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CBI arrests seven ECL officials in West Bengal coal smuggling scam

CBI arrested seven officials, including a serving general manager of Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), in connection with the coal smuggling scam in West Bengal

Mamata says will comment on emblem row only after studying matter

"I will not comment on this now. Let me first study the matter properly. Then I will speak on this," Banerjee told reporters after meeting Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at the Raj Bhavan here.

TMC's statements on investments, employment not visible on ground: WB Guv

It is an open secret that West Bengal has "serious problems" of governance, he asserted, claiming bureaucracy in the state is "under tightest control of the ruling party".

Covid positivity above 10% in several West Bengal districts: Survey

The survey, conducted from July 7-8, revealed that the test positivity rate (TPR) had crossed 20 per cent in some areas also.

Droupadi Murmu meets Bengal BJP lawmakers, assured of support in Prez polls

NDA presidential nominee Droupadi Murmu met BJP lawmakers from West Bengal on Tuesday to seek their support for the July 18 election

Covid positivity in West Bengal rises to 2%; 1,915 new cases reported

West Bengal's Covid-19 positivity rate rose to 21.29% on Monday, around four per cent more than that on the previous day, the health department said in a bulletin

Prez poll: Droupadi Murmu to meet Bengal's BJP lawmakers on Tuesday

'In the morning of July 12, she will first visit the ancestral house of Swami Vivekananda in the city, following which she will meet BJP lawmakers at a hotel around 10 AM,' a BJP leader said

West Bengal reports 2,962 new Covid-19 cases, 17% positivity rate

West Bengal reported 2,962 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday at a positivity rate of 17.36 per cent, as per the Health Department. Four more patients died, taking the toll to 21,243, it said. There are 23,264 active cases in the state at present, and all of these patients have symptoms. Of them, 508 patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals. The new cases were detected after testing 17,061 samples, recording a positivity rate of 17.36 per cent. So far, 20,07,204 patients have recovered, including 853 since Saturday.

TMC appoints MLA Babul Supriyo as national spokesperson of the party

TMC MLA Babul Supriyo has been appointed as a national spokesperson of the party, sources in the Mamata Banerjee-led camp said. Supriyo, the former union minister, took to Twitter to thank the party supremo for giving him the new responsibility. "My sincere gratitude to Hon'ble Didi @MamataOfficial & @abhishekaitc for appointing/including me in the illustrious Team of National Spokespersons of @AITCofficial. Shall do my very best to live up to the responsibility entrusted upon me," he tweeted. A senior TMC leader said Supriyo's appointment as a national spokesperson was a part of the strategy devised by the party to expand its base outside Bengal. "He is a well-known face across the country, both as a singer and a politician. So he can help us place our views and policies on the national stage," the TMC leader said. Supriyo, a former BJP MP, was dropped from the Union ministry last year, following which he switched over to the TMC. He gave up his Asansol Lok Sabha seat, which he

West Bengal reports 2,968 new Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths in last 24 hours

North 24 Parganas district registered 743 new cases, while Kolkata recorded 742 cases. In Hooghly, 143 new cases were detected.

Three Trinamool leaders shot dead in West Bengal; 1 held, others absconding

One person has been arrested in connection with murder of three Trinamool Congress leaders in Canning town in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district

Youth with monkeypox-like symptoms admitted to hospital in Kolkata

A youth in Kolkata, who recently returned from Europe, has been admitted to the hospital with rashes and symptoms similar to the viral disease.

Police still clueless about murder of 3 Trinamool workers in Canning

Almost 30 hours have passed since three local Trinamool Congress leaders were killed in broad daylight at Canning in South 24 Parganas district on Thursday, but the police are still clueless

Bengal adds 2,889 new Covid-19 cases, 3 more die in last 24 hours

West Bengal reported 2,889 fresh Covid-19 cases, raising the tally to 2,042,831, as the upward graph of new infections continues in the state, an official bulletin said on Thursday

'We've become laboratory of human rights violations': West Bengal governor

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday urged the Bengali intelligentsia to break their silence on what he described as the "decimation of democratic values" in the state

Mahua Moitra sparks row on Goddess Kaali, BJP demands apology for 'insult'

Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra on Tueday said, "For me, Goddess Kali is a meat-eating and alcohol-accepting goddess"

Bengal sees deficient rainfall in June, steps being taken to protect crops

West Bengal, since the onset of monsoon in June, has received deficient rainfall in 15 of its 23 districts, raising the likelihood of crops loss in some places

Bengal logs 1,132 new Covid-19 cases, positivity rate increases to 15.12 pc

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 20,35,617 on Monday as 1,132 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said

Eknath Shinde govt unethical, undemocratic, will fall soon: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday described the new Maharashtra government led by Eknath Shinde as "unethical and undemocratic" and claimed it will fall soon

Man who entered Mamata's residence says he thought it was Kolkata Police HQ

The man who sneaked past guards and entered the premises of CM Mamata Banerjee's residence in the city has told the police that he had done it thinking it was the Kolkata Police headquarters