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    Samir K Purkayastha
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      La Ganesan exit may end brief truce between Bengal govt and governor
      West Bengal

      La Ganesan exit may end brief truce between Bengal govt and governor

      18 Nov 2022 11:07 AM IST
      Why the absence of leafhoppers swarming around light bulbs is bugging Bengal environmentalists
      The Eighth Column

      Why the absence of leafhoppers swarming around light bulbs is bugging Bengal environmentalists

      17 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      TMC leader’s remark on Murmu exposes how low Bengal politics has sunk
      West Bengal

      TMC leader’s remark on Murmu exposes how low Bengal politics has sunk

      16 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Want Congress ticket for 2023 Tripura polls? First enroll 5,000 members
      North East

      Want Congress ticket for 2023 Tripura polls? First enroll 5,000 members

      12 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      CBI smells a rat as lottery luck frequently shines on TMCs Anubrata Mondal
      West Bengal

      CBI smells a rat as lottery luck frequently shines on TMC's Anubrata Mondal

      10 Nov 2022 11:30 AM IST
      Cheetah relocation: Politics tilted choice in favour of MP’s Kuno
      Madhya Pradesh

      Cheetah relocation: Politics tilted choice in favour of MP’s Kuno

      5 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Why TMC, Bengal BJP are fretting over citizenship for minorities in Gujarat
      West Bengal

      Why TMC, Bengal BJP are fretting over citizenship for minorities in Gujarat

      4 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Boulder smuggling to Bangladesh is adding to Bengal govts woes
      West Bengal

      Boulder smuggling to Bangladesh is adding to Bengal govt's woes

      3 Nov 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Meagre allocation defeats mid-day meal purpose
      India

      PM POSHAN: Meagre funds, rising prices eat into meals' nutrition levels

      31 Oct 2022 12:00 PM IST
      RSS in mission mode to remove converted tribals from Scheduled Tribes list
      India

      RSS in mission mode to remove converted tribals from Scheduled Tribes list

      26 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Sangh blooms in Trinamool backyard, yet BJP left with little ground
      West Bengal

      Sangh blooms in Trinamool backyard, yet BJP left with little ground

      23 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Patients bleed as Modi govt dithers on capping trade margins on drugs
      India

      Patients bleed as Modi govt dithers on capping trade margins on drugs

      21 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Mysterious witnesses leave a hole in CBI’s Bengal cattle smuggling case
      West Bengal

      Mysterious witnesses leave a hole in CBI’s Bengal cattle smuggling case

      18 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      BJP rally in West Bengal
      West Bengal

      Modi rallies, cluster campaigns: BJP’s prelude to 2024 polls in Bengal

      15 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      What it took a Muslim man to save temples that Hindus were plundering
      The Eighth Column

      What it took a Muslim man to save temples that Hindus were plundering

      12 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Indian cough syrups smuggled to Bangladesh for tipplers: BSF report
      India

      Indian cough syrups smuggled to Bangladesh for tipplers: BSF report

      11 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      History of rats, famines and political upheavals comes to bite Mizoram
      North East

      History of rats, famines and political upheavals comes to bite Mizoram

      7 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      What veg mutton offering to Kali tells about Bengals culinary history
      The Eighth Column

      What 'veg mutton' offering to Kali tells about Bengal's culinary history

      1 Oct 2022 12:10 PM IST
      Durga Puja mantras: Campaign seeks to replace Sanskrit with Bangla
      West Bengal

      Durga Puja mantras: Campaign seeks to replace Sanskrit with Bangla

      1 Oct 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Centre ignored red flags as Indians were made ‘cyber slaves’ in Myanmar
      India

      Centre ignored red flags as Indians were made ‘cyber slaves’ in Myanmar

      28 Sept 2022 6:55 AM IST
      Murmu made President, but Centre largely indifferent to tribals’ woes
      Analysis

      Murmu made President, but Centre largely indifferent to tribals’ woes

      22 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      I don’t want to believe PM behind ED, CBI raids, says Mamata; blames BJP leaders
      India

      'I don’t want to believe PM behind ED, CBI raids,' says Mamata; blames BJP leaders

      19 Sept 2022 7:34 PM IST
      Why Sikkim celebrates a treaty inked in blood centuries ago
      The Eighth Column

      Why Sikkim celebrates a treaty 'inked' in blood centuries ago

      19 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Bengal BJP distances itself from mob violence; central leadership all praise for protest
      West Bengal

      Bengal BJP distances itself from mob violence; central leadership all praise for protest

      14 Sept 2022 6:36 PM IST
      Bengal coal scam: ED goofs up timing; respondent shows up for questioning past midnight
      West Bengal

      Bengal coal scam: ED goofs up timing; respondent shows up for questioning past midnight

      12 Sept 2022 2:12 PM IST
      States to be put on anti-corruption leash for MGNREGA fund dues
      India

      States to be put on anti-corruption leash for MGNREGA fund dues

      12 Sept 2022 11:20 AM IST
      BJP’s motormouths, domestic politics are irritants in Delhi-Dhaka ties
      Analysis

      BJP’s motormouths, domestic politics are irritants in Delhi-Dhaka ties

      10 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      PM SHRI promises to transform schools; is it tacitly pushing NEP?
      Education

      PM SHRI promises to transform schools; is it tacitly pushing NEP?

      9 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Decades on, potters’ colony of Kolkata awaits divine intervention
      The Eighth Column

      Decades on, potters’ colony of Kolkata awaits divine intervention

      6 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
      North East: Shrinking opposition space; democracy reduced to a farce
      North East

      North East: Shrinking opposition space; democracy reduced to a farce

      6 Sept 2022 6:30 AM IST
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