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Mamata Banerjee re-elected TMC chief unopposed, warns against infighting

The TMC, she underscored, is synonymous with 'struggle', which it has done since its inception in 1998

Bengal schools to reopen on Feb 3, flights from Delhi, Mumbai allowed

Schools for classes 8 to 12, colleges and varsities will reopen in West Bengal on February 3, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday.

West Bengal allows schools, colleges, varsities to reopen from Feb 3

CM said the Covid situation in the state has improved a lot, because of which certain relaxations are being given

Bengal Guv attacks Mamata govt, alleges violence, trampling of human rights

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, and launched another attack on the Mamata Banerjee government

Covid-19: West Bengal reduces RT-PCR test rate to Rs 500

The rate of an RT-PCR test in Delhi is Rs 300, while that in Mumbai is Rs 500

Mamata likely to hold state-level admin review meet on February 3

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is likely to hold a state-level administrative meeting here on February 3 to review work of various departments and progress of development projects

Bengal govt holds meeting on jute crisis; 2 more mills shut operations

As jute mills continue to down shutters in West Bengal owing to unavailability of raw materials at the price fixed by the government, the Jute Commissioner came under fire at a meeting

West Bengal registers 3,608 new Covid-19 cases, 36 fresh fatalities

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 19,82,862 as 3,608 people tested positive for the infection, 1,361 less than the previous day, a health bulletin said.

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 4,969 fresh cases, 34 deaths

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally went up to 19,79,254 on Wednesday when 4,969 fresh cases, 475 more than the previous day's count

Tabla Maestro Anindya Chatterjee also refused Padma award

Eminent Tabla player Pandit Anindya Chatterjee has declined to receive the Padma Shri honour. Chatterjee is the second person from Bengal's vibrant musical world who was offered the Padma award this year and refused it. The eminent percussionist, who has been 'jugal bandis' (duets) with classical maestros like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan said on Wednesday he had recieved a phone call from Delhi on Tuesday seeking his consent to accepting the honour. "However I politely declined. I said thank you but I am not ready to receive Padma Shri at this phase of my career. I have passed that phase," Chatterjee who received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 2002 said. A disciple of PanditJnan Prakash Ghosh, he has performed at the Rastrapati Bhavan in the past and was the youngest tabla player to perform in the British Parliament's House of Commons in 1989. Chatterjee said he would have accepted the honour with gratitude had it been conferred on him

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 4,494 new cases and 36 deaths

West Bengal on Tuesday registered 4,494 fresh Covid-19 cases, 52 less than the previous day's figure

Ex-Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee rejects Padma Bhushan award

Veteran CPI(M) leader and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee rejected the Padma Bhushan award.

Democracy is in deep peril in Bengal, no constitutional norms: Dhankhar

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday said that democracy is in deep peril in the state adding that the governance is also away from constitutional norms

Bengal disbursed Rs 74 cr to settle around 15,000 Covid death claims: Min

The West Bengal government has spent Rs 74 crore from its State Disaster Response Fund to settle around 15,000 claims of COVID-19 deaths out of the over 18,500 applications

West Bengal registers 4,546 fresh Covid-19 cases and 37 fatalities

West Bengal on Monday recorded 4,546 new cases of Covid-19 and 37 more fatalities

West Bengal logs 6,980 new Covid-19 cases and 36 fresh fatalities

Kolkata reported the highest number of 973 new cases

Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to declare Bose's birthday a national holiday

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee appealed to the Central Government to declare Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's birth anniversary as a national holiday

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 9,154 new cases, 35 fresh fatalities

The number of active cases dipped by 9,993 to 1,34,816

Mamata govt not providing info sought, flouting constitutional norms: Guv

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of not providing any information related to his previous queries on a host of issues including a probe into purchase of kits and medical equipment to fight Covid-19 and alleged that it is an "unprecedented constitutional transgression". In a letter to Banerjee, which he shared on Twitter, Dhankhar claimed that "for two years" the state government has provided no information sought by him. The ruling Trinamool Congress alleged that the governor is trying to boost the morale of the state unit of the BJP which facing an internal feud. "In disregard of constitutional 'duty' under Article 167 @MamataOfficial there is failure to provide any information to Guv including: Pandemic Purchase Enquiry, BGBS, Bengal Aerotropolis Project, GTA, MAA Canteen, & Pegasus Notification. Unprecedented constitutional transgression," Dhankhar tweeted. Dhankhar had earlier flagged the hosting of the Bengal Global ...

Covid-19 pandemic: West Bengal logs 10,959 new cases, 37 more deaths

The state now has 1,44,809 active cases, 6,893 less than what the figure was on Wednesday