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All posts tagged "West Bengal"

Election12 hours ago

Bengal: Left, Congress leaders hold talks; to finalise candidates by Jan end

Kolkata, Jan 18: Top leaders of the CPI(M)-led Left Front and the Congress conducted a meeting here on Sunday to discuss the seat-sharing and other election-related...
Election3 days ago

West Bengal Will Drown In Ganga If BJP Comes To Power: TMC

West Bengal, Drown In Ganga, BJP, BJP Comes To Power, TMC, Politics, Election,
Politics1 week ago

BJP wants to ‘Gujarat-ise’ Bengal, Congress will build tallest Netaji statue: Jitin Prasada

Subhash Chandra Bose, popularly known as ‘Netaji’, was the freedom fighter from Bengal, and is one of biggest and most prominent Bengali icons.
Politics3 weeks ago

West Bengal Congres chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury attacks BJP for ‘insulting’ Amartya Sen

Dilip Ghosh, BJP state president in West Bengal, on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against Nobel laureate Amartya Sen amid the recent Visva-Bharati University land row.
Politics3 weeks ago

TMC govt did nothing for migrant workers, Congress will ensure direct cash transfer if elected : Adhir

Chowdhury alleged that West Bengal government is also not bothered about the increase in the prices of essential commodities.
Politics3 weeks ago

BJP can buy a few MLAs, but not TMC: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Dec 20: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Trinamool Congress would win the 2021 Assembly elections, showing the way ahead...
Cities3 weeks ago

West Bengal Class 10, 11 and 12 exam routine 2021 out; How to download

Going by the schedule, theory exams of Class 10 will be held from June 1 to 10, 2021 followed by Classes 11 and 12 exams. WBCHSE...
Politics3 weeks ago

Release funds of Kisan Samman Nidhi to 70 lakh farmers in West Bengal immediately: Jitin Prasada

Prasada, who is also the in-charge for West Bengal of Congress said, “The Rs 14,000 amount which was to be transferred into the bank accounts of...
Politics3 weeks ago

Ex-Bengal Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Turncoat MP Sunil Mondal Face Protests in Kolkata

The TMC said the incident was a reflection of people's anger against the turncoats. "The spontaneous protest was people's anger against the turncoats," TMC MP Saugata...
Politics3 weeks ago

Middlemen in PM-Kisan? Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claims entire fund doesn’t reach farmers

"PM Narendra Modi will release Rs 18,000 crore to over 9 crore farmers. Today, we can say with confidence that the entire amount will reach the...
Politics3 weeks ago

After Modi Attacks West Bengal Govt For Blocking PM-Kisan Scheme, Mamata Hits Back, Says PM ‘Distorting Facts’

Eyeing on polls, the Prime Minister targeted the Left parties for not doing anything in West Bengal when they were in the regime there, and now...
Politics4 weeks ago

‘Your lies would be challenged’: Mamata Banerjee tells BJP top leadership

“I have given all answers. Now Amit Shah owes me a treat. I want to have Gujarati dishes – Dhokla. There is another dish which I...
Election4 weeks ago

West Bengal govt spent Rs 20,212 cr in 2020-21 on development works: Mamata Banerjee

According to BJP sources, Banerjee’s attempt to shower doles ahead of the crucial state Assembly polls is targeted to counter the saffron party’s rise in Bengal.
Politics4 weeks ago

BJP MP Soumitra Khan’s wife joins Trinamool Congress

In a major blow to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress wooed back BJP Lok Sabha MP from Bankura district Soumitra Khan’s wife...
Election4 weeks ago

Amit Shah’s New Chronology, Vaccine First; CAA, NRC Later

‘The rules for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) are yet to be framed…We will consider it once vaccination starts,’ Amit Shah said
Politics4 weeks ago

Amit Shah does not understand the reality of West Bengal politics: TMC MP

The Trinamool MP also took a swipe at Shah’s criticism against family-centric politics, implicating that the Home Minister’s own son was in a top position in...
Politics4 weeks ago

TMC rebel Suvendu Adhikari joins BJP in presence of union minister Amit Shah at Midnapore rally

Adhikari after joining the ceremony said that if the same government which rules Delhi does not rule Bengal then it will hurt the state’s economic prospects.
Politics1 month ago

TMC’s minority cell leader Kabirul Islam quits

In a similar twin blow on Thursday, former Nandigram lawmaker Adhikari and Pandabeswar MLA Tiwari had resigned from the party's primary membership.
India1 month ago

Bengal Won’t Cow-Down Before ‘Expansionist’ Forces: Mamata On IPS Officers’ Deputation Order

The Centre had asked the West Bengal government on Thursday to immediately relieve 3 IPS officers for joining central deputation.
Politics1 month ago

Suvendu Adhikari quits as Bengal MLA, seeks protection against false cases

On the other hand, veteran Trinamool MP Saugata Roy said that Adhikari’s move was quite expected.
India1 month ago

Modi Govt interfering in West Bengal’s jurisdiction : Mamata Banerjee

In a stern message to detractors in TMC, Banerjee said she will not tolerate anti-party activities and attempts to weaken ot before the assembly polls due...
Politics1 month ago

BJP Govt At Centre Should Withdraw Farm Laws Or Steps Down: Mamata Banerjee

Addressing a rally in West Midnapore district, Banerjee asserted that she would rather stay in jail than 'remain silent or put up with BJP's misrule'.
Politics2 months ago

Despite Having A Female CM, Women In Bengal Not Safe: Kailash Vijayvargiya

Vijayvargiya also claimed that women in West Bengal are the least safe compared to anywhere else in the country
Election2 months ago

CPI-M and Cong holding talks, to rally in Kolkata on Nov 23

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has accused AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi of trying to benefit the BJP. Owaisi has denied the charge and maintained that he...
Politics2 months ago

‘People of Bengal will not tolerate the red eyes of outsiders’

She said that Bengal always welcomes people from everywhere. “But if outsiders show red eyes to us, then the people of Bengal will not tolerate them.
India2 months ago

CBI arrests BSF commandant held in cattle smuggling case

"This is just the beginning. The TMC should be careful. Many more heads will roll in days to come," BJP state general secretary Sayantan Basu said.
India2 months ago

Students in Class 10, 12 to not have pre-final exams in 2021: West Bengal CM

These students will be allowed to appear for Madhyamik (class 10) and Uchcha-Madhyamik (class 12) exams directly, Banerjee told reporters after a Cabinet meeting
Politics2 months ago

