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More people in West Bengal working for al-Qaeda, NIA official warns

On interrogating the six arrested from Murshidabad on Saturday, the NIA sleuths have unearthed the identities of two persons from Malda working in tandem with them

Adhir Chowdhury raises demand to recognise Bengali as classical language

"There is no specific eligibility of how a classical language is determined. Bengali language with all its heritage should be included as a classical language," he said

West Bengal coroanvirus update: 61 Covid-19 deaths, 3,177 new cases

The Covid-19 toll in West Bengal rose to 4,359 on Sunday after 61 more patients succumbed to the disease

Clone trains to reach destinations 2-3 hours before parent trains: Report

"These trains will reach their destinations two to three hours in advance. That's how they have been planned," a senior official said

Mamata Banerjee made WB a safe-haven for 'nefarious activities': Supriyo

After NIA busted Pak-sponsored Al-Qaeda modules in Murshidabad, West Bengal, Babul Supriyo said that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has made Bengal a safe-haven for 'nefarious activities'

Garib Kalyan Rojgar not implemented in WB as it did not provide info: FM

FM Sitharaman said the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan was not implemented in West Bengal as the state did not provide any data regarding migrant workers who returned to their native places amid Covid-19

TMC govt works for 30% population of West Bengal: BJP's Vijayvargiya

Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya accused the TMC government in West Bengal of working for the benefit of the 30 per cent population of the state, who belong to the minority community

West Bengal BJP sets target of inducting 2 million Muslims by December

The Minority Morcha of the West Bengal BJP has set an ambitious target of inducting 2 million Muslims by the end of the year, as part of its efforts to dent the vote share of the TMC in the state

WB: Mamata announces monthly allowance, free housing for Brahmin priests

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 and free housing for more than 8,000 poor Sanatan Brahmin priests of the state

West Bengal Police forms separate groups to deal with fake news menace

West Bengal Police has formed separate core groups of police officers with expertise in cybercrime detection to deal with the menace of circulation of "fake news", a senior official said

West Bengal coronavirus update: State's caseload surpasses 200,000-mark

West Bengal reported 3,215 fresh Covid-19 cases, with its tally going past the 200,000 mark, while 58 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 3,945

Covid-19: Strict lockdown enforced in West Bengal, more than 3000 arrested

Normal life was hit in West Bengal in complete lockown with the police cracking down heavily on violators leading to the arrest of more than 3,400 people

India needs to forget divisive politics for a while; onus only on Modi govt

India is facing intense, multiple, intertwined crises and needs political space and confidence. It is up to Modi and his govt to create them

NIA files chargesheet against suspected LeT operative from West Bengal's

A chargesheet has been filed before a special NIA court here against suspected LeT operative Tania Parvin, who allegedly maintained contacts on social media with various terror outfits

After robots, Bengal plans to procure drones for better fire fighting

West Bengal fire services department is contemplating to procure drones after acquiring four robots as a better fire fighting gear, state minister Sujit Bose said on Friday. These four robots would be used in situations where it is too dangerous for fire brigade personnel to venture or in places not accessible to them, the fire and emergency services minister said. West Bengal is the only state that has four such robots, he said. "Now, the department is planning to introduce drones," the minister said at a valedictory session of the Safety Symposium & Exposition organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Fire audits are conducted regularly in the state, he said. Bose said that fire services department personnel also helped in the sanitisation and fumigation of COVID hospitals, quarantine centres and administrative offices across the state during the pandemic.

Bengal: Dilip Ghosh says 'corona is over', TMC asks him to visit a doctor

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has claimed that the Covid-19 pandemic is over but Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is imposing lockdown only to stop BJP from organising public meetings

Corona over, lockdown imposed in Bengal to stop BJP's rallies: Dilip Ghosh

Claiming "Corona has gone", BJP leader Dilip Ghosh alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has continued to impose lockdown in the State to stop BJP from organising rallies

Cong ready to tie up with Left in West Bengal, defeat communalism: Adhir

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that his party is ready to forge a poll alliance with the Left Front in the state to put up a "spirited" battle against TMC and BJP

No complete lockdown in Bengal on Sept 12 for NEET candidates: Mamata

The state-wide complete lockdown on September 12 has been withdrawn in the interest of the students appearing for NEET, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced

SFI urges Bengal to withdraw Sep 12 lockdown for NEET candidates' benefit

The SFI has urged the West Bengal government to withdraw the state-wide lockdown on September 12 for the benefit of the NEET candidates who will sit for the examination on the next day