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16 year old girl tries to sell blood in West Bengal to buy a smartphone
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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16 year old girl tries to sell blood in West Bengal to buy a smartphone

[ad_1] A 16 year old girl tried to sell her blood to get her a smartphone worth Rs. 9000. Check details about the incident here. Having a smartphone in today's time is a necessity. There are smartphones in every price range- from budget to premium. Smartphone brands offer several phones to choose from under every segment. However, there are instances when people want to own a premium or very expensive phone which can be shown off, but not everyone can afford it. Also, several ecommerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart offer discounts and exchange offers to make it affordable, but still many still cannot buy smartphones of their choice. In such situations people sometimes do shocking things to get what they want. And in a similar kind of a situation, a teenager from Bengal opted to ...
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Over 100 km. That’s How Far This Drone Delivered Medicines In Bengal
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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Over 100 km. That’s How Far This Drone Delivered Medicines In Bengal

[ad_1] The distance between the two places is 185 km by road.Kolkata: A drone from Skye Air Mobility on Tuesday covered an aerial distance of 104 km in West Bengal to deliver a medicine consignment of Flipkart Health, the longest commercial delivery using an unmanned vehicle in the state, a company statement said on Tuesday.The drone took off from Flipkart's Baruipur hub in South 24 Parganas and delivered medicines at the Healthbuddy Matangini in the state's Purba Medinipur district, it said.The distance between the two places is 185 km by road, and it takes about four-five hours to cover by the surface transport."This delivery may be a turning point for the entire logistics industry and will help discover intelligent solutions to the supply chain problems," the statement said.Flipkart H...
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Watch: Elephants Take A Stroll Inside Hospital in Bengal, Video Viral
6Sep By adminNo Comments
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Watch: Elephants Take A Stroll Inside Hospital in Bengal, Video Viral

[ad_1] Elephants enters a hospital ward inside an army cantonmentHow often do you think that you'll bump into an elephant inside a hospital? Well, patients and doctors in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri army hospital had this rare encounter. Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda posted a close-up shot of two wild elephants having an adventure inside the Binnaguri army camp hospital. “Elephants in the room…From Jalpaiguri Cantonment,” he said while captioning the post.Take a look at the pictures: Elephants in the room…From Jalpaiguri Cantonment. pic.twitter.com/ipbFR8bthG— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) September 4, 2022A video of the two elephants taking a stroll freely in the corridors of the hospital has also surfaced online. In the video, one of the elephants is seen coming t...
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Trinamool’s Partha Chatterjee “Took Bribe Of Rs 1000 Crore”, Says BJP Leader
31Aug By adminNo Comments
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Trinamool’s Partha Chatterjee “Took Bribe Of Rs 1000 Crore”, Says BJP Leader

[ad_1] A special trial should be conducted for arrested Bengal leader Partha Chatterjee, said Suvendu Adhikari.Kolkata: West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday that Partha Chatterjee and his close associate should be punished "severely" in response to their extended judicial custody.In a veiled attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Mr Adhikari told ANI that Partha Chatterjee took a bribe of Rs 800-1000 crore under the influence of Ms Banerjee."These people should be punished severely. A special trial should be conducted... under the influence of Mamata Banerjee, Partha Chatterjee took a bribe of Rs 800-1000 Cr and destroyed the dreams of unemployed youth," he said."It is shameful that the poor don't have a place to live and politicians are purcha...
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West Bengal Raises Upper Age Limit To 30 For Police Recruitment
31Aug By adminNo Comments
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West Bengal Raises Upper Age Limit To 30 For Police Recruitment

[ad_1] The upper age limit for police recruitment increased to 30 year, West Bengal CM said. (Representational)Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Wednesday decided to raise the upper age limit for recruitment of police constables from 27 years to 30 years, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.She said that decision was also taken to give relaxation to age and physical measurement in the appointment on compassionate grounds under the exempted category to the next of family of the police personnel.The chief minister also announced that civic volunteers, village police, home guards and civil defence personnel will be eligible for promotion and relaxation will be given in the upper age limit up to 35 years and in physical measurement during the promotion to the post of constables.The stat...
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Trinamool Wins By-Elections To Two Wards In Bengal Civic Bodies
24Aug By adminNo Comments
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Trinamool Wins By-Elections To Two Wards In Bengal Civic Bodies

[ad_1] Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday won by-elections to two wards in civic bodies in West Bengal amid allegations by the opposition BJP of electoral malpractices.TMC candidate Bidhan Upadhyay bagged ward number six of Asansol Municipal Corporation in Paschim Bardhaman district by 5,475 votes. The TMC secured 6,683 votes, CPI(M) 1,208 and BJP 485, State Election Commission Secretary Nilanjan Shandilya said.Papai Raha, the party's nominee in ward number 14 of Bongaon Municipality in North 24 Parganas district won by 2,118 votes. The TMC got 2,842 votes, BJP 724 and CPI(M) 332.The by-election in Bongaon was necessitated following the death of TMC councillor Dilip Das, while in Asansol, it was because of resignation of elected TMC councillor Sanjay Chakrabarty.The by-e...
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