Shah takes dig at Mamata, urges people to give chance to BJP in 2021

The Home Minister also said that the ruling Trinamool Congress has been looting the funds sent by the Centre.
Cities2 months ago

Suburban train services to resume in WB from Nov 11

Suburban railway services in all the three divisions were stopped since the pandemic struck in late March and lockdown began.
Cities2 months ago

Bengal prepares SOPs for running local train services

The final call will jointly be taken in a meeting by the state government and railway officials on Thursday afternoon.
India3 months ago

Durga Puja pandals in West Bengal to be no-entry zones for visitors: Calcutta High Court

The High Court said revelers would not be allowed within a five-metre distance for small pandals and 10 metre for big pandals.
Lifestyle3 months ago

Hasina sends gifts to Mamata for Durga Puja

Deputy High Commissioner (Political) B.M. Jamal Hossain of Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, said that the gifts, contained in two sealed cartons, were handed over...
Disaster3 months ago

Hit by Covid blues, Bengal couple sell infant daughter for Rs 4,000

Kolkata, Oct 9 : Parents of an eight-months-old girl child sold her off for just Rs 4,000 in West Bengal’s Midnapore district due to severe monetary...
Cities4 months ago

Mamata Condemns Hathras Gang Rape, Terms It Barbaric And Shameful

“More shameful is the forceful cremation without the family’s presence or consent, exposing those who use slogans and lofty promises for votes,” Banerjee said.
India4 months ago

Bengal minister tests Covid-19 positive

West Bengal Minister Manturam Pakhira has tested positive for COVID-19, a health department official said on Wednesday. The Sundarbans Affairs Minister was first taken to Kakdwip...
Election4 months ago

No by-elections yet for 7 vacant Assembly seats: Election Commission

The decision to defer the by-elections was taken largely in view of the Covid-19 situation.
Cities4 months ago

Cinema halls to reopen in West Bengal from October 1: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata also said musical, dance and magic shows would be permitted in the state from next month.
India4 months ago

TMC leader Chhatradhar Mahato appears before NIA special court

Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS): Trinamool Congress West Bengal secretary and ex-Maoist sympathiser Chhatradhar Mahato, along with 26 others, appeared before a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court...
India4 months ago

Mamata fumes at suspension of MPs

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned the suspension of eight MPs who fought to protect the interests of farmers in Parliament, dubbing the move...
Politics4 months ago

Adhir urges defectors to return to Congress in Bengal

The senior Congress MP from Berhampore in Murshidabad, who is also the Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, said that he would make personal...
Politics5 months ago

Mamata writes to Modi on payment of GST dues to state govts

Expressing her deep anguish, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking the Centre to pay the GST dues...
Cities5 months ago

Kolkata Metro services to be resumed by maintaining social distancing norms: Mamata

We want Metro Rail services to be resumed by maintaining social distancing norms: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on...
Cities5 months ago

Schools and colleges in West Bengal to remain closed till September 20: Mamata

Schools and colleges in West Bengal to remain closed till September 20, said West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee.
India5 months ago

WB CM Mamata Banerjee opposes Centre’s decision over NEET, JEE

Kolkata, Aug 24 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the Centre for the second time to postpone NEET, JEE 2020. She said...
Cities5 months ago

Bengal govt withdraws state-wide lockdown on Aug 28

Hence, the statewide lockdown will only be observed on August 20, 21, 27 and 31.
Cities6 months ago

Bengal BJP urges Mamata to withdraw statewide lockdown on Aug 5

“The state government should not create an environment in which people can’t celebrate the occasion of Bhoomi Pujan,” Ghosh said.
Politics6 months ago

Gujarat model will not rule Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

"Next year Mamata Banerjee would be seen doing street meetings, not mass rallies. But our government will give her that permission. We will not stop her,"...
Election6 months ago

Mamata launches campaign for 2021 Bengal Assembly polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday took on the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, saying it had deprived Bengal in every possible...
India6 months ago

No plans of lockdown, curbs only in containment zones: WB govt

The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government said on Saturday that it has no plans to impose an immediate lockdown across the state to combat the coronavirus...
India6 months ago

Bengal Madhyamik results on Wednesday: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) Board Madhyamik Class 10 results for 2020 will...
Cities6 months ago

Bengal MLA was ‘killed’ as he joined BJP: Tripura CM

Agartala, July 13 : Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Monday alleged that West Bengal legislator Debendra Nath Ray was killed because he joined the...
Cities7 months ago

Bengal CM launches indigenous ‘Self-Scan’ app

Banerjee said that the new app would help people to scan important documents and nothing will be saved on its server.
Politics7 months ago

Mamata to review Covid pandemic, Amphan relief in all-party meet

Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold an all-party meet at the state secretariat Nabanna on Wednesday to review the Covid-19...
Election8 months ago

Didi pads up for 2021 polls with virtual campaigns

Kolkata, June 5 : Targeting the state assembly polls that is scheduled to be held within a year if not postponed by Covid-19 pandemic, West Bengal”s...
Disaster8 months ago

Cyclone ”Nisarga”: Storm activity intensifies in Arabian Sea

Low pressure, depression and deep depression are the first three levels used by the IMD to classify cyclones based on their intensity.
Disaster8 months ago

Cyclone Amphan: Odisha sends 500-member team to assist Bengal

Both Odisha and West Bengal were affected by the super cyclone Amphan, which hit the West Bengal coast on May 20.
Disaster8 months ago

Cyclone Amphan to hit West Bengal coast today afternoon

The Super Cyclonic Storm Amphan was very likely to weaken to Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm during the next six hours and make landfall as Very Severe...
India8 months ago

‘Nothing for states’: Mamata dubs Centre’s stimulus ‘big zero’

Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Terming the economic stimulus package announced by the Centre as “a big zero”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said...
Disaster9 months ago

Death toll rises to 72 in Bengal, CMC named Covid dedicated hospital

Presently, there are 271 ventilators available with the state health machinery only to deal with Covid-19 cases.
India9 months ago

NIA arrests absconder in Jharkhand’s arms seizure case

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said that it has arrested an absconding property manager from West Bengal’s Hooghly in...
India9 months ago

