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Cracks in Mamata Banerjee-led 'opposition meet' for Presidential polls

Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday will hold a meeting with several Opposition leaders to discuss presidential polls and put up a united fight against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Presidential polls | Pawar meets Mamata, Left party leaders

NCP chief not running for President

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West Bengal Assembly passes bill to appoint Education Minister as Visitor of private varsities

West Bengal Private University Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed by a voice vote after opposition BJP MLAs staged a walkout, protesting against it.

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'May disturb peace': West Bengal issues advisory to cable operators over 'sensationalised, communal' news

"Misleading", "sensationalised", "having communal tone", and "likely to cause breach of peace in the state" – this is how the West Bengal government has characterised recent coverage by news channels of "news and incidents" in the state.

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Morning Digest | A month after Rahul Bhat’s killing, over 5,400 Pandit employees refuse to join duty in Valley, Rahul Gandhi to appear before ED again today, and more

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Continue to provide GST compensation to States for three to five years, Amit Mitra writes to Nirmala Sitharaman

This will provide much-needed relief to the finances affected by the pandemic, Principal Chief Adviser to West Bengal CM says

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Arrest count in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal increases; sporadic incidents reported even as situation de-escalates

Uneasy calm prevails in parts of country

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Uneasy calm as West Bengal limps to normalcy; 200 arrested, 42 FIRs registered

Almost all the shops have downed their shutters. Several shops in the market have been set on fire.

The Hindu

Paramilitary forces should be called to assist police in arson-hit places of West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari told reporters that there should be a high-level meeting by the Chief Secretary, the DGP, Home Secretary and top bureaucrats on an emergency basis in view of the situation in the State.

The Hindu

Tripura byelections: TMC announces star campaigners

GUWAHATI: All India Trinamool Congress on Monday released a list of its 27 star campaigners, which include party supremo and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, for the June 23 byelections to four Tripura assembly seats.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Violence-hit areas limp back to normalcy amid sporadic protests

KOLKATA: The violence-hit districts of West Bengal were limping back to normalcy on Monday with sporadic protests reported from a few areas as heavy police deployment continued, officials said.

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Prophet remarks | Muslim cleric’s body urges West Bengal CM to not allow more protest rallies

Md. Yahia had last week called for protests inside mosques across West Bengal

The Hindu

Eminent personalities oppose Mamata Banerjee becoming chancellor of state-run varsities, decry blow to freedom

Actor, directors, painter, thespian, and activists among the 40 signatories who are “surprised and stunned” by the Chief Minister’s appointment.

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Left terms Mamata Banerjee’s move to convene Oppositon meeting ‘a unilateral move’

West Bengal CM’s action could harm Opposition unity, say Left leaders

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Daily Dose Ep 1070: Two die in Jharkhand violence over Prophet comments, Covid updates

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Jharkhand, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Taiwan.

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Mamata Banerjee convenes meeting of Opposition leaders, CMs on Presidential poll

Ms. Banerjee has reached out to the Opposition CMs and leaders to participate in the joint meeting in the national capital,

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Shillong Chamber Choir’s upcoming single is inspired by rail journeys and is a tribute to Uncle Neil, the founder of the choir

The accompanying music video starts off at the bustling Howrah Station in West Bengal, and eventually takes viewers back to the 1960s and ’70s

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Why Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy’s arrest for ‘abusing’ Mamata has kicked up a storm

Controversial Bengali vlogger Roddur Roy was arrested on Tuesday for making “derogatory” remarks about West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, a Lok Sabha MP and all-India general secretary of the Trinamool Congress.

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70% of kala azar cases, 20 deaths in Bihar last year

PATNA: People generally believed that kala azar (black fever) had been tamed, but the recent cases sounded an alarm bell as it claimed at least 28 lives, including 20 in Bihar, 5 in neighbouring Jharkhand, two in West Bengal and one in Uttar Pradesh in 2021, as per the data…

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West Bengal Speaker rejects plea to disqualify Mukul Roy as MLA

The petition was filed by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari after Mr. Roy joined the Trinamool Congress.

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Trinamool Congress has no principles, party only has syndicates: BJP national president Nadda

J.P. Nadda, who is in West Bengal on a two-day visit, calls Trinamool Congress “Phishi-Bhaipho party“; says all regional parties have turned into family parties

The Hindu

BJP promises separate State, welfare schemes ahead of polls to befool people: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

The Chief Minister of West Bengal also criticised the Union government for not releasing funds for welfare schemes and “stopping” supply of wheat to States.

The Hindu

The Chancellor conundrum: On West Bengal decision to make CM as Chancellor

The time may have come to reconsider having Governors as university Chancellors

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1066: CDS appointment rules, BJP MLA booked over rape victim's video

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Maharashtra, Punjab, West Bengal, Telangana, and Ukraine.

The Times of India

Will shed my blood but never allow division of West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee

ALIPURDUAR: Amid demands for a separate state carved out of West Bengal by some BJP leaders, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that she is ready to shed her own blood, if need be, to thwart such attempts to divide the state.

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