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Bengal renames 'Karmashree' as 'Mahatma Shree'

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- Within days of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's announcement, the state government has renamed its Karmashree project, associated with 100 days of work, as 'Mahatma Shree' in honor... Read More


'Empty-handed PM, blocked funds': TMC salvo at Modi's 'maha jungle raj' charge

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday described the situation in Bengal as "maha jungle raj," the Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to "des... Read More


Abhishek reviews 'Sebaashray II' health camp at Budge Budge

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday visited a health camp organised under the Sebaashray 2 initiative at Budge Budge, where he reviewe... Read More


'Ground access passes tripled after pressure', Satadru tells SIT

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- Satadru Dutta, the main organiser of the 'G.O.A.T India Tour', was questioned for hours on Friday by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing lapses in crowd control,... Read More


Basirhat Municipality board dissolved, SDO to be in charge

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- The Urban Development and Municipal Affairs (UD&MA) department has dissolved the board of Basirhat Municipality and removed its chairman along with all other board members, citing ... Read More


7 arrested over Hindu man's killing in Bangladesh's Mymensingh, says Yunus

Dhaka/ New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Seven people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, the interim government announced on Saturday. Dipu Chandra Das, 25, was lynch... Read More


'MODI'S RALLY STANDING ON DEAD BODIES...' TMC holds PM responsible for 3 deaths in Nadia

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- After three BJP supporters were killed and three others injured after being hit by a train amid dense fog on Saturday while travelling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rall... Read More


10 arrested over Hindu man's killing in Bangladesh's Mymensingh, says Yunus

Dhaka/ New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Seven people have been arrested in connection with the lynching of a Hindu man in Bangladesh, the interim government announced on Saturday. Dipu Chandra Das, 25, was lynch... Read More


'There was a plan to make Assam part of E Pak'

NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, accusing it of neglecting Assam and the Northeast during its years in power and alleging that it... Read More


B'desh: Ten held over Hindu man's lynching; youth leader's funeral prayers held

DHAKA/NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 -- Bangladesh remained on edge on Saturday amid concerns over the lynching of a Hindu man and the funeral of a slain youth leader whose death sparked nationwide unrest. Dipu C... Read More