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Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government received a major jolt from the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday after a division bench declared the state government’s ‘Duare Ration’ (ration at doorsteps) scheme as illegal. A pet project of Mamata Banerjee, the project was launched soon after she became the chief minister for the third consecutive […]
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Hyderabad: Governor versus government is becoming an increasingly common anomaly across States, with incidents of governors appointed by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre in confrontation with governments, especially in non-BJP ruled States, on the rise. The latest has been the face-off between Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan and the State’s Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan. The […]
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According to ED sources, a part of the proceeds of the crime that Hossain received was transferred in the names of his mother and wife necessitating the questioning of the two.
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Kolkata: After over 24 hours of marathon grilling, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam, finally arrested state minister and the Trinamool Congress secretary general Partha Chatterjee on Saturday morning. A decision to this effect was taken after Chatterjee went into a total non-cooperation mode following the […]
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Hyderabad: BJP MLA Eatala Rajender here on Saturday said he was ready to contest from Gajwel Assembly constituency during the next elections in the State. “I already started my work seriously in the constituency since I informed about this to the party high command,” he said while interacting with media persons here. He said the […]
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Hyderabad: The surge of Covid infections driven by different variants of Omicron has just become even more complicated with geneticists reporting Covid infections due to BA.2.75, the new Omicron variant in different States including Telangana. Between March and June 7, the average daily Covid infections in Telangana hovered between 55 and 65. Since then, there […]
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New Delhi: Security has been beefed up in several states on Monday amid protests against the Centre’s new Agnipath recruitment scheme. After the policy, which allows Indian youths to serve in the regular cadre of the Armed Forces for a period of four years, was announced on June 14, protests erupted in various states including […]
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Hyderabad: After a delegation from West Bengal Chief Minister’s Office visited the State on Thursday to study MeeSeva operations and other e-Governance initiatives of Telangana, a team from Uttar Pradesh Commercial Taxes department held a meeting with Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar on Saturday. Uttar Pradesh Commercial Taxes Commissioner S Ministhy led the delegation of senior […]
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Kolkata: A new round of confrontation between West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Mamata Banerejee government seem to be looming after the state cabinet on Thursday decided to have Chief Minister as the Chancellor of all state universities instead of the Governor. This is for the first time that the state government has taken […]
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Hyderabad: Industry body FTCCI said the one-time settlement scheme (OTS) announced by the Telangana government will help release manpower engaged in legacy issues and allow more time for GST related issues. It also allows closure to litigations and at the same time effect early recoveries of tax dues. The State government on Monday announced ‘one-time […]
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Siliguri (West Bengal): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday slammed the Trinamool Congress for spreading rumours about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said that the Central government will implement it once the COVID-19 pandemic ends. The Home Minister, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants that […]
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Durgapur: At least 13 passengers have sustained serious injuries after a SpiceJet flight operating from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal encountered severe turbulence while landing on Sunday evening, sources said. The Boeing B737 aircraft operating as SpiceJet flight SG-945 were provided with immediate medical assistance upon arrival in Durgapur, and the airline said that […]
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Kolkata: Amid reports that Maoists were trying to regroup in Junglemahal area of West Bengal, their former stronghold, with posters having resurfaced in some pockets, political parties in the state have taken to blame game, maintaining that fears were being unnecessary fuelled by rival camps for individual gains. The Centre had warned of Maoist activities […]
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Hyderabad: The upcoming plenary of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will unveil the party’s policy outlook towards the national politics. Besides discussing issues pertaining to the State as well as the country, the party will present Telangana’s model of development before the people of the country in order to trigger a discussion why not replicate […]
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Siliguri: Setting an example of communal harmony, Muslim youths distributed water bottles and hugged participants of the Ram Navami procession on Sunday in Siliguri, West Bengal. The Muslim youths extended Ram Navami greetings to the people taking part in the procession. The people who were part of the procession welcomed the distribution of bottles and […]
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Hyderabad: The State-run power plants in Telangana under TSGenco, have registered the highest plant load factor (PLF) in the country for the year 2021-22, with 73.87 per cent PLF. While Telangana secured top position, West Bengal stood second with 72 per cent PLF. The seventh phase of KTPS registered 83.58 per cent PLF and stood […]
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Hyderabad: The consistent efforts of the State government to improve irrigation facilities through construction of new projects and improving the old irrigation infrastructure has yielded rich dividends as is evident in the overall gross irrigated area in Telangana zooming up by 119 per cent from 62.48 lakh acres in 2014-15 to 136.86 lakh acres in […]
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Telangana In a first, the government of Telangana launched the pilot of Telangana Health Profile project aimed at preparing a digital data bank of the health ailments of the people. The pilot of the prestigious project will be implemented in Mulugu and Rajanna Sircilla district over the next 40 days. Health Minister T Harish Rao […]
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Hyderabad: Most are familiar with the song ‘Kacha Badam’ and its singer/composer, Bhuvan Badyakar who became an overnight success after his song went viral on Instagram. West Bengal’s peanut vendor is suddenly the state’s biggest celebrity. He was recently invited to perform his catchy composition in a 5-star restaurant in Kolkata. We can see the […]
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Hyderabad: Pulmonologists at Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar gave a fresh lease of life to a 31-year-old employee of DRDO, Gautam Kumar Shaw, who was admitted to the hospital with complaints of coughing up blood. Shaw, a resident of West Bengal, was on Independence Day security arrangements duty at Red Fort, New Delhi, when the Prime […]
