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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      CPI(M) under pressure from Left to steer clear of poll ties with Congress
      West Bengal

      CPI(M) under pressure from Left to steer clear of poll ties with Congress

      17 Nov 2021 6:50 AM IST
      Bengal BJP hit by cash-for-ticket scam now, Majumdar dismisses allegations
      West Bengal

      Bengal BJP hit by cash-for-ticket scam now, Majumdar dismisses allegations

      15 Nov 2021 7:22 PM IST
      Meghalaya polls 2023, Meghalaya Assembly elections
      News

      TMC to corner Modi govt in Parliament over enhanced BSF jurisdiction

      15 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Repackaged promises: Assam govt selling bitter brew to tea tribe
      The Eighth Column

      Repackaged promises: Assam govt selling bitter brew to tea tribe

      15 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Mamata’s gambit with land acquisition for coal project can be her watershed moment

      11 Nov 2021 1:40 PM IST
      MGNREGA
      News

      World’s largest job scheme faces uncertain future for lack of funds

      11 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      Analysis

      Mamata’s flagship welfare schemes run into roadblocks in Bengal

      3 Nov 2021 12:00 PM IST
      scientific teaching
      West Bengal

      Schools fret over hybrid teaching as Bengal braces to restart offline classes  

      28 Oct 2021 4:43 PM IST
      Mizoram: COVID cases come down, but positivity rate still highest in India
      North East

      Mizoram: COVID cases come down, but positivity rate still highest in India

      26 Oct 2021 8:06 PM IST
      Will riding on star-power help TMC in its Goa gambit?
      Goa

      Will riding on star-power help TMC in its Goa gambit?

      26 Oct 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Bengal govt rethinks schools reopening as COVID cases surge
      West Bengal

      Bengal govt rethinks schools reopening as COVID cases surge

      21 Oct 2021 6:42 PM IST
      BCCI readies the pitch for cricket to score big in northeast India
      The Eighth Column

      BCCI readies the pitch for cricket to score big in northeast India

      20 Oct 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Question mark on Awami League’s secular credentials a lesson for TMC
      Analysis

      Question mark on Awami League’s secular credentials a lesson for TMC

      20 Oct 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Durga Puja pandals reflect Bengals tradition to break free from dogmas
      Features

      Durga Puja pandals reflect Bengal's tradition to break free from dogmas

      14 Oct 2021 12:00 PM IST
      The last of his tribe: Where demon king Mahishasura still ‘rules’
      The Eighth Column

      The last of his tribe: Where demon king Mahishasura still ‘rules’

      14 Oct 2021 12:00 PM IST
      The sorrow of Bengal: Why Damodar is not what it was meant to be
      West Bengal

      The sorrow of Bengal: Why Damodar is not what it was meant to be

      10 Oct 2021 11:40 AM IST
      EV charging, ban on diesel vehicles report
      West Bengal

      The looming threat of e-waste behind Bengal’s EV revolution

      6 Oct 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Darjeeling unlimited: What keeps the Gorkhaland cauldron simmering
      The Eighth Column

      Darjeeling unlimited: What keeps the Gorkhaland cauldron simmering

      4 Oct 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Mukul Roy, Abhishek Banerjee
      West Bengal

      Can court uphold sanctity of anti-defection law in Bengal?

      30 Sept 2021 4:24 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee, Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress
      West Bengal

      In fight against BJP, Trinamool pitches itself as face of Opposition

      27 Sept 2021 11:52 PM IST
      noon meal, children, nutrition, government school, midday meal, K Kamaraj, Tamil Nadu, lockdown, dry rations
      West Bengal

      Bengal children fight malnutrition as COVID halts daily dose of meals

      23 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Farmers, who lost land to NH project, move court as impostors bag compensation
      West Bengal

      Farmers, who lost land to NH project, move court as impostors bag compensation

      21 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
      4 kids succumb to mysterious fever in North Bengal, hundreds hospitalised
      West Bengal

      4 kids succumb to 'mysterious' fever in North Bengal, hundreds hospitalised

      16 Sept 2021 7:17 PM IST
      Defamation case against DMK functionary for deriding TN Governor in speech
      Analysis

      Will RN Ravi’s Raj Bhawan exit clear way for Naga Peace talks?

      16 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
      How Majuli is teetering on the edge, one wave at a time
      The Eighth Column

      How Majuli is teetering on the edge, one wave at a time

      14 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      BJP looking for ‘strong’ candidate to take on Mamata in Bhabanipur by-poll

      8 Sept 2021 6:19 PM IST
      Why property rights for women rile up men in ‘progressive’ Northeast
      The Eighth Column

      Why property rights for women rile up men in ‘progressive’ Northeast

      7 Sept 2021 12:00 PM IST
      Mukul Roy, BJP, TMC, Subhrangshu
      News

      MLAs turn weathercocks as politics of opportunism plays in Bengal, Assam

      6 Sept 2021 6:32 PM IST
      Govt’s coal push contradicts clean energy pledge, lays bare dark underbelly
      The Eighth Column

      Govt’s coal push contradicts clean energy pledge, lays bare dark underbelly

      31 Aug 2021 12:00 PM IST
      West Bengal’s cash doleout scheme reveals economic impact of COVID
      West Bengal

      West Bengal’s cash doleout scheme reveals economic impact of COVID

      30 Aug 2021 11:50 AM IST
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