection granted to the former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education and Trinamool Congress leader Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the alleged irregularities in primary teachers' appointments till further order. Read more on Dynamite News:

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National Games: Gujarat women's tennis team starts with easy win

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat began their defence of the National Games women's team tennis title with a commanding win over Telangana while West Bengal women's lawn bowls team registered a stunning 12-11 victory over Assam to maintain its winning momentum in the 36th National Games on Thursday.

The Hindu

Records of Lord Jagannath's over 60,000 acre of land in seven States to be digitised

Outside Odisha, the largest land parcel is in West Bengal — 322.930 acre

The Hindu

Mamata Banerjee 'softening' stand against RSS, PM Modi to salvage 'corrupt-criminal syndicate': CPI(M)

The latest editorial of People's Democracy has quoted Ms. Banerjee's statements at press conferences and said that she "has been making some new discoveries recently".

The Hindu

I don't believe in revenge, otherwise CPI(M) leaders would have been in jail: West Bengal CM

Unveiling the edition of the TMC mouthpiece 'Jago Bangla', Ms. Banerjee also took on social media trolling and alleged that outsiders had been hired to spread misinformation

The Hindu

An inventory of Armenian properties in City of Joy

Earlier this month, the Office of the Administrator General and Official Trustee of West Bengal was appreciated by the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians

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