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The Kerala Story ban | SC agrees to hear filmmaker’s plea against West Bengal ban on May 12

The Supreme Court on May 10 urgently listed the petition filed by The Kerala Story filmmakers against West Bengal Government’s ban on screening and Tamil Nadu Government’s “de facto” freeze on the movie for a hearing on Friday.

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Securing the migrant vote

While the Election Commission’s RVM proposal provides hope to millions of migrant workers, two crucial priorities ahead are to create awareness about the initiative and ensure transparency

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Vivek Agnihotri sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee for ‘defaming’ The Kashmir Files

Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri on May 9 said he has sent a legal notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for defaming his movie The Kashmir Files.

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Amit Shah’s remark that Tagore composed ‘national songs’ of 2 countries kicks up row

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on a visit to the India-Bangladesh border at Petrapole in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of several projects of the Land Ports Authority of India and the Border Security Force (BSF).

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West Bengal’s ban on The Kerala Story an ‘attack on freedom of expression’, says filmmaker Ashoke Pandit

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit on May 9 condemned the ban of ‘The Kerala Story’ movie by the West Bengal Government and called it a “big attack” on the freedom of expression.

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Will not remain silent if there is a constitutional crisis, says West Bengal Governor

West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose on May 8 said he would not remain silent if there was a constitutional crisis in the State.

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I&B Minister criticises West Bengal CM for banning The Kerala Story

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee ordered an immediate ban on the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ describing it as a distorted movie, aimed at defaming the southern State

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West Bengal: Two smugglers nabbed with gold biscuits worth Rs 4.24 cr on India-Bangladesh border

Foiling a smuggling bid, Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals along with 52 gold biscuits worth Rs 4.24 crore at Integrated Check Post (ICP) Petrapole on the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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West Bengal becomes first state to ban 'The Kerala Story', makers to seek legal options

The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal banned the film 'The Kerala Story' citing "maintenance of peace" and to avoid incidents of "hatred and violence" in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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West Bengal Government bans screening of The Kerala Story to maintain harmony

Mamata Banerjee ordered an immediate ban on the screening of the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story and described it as a distorted movie, aimed at defaming the southern State

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Cyclone Mocha | CM Mamata says ‘will rescue people from coastal areas’

With a low-pressure area formed over the Southeast Bay of Bengal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that people do not need to fear the cyclone as the State Government is equipped with handling the situation.

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Protesting government employees bring Opposition on one platform in West Bengal

While the police had denied permission for the rally, the Calcutta High Court allowed the same to the protesters.

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Mamata expresses grief over the death of jawan from Darjeeling in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on May 6 expressed grief over the death of a 25-year-old jawan from Darjeeling who was among the five Indian soldiers who lost their life during a gunfight with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

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IT raids on West Bengal PAC chairman’s home sparks debate on MLA’s political affiliation

In October 2021, Krishna Kalyani joined the Trinamool Congress.

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Calcutta HC directs second post-mortem of BJP worker killed at Moyna

The BJP worker was allegedly killed at Moyna in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district in the early hours of Tuesday.

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Mamata Banerjee asks Ministers to start sit-in outside Amartya Sen's house over eviction notice

West Bengal CM has asked State ministers to begin a sit-in outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan to protest against the Visva-Bharati’s eviction notice

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Calcutta HC reassigns two matters of school jobs scam to another Judge

Two matters — Soumen Nandy vs State of West Bengal and Ramesh Malik vs State of West Bengal — have been reassigned to the court of Justice Amrita Sinha.

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BJP worker killed in Moyna, party observes ‘martyrs day’ to mark two years of Trinamool government

The murder of a BJP worker at Moyna in Purba Medinipur district on May 2, 2023 triggered a political row with parties in the Opposition targeting the ruling Trinamool Congress on the day it completed two years of governance in its third consecutive term

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TMC accuses Congress of ‘double standards’ over stand on BJP's ‘misuse’ of Central agencies

West Bengal’s ruling party had made it clear last month that it would maintain equidistance from both the Congress and the BJP, and try to work towards a grouping of regional forces to take on the saffron camp in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

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Activists of TMC, rival faction clash in Kolkata

Activists of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and a rival faction clashed at Beleghata in the northern part of Kolkata on April 30, 2023, officials said.

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Trinamool grappling with repeated Calcutta HC orders of probe by central agencies in West Bengal

The developments centering cases relating to West Bengal school job scam has brought the focus on the repeated directions by the Calcutta High Court ordering investigation by central agencies in scams, irregularities and incidents of violence in the State

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West Bengal Special Task Force arrests suspected Al-Qaeda terrorist

The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) arrested a suspected terrorist of the Al-Qaeda outfit from Howrah. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Amartya Sen's lawyers move court over eviction notice

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s lawyers have moved West Bengal’s Birbhum district court challenging a fresh eviction order by Visva Bharati, asking the celebrated economist to vacate a portion of “encroached land” within his ancestral property situated on the university campus by May 6.

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Govt. to extend help to family of migrant worker who died at Perumbavoor factory: Labour Minister

Every effort would be made to extend help to the family of West Bengal native Nasir Hussain who died on Thursday after falling into a 15-metre-deep burning pit at a plywood factory at Odakkaly in Perumbavoor, said Labour Minister V. Sivankutty on Friday.

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School job-for-bribe scam | Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court judge’s order

The Supreme Court on April 28 directed the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court to reassign proceedings in the West Bengal school job-for-bribe scandal from Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay to another High Court judge.

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