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BJP’s Suvendu protests near Raj Bhavan, alleging voter ‘disenfranchisement’ in…
Adhikari said he would bring 100 such voters to the Governor's House and ask them to make formal complaints to the Election Commission.
West Bengal govt to pass resolution against NEET, new criminal laws
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took a jibe at the BJP and said that the trend across India is against the saffron party.
Assembly by-polls: Didi fortifies turf, cuts BJP to its size
With this victory, the TMC’s tally stands at 215 in the 294-member assembly. It also enjoys the support of three BJP MLAs, who switched to the ruling party but are yet to resign from the House.
Mamata government says Governor sitting on bills, moves SC
Petition says Raj Bhavan move violates Article 200 of Constitution Border blocked to stop farmers from protesting
SC appoints ex-CJI U U Lalit as head of committee for appointment of VCs in West Bengal
The ruling TMC dispensation has a running feud with West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, who is also the chancellor of state-run universities, over how the state's universities should be run.
Mahua Moitra booked over alleged social media remark on NCW chief
Mahua has been booked under Section 79 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to actions intended to outrage the modesty of a woman.
Governor sues Mamata over ‘slanderous comments’
The matter is expected to come up for hearing at the Bench of Justice Krishna Rao on Wednesday.
Former GM of ECL, 2 others sent to judicial custody in Coal smuggling case
Kolkata; A special CBI court in West Bengal's Asansol on Saturday remanded a former General Manager of the Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) and two others to judicial custody till July 3 in connection with the multi-crore coal smuggling…
Central fact-finding team suggests extension of CAPF deployment in Bengal
Kolkata; A four-member central fact-finding team of the BJP, which was in West Bengal earlier this month to review the post-poll violence in the state, submitted its report to BJP President J.P. Nadda on Friday.
In its report, the team…
Mamata Banerjee asks state ministers to focus on areas where Trinamool trailed in LS polls
Kolkata; West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday directed the members of the state Cabinet to concentrate more on developmental activities, especially in the areas where the Trinamool Congress trailed behind its…
Have submitted all relevant documents to ED: Actress Rituparna Sengupta
Kolkata: Actress Rituparna Sengupta finally left the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office at Salt Lake here at around 6.30 p.m. after over five hours of questioning in connection with the multi-crore ration distribution scam in West Bengal…
Trinamool won’t be in power in Bengal forever: Biplab Deb
Kolkata; BJP MP and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Tuesday that if anyone thinks that the Trinamool Congress will continue to remain in power in West Bengal, he or she is mistaken.
Biplab Deb was in West…
Mamata Banerjee has no respect for democratic setups: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has no respect for the democratic setups of the country although her party Trinamool Congress frequently accuses the Centre and the BJP of violating democratic norms, former Union…
Bengal train accident: Death toll rises to 9, 41 injured
Kolkata: The death toll in the train accident in West Bengal's Darjeeling district where a goods train hit the Sealdah-bound Kanchanjunga Express on Monday morning has risen to nine, officials said.
The took place close to the…
Bengal LoP requests Governor to ensure retention of CAPF till Durga Puja
Kolkata: The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday requested Governor C.V. Ananda Bose to initiate the process for retention of 400 companies of central armed police forces (CAPF), already in…
BJP to review its Lok Sabha performance in Bengal at grassroots level
Kolkata; The BJP will review its Lok Sabha poll performance in West Bengal at the grassroots level to ascertain the reasons for the loss in seats.
The decision was taken at a core committee meeting of the party that started on Saturday…
CM Mamata announces Rs 293 crore aid to 2.1 lakh farmers for crop loss
The Bengal Chief Minister said the assistance of Rs 2,900 crore to farmers was under the state's crop insurance scheme 'Bangla Shasya Bima (BSB)'.
Trinamool replaces its organisational observer for North Bengal
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress on Monday replaced its organisational observer for the eight Lok Sabha seats in North Bengal, Power Minister Arup Biswas, with state Minister and Kolkata Mayor, Firhad Hakim.
Party sources said the…
Irfan Pathan congratulates brother Yusuf on winning Baharampur LS constituency
New Delhi: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan congratulated elder brother Yusuf Pathan on winning the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal on Tuesday.
Yusuf, who contested on the All-India Trinamool Congress ticket, has…
Calcutta HC directs ECI to ensure no contractual state govt staff is assigned counting duty
Kolkata: On the eve of the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections, the Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure that no contractual staff is assigned any sort of counting duty on…