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Jail is safer than bail: Amid pandemic, murder accused denied relief

Bombay High Court refused to grant bail to the accused, saying it could not put him at the risk of contracting coronavirus




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UP official claims other states replicating 'Yogi model' for its success

He claims that the UP model had been acknowledged by the Centre and other states for its high success rate




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Management institutes to help group of ministers handle Covid-19 crisis

Students of these 26 institutes will provide interns to help the EGoMs with data analysis and policy inputs




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09/16:50 EST Cancellation Severe Weather Warning for East Gippsland, North East and West and South Gippsland Forecast Districts.




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Covid-19 impact: State govts likely to raise more money using bonds

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, state governments' gross market borrowings stood at Rs 6.08 trillion in 2019-20, up from Rs 4.78 trillion in 2018-19.




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India needs to subdue Warner, Smith for its success in Aus: Ian Chappell

Australia will welcome Virat Kohli's troops in the latest edition of Border-Gavaskar Trophy which is currently scheduled to begin in November




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Malda: Eleven crib deaths in 48 hours

Eleven infants reportedly died in the last 48 hours at the Malda Medical College and Hospital.




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Cop held for molesting colleague on duty

A Kolkata police constable has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman colleague on duty.




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Flood situation improves, water levels recede in East Midnapore

There seems to be some improvement in the flood situation in the state with water levels receding in West Midnapore and no deaths being reported Saturday.




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Before her Darjeeling visit, GJM MLAs seek CM''s appointment

There was a lot of positive discussions about GTA.




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Trinamool team meets PC, demands financial relief

Reviving an old bone of contention with the Congress-led UPA government just months before the 2014 elections, Trinamool Congress leaders Monday met Finance Minister P Chidambaram.




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'If DVC stopped releasing water, flood situation would improve''

Even as the blamegame between the state government and the Damodar Valley Corporation continues, flood situation in the southern part of Bengal remained largely the same.




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WBHRC asks for guidelines in educational institutes

The WBHRC noted that the police had failed to do its duty to maintain law and order in the University.




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Mamata hopeful about Darjeeling''s future

"I want people in the Hills to be happy."




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More children go missing in Darjeeling every year: Report

A State Crime Records Bureau-backed report has termed West Bengal the source point for child trafficking within the country.




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Back in Darjeeling, Mamata pitches for peace, development

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the people in the hills and appealed to maintain peace.




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22 months on, panel begins recording statements

A judicial commission set up to probe into the incident began recording statements of victims'' family members Wednesday.




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In Darjeeling, Didi bats for development, attacks GJM

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said her government would not allow disruption of normal life in the name of bandhs.




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State sets up 40 outlets to sell onions at Rs 36/kg

In view of the spiralling prices of onion, the West Bengal government has made arrangements to sell the cooking staple at Rs 36 per kg.




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Original text of Tagore''s Nobel nomination on display

The original text of Rabindra nath Tagore's nomination for the prestigious award was displayed publicly in India for the first time Friday.




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Glitch in AI Dreamliner; Kolkata-bound flight delayed by 6 hours

Two hundred Kolkata-bound passengers faced a harrowing time as a technical fault in Air India's Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft delayed their flight from IGI airport by over six hours.




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Mamata: More scope to develop Darjeeling than Switzerland

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her stand on undivided Bengal and said the hills would remain an integral part of the state.




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Gorkhaland movement will shift to Delhi, says Gurung

Slams Mamata, says no backtracking on statehood demand




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Captive-bred rare species of turtles to be released in Sunderbans

After successfully hatching critically endangered Batagur turtles in captivity, officials at the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve (STR) would release a batch of the hatchlings in the Sunderbans mid-2014.




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Panchayat minister likely to meet World Bank officials

West Bengal may pitch in for the inclusion of another 1,000 gram panchayats under the ISGPproject funded by the World bank.




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Trainee nurse rape: Prime accused among 2 held

Police arrested two of the three accused of raping a 19-year-old trainee nurse on October 27.




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20 yrs after July 21 firing, probe panel to finally fix responsibility

Yuva Cong rally: Commission to file report after depositions of CM, Buddha.




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Mobile teams to check firecracker noise levels

The state government will send out teams to various districts and adjoining areas of Kolkata.




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PC-Roy meet fuels new political equation talks

UPA government held a crucial meeting with estranged ally Trinamool Congress here to discuss financial relief for West Bengal.




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Model code violation: Case filed against Adhir

Following directions from the State Election Commission, Murshidabad district''s Returning Officer Monday lodged police a complaint against Union Minister of State for Railways Adhir Chowdhury for his speech during a public meeting on October 27 there.




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Didi forces vendors to sell cheap, potato disappears from Kolkata

The order has driven the normally abundant Jyoti potato virtually out of currency. Traders say the economics just doesn''t work out.




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JU prof to move HC for rights panel relief

This is the first time Mahapatra would approach a court personally over the issue.




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Hotel owner shoots manager

Police said Asish Banerjee, owner of Pinaki Sadan Hotel, shot manager Bhaskar Chattopadhyay following an altercation between them.




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Yashwant punctures Modi theory: 'No state model ideal for nation''

Sinha said even Nitish Kumar''s model of development in Bihar was good but cannot withstand the nation''s development needs.




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Pratibha Patil denies claim by V K Singh: didn't tell him not to quit

Patil said she had told Singh to Keep all issues aside and serve the nation.




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HC: Sell Tower Infotec assets to pay depositors

Hearing a petition filed by the company, Justice Sanjib Banerjee directed that the state government should be added as a party in the case.




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Bill to rename Rajarhat New Town likely to be tabled this session

The state government is likely to bring a bill to change the name of Rajarhat New Town in the winter session of Assembly scheduled to start November 18.




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Teacher held for raping 12-yr-old

Hearing the girl's cry, neighbours rushed to the spot and caught the teacher and manhandled him, they said.




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HC seeks govt reply on JU prof's plea on relief

Sanjib Banerjee, too, had pointed out that the state human rights commission only had the right to recommend.




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Govt told to file affidavit on ex-DGP as rights panel member

A K Banerjee directed the state government to file the affidavit by December 2.




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Debt-burdened Bengal seeks Rs 2.5 lakh cr relief package

The CM also requested for specific grant of Rs 1,55,000 crore to boost various development programmes.




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Not invited to Great Eastern relaunch, former CM who allowed its divestment




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Elephant death toll rises to six

While five elephants died on the spot, a pregnant had elephant sustained critical injury.




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Salt peppers TMC-Oppn verbal duel

Mullick blames Cong, CPM, BJP for spreading rumours to fuel crisis, gets called mad in return.




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Salt peppers TMC-Oppn verbal duel

Mullick blames Cong, CPM, BJP for spreading rumours to fuel crisis, gets called mad in return.




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Salt peppers TMC-Oppn verbal duel

Mullick blames Cong, CPM, BJP for spreading rumours to fuel crisis, gets called mad in return.




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173 years on, Auckland Hotel is reborn Lalit Great Eastern Hotel

Mamata said it was good to see that many new hotels were coming up in Kolkata.




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Family belies KMC claim on migrant''s return from Saudi




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Measures planned by govt will help economy bounce back: President

The President was here to inaugurate an international conference of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India.




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HC seeks govt stand on illegal hotels at Tajpur beach

The Calcutta High Court Friday directed the state government to file affidavit within two weeks explaining its stand on the illegal construction of hotels and resorts at the Tajpur sea beach in the East Midnapore district.