Shun petty politicking, Dhankhar ticks off Mamata

Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Expressing pain over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s remark that the opposition parties were behaving like ‘vultures waiting for the dead’,...
India9 months ago

Fudging death counts, alleges Vijayvargiya’s letter to Mamata

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP’s West Bengal in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya has shot off a 6-page letter to Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accusing her of...
India9 months ago

227 containment zones created in West Bengal

kolkata, April 28: Chief Secretary Rajiva Sinha said that 227 containment zones have been created in Kolkata to combat Covid-19as the number of active Coronavirus positive...
India9 months ago

Sat silently, bigger states like Bengal should’ve been heard: Mamata

Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) Expressing dismay over her state not getting a chance to speak at the video conference on Covid-19 management with Prime Minister Narendra...
Politics9 months ago

Kota students to start return journey soon: Mamata

Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government has already initiated steps to ensure the return of Bengal students who are stuck in Kota of Rajasthan...
Health9 months ago

COVID-19: Active cases 423 in Bengal

According to the central government, 546 persons were infected with coronavirus in the state.
India9 months ago

Centre goofed on test kits, Bengal being defamed: Mamata

The top bureaucrat said while two Viral Transpot Media were needed for every test, the Centre supplied only 2,500. "But we have conducted over 7,000 tests....
India9 months ago

Central team goes around Kolkata escorted by Bengal police sleuths

The team leader, Apurva Chandra, earlier complained that despite giving assurances that they would be taken around, the state government informed them that "there are some...
India9 months ago

West Bengal obstructing works of central teams: MHA

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday accused West Bengal of obstructing the works of Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCT) set up...
Politics9 months ago

Send a central team to Gujarat also: Ahmed Patel

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Amid the tiff between the Centre and the West Bengal government over sending of central team, Congress leader Ahmed Patel said,...
Health9 months ago

Father claims killing specially-abled son for not wearing mask in Kolkata

The verbal exchanges soon turned serious on Saturday and the old man claimed that he lost his cool and strangulated his son to death.
India9 months ago

Bengal Covid-19 death toll 12

Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The coronavirus death count in West Bengal increased to 12 on Saturday with the audit committee confirming two more loss of lives in...
India9 months ago

Bengal Governor slams Mamata govt on PDS ‘scam’

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee levelling serious allegations of corruption in Public Distribution System...
Disaster9 months ago

Bengal to give Rs 1,000 to stranded migrant labourers from the state

She asked the district magistrates to do a background check for ascertaining that the beneficiaries are bonafide residents of Bengal.
India9 months ago

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan lends help to Migrant Labourers

New Delhi, April 18: After prime minister Narendra Modi extended lockdown till May 3, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury came out to lend support to migrant...
Cities9 months ago

Mamata allots government flat to nurse stopped from staying at home

"Why? We can set up Covid hospitals anywhere. If the government decides to acquire, it can do so in one second. But we don't act in...
Cities9 months ago

Number of Covid-19 tests in Bengal too low: NICED director

The testing of samples for coronavirus is carried out at the Regional Virus Research Diagnostic Lab of NICED.
Politics9 months ago

Mamata extends lockdown in Bengal till April 30

Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Saturday extended the lockdown in the state till April 30 to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Making the announcement...
Politics9 months ago

108 foreigners among 177 Tablighi attendees quarantined: Mamata

Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The West Bengal government has quarantined 177 people including 108 foreigners who attended the religious congregation organised by the Tablighi Jamaat in New...
Cities10 months ago

79 including 39 doctors of Kolkata hospital quarantined

This sent alarm bells ringing, and the 79 personnel including 39 doctors were sent on quarantine for 14 days.
Disaster10 months ago

Bengal Imams appeal to Muslims to stay home in Shab-e-Barat

The association also requested that all mosques be kept closed on Friday for the Jumma namaz (prayers).
India10 months ago

COVID-19 count rises to 38 in Bengal, 12 recover

Kolkata, April 3 The number of COVID-19 cases went up to 38 in West Bengal on Friday, while nine patients have fully recovered, Chief Minister Mamata...
Cities10 months ago

Bengal death toll rises to seven, cases go past 50

Kolkata, April 2 : With four more deaths during the past 24 hours, the death count from Covid-19 shot up to 7 in West Bengal on...
Cities10 months ago

All students from class I to VIII promoted in Bengal

Kolkata, April 2 : All students studying in class I to VIII have been promoted in West Bengal due to the coronavirus related situation, a senior...
India10 months ago

What can I do if there is no bread? Have handmade rotis instead: Mamata

Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lost her cool when asked about the shortage of bread in the market due...
Cities10 months ago

COVID-19: Mamata govt shuts restaurants, pubs, clubs

"Strict legal action will be taken in case of any violation. This order will remain in force till 31st March," the notification said.
India10 months ago

Third COVID-19 case in Bengal

Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in West Bengal has risen to three with a young woman from Habra in North 24...
Cities10 months ago

Corona outbreak: Bengal to provide rice free of cost

"In view of the coronavirus outbreak, for the next six months, the state government will give rice free of cost to those who used to get...
Cities10 months ago

2nd COVID-19 case confirmed in Bengal

Kolkata, March 20 A resident of south Kolkata’s posh Ballygunge area, with UK travel history, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection, taking the number...
Cities10 months ago

Coronavirus: All educational institutes in Bengal shut till March

The decision was taken "in view of the evolving situation on the spread of COVID 19, the advisories issues by WHO, UN and central government and...
India10 months ago

Bengal youth killed by train

New Delhi, A youth in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district was fatally hit by a train while he was sitting on a railway track and playing...
Health10 months ago

Man who died in Bengal hospital was COVID-19 negative

"He had uncontrolled blood sugar and that could have caused his death, "
Politics11 months ago

Trivedi, Mausam, Arpita among four Trinamool RS candidates

New Delhi, Giving weightage to experience, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Sunday fielded its national General Secretary Subrata Bakshi, theatre personality Arpita Ghosh, former Union...
India11 months ago

AirAsia flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata

Kolkata, March 4 An AirAsia flight to Bagdogra with 171 passengers including West Bengal minister Aroop Biswas on board encountered a hailstorm soon after takeoff and...
Cities11 months ago

Five dead in Bengal road accident

Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) Five men died and one sustained injury when their car collided with a dumper in northern West Bengal’s Alipurduar district on Friday,...
Election11 months ago

