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West Bengal reports 639 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 more fatality
West Bengal's COVID-19 caseload climbed to 5,85,305 after 639 people tested positive for the virus, while one more fatality pushed the death toll to 10,325, the health department said in a bulletin. The eastern state now has 5,152 active cases, while 5,69,828 patients have so far recovered from the disease. Kolkata recorded the highest number of 225 new infections, followed by North 24 Parganas (161), it said. A total of 91,31,193 samples have been tested in West Bengal so far, including 18,116 since Sunday.
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Mamata steps up efforts to win over voters before Nandigram campaign ends
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intensified efforts to woo voters before campaigning for the second phase of the assembly poll ends in Nandigram on Tuesday evening
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West Bengal polls: BJP faces stiff opposition over choice of candidates
Altercations over candidate selection affect the party's last-mile connectivity in West Bengal, writes Radhika Ramaseshan
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No development in 10 yrs, Mamata took Bengal back to 19th century: Rajnath
Rajnath Singh further accused Banerjee of not fulfilling her promise of putting an end to water crisis in the state
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Vote for Modi if you want schemes, for TMC if you prefer scams: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also promised to build an AIIMS in the Junglemahal area
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BJP gives final push as campaigning for first phase ends in Bengal
Top leaders of the BJP are on the campaign trail in West Bengal on Thursday, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of the Assembly elections, which goes to polls on March 27
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Wheelchair govt won't work in West Bengal: Dilip Ghosh targets Mamata
Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that the "wheelchair" government in the state would not work
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Will never let NPR, NRC be implemented in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Banerjee on Wednesday said that she won't let National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) be implemented in the state
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WB polls: BJP lists candidate for 13 seats, brings back Lahiri in poll fray
The BJP brought back former chief economic advisor Ashok Lahiri back in the poll fray by fielding him from the Balurghat seat, even as it announced a list of 13 candidates
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West Bengal polls: Meet Ashok Lahiri, a catholic thinker in Hindutva's camp
If the BJP actually gets to form a government, Lahiri's name is at the top of several BJP lists for the post of finance minister
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BJP announces 11 more candidates for WB polls, changes nominees in 2 seats
The BJP announced another list of candidates for 11 seats for the assembly elections in West Bengal and also changed its nominees in two other constituencies
Congress announces star campaigners for 3rd phase of West Bengal polls
The Congress on Monday released a list of its 'star campaigners' for the West Bengal assembly polls third phase and it includes Sachin Pilot
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BJP making false poll promise of free ration, will not fulfil it: Mamata
Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of making a false promise to supply free ration ahead of the assembly elections in the state
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After Suvendu's 'outsider' barb, Mamata rents two houses in Nandigram
The Chief Minister asserted her plans to build a permanent residence on the banks of the Haldi river in the constituency so that she can visit more frequently
WB polls: TMC, BJP manifestos maintain focus on women, students, farmers
The BJP has also promised to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the very first year of its Cabinet
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ECI bars political appointees in Bengal municipal corporations form work
Ahead of polls, ECI restrained political appointees serving as board administrators of WB municipal corporations, whose term has ended, from discharging their functions until the model CoC is in force
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BJP's WB manifesto: "KG to PG" free education, women's quota in govt jobs
Promising "KG to PG" free education, 33 per cent quota in government jobs and a Rs 300,000 accident cover for farmers, the BJP unveiled its election manifesto for the West Bengal assembly polls
Working behind the scenes: BJP's lesser-known go-getters in West Bengal
Barring exceptions, the "go-to" men are rooted in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its student front, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), and have since moved to the BJP organisation.
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25% candidates in Bengal polls phase-1 declared criminal cases: ADR
Forty-eight of the 191 candidates contesting the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal on March 27 have declared criminal cases against themselves
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West Bengal polls: TMC replaces candidates in four Assembly constituencies
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday replaced candidates in Nadia district's Kalyani constituency, and three others
