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    2. Samir K Purkayastha
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      Bengal’s child marriage, trafficking menaces spill over into cities, too
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      Bengal’s child marriage, trafficking menaces spill over into cities, too

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      Trinamool’s charm offensive for SCs as it seeks to expand beyond Bengal
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      Trinamool’s charm offensive for SCs as it seeks to expand beyond Bengal

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      How and why TMC is trying to make inroads in Tripura
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      How and why TMC is trying to make inroads in Tripura

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      Calcutta HC judge posts lie vacant as Centre drags feet

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      Whats there to hide: Why snooping is not a big deal in India
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      Building house & hope: Mizoram’s first hockey player at the Olympics

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      Assam-Mizoram border clash tatters BJP’s unity bid in Northeast
      The Eighth Column

      Assam-Mizoram border clash tatters BJP’s unity bid in Northeast

      29 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      Virtual courts bring lawyers, litigants face to face with technology, its flaws
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      Virtual courts bring lawyers, litigants face to face with technology, its flaws

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      Mamata Banerjee, Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress
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      What happened to India’s neighbourhood-first policy? Answer lies in China’s gains
      The Eighth Column

      What happened to India’s neighbourhood-first policy? Answer lies in China’s gains

      27 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      Northeast Narcos set for a showdown with state
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      Northeast Narcos set for a showdown with state

      22 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      From Didi to Ma: Mamata changes gear to take on PM Modi
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      From Didi to Ma: Mamata changes gear to take on PM Modi

      20 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      Anti-BJP front emerges as CPI(M) ready for tie-up with Trinamool
      West Bengal

      Anti-BJP front emerges as CPI(M) ready for tie-up with Trinamool

      16 July 2021 6:43 PM IST
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      15 July 2021 1:12 PM IST
      BJPs mission Northeast: How it started vs where its going
      The Eighth Column

      BJP's mission Northeast: How it started vs where it's going

      13 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      COVID vaccine supply crunch may force hundreds to miss 2nd dose deadline
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      COVID vaccine supply crunch may force hundreds to miss 2nd dose deadline

      12 July 2021 12:40 PM IST
      How Modi’s Cabinet reshuffle has deepened BJP’s worry in Bengal
      West Bengal

      How Modi’s Cabinet reshuffle has deepened BJP’s worry in Bengal

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      Bengal budget pays more attention to sops despite high deficit, borrowings   

      8 July 2021 8:28 AM IST
      Stranded, penniless, circus artistes turn a gloomy lot as COVID robs them of gigs
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      Stranded, penniless, circus artistes turn a gloomy lot as COVID robs them of gigs

      7 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      ASHA workers battle COVID-19 amid poor pay, safety
      The Eighth Column

      ASHA workers battle COVID-19 amid poor pay, safety

      6 July 2021 7:00 AM IST
      TMCs strategic push for bicameral legislature puts BJP in a fix
      India

      TMC's 'strategic push' for bicameral legislature puts BJP in a fix

      1 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      Bengal chief justice biased, says bar council; seeks his removal
      West Bengal

      Bengal chief justice biased, says bar council; seeks his removal

      28 Jun 2021 3:09 PM IST
      Bengal’s fake vaccination drive has its roots in politics of patronage
      West Bengal

      Bengal’s fake vaccination drive has its roots in politics of patronage

      28 Jun 2021 1:23 PM IST
      Bengal, Kerala,TN lead opposition to Centre’s new labour codes
      West Bengal

      Bengal, Kerala,TN lead opposition to Centre’s new labour codes

      24 Jun 2021 8:12 PM IST
      Karnataka, The Federal, English news website
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      Why Paresh Barua joining peace talks may not bring the end of insurgency in Northeast
      The Eighth Column

      Why Paresh Barua joining peace talks may not bring the end of insurgency in Northeast

      22 Jun 2021 7:00 AM IST
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