Left, ultra-Left sweep Jadavpur University Elections

The Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), affiliate of the state's ruling Trinamool Congress, fared poorly in each of the three faculties.
India11 months ago

Shocked to hear about Tapas Paul’s demise: Mamata

Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Describing Tapas Paul as a superstar of Bengali cinema, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she was “saddened and...
India11 months ago

CAA, NRC, NPR being carried out in Bengal without permission, says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Feb 13: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that surveys for CAA, NCR are being carried out in the state without the...
India11 months ago

Politics of hatred did not work in Delhi: Mamata

Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the Aam Aadmi Party’s win in the Delhi Assembly polls as a victory...
Politics11 months ago

Mamata attacks Centre for slapping PSA on Mehbooba, Omar

The PSA was slapped on Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on February 7.
Politics11 months ago

Former Bengal power minister Sankar Sen passes away

Kolkata, Former West Bengal Power Minister and former Vice-Chancellor of Jadavpur University Sankar Sen died at a south Kolkata nursing home on Saturday following old age...
Politics12 months ago

Economy from ICU to ventilator: Amit Mitra

"This shows the government has no vision about the social infrastructure," he said, referring also to cuts in the fund allocations for MGNREGA and National Health...
India12 months ago

Will beat TMC leaders, torch police vehicles if they intervened: BJP’s MP Saumitra Khan

Kolkata, Jan 29: BJP MP Saumitra Khan gave a controversial statement saying that Trinamool Congress leaders will be beaten black and blue and if the cops...
India12 months ago

Mamata sets condition for talks with PM, says withdraw CAA

Kolkata, Jan 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, said that she was ready for talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Citizenship (Amendment)...
India12 months ago

Resolution against CAA passed in Bengal assembly

Kolkata: The West Bengal Assembly on Monday passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). The resolution, moved by Bengal Parliamentary Affairs...
Cities12 months ago

Anti-CAA: Bengal CM wants every student to visit 1K households

Kolkata, Jan 27 : West Bengal Chief Minister and state’s ruling Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday asked every member of the party’s student wing...
India12 months ago

SC says political parties use court as forum

New Delhi: Chief Justice S.A. Bobde on Monday said political parties often use the top court as a forum. A bench comprising Chief Justice Bobde and...
India12 months ago

Netaji opposed ‘divisive politics’ of Hindu Mahasabha: Mamata

Darjeeling, Jan 23 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday regretted that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary was yet to be declared as...
Cities12 months ago

Will pass Assembly resolution against CAA: Mamata

"We have also passed a resolution against NRCA three months ago. We will pass a resolution against CAA also within three-four days,"
Cities1 year ago

Sex racket in the guise of spa busted, 17 arrested in Bengal

Kolkata, Sixteen women were among 17 arrested as police busted a sex racket operating under the guise of a spa-cum-beauty parlour in West Bengal’s Durgapur town,...
India1 year ago

BJP MLA Surendra Singh calls Mamata Banerjee a ‘Demon’

Ballia (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 15: Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Surendra Singh has made a derogatory remark by comparing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with ‘a...
India1 year ago

Police complaints lodged against Dilip Ghosh for threatening CAA protesters

Kolkata, Jan 15 After two police complaints were lodged on Tuesday against BJP West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh for his threat to “beat up” and...
Cities1 year ago

“Go Back Modi’ slogans in Kolkata, other cities as PM heads to West Bengal

The students flew black balloons with "go back" slogan, obstructing traffic. They also wrote "No NRC, No CAA, No NPR" on the road.
Politics1 year ago

Crack surfaces, Mamata to skip opposition meet on CAA

New Delhi: Cracks have emerged within the opposition on the CAA meeting called by Congress, with West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee deciding...
Cities1 year ago

One dead in roof collapse at Burdwan railway station

Kolkata, A man, who sustained serious injuries when a portion of the Burdwan railway station building collapsed, died on Sunday morning, police said. The unidentified man,...
Cities1 year ago

Portion Burdwan railway station collapses, many hurt

The collapse happened while repair works were on.
Cities1 year ago

Left, Congress bring out joint rally against CAA in Kolkata

Kolkata, Dec 27 : Bringing out an impressive joint rally here against the new citizenship law and proposed nationwide NRC, leaders of the Congress and Left...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata to attend Hemant Soren’s swearing-in

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would be among the host of opposition leaders slated to attend the December 29 swearing-in ceremony of Hemant Soren...
India1 year ago

IPS Rajeev Kumar made IT Secretary by WB govt

Kolkata: In a surprise move, former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar has been made the new Principal Secretary in the state Information Technology Department by the...
Cities1 year ago

Peaceful protests to continue till CAA is revoked: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Dec 26 : Asserting that peaceful protests will continue as long as the new citizenship law is not withdrawn, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Politics1 year ago

‘If CAA not related to religion, why not include Muslims?’

New Delhi, Chandra Kumar Bose, BJP Vice President for West Bengal, on Tuesday demanded transparency in the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 saying if it was not...
Cities1 year ago

Police stop BJP rally; tension in Hooghly, S Dinajpur

State BJP general secretary Sayantan Bose warned that the police action would send a message across India that there is no democracy in the state.
Cities1 year ago

Kerala stays all activities linked to NPR updation

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 20 : Amid widening protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Kerala on Friday became the second state after West Bengal to stay all activities...
India1 year ago

Mamata calls for UN-controlled referendum on CAA, NRC

Kolkata, Dec 19 : Throwing a challenge to Centre’s BJP-led NDA regime, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for a UN-controlled referendum across...
Cities1 year ago

Vijayvargiya faces demonstration, black flags in Bengal

Vijayvargiya later alleged that he was surrounded by miscreants at Nabagram and called up Union Home Minister Amit Shah, following which police reinforcements were rushed in,...
Cities1 year ago

Two BJP MPs arrested on way to damaged Bengal stations

The duo were detained at Sukanta More soon after they started off for Harishchandrapur from Malda city.
Politics1 year ago

Setting country on fire not your job: Mamata to Amit Shah

Kolkata: Assailing Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his comment that Aadhaar was not a proof of citizenship, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday...
Cities1 year ago

Mamata government orders stay on work for NPR

Kolkata, Dec 17 : The ongoing work for preparing and updating the National Population Register (NPR) has been stayed in West Bengal, against the backdrop of...
Cities1 year ago

