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Kolkata Shops, Eateries Must Have Bengali Signboards, Orders Civic Body
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has made it mandatory for every commercial establishment in the metropolis to put up signboards in Bengali along with other languages, an official said.
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CBI Searches Homes Of Kolkata Mayor, Trinamool MLA In Corruption Probe
The CBI conducted searches at the residences of West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra in Kolkata this morning in connection with its investigation into the alleged irregularities in recruitments made by civic bodies
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Mamata Banerjee's Rider As Trinamool's Firhad Hakim Elected Kolkata Mayor
Bengal minister and senior Trinamool leader Firhad Hakim is all set to become the next mayor of Kolkata after being elected the leader of the newly-elected councillors of its civic body today.
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Bengal Governor Says Election Body To Brief On Civic Polls, Official "Unaware"
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that State Election Commissioner Sourav Das would meet him to brief about the preparations for the upcoming civic polls in Kolkata, but the poll official claimed that he was not aware of any such m
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Trinamool Announces Candidates For Kolkata Civic Body Polls
The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation, dropping 39 sitting councillors.
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Trinamool's Firhad Hakim Quits As Kolkata Civic Body Chief Ahead Of Polls
West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim on Monday stepped down as the Chairman of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
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Bengal Governor, Trinamool Leaders Spar Over Video Of Disposal Of Bodies
The West Bengal Governor and top Trinamool Congress leaders fought a day-long war of words on Twitter over the ghastly viral video of decomposed dead bodies held with a pair of long tongs and dragged by civic workers out of a crematorium into a van in Kolkata..
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Kolkata's Civic Body Relaxes Norms On Disposal Of COVID-19 Victims' Bodies
The ashes of those who die of COVID-19 within the jurisdiction of the city's civic body and are cremated according to their religious practices will henceforth be handed over to the family members, keeping in mind their emotions, a top KMC official said on Wednesday.
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Bengal Government Increases Pension Of Retired School Teachers
The announcement, however, comes ahead of the elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and 107 other civic bodies of the state, which are likely to be held in mid-April.
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BJP Workers Protesting Over Dengue Deaths Clash With Police In Kolkata
Members of the BJP's youth wing clashed with the police in Kolkata today as they held protests against the Municipal Corporation over the spread of dengue in the city. The police used batons to control the protesters, who were marching towards the civic body headquarters in central Kolkata.
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Ahead Of Amit Shah's Bengal Visit, BJP Loses Control Of Civic Body
Ahead of BJP president Amit Shah's visit to Kolkata, the BJP has lost control of the Garulia municipality in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, after its chairman Sunil Singh resigned from his post, paving way for the Trinamool Congress to regain control of the civic body.
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BJP, Trinamool Supporters Clash In Bengal's Bongaon; Bombs Thrown In Front Of Cops
Bombs flew in front of the Bongaon municipality, 80 kilometres north of Kolkata, this afternoon over a trust vote in the civic body over which the Trinamool Congress is trying desperately to retain control over after a dozen councilors switched to the BJP.
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Minister Firhad Hakim New Mayor Of Kolkata After Sovan Chatterjee Quits
Firhad Hakim, a minister in the Mamata Banerjee government who holds important portfolios like urban development and municipal affairs, has been named as the new mayor of Kolkata.
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Civic Body Law May Be Amended To Appoint New Kolkata Mayor: Official
The West Bengal government was mulling an amendment in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 to facilitate the appointment of a city mayor, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sovan Chatterjee to step down from the post, an official said today.
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"Today You're Dead": BJP Man Found Dead In Bengal, Chilling Note On Shirt
A young BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in West Bengal's Purulia this morning, in what the party alleged was a political murder linked to the violent civic polls in the state earlier this month. 20-year-old Trilochan Mahato was hanging by his own trousers.
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Kolkata Shops, Eateries Must Have Bengali Signboards, Orders Civic Body
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has made it mandatory for every commercial establishment in the metropolis to put up signboards in Bengali along with other languages, an official said.
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CBI Searches Homes Of Kolkata Mayor, Trinamool MLA In Corruption Probe
The CBI conducted searches at the residences of West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra in Kolkata this morning in connection with its investigation into the alleged irregularities in recruitments made by civic bodies
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Mamata Banerjee's Rider As Trinamool's Firhad Hakim Elected Kolkata Mayor
Bengal minister and senior Trinamool leader Firhad Hakim is all set to become the next mayor of Kolkata after being elected the leader of the newly-elected councillors of its civic body today.
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Bengal Governor Says Election Body To Brief On Civic Polls, Official "Unaware"
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that State Election Commissioner Sourav Das would meet him to brief about the preparations for the upcoming civic polls in Kolkata, but the poll official claimed that he was not aware of any such m
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Trinamool Announces Candidates For Kolkata Civic Body Polls
The Trinamool Congress on Friday announced names of candidates for elections to the 144-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation, dropping 39 sitting councillors.
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Trinamool's Firhad Hakim Quits As Kolkata Civic Body Chief Ahead Of Polls
West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Firhad Hakim on Monday stepped down as the Chairman of Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
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Bengal Governor, Trinamool Leaders Spar Over Video Of Disposal Of Bodies
The West Bengal Governor and top Trinamool Congress leaders fought a day-long war of words on Twitter over the ghastly viral video of decomposed dead bodies held with a pair of long tongs and dragged by civic workers out of a crematorium into a van in Kolkata..
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Kolkata's Civic Body Relaxes Norms On Disposal Of COVID-19 Victims' Bodies
The ashes of those who die of COVID-19 within the jurisdiction of the city's civic body and are cremated according to their religious practices will henceforth be handed over to the family members, keeping in mind their emotions, a top KMC official said on Wednesday.
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Bengal Government Increases Pension Of Retired School Teachers
The announcement, however, comes ahead of the elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and 107 other civic bodies of the state, which are likely to be held in mid-April.
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BJP Workers Protesting Over Dengue Deaths Clash With Police In Kolkata
Members of the BJP's youth wing clashed with the police in Kolkata today as they held protests against the Municipal Corporation over the spread of dengue in the city. The police used batons to control the protesters, who were marching towards the civic body headquarters in central Kolkata.
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Ahead Of Amit Shah's Bengal Visit, BJP Loses Control Of Civic Body
Ahead of BJP president Amit Shah's visit to Kolkata, the BJP has lost control of the Garulia municipality in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, after its chairman Sunil Singh resigned from his post, paving way for the Trinamool Congress to regain control of the civic body.
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BJP, Trinamool Supporters Clash In Bengal's Bongaon; Bombs Thrown In Front Of Cops
Bombs flew in front of the Bongaon municipality, 80 kilometres north of Kolkata, this afternoon over a trust vote in the civic body over which the Trinamool Congress is trying desperately to retain control over after a dozen councilors switched to the BJP.
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Minister Firhad Hakim New Mayor Of Kolkata After Sovan Chatterjee Quits
Firhad Hakim, a minister in the Mamata Banerjee government who holds important portfolios like urban development and municipal affairs, has been named as the new mayor of Kolkata.
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Civic Body Law May Be Amended To Appoint New Kolkata Mayor: Official
The West Bengal government was mulling an amendment in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 to facilitate the appointment of a city mayor, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sovan Chatterjee to step down from the post, an official said today.
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"Today You're Dead": BJP Man Found Dead In Bengal, Chilling Note On Shirt
A young BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in West Bengal's Purulia this morning, in what the party alleged was a political murder linked to the violent civic polls in the state earlier this month. 20-year-old Trilochan Mahato was hanging by his own trousers.
