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    West Bengal - Page 2

    933 schools, one big fear: Is Bengal opening doors to PPP in govt schools?

    Samir K Purkayastha
    25 Sept 2026 5:00 PM IST

    Officials call it an asset reshuffle for zero-enrolment schools, but a government communique has people wondering if it's back-door privatisation

    West bengal schools privatisation via ppp model
    West Bengal
    Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
    West Bengal

    EC dissent row: How Bengal’s SIR concerns went unheeded

    24 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    RSS
    West Bengal

    RSS eyes doubling of shakhas in Bengal to 10,000

    23 Sept 2026 2:05 PM IST
    Abhishek Banerjee
    West Bengal

    Fresh trouble for Mamata’s TMC and Abhishek as CID probes Salboni land case

    22 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Milan Pradhan

    Milan Pradhan’s arrest: Why 2007 Nandigram land movement protesters feel 'betrayed'

    21 Sept 2026 4:47 PM IST
    Mamata turns to old rivals and legal battle as TMC faces existential crisis

    TMC symbol row: SC to hear Mamata’s urgent plea over party name, symbol freeze

    21 Sept 2026 12:29 PM IST
    West Bengal bypolls: Rejinagar Independent candidate arrested in 2021 clash case

    West Bengal bypolls: Rejinagar Independent candidate arrested in 2021 clash case

    20 Sept 2026 9:17 AM IST
    TMC name, symbol freeze pushes Mamata closer to Congress and INDIA bloc

    TMC name, symbol freeze pushes Mamata closer to Congress and INDIA bloc

    19 Sept 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Rabiul Alam Chowdhury

    Rejinagar bypoll: Mamata's candidate does U-turn, says not withdrawing

    19 Sept 2026 2:00 PM IST
    Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? ECs toughest test since Sena

    Whose Trinamool Is It anyway? EC's toughest test since Sena

    19 Sept 2026 7:10 AM IST
    Jawahar Sircar on Capital Beat

    Mamata can still make a strong comeback despite BJP hurdles: Jawahar Sircar

    19 Sept 2026 6:35 AM IST
    Milan Pradhan

    Nandigram bypoll: Cong candidate arrested soon after TMC offers support

    18 Sept 2026 8:18 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    ‘Black day in democracy’: Mamata attacks EC over TMC name, symbol freeze

    18 Sept 2026 7:06 PM IST
    Mamata split

    Footballer vs Envelope: TMC factions get set for bypoll battle with new names, symbols

    18 Sept 2026 4:55 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee

    TMC symbol row: Mamata faction gets 'footballer'; rival group 'envelope'

    The Federal
    18 Sept 2026 3:18 PM IST

    The interim arrangement clears the way for rival candidates to contest the October 6 Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls under separate identities

    Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee

    EC freezes TMC name, symbol for bypolls; rival factions told to pick new identities

    18 Sept 2026 6:58 AM IST
    Bengal workers

    VB-G RAM G sputtering in Bengal despite BJP's double-engine sarkar

    18 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee

    TMC symbol row: EC to hear rival factions today ahead of Bengal bypolls

    17 Sept 2026 10:49 AM IST
    Mahua Moitra

    ‘I faced them as freedom fighter faced bullets’: Mahua Moitra after egg attack in Bengal

    16 Sept 2026 7:55 PM IST
    Election Commission

    EC may issue interim order on TMC symbol dispute on Thursday, ahead of bypolls

    16 Sept 2026 7:38 PM IST
    IPS officer Bushra Bano’s sudden transfer sparks row over faith-linked video

    IPS officer Bushra Bano’s sudden transfer sparks row over faith-linked video

    16 Sept 2026 3:01 PM IST
    Enforcement Directorate

    ED conducts raids at 17 properties of Amrit Group in Kolkata

    16 Sept 2026 10:41 AM IST
    SIR of electoral rolls

    Months after Bengal SIR, BLOs await dues; no ex-gratia for kin of dead

    15 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Madrasa

    Closure notices to 252 Bengal madrasas: 'BJP's big political message to Muslims'

    14 Sept 2026 8:29 PM IST
    Ritabrata Banerjee

    Rebel TMC faction names candidates for Nandigram, Rejinagar bypolls

    14 Sept 2026 8:07 PM IST
    Kolkata: Lenin Sarani, Karl Marx Sarani, Ho Chi Minh Sarani may get new names

    Kolkata: Lenin Sarani, Karl Marx Sarani, Ho Chi Minh Sarani may get new names

    14 Sept 2026 6:52 PM IST
    UP: Administration closes 10 unrecognised madrasas in Shravasti district

    Bengal govt orders closure of 252 madrasas over lack of approvals, basic infrastructure

    14 Sept 2026 4:00 PM IST
    In reverse flow, India exports 500 tonnes of hilsa to Bangladesh in two months

    In reverse flow, India exports 500 tonnes of hilsa to Bangladesh in two months

    14 Sept 2026 8:49 AM IST
    Suvendu Adhikari

    Suvendu counters godman’s Durga Puja remark, says food choices constitutional

    13 Sept 2026 9:04 AM IST
    Mamata Banerjee and Ritabrata Banerjee

    TMC symbol row: EC hears Mamata, Ritabrata factions ahead of Bengal bypolls

    12 Sept 2026 6:47 PM IST
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