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Hawkers arrested, dalas seized after surprise raid in central Kolkata | Kolkata News

Among the spots where raids were carried out on Tuesday are New Market
KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Kolkata Police on Tuesday jointly conducted a surprise raid in and around New Market, picked up hawkers who were illegally blocking streets and seized ‘dalas’ of a section of hawkers occupying car parking lots. Both KMC and police have indicated that the raids will persist till hawkers fall in line and adhere to rules.
The joint raid was conducted throughout the day in areas like Bertram Street, Humayun Place, J L Nehru Road, Lindsay Street, Corporation Street and Finwick Bazar Street.

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CBI questions Abhishek's sis-in-law in 'coal scam' | India News

A CBI team, comprising eight officers, questioned Mamata Benerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in-law, Menka Gambhir, at her residence for over

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What bad governance? We got 8 central awards: TMC | Kolkata News

Trinamool leader Derek O'Brien (File photo)
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress on Monday showcased eight central awards that Bengal had won from the BJP-ruled Centre to rebut Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bad governance charge and called his “teleprompter performance... a bag of lies.”
Derek O’Brien, the party’s Rajya Sabha MP, in a statement questioned the Centre’s intent, alleging that Bengal had already sent details of 2.5 lakh beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sammann Nidhi to the Centre, but no one had received anything. On Modi’s charge that Bengal had not utilised Rs 1,700 crore that the Centre had provided for clean piped water, the party said: “Mamata Banerjee’s Jal Swapno scheme, which is being implemented, will provide piped water to two crore households, at a cost of Rs 58,000 crore — 35 times the Centre’s claim of Rs 1,700 crore — which is borne entirely by the state government.”

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Inauguration of IIT hospital put off in West Bengal | Kolkata News

PM Narendra Modi (file picture)
KOLKATA: PM Narendra Modi will not inaugurate the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research on the IIT-Kharagpur campus on Tuesday. The institute was earlier named after Dr B C Roy, but was renamed by the IIT board in December.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not inaugurate Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a new medical school that has come up on the IIT-Kharagpur campus on Tuesday. He was supposed to virtually inaugurate the superspeciality hospital as part of the 66th convocation of the institute. The previous invitation card of the convocation mentioned this but it has been changed by the institute now.

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Coal scam case: CBI issues summons to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law | Kolkata News

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued summons to Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law Maneka Gambhir, in c

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Bengal BJP writes to Shah over Minakhan yatra attack | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Bengal BJP on Sunday submitted a complaint to Union home minister Amit Shah alleging police inaction during Saturday’s attack on the ‘parivartan yatra’ at Minakhan in North 24 Parganas. The party has sent a similar complaint to the Election Commission of India.
In the letter, BJP alleged that Trinamool Congress supporters hurled bombs and pelted stones at a “peaceful rally” that was being conducted with necessary permission. The letter said police did not take any action to control the mob and the incident was captured by the media.
“A lot of vehicles” were damaged and several party workers injured, BJP said, adding that the condition of two persons — Anitro Acharya and Pradip Das — was critical.

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A tryst with 'little Europe' on heritage boat ride | Kolkata News

Ambassador pf Denmark to India, during his ride on Sunday
KOLKATA: Encouraged by the response and its potential to attract more tourists, West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) plans to include former European settlements like the Dutch at Chinsurah and Portugese in Bandel in its European Settlements Boat Ride (ESBR) along the Hooghly. However, to cover the entire stretch it may add a few more hours to the trip or use a faster vessel to reduce the journey time.
Ambassador of Denmark to India, Freddy Svane took the ride on Sunday. Svane was surprised to see a packed vessel with enthusiastic riders eager to explore Danish and French history along the Hooghly. “European Settlements Boat Ride is a fantastic initiative. It is a part of the revitalization of the great history of Kolkata and West Bengal. It may be seen as a great step to re-look at European history in India,” said Svane.

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CBI continues searches in coal case | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The CBI on Saturday continued searches in the illegal coal mining case.

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3kg gunpowder seized 3km from Nimtita blast site | Kolkata News

The recovery of around 3kg gunpowder — packed in a bag and left abandoned outside a WBSEDCL customer care centre in Aurangabad, some 3km from the Nim

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BJP youth leader Pamela, arrested in drugs case, accuses party colleague of conspiracy | Kolkata News

Pamela Goswami.
KOLKATA: BJP's youth-wing leader Pamela Goswami, arrested in a drugs case, on Saturday demanded the arrest of party colleague Rakesh Singh, accusing him of conspiracy, and sought a CID probe into the matter.
Goswami, the state secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), was arrested along with a friend, Pradip Kumar Dey, and her personal security guard from south Kolkata's New Alipore area on Friday after around 90 gm of cocaine worth lakhs of rupees was allegedly found from her handbag and car, according to police.
"I want a CID investigation. BJP's Rakesh Singh, the aide of Kailash Vijayvargiya, should be arrested. This is his conspiracy," Goswami told reporters while being taken to lock-up from a city court.

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