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CAA rules will be framed after COVID precaution dose exercise, Amit Shah tells Bengal BJP leader

Amit Shah assured that rules regarding CAA will be framed after the Covid precaution dose vaccination exercise is over.

The Hindu

West Bengal Ministers do not pick calls even if we ring 10 times: Union Minister Pratima Bhoumik

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said it has become a habit in West Bengal of not taking calls and not listening to us, as he took a swipe at the ruling Trinamool Congress.

The Hindu

School job scam: Woman throws shoes at former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee

KOLKATA: A woman on Tuesday took off her pair of shoes and made an attempt to throw her footwear at suspended Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee when the latter was being escorted out of a hospital in Kolkata by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials . It, however, missed its mark.

The Times of India

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Pressure mounts on Mamata Banerjee to sack MoS education Paresh Adhikari in SSC scam

NEW DELHI: The main opposition in West Bengal, the BJP, has accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to deflect the people’s attention from the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment irregularities scam by announcing reorganisation of the state and reshuffle of portfolios of her council of ministers on August 3.

The Times of India

Daily Dose Ep 1113: Sanjay Raut arrested, suspension of 4 MPs revoked

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from New Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Algeria.

Newslaundry

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

The Hindu

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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Trouble in the TMC: How did Telegraph report on the Partha Chatterjee controversy?

Trouble is brewing in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, where senior Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee was arrested in a multi-crore School Service Commission recruitment scam.

Newslaundry

Police in Assam, Uttar Pradesh flag concerns at demographic changes in districts bordering Bangladesh, Nepal

They highlight an increase in number of mosques, seminaries and a high decadal growth in population in these areas

The Hindu

Rs 10cr, ministerial berth offered to each MLA for toppling Jharkhand govt: Congress

RANCHI: Alleging that the BJP was trying to topple the JMM-led government in Jharkhand by offering Rs 10 crore to each MLA, the Congress on Sunday said it has lodged a police complaint against its three legislators arrested in West Bengal's Howrah with a huge amount of cash.

The Times of India

Congress suspends 3 Jharkhand MLAs held in West Bengal with huge amount of cash

The Congress had accused the BJP of trying to topple its coalition government in Jharkhand after the three MLAs were caught on July 30

The Hindu

West Bengal reports 7 Covid deaths, 1,113 fresh cases

KOLKATA: West Bengal's Covid-19 toll rose to 21,359 with seven more deaths reported in the state in the last 24 hours, the health department said on Saturday.

The Times of India

West Bengal school jobs scam | Enforcement Directorate raids another flat of Partha Chatterjee’s associate Arpita

The raid by the Enforcement Directorate, which is probing the money trail of the school jobs scam in West Bengal, was conducted late Thursday evening, an official of the Agency said.

The Hindu

Studies on food security and MGNREGS reveal severe distress in West Bengal

About 53 % reported having had to skip a meal, according to Hunger Watch Report 2021

The Hindu

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Daily Dose Ep 1110: More MPs suspended, MHA nod to Delhi delimitation

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Parliament, the national capital, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and North Korea.

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 Times of India

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.

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West Bengal SSC Scam: ED recovers Rs 20 cr more cash from Arpita Mukherjee's second house

Earlier, Rs 20 crore was recovered from her residence in South Kolkata. Full story on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Congress leaders urge MPs to vote for Margaret Alva

The ruling NDA has fielded Jagdeep Dhankhar, former Governor of West Bengal

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

'Big Brother' always listening to politicians' phone calls in 'new' India: VP candidate Margaret Alva

Margaret Alva will be pitted against former West Bengal governor Jagadeep Dhankhar for the post of Vice President.

The Times of India

Bengal's revered 'One Rupee Doctor' Sushovan Banerjee passes away

The famed one rupee doctor of West Bengal, Sushovan Banerjee has passed away today. A doctor and a politician, Dr Banerjee treated patients for close to 60 years. He is an ex-MLA from Bolpur seat and had contested on Congress ticket in 1984.

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

The Hindu

Sack arrested West Bengal Minister immediately: Adhir Chowdhury tells Mamata Banerjee

In a letter written to Ms. Banerjee, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said “irregularities” in the recruitment process by the School Service Commission is "an open secret”.

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