CAA protests: NFR cancels all Bengal bound trains

Guwahati, Dec 16 : The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), which operates in the entire northeastern region and in some parts of Bihar and West Bengal, has...
India1 year ago

Bengal govt shuts down internet in parts of state

Kolkata: West Bengal government on Sunday suspended internet services in some parts of the state following continuing violence by protesters railing against the new citizenship law (CAA)....
India1 year ago

Anti-CAA protesters obstruct key highways in Bengal

Kolkata: Anti-CAA protesters took to the streets for the third day at a stretch in West Bengal, as they felled trees and burnt tyres to obstruct key...
India1 year ago

Tension prevails in Bengal amid anti-CAA protests

Kolkata, Dec 14 Tension prevailed in West Bengal on Saturday, a day after protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) blocked roads and vandalised railway stations,...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata announces statewide protests against citizenship law

Kolkata, Dec 13 : Reiterating that her government would not allow any NRC exercise or implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in West Bengal, Chief...
India1 year ago

Waning faith in system dangerous for nation: Hazare

Ahmednagar, Dec 9 : Expressing concerns over delays in punishment in rape cases, veteran social crusader Kisan Baburao alias Anna Hazare here on Monday said no...
India1 year ago

Won’t allow Centre to implement Citizenship Amendment Bill and NRC in West Bengal : Mamata

New Delhi, Dec 6 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) are...
India1 year ago

Bengal bypolls: BJP questions EVMs after facing defeat

New Delhi, Nov 28 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suspected foul play after it lost all the three seats in the bypolls held in West Bengal....
India1 year ago

West Bengal, Uttarakhand Assembly By-Election 2019 : Voting underway in four seats

Kolkata, Nov 25: Voting is underway for assembly by-polls inWest Bengal and Uttarakhand. Voters are exercising their right in four assembly constituencies — three in West...
India1 year ago

Polarisation, NRC key factors in Bengal bypolls

Kolkata, Nov 24 Religious polarisation, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the vote catching capacity of a renewed Congress-Left Front alliance could be the game changers...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata opposes disinvestment, suggests all party meet

Kolkata, Nov 21 : Opposing disinvestment of Public Sector Undertakings, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said it was not a permanent solution and urged...
India1 year ago

Mamata continues to avoid comment on Ayodhya verdict

Kolkata, Nov 14 Six days after the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday parried a query on...
Cities1 year ago

Seshan a stalwart for free and fair elections: Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 11 Expressing sadness over the death of former Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said his “legendary...
Disaster1 year ago

Cyclone Bulbul: 8 dead, 4.65 lakh affected in Bengal

The deaths were caused by trawler capsize, house collapse, trees and electric poles falling on the victims as also electrocution.
India1 year ago

Cyclone Bulbul: Eight dead, 2.97 lakh affected in Bengal

Kolkata, Nov 10 Severe Cyclone Bulbul has left behind a trail of destruction in West Bengal, taking seven lives in three districts, affecting 2.97 lakh people...
Cities1 year ago

Three killed as cyclone Bulbul makes landfall in Banglades

In Bangladesh, the number of evacuees exceeded 2.1 million, although some of them began returning to their homes, according to disaster management ministry secretary Shah Kamal.
Cities1 year ago

75 passengers of cruise ship rescued in Bay of Bengal: Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 10 : At least 75 passengers of a cruise ship in the Bay of Bengal were rescued by the West Bengal police while Severe...
India1 year ago

Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ creating havoc in Odisha coast

Bhubaneswar: With Cyclone Bulbul progressing towards West Bengal coast, it has triggered heavy rainfall coupled with strong wind in the coastal districts on Saturday. Hundreds of trees...
India1 year ago

TMC regains majority in West Bengal’s Bhatpara civic body

Kolkata, Nov 7 Delivering a big blow to the BJP, 12 of its councillors in Bhatpara municipality on Wednesday returned to the Trinamool Congress, which regained...
Politics1 year ago

Bengal Guv targets Mamata in tweets

Kolkata: A fresh confrontation seems to be brewing between the Raj Bhavan and West Bengal government, with Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday tweeting he was trying to...
Politics1 year ago

Indian cow milk contains gold: Bengal BJP chief

Kolkata: Oscillating between the bizarre and the controversial, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has said that milk of Indian cows contain gold and also raked...
India1 year ago

Mamata Promises All Help to Kin of Workers killed in Kashmir

Kolkata, Oct 30 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that all help will be extended to the bereaved families of the five workers...
Cities1 year ago

Festive fervour in Bengal as Kali Puja-Diwali coincide

Thousands visited Kalighat and Dakshineswar Kali temples since morning.
Politics1 year ago

No detention centre to come up in Bengal: Mamata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday ruled out any possibility of detention centres coming up in West Bengal on the lines of such camps...
Cities1 year ago

Murshidabad triple murder solved, accused arrested: Police

Kolkata, Oct 15 : Claiming to have cracked the sensational Jiaganj triple murder case, police in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Tuesday said they have arrested...
India1 year ago

RSS claims worker, wife & son killed in Bengal

Kolkata: Three members of a family, including an 8-year-old child, was found killed in the Jiaganj area of West Bengal’s Mursidabad district. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh...
India1 year ago

Upgrading ration cards part of Census, not NRC: Mamata

Kolkata, Sep 24 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the National Register of Citizens will not be implemented in the state and...
India1 year ago

Mamata to demand Bengal’s name change from Shah

New Delhi, Sep 19 A day after Mamata Banerjee raised the issue of change of West Bengal’s name into “Bangla” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, she...
India1 year ago

Mamata Banerjee should be taught a lesson like P Chidambaram, says BJP MLA Surendra Singh

Kolkata, Sep 15: Bharatiya Janata Party Ballia MLA Surendra Singh said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be taught a lesson like P Chidambaram as...
Politics1 year ago

Why seek citizenship proof after 72 years, asks Mamata

"Moreover, I am a free citizen of an independent nation. Why should you take away my freedom? The country has become independent 72 years back. Why...
India1 year ago

Ex-Bengal CM hospitalised with acute respiratory distress

Kolkata, Sep 7 Former West Bengal Chief Minister and CPI-M stalwart Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital here...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata’s ‘Didi Ke Bolo’ hits over 10 lakh responses

Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress’ mass outreach programme, “Didi Ke Bolo” has received over 10 lakh responses in a month, party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
India1 year ago

