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'India has 1,331 bird species, West Bengal has 837'

KOLKATA: India is home to 1,331 bird species, of which about 837 are found in Bengal. In a unique field guide by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), it has documented all these species with their photographs.

The Times of India

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

Vice-President election 2022 | Updates

Jagdeep Dhankhar elected 14th Vice-President of India, securing 528 first preference votes against Opposition candidate Margaret Alva’s 182

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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

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

Jharkhand MLAs' cash seizure | West Bengal CID teams ‘detained’ in Delhi, Guwahati

Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand — Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari — were arrested by West Bengal Police after over ₹49 lakh in cash was seized from a car in which they were travelling.

The Hindu

West Bengal cabinet reshuffle: Raj Bhavan ready for swearing-in ceremony

KOLKATA: Raj Bhavan in the city is gearing up for the 4pm show of swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers, as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is going to reshuffle her cabinet. For the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, governor La Ganesan who is holding dual charge of Bengal and…

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Assam: Drugs worth Rs 15 crore seized in Karbi Anglong, 3 peddlers held

GUWAHATI: A huge consignment of heroin marked as “100% pure” in Chinese, morphine, crystal meth and syabu worth about Rs 15 crore was seized from a Sikkim registered vehicle in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday morning. The consignment was headed for Siliguri in West Bengal, police said.

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Rectify teachers' recruitment scam: Dharmendra Pradhan to WB CM

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

The Hindu

Mumbai: ‘Expert forger’ steals cleared RTGS forms from banks to siphon lakhs

MUMBAI: The city crime branch has arrested a 40-year-old man from West Bengal for allegedly siphoning money by stealing RTGS forms cleared by the bank, changing the names of the beneficiary and forging signatures.

The Times of India

Daily Dose Ep 1114: Amit Shah on CAA implementation, ED raids National Herald’s office

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka, and Afghanistan.

Newslaundry

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

The Hindu

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

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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 Hindu

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 Times of India

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 Hindu

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

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