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MGNREGA protest boosts Abhishek’s stature in Trinamool Congress

Trinamool Congress leadership has raised pitch on pending MGNREGA wages in West Bengal. CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to Centre, held dharna & Abhishek Banerjee led 2500 MGNREGA job card holders to Delhi in protest.

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Meet Jake Dryan, the British chef obsessed with Indian cuisine

UK-based chef and food blogger Jake Dryan has dedicated his time to exploring Indian cuisine and has been covering the country’s varied culinary repertoire one State at a time. Having covered over 13 States including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, and West Bengal so far, next week, he will start the…

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India’s great revolts began in the villages: P. Sainath

P. Sainath reveals stories of unsung heroes of India's Freedom Struggle. He interviewed freedom fighters for 20 yrs & compiled them in a book. Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi released the book, illustrated by 16 artists. It is meant to inspire post-1947 generations & those robbed of their history.…

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Vellore police return missing phones to its owners

Vellore police handed over 210 lost mobiles worth ₹40.47 lakh to their owners. The initiative was part of the Cell Tracker Whatsapp Unit, which allows people to register complaints of stolen/missing phones. Most of the owners were from various places including Bengaluru, Chennai, Arani, Vellore and West Bengal. Police had…

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Odisha man held on charge of attempting to abduct girl in Kerala

Man (40) from Odisha arrested for attempting to abduct 13-yr-old girl from West Bengal. Local residents noticed and alerted police, who took him into custody and charged him under Pocso Act. Girl restored to family.

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CBI raids at WB BJP MLA’s residence in the municipal recruitment scam

CBI raids nine places in West Bengal including BJP MLA Parthasarathi Chatterjee's residence in municipal recruitment scam. BJP alleges political vendetta, TMC calls it eyewash.

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Trinamool calls off MGNREGS protests at Raj Bhawan after Governor’s assurance

Trinamool Congress leadership met West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, submitted a memorandum on pending MGNREGS wages of 20 lakh people. Governor assured to take up the matter with Centre, and upon his assurance, the party called off protests. Abhishek Banerjee asked Governor to write to Centre in two weeks,…

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Air force conducts disaster relief operations in Sikkim

IAF HADR ops in Sikkim post flash flood. 33 bodies incl. 9 jawans recovered, 105 missing. 40 bodies fished out downstream in WB. IAF carrying Garud commandos, equip, fuel, meds, SAR equip via Chinook & MI 17 V5. EAC coordinating ops. Met Dept forecasts rain. 60,870 affected, 2,563 rescued.

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Lance Naik Niradi Ganga Prasad laid to rest with military honours

Lance Naik Niradi Ganga Prasad consigned to flames with military honours in Nizamabad. Thousands pay tributes. District Collector, Police Commissioner, Additional DCP, District Sainik Welfare incharge, public representatives of all parties present. Body found in West Bengal, shifted to Hyderabad in special plane.

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Centre never cut West Bengal’s MGNREGS share, says Union Minister

Union Minister Niranjan Jyoti claims Centre never denied West Bengal of MGNREGS funds; TMC continues protest outside Raj Bhavan. TMC claims Minister forced to come to Bengal due to protests.

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Trinamool Congress to camp outside Raj Bhavan till Governor meets party leaders

Abhishek Banerjee, Kolkata Trinamool Congress general secretary, led a rally of thousands to Raj Bhawan, demanding an audience with Governor C.V. Ananda Bose. He seeks clarifications on 20 lakh workers not receiving wages for 2 years

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Sikkim flash floods death toll rises to 21, searches on for 103 missing people

In Sikkim, 18 dead, 98 missing & 2,011 rescued after flash flood triggered by cloudburst. 22 Army personnel among missing. 26 injured. 3,000 tourists, incl. foreigners, stranded. Army activated telecoms to contact families. IAF & Army choppers ready to evacuate. CM visited worst-hit areas & wrote to PM for support.…

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Sikkim flash floods death toll mounts to 14; 102 people, including 22 Army personnel, still missing

The floods have severely damaged the Chungthang dam that is the mainstay of a key hydropower project, the Teesta -3, situated along the Teesta river that courses through Sikkim, West Bengal and Bangladesh.

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West Bengal school jobs scam | Enforcement Directorate summons TMC's Abhishek Banerjee on October 9

“The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee to appear before its officers on October 9 in connection with their probe into the alleged irregularities in the West Bengal teacher recruitment scam,” an official said.

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TMC team dragged from Union minister’s office as protest falls on deaf ears

The party leadership walked in carrying bundles of letters reportedly written by beneficiaries who were denied wages.

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The advent of franchisee politics in West Bengal

Bhattacharya's paper examines the 'franchisee politics' of West Bengal, tracing its roots to the left's agrarian reforms and its evolution under the Trinamool Congress. It argues that this model, which fuses business with politics, has limited the BJP's expansion in the State. It also explains how the BJP's polarisation tactics…

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Trinamool protest a ploy to distract attention from its scams: Union Minister

Union Minister Thakur accuses Trinamool of distracting attention from its scams by protesting in Delhi. Alleges Trinamool allotted PMAY houses to those with multi-storey homes. Claims Modi govt gave 4x more funds to West Bengal than UPA. Trinamool MPs to meet Minister Jyoti to discuss funds.

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RTI queries reveal several irregularities in MGNREGA scheme in West Bengal

The RTI response obtained by activist Biswanath Goswami, earlier this year points out “works relating to earth work have many serious shortcomings.”

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Trinamool begins two-day protest in Delhi over fund cuts; Union Minister Giriraj Singh threatens CBI probe

The Trinamool said that the BJP-led NDA government has wilfully withheld ₹15,000 crore in dues to the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and PM Awas Yojana.

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TMC workers stage protest at Rajghat seeking scheme-related funds from Centre; Abhishek Banerjee alleges ‘conspiracy’ to stop them

TMC General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday alleged that the attempts were made by the Central Government to stop his party’s protest against the Centre demanding funds for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and other schemes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bengaluru police file suo motu case against West Bengal man for objectionable post demeaning people of Karnataka

Kodigehalli police registered a suo-motu case against Nilay Mondal from West Bengal for posting derogatory comments against people of Karnataka on social media.

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West Bengal Governor appoints interim VCs to six State universities

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose appoints interim Vice Chancellors to six State-run universities. The six interim Vice Chancellors appointed by the Governor are Achintya Saha for Murshidabad University, B.B. Parida for Mahatma Gandhi University, Nikhil Chandra Ray for Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University, Rathin Bandyopadhyay for Alipurduar University, Dilip Maity for…

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Several TMC protesters, enroute to Delhi, injured in bus accident in Jharkhand

Several Trinamool Congress workers were injured when one of the 49 buses taking them from West Bengal to Delhi to take part in a protest programme met with an accident in Jharkhand

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Trinamool’s long march to Delhi signals a new politics of protest

Over 50 buses carrying thousands of beneficiaries of Centre's flagship schemes left Kolkata for Delhi to protest Union govt's denial of funds.

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Abhishek Banerjee not to appear before ED, says he will be in Delhi for Trinamool’s protest on Oct. 3

Abhishek Banerjee, TMC general sec., won't appear before ED in Kolkata on Oct. 3 due to summons in West Bengal school job scam. He'll be in Delhi for party event. He said on X, "Fight against WB deprivation will persist. No force can hinder my dedication. Stop me if you…

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