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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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Internal circulars indicate govt to lift lockdown by mid-June

The Department of Personnel and Training issued a notice that announced postponing the start of a post-graduate degree course for senior bureaucrats at IIM Bangalore




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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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Punjab CM ropes in Manmohan Singh to chalk out economic road map ahead

The Punjab chief minister said he had written to Manmohan Singh 'to guide us, along with the group of experts'




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The inevitability of classical economics

What we came to regard as 'the normal' was anything but normal because the state, like nature, wasn't in the business of compassion and equity




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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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Urban Devp ministry set to intervene over Bengal 'cycle ban''

According to UD officials, the ban comes at a time when more and more cities in the world are creating dedicated amenities for cycles.




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Kunal Ghosh meets SFIO officials, submits documents

Saradha scam, in which lakhs of investors were defrauded, came to light in April.




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Comic Connect

British comedian Andy Zaltzman talks about his love for cricket and how contempt for politics and politicians unites people




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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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State avoiding CBI probe to save its ministers: BJP

In a letter to Governor M K Narayanan, the BJP''s state unit has alleged that the state government is avoiding CBI investigation into the Saradha scam to shield its own ministers involved in it.




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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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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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Sons of former food minister leave Forward Bloc

Sons of former food minister and senior Forward Bloc leader Kalimuddin Shams Saturday resigned from the Forward Bloc alleging corruption in the party.




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Fresh floods in East Midnapore after breach of embankment

Areas of Howrah and Hooghly and Contai in East Midnapore are still inundated.




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Rs 4,200 for each flood-affected family

The state government will give Rs 4,200 as compensation to the families affected by the floods last week.




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Tagore misunderstood due to poor translations: Swedish scholar

Even the Nobel Committee in 1913 had observed that the actual significance of Tagore''s works can be understood in a limited way.




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World should follow Kolkata in teaching slum children: Hamilton

The international sportsman met children of St James School who teach underprivileged children from nearby slums.




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Personal enmity behind Nitish ignoring Modi security: Hussain

BJP Tuesday accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of not providing adequate security for Narendra Modi''s Hunkar Rally.




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Ghosh names minister Mitra, TMC MP

Ghosh who was grilled by the ED officials for three hours Tuesday named state transport minister Madan Mitra, TMC MP Srinjay Bose and former IPS officer Rajat Majumdar.




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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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Fresh trouble for Adhir, magistrate submits report to SEC

The Election Commission officials confirmed receiving the report.




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Will quit LS before joining Cong: Mitra

Dissident Trinamool Congress MP Somen Mitra Friday said he has decided to leave the party and go back to Congress.




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Home ministers to open maiden Indo-Bangla retreat ceremony

Drill, cultural programmes to mark the day.




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Case of hot potatoes: Spiralling prices cost minister Roy his job

Speaking to mediapersons, Mamata narrated how she conveyed her decision to the minister.




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Teenage girl goes missing

Bidhannagar Police has launched an investigation into the missing of the class VI student of Haryana Vidyamandir School.




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Cash subsidy announced for setting up rice mills

Govt will provide Rs 80 lakh for setting up a rice mill in a block in the Junglemahal area while the amount for other blocks is Rs 55 lakh.




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At Eden Gardens, 'Shami, Shami'' takes over from 'Sachin, Sachin''

Mohammed Shami''s 9/118 is best by Indian pacer on debut.




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Stripped of ministry, Roy says Didi did right by removing him

Congress blamed Trinamool Congress leadership for conniving with potato traders and big hoarders to hike the price of the essential vegetable.




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First time after Singur, a TMC minister visits Tata Group unit

Partha Chatterjee, the minister for commerce and industries, visited the Kharagpur plant of Tata group.




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Summit brings donors, NGOs together

"Bengal becomes ideal for trafficking as it shares border with Bangladesh and Nepal," said Mudar Pathera, one of the event initiators.




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UP to tweak minority girls aid scheme to add more beneficiaries

The girl''s family can choose to use the amount either for her further education or in her marriage.




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Mamata sets up five-member committee for speedy clearance of industrial projects

The committee will operate as a task force, will promote the "single window" system for the clearance of proposals.




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2 cold storage chains coming up in Bengal, says Anwar

He said there was no shortage of agricultural produce in the country and attributed the recent crisis to poor transportation.




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




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To avoid bypoll, Mitra to resign from LS in Jan

Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Somen Mitra will resign from the Lok Sabha in January, before joining the Congress, to avoid byelection in his Diamond Harbour constituency.




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Mayhem in Assembly over renaming Jyoti Basu Nagar

The House, however, was not adjourned and continued with its business till recess.




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Question Didi, she should come clean: Mishra

Those named by arrested Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh, including the Chief Minister must be interrogated: Surya Kanta Mishra




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A year after Aminul immolated self, rape accused walks free

Court cites lack of evidence, says victim never said she was raped by Shahzada




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Police commissioner removed to stop truth from coming out: LF

Bose pointed to the multi crore Saradha Chit Fund scam in which a Trianamool Congress MP has been arrested and the one in the Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority and condemned them.




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HC stays termination of Barasat varsity registrar

Bera''s counsel had challenged the termination order, saying the vice-chancellor, as per legal provisions, does not have the authority to terminate the registrar.




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In a first, govt prepares administrative calendar

The meeting presided over by the chief secretary was held at Nabanna on November 30 to review the preparation of the calendar.




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Minutes before Prez landed, Man killed in freak mishap at airport

Bapi Oraon was killed when a dumper accidentally started and ran over him.




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'Suffocated'' Mitra''s 'to quit TMC soon'' plan keeps getting longer

Mitra said he felt good to be in the company of Congress leaders with whom he had worked closely in the past.




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MiG-21 FL jet, workhorse of the Indian Air Force, flies into history

Operational conversion unit bid farewell to its oldest workhorse after five decades of service.




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Illegal immigrant from Myanmar to be shifted to Delhi''s Tihar jail

Johra, has been in jail since April 2009 even though her jail term was over June 2010.




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AAP seeks permission to take out rally

AAP procession is planned from College Square to Metro Channel.




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Legal migration from Bangladesh on a high

The number of migrants has decreased after the restriction on issuance of visa.




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Panchayat Minister asked to be WB brand ambassador

Mukherjee had gone to Washington to seek funds from the World Bank to implement projects like supply of arsenic-free water to the rural areas.




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Minority meet held without CM, minister recount achievements

Inaugurating the session on behalf of the CM, state finance minister Amit Mitra pointed out the "massive increase" in the budget allocation for minorities since Mamata came to office in 2011.