Indo-Bangla border : BSF action reduces cattle smuggling

New Delhi, Aug 28 Unprecedented vigil and action against “unscrupulous” personnel of Border Security Force (BSF) deployed along the Indo-Bangla border resulted in a “96 per...
India1 year ago

We have right to know about Netaji’s disappearance: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug 18 Recalling the mysterious disappearance of great Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
India1 year ago

Modi government’s agenda now ‘only politics’, not economy: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug 11 Stressing West Bengal’s growth rate – at 12.58 per cent – was the highest in India, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday criticised...
Cities1 year ago

Trinamool leader found dead in Bengal, party alleges murder

Islampur (West Bengal), Aug 9 Body of a Trinamool Congress leader from West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district was on Friday found hanging from a bamboo structure...
India1 year ago

Adhir calls for Congress-Left unity to preserve India’s secular character

Kolkata, Aug 3 Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday gave a call for unity among the Congress and the Left to...
Business1 year ago

Wipro, Microsoft to invest in Bengal: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said IT majors Wipro and Microsoft have agreed to invest in the state. Banerjee...
India1 year ago

Raj Thackeray invites Mamata to anti-EVM campaign

Kolkata, July 31 : Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and invited her to his party’s...
India1 year ago

Man lynched in Bengal’s Nadia district

Kolkata, July 29 A man was lynched by irate villagers in West Bengal’s Nadia district after he allegedly harassed them constantly with his accomplices, police said...
Cities1 year ago

Court adjourns hearing in alleged Fake Degree Row against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee

New Delhi, July 25 : A Special Court has adjourned the hearing for 13th August as Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has sought time to appear...
Cities1 year ago

Fire in Salt Lake BSNL exchange, services disrupted in 10 states

Due to the fire and burning of the vital transmission equipment, the mobile and data services of the BSNL continue to disrupt in the eight northeastern...
India1 year ago

Mamata flays Centre, BJP over I-T notice to Durga Puja committees in Bengal

"They talk about Hinduism before the elections and after the election is over, they ask for income tax from the biggest Hindu festival here (Bengal). It...
India1 year ago

TMC Martyrs’ Day rally: Mamata slams BJP; says it’s ‘high on power’, indulging in horse-trading

Kolkata, July 21: Addressing the Trinamool Congress’ (TMC) annual Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee said that she would initiate a state-wide protest on July...
India2 years ago

More areas flooded in Malda and S Dinajpur districts

Kolkata, July 17 With several rivers flowing above danger levels, more areas were inundated in the Malda and South Dinajpur districts of West Bengal on Wednesday....
India2 years ago

Violence erupts in West Bengal’s Kakinara, train services disrupted

Kolkata, July 15 : Violence broke out in West Bengal’s Kakinara of North 24 Parganas district on Monday following which the locals disrupted train services in...
Cities2 years ago

Passenger dies as Kolkata metro starts moving with his hand stuck between doors

Kolkata, July 13 A passenger on the Kolkata Metro railway died a horrific death after the train started moving with his hand stuck between the doors...
Politics2 years ago

9 more Kanchrapara councillors return to TMC from BJP

The development comes two days after five Kanchrapara councillors returned to the Trinamool fold, taking the party's tally to 19 in the 24-seat municipality.
India2 years ago

Mamata marches on Kolkata streets to spread awareness about water conservation

Kolkata, July 12 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday marched on the streets of Kolkata with her Cabinet colleagues, school students, civil society representatives...
India2 years ago

BJP leader Bharati Ghosh seeks transfer of cases against her

New Delhi, July 12 Former IPS officer and BJP leader Bharati Ghosh on Friday requested the Supreme Court to transfer all the cases registered against her...
India2 years ago

Union budget actionless, directionless: Trinamool

Kolkata, July 5 West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday dubbed the Union Budget as “faceless”, “baseless”, “actionless” and “directionless”, and said it has completely disappointed...
Cities2 years ago

Bengal: Asansol turns violent, police resorts to lathi-charge

Kolkata, July 5 After a BJP-called a rally to submit deputation on the cut-money issue before the Asansol Municipal Corporation in West Bengal turned violent on...
India2 years ago

JMB militant involved in 2018 Bodh Gaya blast arrested

Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has arrested a member of banned terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from West...
India2 years ago

TMC calls 12-hour bandh after worker shot dead in West Bengal

kolkata, June 29 : A Trinamool Congress leader was shot dead on the railway tracks at Bandel station in Hooghly district, West Bengal and two TMC...
Cities2 years ago

Trinamool leader shot dead in Bengal’s Hoogly

The state's ruling party has accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) backed miscreants for the murder and called for a 24-hour bandh in the district's Chinsurah city.
India2 years ago

Clashes erupt again in Bengal’s Bhatpara as BJP leaders raised slogans against Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, June 23: Clashes erupted yet again in Bhatpara area in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Saturday and bombs were hurled at the...
Cities2 years ago

Nurse arrested for beating ailing woman in Kolkata

Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) A nurse, who was attending an ailing 85-year-old woman for the last four months, was arrested for allegedly beating the woman, police...
Cities2 years ago

BJP delegation to visit Bhatpara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas

Kolkata, June 22: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation will be visiting Bhatpara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Saturday to review the situation...
Cities2 years ago

Crude bomb hurled, gun shots fired in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district

Kolkata, June 20 : A clash broke out between two groups of miscreants in the Bhatpara area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district ,in which...
India2 years ago

7 sent to police custody for attacking former Miss India Universe

Sengupta, the winner of Miss India Universe pageant on 2010, was attacked by a group of young bikers near south Kolkata's Exide crossing while coming back...
Politics2 years ago

Congress names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury its leader in Lok Sabha

Chowdhury was named the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha after party president Rahul Gandhi refused to take up the role.
Cities2 years ago

Mamata terms meeting with doctors ‘positive’, asks them to end impasse

Kolkata, June 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the meeting with the striking junior doctors as “positive and productive” while the...
Cities2 years ago

Striking doctors ready to meet Mamata – in media’s presence

Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) The striking doctors in West Bengal on Sunday decided to hold talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to immediately end the impasse...
Cities2 years ago

Trinamool worker killed in Bengal, 3 held

Kolkata, June 16 Three persons have been arrested for interrogation in connection with the killing of a local Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal’s Hooghly district,...
Cities2 years ago

Mamata appeals to doctors again, says ESMA won’t be invoked

Kolkata, June 15 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday again appealed to the agitating junior doctors in the state to end their strike, assuring them that...
Cities2 years ago

Doctors at Delhi’s AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital call off strike

New Delhi, June 15 : The Resident Doctors Association (RDA) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi on Saturday called off its...
India2 years ago

Doctor’s strike : AIIMS gives ultimatum to West Bengal govt, Will striking junior doctors meet Mamata today?

