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LF, Congress MLAs walk out from Bengal assembly on cut money issue
Kolkata, June 25 : The cut money issue reverberated in the West Bengal Assembly for the second day running on Tuesday, with the Left Front and Congress lawmakers staging a noisy walk-out on the issue. Full Story


Kolkata transgender couple to marry in social ceremony
Kolkata, June 25 : Kolkata-based transwoman Tista Das, who is set to get married in a social ceremony to Dipan Chakraborty, a transman, strictly believes that love connects two souls and that it goes much beyond any gender bias. The two will take the wedding vows following all rituals on August 5. Full Story


Trinamool leader returns 'cut money' as demonstrations continue
Kolkata, June 25 : Amid widespread demonstrations by people across West Bengal over 'cut money', a Trinamool Congress leader in Birbhum on Tuesday returned the money to beneficiaries of a project under the rural job guarantee scheme after he was accused of misappropriating the funds. Full Story


Bengal's Bhatpara tense again over Left-Congress peace rally
Kolkata, June 25 : Tension again built up in West Bengal's Bhatpara after a commotion involving the police and the Left-Congress activists centring on a peace rally in the area on Tuesday. Full Story


UN couldn't take strong decision on Rohingya crisis due to lack of consensus: Bangla FM Momen
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jun 25 : The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) could not take any strong decision on the adaptation of a resolution on Rohingya issue due to lack of consensus among permanent members, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said. Full Story


Bengal madrasa teacher pushed off train for not chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'
Kolkata, June 25 : A madrasa teacher from West Bengal complained that he was allegedly beaten up and pushed off from moving train here by a group of men after refusing to chant "Jai Shri Ram", a Government Railway Police (GRP) officer said on Tuesday. Full Story


Bengal's Bhatpara tense again over Left-Congress peace rally
Kolkata, June 25 : Tension again built up in West Bengal's Bhatpara after a commotion broke out between police and the Left-Congress activists centring on a peace rally in the area on Tuesday. Full Story


Trinamool leader returns 'cut money' as demonstrations continue
Kolkata, June 25 : Amid widespread demonstrations by people across West Bengal over 'cut money', a Trinamool Congress leader in Birbhum on Tuesday returned money to beneficiaries of a project under the rural job guarantee scheme after he was accused of misappropriating the funds. Full Story


TMC leader accuses Mamata govt of denying parole during CBI custody
Kolkata, June 25 : Saradha and Narada scam accused senior Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra has courted political controversy by claiming that his parole plea was declined 43 times by the Mamata Banerjee government during his 22 months in prison between 2014-2016, saying many of his party colleagues were spared from "bearing the burden of CBI" in spite of being named in various corruption cases. Full Story


Country went through 'Super Emergency' in last 5 years: Mamata attacks Modi govt
New Delhi , Jun 25 : Taking aim at the BJP-led central government, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that the country went through a period of 'Super Emergency' in the last five years - Narendra Modi's first tenure as Prime Minister. Full Story


Kolkata STF arrests 4 members of banned terror outfit
Howrah (West Bengal) , June 25 : Following a credible source, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata arrested 4 members of a banned terror outfit Neo-Jama'at Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)/Islamic State. Full Story


78 bombs seized in two districts in West Bengal, 8 arrested
Durgapur/Bhatpara (West Bengal) , June 25 : As many as 78 bombs were seized from Paschim Bardhaman and North 24 Parganas districts in West Bengal on Monday. Full Story


Mamata terms Modi's first tenure as 'Super Emergency'
Kolkata, June 25 : Marking the 44th anniversary of the Emergency, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called the previous tenure of the Narendra Modi government as "Super Emergency". Full Story


Bihar encephalitis deaths: SUCI members protest outside WB Guv's residence, detained
Kolkata (West Bengal) , June 24: Kolkata Police on Monday detained members of Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) (SUCI-C) who were protesting outside the Governor's residence here over the death of children in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). Full Story


