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2 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dwaipayan Ghosh |Debashis Konar
Kolkata/Digha: Bengal BJP senior Dilip Ghosh met CM Mamata Banerjee in Digha after the inauguration of the Jagannath Dham on Wednesday and, referring to her as "Didi", said he was impressed by the temple complex. Ghosh's meeting with the CM comes in the backdrop of Bengal leader of opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who was also invited, not only staying away but holding a "Sanatani dharma sammelan" 28km away in Contai after a Calcutta High Court nod.
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3 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Debashis Konar |Tamaghna Banerjee
TrendingKolkata: The state govt on Wednesday operated a help desk and posted senior officials at the Delhi airport to ensure smooth return of those who lost their family members in the Pahalgam terror attack. The Bengal Cabinet has also passed a resolution condemning the attack in Kashmir. Sources said the deputy resident commissioner was personally posted at the Delhi airport along with a host of state home department officials who had flown to Delhi early on Wednesday.
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3 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Tamaghna Banerjee |Debashis Konar |Rohit Khanna
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor CV Ananda Bose are at odds over Murshidabad, with Banerjee urging against visits to avoid escalating tensions following Waqf law-related violence. Bose intends to assess the situation and report to the Centre, having met with affected individuals.
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4 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Debashis Konar |Dwaipayan Ghosh
TrendingKolkata: Not a single person involved in communal riots and violence in the name of anti-waqf protests in Murshidabad and Bhangar would be spared, chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, addressing a gathering of imams and muezzins from across Bengal at Netaji Indoor Stadium. She also announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in Murshidabad.
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4 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dwaipayan Ghosh |Debashis Konar
Kolkata: The Murshidabad violence was a "planned communal riot" orchestrated by BJP with the help of central agencies, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday, questioning the role of Union home minister Amit Shah. Banerjee also questioned the "unseemly hurry" to change the waqf law when the situation in neighbouring Bangladesh remained volatile. The CM accused the Union home minister of using multiple agencies against the state and urged PM Narendra Modi to "control" Shah.
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4 weeks ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dwaipayan Ghosh |Debashis Konar
News‘Momentous’ inauguration of Jagannath temple on Akshaya Tritiya: CMKolkata: The newly constructed Jagannath temple would be inaugurated on April 30, Akshaya Tritiya, between 3pm and 3.10pm, after the ritualistic consecration of Lord Jagannath begins around 11am, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday after convening a high-level meeting. The CM added that darshan would begin once the gates were opened to the public. A cultural programme will be held around 2-2.30pm, before the inauguration.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Debashis Konar |Tamaghna Banerjee
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed "with folded hands" to all communities to not get provoked into breaking the law. "Today, on the eve of Poila Baisakh, I urge everyone to peacefully exercise their democratic rights (to protest) with prior permission," Banerjee said. "But remember, whoever you are, A, B, C or D, do not take the law in your own hands. Some people may instigate you but do not be provoked. Those who keep a cool head despite provocations are the true winners.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Poulami Roy Banerjee |Tamaghna Banerjee |Debashis Konar
NewsCity Newskolkata NewsNo ‘eligible’ person to lose job; Plan A, Plan B ready: MamataTrendingKolkata: Not a single "eligible" teacher or non-teaching staff member would lose their job, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said on Monday at a meeting with thousands rendered jobless after last week's SC decision on SSC appointments. Their jobs would be regularised in two months, she said, adding she had both "Plan A" and "Plan B" ready.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Dwaipayan Ghosh |Debashis Konar
Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticized the Supreme Court's decision to cancel over 25,000 teaching jobs due to recruitment fraud, suggesting transfers instead. She accused the BJP and CPM of destabilizing the state's education system and questioned the handling of other recruitment scandals. Banerjee pledged state support and fresh recruitment within three months as mandated.
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1 month ago | 
timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Debashis Konar |Tamaghna Banerjee
TrendingKolkata: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday formed a group of five senior cabinet ministers and a task force comprising five senior bureaucrats and cops and tasked them with monitoring the situation in the state and coordinating with her during her week-long trip abroad. Banerjee is leaving for the UK on Saturday and is likely to be back here next Friday.
