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Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Nominated To Global Vaccine Alliance Board
Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has been nominated to be a board member at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), said Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Dr Harsh Vardhan will be representing the South East Area Regional Office (SEARO)/ Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) constituency on the GAVI Board from January 1, 2021, until December 31, 2023. At present, the seat is held by Myint Htwe of Myanmar.
Updated Dec 30, 2020 | 10:30 IST
Mamata Banerjee carried the portrait of Tagore for the entire 4 km stretch of the roadshow. It was colourful affair with a political overtone. She later slammed BJP for trying to destroy the legacy of Tagore. Mamata walked walked the roads with portrait of Tagore in her hands | Photo Credit: Times Now
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Mamata walks the road show with Tagore s portrait in hand, image goes viral on social media
Mamata slams BJP of trying to import politics of hatred in Bengal through fake videos and news
BJP questions if the election is on Tagore or Mamata s governance
Updated Dec 29, 2020 | 15:01 IST
Banerjee referred to the Visva Bharati event and said that the BJP was pursuing communal politics in West Bengal. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee | Photo Credit: ANI
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The West Bengal Assembly elections are likely to be held in April-May next year
Both BJP and TMC are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to woo the voters in the eastern state
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, said that the BJP was pursuing communal politics in West Bengal. Speaking at a rally in Bolapur, the TMC chief took a dig at BJP and said that those who don t respect Gandhi are talking about building sonar Bangla .
‘You can buy a few MLAs, but not TMC’ Days after Shah’s rally, Mamata hits out at BJP in Bolpur ‘Those who don t respect Mahatma Gandhi and other icons are talking of building Sonar Bangla’
Referring to the BJP as a “party of outsiders” yet again, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the land of Rabindranath Tagore will never allow hate politics to gain victory over secularism.
In a rally at Bolpur, Mamata branded Viswa-Bharati vice-chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty as a “BJP man”, saying that he is planning to wreck the revered institution by “importing divisive and communal politics inside its campus”.
Updated Dec 29, 2020 | 17:48 IST
Mamata Banerjee held a roadshow in Bolpur, nine days after Amit Shah held his show. The CM claimed that BJP will not even get 30 seats. This after Amit Shah set the target of 200 plus for Bengal BJP. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee | Photo Credit: PTI
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Reacting for the first time, she shrugs off the recent defection as good riddance
Mamata accuses BJP of trying to buy TMC MLAs, spread hatred politics
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister concluded her mega roadshow in Bolpur, first this election season with an open dare for the BJP. Calling the saffron party ‘a hate machine’, she accused BJP of spreading fake stories and videos to evoke hatred among people. According to her, BJP’s ‘mission 200’ for Bengal will fall flat. In a direct response to the target set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Ms Banerjee claimed that BJP will not even win 30 out of 294 assembly seats in t