New Delhi, June 15: Resident Doctors Association of AIIMS have issued an ultimatum of 48 hours to West Bengal Government to meet demands of the striking...
India2 years ago

Over 300 doctors resign in West Bengal

Over 300 doctors resigned from government hospitals in West Bengal today demanding better security at hospitals across India and expressing solidarity with their Bengal counterparts whose...
Health2 years ago

Doctors across India protest Bengal assault, patients seek solution

Several resident doctors also held a protest at the Jantar Mantar.
India2 years ago

Doctors’ strike: Kolkata Mayor’s daughter ‘ashamed’ at Mamata’s inaction

Kolkata, June 14 Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim’s daughter, a doctor, has come up with strong criticism of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s handling...
India2 years ago

Mamata gives 4-hour ultimatum to doctors to resume work

Kolkata, June 13 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued a four-hour ultimatum to West Bengal’s doctors who have been protesting against an attack...
Cities2 years ago

Mamata Banerjee unveils Iswarchandra Vidyasagar’s bust in Kolkata’s Hare School

Kolkata, June 11: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday unveiled the bust of noted Bengali reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at the Hare School ground on...
Cities2 years ago

Law and order under control in Bengal: Mamata govt

Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Iterating that the law and order situation was “under control”, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government has told the centre that “firm and...
Cities2 years ago

Home Minister told about Bengal violence: Governor

New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah amid the continuing...
India2 years ago

Threat Letter offers Rs 1 crore to Kill West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata , June 9 : After the massive win of BJP in the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Cities2 years ago

BJP workers shot at in Bengal’s Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar (West Bengal), June 9 (IANS) A day after escalation of violence in West Bengal centering on a BJP-Trinamool Congress clash that killed at least...
India2 years ago

8 dead in BJP-Trinamool clash: Bengal MP Nusrat appeals for peace

Kolkata, June 9 A day after violent clashes erupted between the Trinamool Congress and BJP workers in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas in which at least...
Election2 years ago

Mamata terms LS polls scandalous, demands fact finding committee

Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections...
India2 years ago

Whoever messes with us will be destroyed: Mamata warns PM Modi

Kolkata, June 5 : Accusing Narendra Modi of capturing EVM’s during Lok sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “Muddai Lakh bura chahe to...
India2 years ago

‘TRP of Ram has gone down and Ma Kali’s TRP is going up due to Mamata’

Kolkata June 5: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said that Mamata Banerjee is chief minister of West Bengal therefore, the TRP of Ram has gone down and...
India2 years ago

Political violence, threats continue in Bengal

Kolkata, June 4 Political violence in West Bengal has increased as two Trinamool Congress leaders were chased and threatened in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district while...
India2 years ago

Efforts to impose Hindi will meet with protests: Bengal academics, writers

June 2 : Academicians and writers in West Bengal on Sunday opposed the draft National Education Policy that recommends making teaching of Hindi compulsory up to...
Election2 years ago

Mamata accuses BJP of manipulating EVMs, proposes mass movement

Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held her party Trinamool Congress’ core committee meeting where she accused the BJP of...
India2 years ago

Pratap Sarangi: From spiritual seeker to Union Minister

Bhubaneswar, May 31 (IANS) Once he wanted to be a monk at the Ramakrishna Mission in West Bengal. Now he is winning millions of hearts with...
Cities2 years ago

BJP worker stabbed to death in Bengal

Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was on Thursday stabbed to death in West...
Politics2 years ago

BJP trying to trip opposition governments: Gehlot

Jaipur, May 30 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday accused the BJP of trying to dismantle the opposition parties governments in West Bengal, Karnataka...
Politics2 years ago

CPI-M reclaims, reopens 200 closed party offices in Bengal

The reclamation and reopening of the offices have happened in districts like West Midnapore, Bankura, Purulia, Coochbehar, Burdwan, Hooghly, North 24 Parganas and Howrah.
Politics2 years ago

Another Trinamool MLA joins BJP, Mamata’s party says not concerned

New Delhi/Kolkata, May 29 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday suffered another jolt as one of its prominent Muslim faces, MLA Monirul Islam, joined the...
India2 years ago

Nitish, Mamata to reach Delhi Wednesday for Modi’s swearing-in

New Delhi, May 28 A day ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the Narendra Modi government, a host of chief ministers will be reaching the national...
Politics2 years ago

3 MLAs, 50 councillors from Bengal join BJP

New Delhi, May 28: Three MLAs from West Bengal, including Trinamool Congress-turned-BJP leader Mukul Roy’s son Subhrangshu Roy, along with more than 50 councillors on Tuesday...
Blog2 years ago

How two BJP spearheads breached Mamata’s bastion

With backing from Vijayvargiya and BJP's central leadership, Roy played a pivotal role in strengthening the party in Bengal's grassroots, something he had already successfully done...
India2 years ago

West Bengal: BJP worker shot dead in North 24 Parganas’s Bhatapara

Kolkata, May 27: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was shot dead in Bhatapara area of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district last night. Chandan Shaw,...
India2 years ago

Will attend Iftar 100 times: Mamata to appeasement allegations

Kolkata, May 25 Showing scant regard for the BJP’s constant criticism that she was appeasing Muslims, Mamata Banerjee on Saturday indicated that she would continue to...
India2 years ago

Mamata offers to quit as CM, party doesn’t endorse

Kolkata, May 25 Two days after her party suffered serious setbacks in the Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday offered to...
Cities2 years ago

Clashes across West Bengal, BJP man shot

Amid widespread clashes between Trinamool Congress and BJP workers across West Bengal even after the Lok Sabha elections results were declared, a man said to be...
India2 years ago

Protection from Arrest: SC grants relief to BJP leader, but not to ex-Kolkata CP

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Two different benches of the Supreme Court on Friday made parallel observations on a common issue concerning non-functioning of courts in...
India2 years ago

