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Friday, May 31

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Here’s Why Siliguri Strikers’ Aakash Deep Is Excited About Bengal Pro T20 League Happening

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Akash Deep, a pace bowler with Servotech Siliguri Strikers and an Indian pacer, believes the upcoming Bengal Pro T20 League will provide an important platform for young cricketing talent in Bengal. The Bengal Pro T20 League is a men’s and…

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Cash, Liquor, Drugs Worth Rs 440.32 Crore Seized in West Bengal Ahead of Last Phase of Polling

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The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal announced on Friday that a total of Rs 440.32 crore worth of items, including cash, liquor, drugs, and various goods, were recovered by police in West Bengal from March 3 to May 31.

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Permission for about 95,000 political rallies in West Bengal by EC, highest in the country

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About 1,19,276 applications were made to the ECI during the seven phase campaign and the Commission granted permission to 94,975 rallies, public meetings and other forms of campaign.

Protests erupt in West Bengal’s Siliguri over contaminated drinking water supply by civic body

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Opposition leaders demand the mayor’s resignation, claiming he misled residents by initially assuring them that water being drawn from the Mahananda river is safe

India News | EC to Retain 400 Cos of Central Forces in Bengal Till June 6

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. To maintain law and order, the Election Commission has decided to retain 400 companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6, a senior official said on Friday.

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Highest deployment of Central forces for seventh phase of polling in West Bengal

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Along with 967 CAPF companies, 33,292 personnel of the State police are being deployed across the nine constituencies going to the polls; violent clashes break out between TMC, ISF supporters in Bhangar

Uttarakhand: Man From West Bengal Allegedly Dies of Heart Attack During Dhumdhar Kandi Trek in Uttarkashi

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Devabrat faced breathing difficulties at the base camp while they were en route to the trekking destination. Later, he succumbed to his illness on the mountain even before he could be transported down for medical attention.

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Monsoon 2024: Southwest Monsoon Advances Into Remaining Parts of Northeast Bay of Bengal, Says IMD Forecast

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The Southwest Monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of northeast Bay of Bengal, Tripura, Meghalaya and Assam and most parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.

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West Bengal: Teen beaten to death at ashram over accusations of theft

A teenager was beaten to death at an ashram in Baruipur, North 24 Parganas after being accused of theft, a report said.

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Kolkata Dakshin Lok Sabha Election 2024: Mamata Banerjee Remains X-Factor in This West Bengal Seat Amid Opposition's Efforts to Dent Her Popularity

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Despite the 2024 Lok Sabha elections largely revolving around Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his poll narratives, one constituency in West Bengal is expected to vote around the politics that Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee…

Thursday, May 30

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India News | BJP Will Get More Seats Than Previous Time in West Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday expressed confidence in BJP's performance in Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal saying that the BJP…

India News | BJP's Suvendu Adhikari Writes to West Bengal Election Commission on Use of Non-permanent Staff for Counting Votes

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal Leader of Operation and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday wrote a letter to the CEO of the West Bengal Election Commission, expressing concerns about the use of non…

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: MHA Grants 'X' Category Security to 28 West Bengal BJP Leaders, Say Sources

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The security cover is provided amid ongoing Lok Sabha polls, considering a detailed threat analysis report. The security cover has been given to these leaders and BJP workers belonging to Sandeshkhali, 24 Parganas, Medinipur, and East…

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India News | Adhikari Meets CEO Officials, Claims Bengal Police Harassing BJP Workers to Help TMC

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As campaigning for the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha elections ended on Thursday afternoon, senior West Bengal BJP leader Suendu Adhikari met officials of the state CEO and…

Still on tenterhooks, Sandeshkhali holds the key to the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal

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Villagers talk about alleged atrocities in hushed tones following sting videos questioning the veracity of the accusations in a politicised atmosphere; the BJP has pitched it as a women’s issue; the TMC dismisses allegations as “propaganda”

India News | West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Ends 2024 Election Campaign with Massive 'Padyatra'

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday ended the 2024 election campaign by holding padyatra in Kolkata.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7: High-Voltage Campaign Comes To End in West Bengal, It’s Over to Voters Now

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Campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal scheduled on Saturday came to an end on Thursday with the ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP going neck and neck in terms of the number of campaign…

India News | Bengal Resident Happy to Be Granted Indian Citizenship Under CAA

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Bikash Mondal, who has been making a living as a small businessman for around a decade in West Bengal's Nadia district after coming over from Bangladesh, is happy to have finally become…

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India News | Bengal Edu Council to Distribute Language Textbooks for Free

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education on Thursday said it will distribute free language textbooks to students, months after the introduction of a semester-based…

India News | Curtains Drawn on Campaign for Lok Sabha Polls in Bengal

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A series of high-energy road shows by the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in and around Kolkata marked the end of a whirlwind of a poll campaign for the seventh and final phase of the…