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As Mamata Banerjee opens Jagannath temple in Digha, political row erupts

India, May 1 -- As West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee oversaw the consecration ceremony at the new Jagannath temple in the beach town of Digha in East Midnapore district, the opposition Bharat... Read More


staffer jumps off hotel building after fire, dies

Kolkata, April 30 -- An employee of a hotel in Kolkata died after he jumped from the building when a portion of it caught fire around 9pm on Monday, fire brigade officials said. Six fire tenders were ... Read More


Staffer jumps off Kolkata hotel in panic after fire breaks out, dies: Official

India, April 29 -- An employee of a Kolkata hotel died after he jumped from the building when a fire broke out on the premises at about 9pm on Tuesday, officials said. The five-storey hotel, located ... Read More


Wife of BSF constable detained by Pakistan Rangers leaves for Pathankot

India, April 28 -- The wife of Border Security Force (BSF) constable Purnab Kumar Shaw, who is in the custody of the Pakistan Rangers for crossing over to their side of the border in Punjab last week,... Read More


Mamata asks ministers to be more proactive on ground, cites Murshidabad violence

India, April 24 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday told state ministers that they should be more proactive on the ground, citing the recent communal violence in Murshidabad, pe... Read More


Bengal govt questions contempt petition in teacher recruitment case in high court

India, April 23 -- A Calcutta high court division bench hearing the contempt petition by state-appointed schoolteachers in the bribe-for-job case on Wednesday allotted more time for hearing after the ... Read More


Mamata Banerjee urges teachers to end strike, says govt filing review plea in SC

India, April 22 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appealed to the agitating schoolteachers and non-teaching staff whos,e appointments were invalidated following a Supreme Court ... Read More


Mamata Banerjee urges teachers to end strike, says filing review petition in SC

India, April 22 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday appealed to the agitating schoolteachers and non-teaching staff whos,e appointments were invalidated following a Supreme Court ... Read More


Bengal school teachers start fresh agitation, demand release of OMR list

India, April 21 -- A large number of Bengal school teachers appointed in 2016 launched a fresh agitation outside the office of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Monday, demanding th... Read More


8 suspects in Murshidabad riots arrested from Odisha: Bengal police

India, April 21 -- Eight suspects in the April 12 murder of a man and his son during the communal violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad district were arrested from Jharsuguda in Odisha on Monday, a Be... Read More