SC refuses to hear ex-Kolkata top cop’s plea

New Delhi, May 24: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the plea of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, seeking protection from arrest in...
Election2 years ago

Bengal verdict: BJP wins 13, Trinamool 15 seats

Kolkata, May 24: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has won 15 Lok Sabha constituencies and is leading in seven while the BJP has bagged 13 seats...
India2 years ago

BJP Barrackpore candidate gets protection from arrest till May 28

New Delhi, May 22: The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave five days protection from arrest to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Barrackpore constituency Arjun Singh...
Election2 years ago

Re-poll in one Bengal polling booth: Election Commission

Kolkata, May 21: The Election Commission has announced re-polling in one polling station under Kolkata North parliamentary constituency on Wednesday, as per the notification. The Lok...
Election2 years ago

West Bengal: Several injured in post-poll violence

Kolkata, May 20: Several persons were injured in post-poll clashes between political parties in two districts of West Bengal, police said on Monday. Many polling agents...
Cities2 years ago

BJP-Trinamool clash in Kankinara, hurl bombs

Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The by-polls in West Bengal’s Bhatpara Assembly constituency was marred by severe violence and bombings on Sunday, amidst clashes between workers of...
Election2 years ago

Trinamool, BJP have common hidden agenda to crush Congress: Mannan

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Describing Trinamool Congress as the B team of the Bharatiya Janata Party, senior Congress functionary and leader of opposition in the West...
Election2 years ago

BJP leader Mukul Roy to stay away in the last phase

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) With Trinamool Congress pointing out that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy being an ‘outsider’ should stay away from the areas where...
Blog2 years ago

Will Jadavpur choose political novice or seasoned player?

Kolkata (West Bengal), May 18 (IANS) The talk of the town is whether the Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal — which had earlier sent...
Election2 years ago

Bengal LS polls: Mamata’s nephew, Netaji’s kin, actresses contest in final phase

Nine parliamentary constituencies -- Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata South and Kolkata North are up for grabs in the final phase
Election2 years ago

The roots of violence in Bengal

Forpeople who are generally known to be gentle, genteel, soft-spoken ‘bhadraloks’ with a liking for sweets like ‘sandesh’ and ‘rosogolla’ and Rabindrasangeet (Tagore’s songs), Bengalis are...
Cities2 years ago

BJP activist among four held, Rs 24.12 lakh cash seized in Bengal

Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the BJP, four persons including two women and a local saffron party leader, were arrested for allegedly carrying...
Election2 years ago

EC takes special measures as Sunderbans goes to polls

Election officials in West Bengal are gearing up for an altogether different kind of battle with boats, HAM radios and power generating equipment as the world’s...
Election2 years ago

Modi accused of holding rally on scamster’s ground

"The ground where PM Modi is holding his rally today belongs to Kapil Mondal, the owner of a microfinance company without license. Go and check. And...
Blog2 years ago

Is polarization helping BJP in West Bengal?

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) With the Lok Sabha elections being in the last leg, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) of West Bengal has sensed that...
Election2 years ago

Mamata does not recognize me as PM: Modi

Mau (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not recognize him as her...
Election2 years ago

Babul Supriyo calls Grand Alliance ‘Mahathagbandhan’

Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) While the opposition leaders expressed their solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s displeasure over the Election Commission’s (EC) unprecedented decision...
Election2 years ago

EC’s integrity at stake, says Chandrababu Naidu

Amaravati, May 16 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has termed as ‘disturbing’ the Election Commission’s action cutting short the election campaign in West...
Politics2 years ago

BJP forced EC to ban poll campaigning in West Bengal: Mayawati

Lucknow, May 16: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi forced the Election Commission...
Politics2 years ago

Is the MCC now become Modi Code of Misconduct, asks Congress

New Delhi, May 16: Congress on Thursday quesstioned the Election Commission’s decision to impose a campaign ban in West Bengal. “Election Commission has completely abdicated its...
India2 years ago

Relieved WB ADG CID fails to report to duty at MHA

New Delhi, May 16: IPS officer Rajeev Kumar missed his 10 a.m reporting time for new duty in the Home Ministry on Thursday as ordered by...
Election2 years ago

EC decision taken at BJP’s direction, says Mamata

"In the morning, Shah held a press conference in Delhi, where he threatened the Election Commission.
Election2 years ago

BJP out to destroy Bengal’s culture: Mamata

Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “champion liar” and accused the BJP of conspiring...
Election2 years ago

EC halts campaigning in Bengal after 10 p.m. Thursday

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In an unprecedented decision, the Election Commission on Wednesday ordered that campaigning for the final round of the Lok Sabha polls...
Election2 years ago

Mamata condemns attacks on Vidyasagar College, CU students

Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Condemning alleged attacks on students of the Vidyasagar College and University of Calcutta after BJP President Amit Shah’s roadshow here, West Bengal...
Election2 years ago

Clashes break out at Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata

Kolkata, May 14: A massive clashes broke out between in a roadshow of BJP President Amit Shah in Kolkata after sticks were hurled at Shah’s truck...
India2 years ago

Supreme Court to hear plea of BJP’s Priyanka Sharma tomorrow

Kolkata, May 13: The Supreme Court will hear a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party youth wing worker Priyanka Sharma, who was arrested for sharing a...
India2 years ago

West Bengal: 2 held from Asansol railway station with Rs 1 Crore

Kolkata, May 13: The West Bengal police nabbed two persons at Asansol railway station and recovered Rs 1 crore from them, which, one of the arrested...
Election2 years ago

Bengal polls ‘peaceful’, says EC; FIRs against two BJP candidates

Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Amid “sporadic violence” that left 26 people injured, firing by central forces at five places, and lodging of FIRs against two BJP...
Election2 years ago

6th phase Lok Sabha polls: Nearly 80% polling in Bengal amid violence

Kolkata, May 12 : From a BJP worker getting killed in Jhargram to party workers sustaining bullet injuries and candidates getting heckled — widespread violence again...
Election2 years ago

BJP leaders with Z plus security distributing cash boxes, says Mamata

Kolkata, May 11 : Pointing to the episode of a mysterious black trunk unloaded from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chopper during a rally in Chitraguda, Bengal...
Election2 years ago

EC to hold high-level meeting in Bengal next week

Kolkata, May 9 : Amid reports of widespread violence across districts in West Bengal in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain would...

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