Kolkata: Protesting primary school teachers detained by police
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Jun 24 : Police on Monday detained a group of state government primary teachers who were protesting outside West Bengal Assembly demanding revision in their pay scale. Full Story


4 JMB militants, including 3 Bangladeshis, held in Kolkata
Kolkata, June 25 : The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police has arrested four members of banned terror outfit Neo-JMB (Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh), including three Bangladeshi nationals from Kolkata, an officer said on Tuesday. Full Story


West Bengal: Police seize 60 bombs in Bhatpara, arrest 8 people
Bhatpara (West Bengal) , Jun 24 : As many as 60 bombs were seized on Monday from Bhatpara area in North 24 Parganas district and eight people arrested in that connection, police said. Full Story


What's the proof: Azam Khan on Mayawati's 'bad conduct' claim
New Delhi , June 24 : Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Monday questioned BSP Chief Mayawati's claim of bad conduct on SP's part as the reason of scrapping the erstwhile 'mahagathbandhan' and said the SP-BSP alliance was forged mutually. Full Story


Trinamool opposes EVMs, demands ballot paper
New Delhi , June 24 : Trinamool Congress on Monday demanded that the country should return to ballot papers as it doubted that electronic voting machines (EVMs) were manipulated during Lok Sabha elections. Full Story


West Bengal: BJP accuses TMC of attacking its members
Howrah (West Bengal) , June 24 : BJP on Monday alleged the Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers were engaged in violence in Bankra village area against some of its new members. Full Story


Calcutta University adopts online entrance test for PG courses
Kolkata, June 24 : Calcutta University on Monday opted for the online entrance examination for all Post Graduation (PG) courses. Full Story


Another Trianmool MLA, zilla parishad members in Bengal switch to BJP
New Delhi/Kolkata, June 24 : In yet another blow to West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, party MLA Wilson Champramary and several Zilla Parishad members from South Dinajpur district joined BJP on Monday. Full Story


West Bengal: 18 bombs seized in Durgapur
Durgapur (West Bengal) , June 24 : After seizing 60 bombs from the from Bhatpara area in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, police recovered 18 bombs in the Durgapur city of the state. Full Story


BJP gheraos SP offices across Bengal over law and order
Kolkata, June 24 : In protest against the widespread violence in the state and attack on their party workers, the West Bengal BJP on Monday gheraoed offices of the Superintendent of Police (SP) across all districts. Full Story


CBI quizzes Mathew Samuel in Narada sting case
Kolkata, June 24 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here on Monday again quizzed Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel in connection with the Narada sting tape case, an official said. Full Story


Another Trinamool MLA to defect to BJP in Bengal
Kolkata, June 24 : The West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) continues to witness defections since the 2019 Lok Sabha election results and the latest to join the list is Wilson Champramary, the Kalchini MLA. Full Story


Kolkata: BJP holds protest against TMC government
Kolkata (West Bengal) , June 24 : BJP on Monday held a protest here against the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for its alleged failure in discharging of its constitutional duties. Full Story


BJP leader for 'UP model' to tackle crime in Bengal
Kolkata, June 24 : Referring to Uttar Pradesh, where a number of criminals have reportedly been eliminated in a series of encounters in recent months, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Monday said if voted to power, they would apply the "UP model" in West Bengal to maintain law and order. Full Story


Stop issuing advisories, will co-operate: Trinamool to govt
New Delhi , June 24 : Trinamool Congress on Monday slammed the Centre for issuing advisories to the West Bengal government, saying it was against federalism and violates the principle of cooperative federalism. Full Story


'...Film abhi baki hai': says Mukul Roy as MLA, 10 Zila Parishad members join BJP
New Delhi , June 24 : Taking a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, BJP leader Mukul Roy used the popular oneliner yeh trailer hai, film abhi baki hai as one more TMC MLA, and 10 Zila Parishad members including their chief joined the BJP here on Monday. Full Story