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The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

Data | Indian jails are overflowing, in 26 States prisoner count exceeds capacity

In 2021, the crisis was most acute in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi where the occupancy rate crossed 180%

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Denied a second term as BCCI chief, Sourav Ganguly’s balancing act in Bengal could have run him out of favours from BJP

The former Indian cricket captain and sports icon is courted by both the BJP and TMC, yet has sought to remain on good terms with all parties, including in the Left

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 1173: DY Chandrachud nominated for CJI, Mulayam Singh Yadav cremated

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Uttar Pradesh, the Supreme Court, West Bengal, and Ukraine.

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Teacher recruitment scam | ED arrests TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya

Manik Bhattacharya, the former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education, was arrested for allegedly not cooperating with the investigation

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Landslips snap road connectivity between Sikkim and West Bengal

The road leading to Gangtok from Singtam also lay blocked at 32 Mile

The Hindu

As prisons overflow, BSF lets migrants with clean record return to Bangladesh

Data from the security force reveals that till October 5 this year, 287 persons were handed over to Border Guard Bangladesh; authorities, however, insist that only those who are not involved in smuggling of narcotics, fake currency, and other prohibited articles, are allowed to return

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Post split with Janata Dal(U), BJP trying to configure its leadership strategy in Bihar

Union Home Minister Amit Shah told leaders that Bihar is a far more challenging situation for the BJP than other States like West Bengal

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West Bengal teacher recruitment scam | CBI court extends judicial custody of Partha Chatterjee till October 19

The court also sent former WBBSE president Kalyanmoy Ganguly, ex-secretary of West Bengal SSC Ashok Saha, and the former adviser to SSC, S.P. Sinha, to judicial custody till October 19

The Hindu

8 dead after flash flood hit Mal River in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri during idol immersion

Eight persons died during a flash flood that hit the Mal River at Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal on Wednesday evening District Magistrate Moumita Godara Basu said. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Eight drown in flash floods during Durga Puja immersion at Jalpaiguri in West Bengal

About 30-40 persons who were stuck in the middle of a river were rescued by the district administration

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Dussehra 2022: History and Significance of Vijayaydashami

Today is Dussehra or Vijayadashami as many call it. Well actually, in North Indian states it's called Dussehra while in West Bengal it's called Vijayadashami. Read more on Dynamite News:

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₹40,000 crore Durga Puja in West Bengal creates 3 lakh jobs, says Stakeholders

With more than 40,000 community pujas across the state, the festival creates a scurry of economic activities for three-four months every year, they said

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Understanding the Durga Puja economy

Brisker Puja sales may not implicate a better economic climate in West Bengal

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National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 14 projects worth ₹1,145 crore

The projects include eight related to sewerage management in five main stem Ganga basin states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, a statement said

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West Bengal SSC scam: SC extends interim protection granted to TMC MLA Manik Bhattacharya

The Supreme Court on Friday extended the interim protection granted to the former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education and Trinamool Congress leader Manik Bhattacharya in connection with the alleged irregularities in primary teachers' appointments till further order. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Records of Lord Jagannath's over 60,000 acre of land in seven States to be digitised

Outside Odisha, the largest land parcel is in West Bengal — 322.930 acre

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Mamata Banerjee 'softening' stand against RSS, PM Modi to salvage 'corrupt-criminal syndicate': CPI(M)

The latest editorial of People's Democracy has quoted Ms. Banerjee's statements at press conferences and said that she "has been making some new discoveries recently".

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I don't believe in revenge, otherwise CPI(M) leaders would have been in jail: West Bengal CM

Unveiling the edition of the TMC mouthpiece 'Jago Bangla', Ms. Banerjee also took on social media trolling and alleged that outsiders had been hired to spread misinformation

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An inventory of Armenian properties in City of Joy

Earlier this month, the Office of the Administrator General and Official Trustee of West Bengal was appreciated by the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians

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Andhra Pradesh: Two West Bengal workers fall to death at cement unit under construction

The factory is scheduled to be inaugurated by the Chief Minister on September 28

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Data | Rice, wheat push up inflation, but Southern States keep prices low

Cereal inflation highest since 2014, West Bengal, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh cross the 15% mark

The Hindu

West Bengal Government retracts RTI reply on farmer suicides

Earlier it had said 122 farmers had committed suicide in a single district in the State

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Kurmi tribe protest in Bengal's Purulia for OBC status enters Day 2, several rail routes blocked

Several people of the Kurmi tribe on Wednesday blocked the rail tracks in several areas of West Bengal demanding Other Backward Class status for the community. Read more on Dynamite News:

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CPI(M) targets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her remarks on RSS

The CPI(M) accused the Trinamool Congress of being a ‘springboard for the RSS and the BJP’

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