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Kolkata airport fire started in room used by airlines to store stationery

Jun 15 2023, 05:23 PM IST
Around 9.12 p.m. on Wednesday, a fire broke out at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, causing commotion and panic among travellers.
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WATCH: Massive fire at Kolkata airport triggers panic among passengers; shocking visuals go viral

Jun 14 2023, 09:59 PM IST
A massive fire broke out at a check-in counter inside Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose international airport, Kolkata, on Wednesday, triggering panic among passengers.
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In Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, 65 Muslim castes have reservation, Hindu caste tally dwindles from 55 to 6

Jun 12 2023, 06:05 PM IST
A National Commission for Backward Classes study finds that the West Bengal government under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seems to have disproportionately allocated reservations, perhaps to consolidate the Trinamool Congress party's Muslim vote bank
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WB govt deployed 2245 police personnel to guard CM's nephew Abhishek: BJP slams Mamata

May 31 2023, 12:24 PM IST
The Leader of Opposition in West Bengal said security arrangements made for the Heads of States across the world would look pale in comparison to this." He also shared some highlights of the massive 14-page SOPs for the police and the local administration.
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West Bengal's lone Congress MLA Bayron Biswas joins CM Mamata Banerjee's TMC

May 29 2023, 04:12 PM IST
Biswas, the MLA from the minority-dominated Sagardighi constituency in Murshidabad district, switched over to the TMC in Ghatal area during the ruling party's ongoing mass outreach campaign Trinamool eh Nabojowaar (New wave in Trinamool).
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West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee apologises for illegal firecracker factory blast that killed 12

May 27 2023, 03:16 PM IST
Stating that two members from the family which owned the illegal factory, have been arrested, Banerjee urged the villagers to keep the local police informed in case they find any other illegal fireworks units operational.
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'If non-BJP parties unite, they can defeat bill on Centre's ordinance': CM Kejriwal gets NCP's support

May 25 2023, 07:23 PM IST
Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray have assured their support to Kejriwal in this matter. The Delhi CM said he will seek time on Friday for a meeting with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi to discuss the issue.
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The Kerala Story: Adah Sharma-starrer film finally screened at single screen in Bengal

May 24 2023, 02:39 PM IST
Amid never-ending threats and much more, the controversial film The Kerala Story finally gets released at a single-screen theatre in Bengal. Know details about the same.
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WBBSE 10th Result 2023: West Bengal Madhyamik Results 2023 declared; 86.15% students pass exam

May 19 2023, 10:50 AM IST
WBBSE 10th Result 2023: West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) has declared the West Bengal Madhyamik 10th Result 2023. The link to check results will be available on the official result websites - wbbse.org, and wbresults.nic.in.
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SC stays West Bengal government's order banning film 'The Kerala Story'

May 18 2023, 03:34 PM IST
The Supreme Court stayed the May 8 order of the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government banning the screening of the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’ in the state.
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