Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for clashes that took place during Ram Navami in Murshidabad and said that such incidents of violence are the adverse effect of appeasement politics. “This is the adverse effect of appeasement policies. Be it now on the occasion of Ram […]
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West Bengal: Congress candidate Piya Chowdhury accuses BJP and TMC of threatening voters in Cooch Behar
Amidst the first phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar, Piya Roy Chowdhury, cast her vote and claimed that the BJP and TMC are threatening people at the polling booths. Unhappy with the Election Commission’s work amid the elections, Piya Roy Chowdhury alleged that polling booths are witnessing violence and the […]
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ED attaches Rs 230.6 crore assets in West Bengal assistant teachers recruitment scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties valued at Rs 230.6 crore in connection with its probe in the West Bengal assistant teachers recruitment scam. Kolkata’s Zonal Office-II attached these properties, land parcels and a flat, which are being held in the name of one Prasanna Kumar Roy and […]
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West Bengal: Scuffle between TMC, BJP workers during Dilip Ghosh’s visit to Durgapur
An altercation broke out between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers during BJP MP Dilip Ghosh visit to Durgapur on Monday morning. Later, police officials controlled the situation. Visuals from the spot showed two groups pushing each other and shouting slogans against one another, waving their party flags. A police officer […]
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West Bengal: Police diffuses 3 crude bombs under river bridge in Siliguri
The police, along with a bomb disposal squad team, neutralised three suspected crude bombs in the Siliguri district on Tuesday, an official said. The bombs were found under a river bridge in the Kholachand Fapri area of Siliguri. A fire services personnel said the bombs were safely neutralised and no causalities were reported […]
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West Bengal: ED takes custody of Sheikh Shahjahan in land grab case
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogated Sandeshkhali accused now-suspended TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with the land grab case. Shahjahan has been accused of forcibly occupying several lands in the Sandeshkhali area of West Bengal, according to ED sources. ED also found many illegal financial transactions in the shrimp import and export business. The ED filed two Enforcement Case Information Reports (ECIR) […]
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West Bengal: Congress’ Adhir Ranjan makes offer to Varun Gandhi, says “He has clean image, should join us”
After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decided not to field Varun Gandhi, the current Member of Parliament from Pilibhit, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, congress”>Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury extended an offer to the leader, asking him to join the party. The senior congress”>Congress leader addressing the media here on Tuesday, alleged […]
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EC appoints Sanjay Mukherjee as new DGP of West Bengal, removes Vivek Sahay within 24 hours
The Election Commission of India appointed Sanjay Mukherjee as the new DGP of West Bengal on Tuesday. This comes a day after the West Bengal government appointed Vivek Sahay as the DGP to replace Rajeev Kumar, who was transferred. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has made this decision in anticipation of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, aiming to uphold […]
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West Bengal: Suspended TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan sent to four-day CBI custody
The Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court on Sunday sent suspended Trinamool Congress strongman and Sandeshkhali-accused Sheikh Shahjahan to four-day CBI custody in connection with the January 5 attack on the Enforcement Directorate team in Sandeshkhali. Earlier today, Shahjahan was produced before the court earlier as his 10-day police custody ended today. Earlier, on the directive of the Calcutta High Court, […]
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Calcutta HC order is against concept of federalism: West Bengal govt tells Supreme Court
The West Bengal government has filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court order directing a CBI probe in the Sandeshkhali matter pertaining to the attack on ED officials and called the decision by the High Court against the concept of federalism. Challenging the validity of Calcutta HC’s of March 5, division […]
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Claiming ‘Constitutional crisis’ NCW chief recommends President’s rule West Bengal
The National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma submitted a 24-page report to President Draupadi Murmu on the Sandeshkhali Incident and recommended President rule in the state, an official statement said on Thursday. The report alleges the “breakdown” of law and order, “constitutional crisis”, “ineffective governance,” and “protection of political […]
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PM Modi launches multi-developmental projects in West Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth Rs 15,000 crore in Krishnanagar city in West Bengal’s Nadia District on Saturday. The Prime Minister, who is on a two-day visit to three states arrived in West Bengal’s Arambagh on Friday afternoon, where he […]
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West Bengal Congress Chief demands apology from BJP for alleged racial comments on Sikh IPS officer
The Congress chief of West Bengal, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, condemned BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday for allegedly making racial comments about a Sikh IPS officer and demanded that the leader make a public apology. “The way the leaders of the BJP party in Bengal have insulted a police officer, Special Superintendent, Intelligence Branch, IPS Jaspeet […]
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West Bengal BJPs Suvendu Adhikari permitted to visit Sandeshkhali
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari finally made his way towards the trouble torn Sandeshkhali. This after the local administration was served with the copy of the High Court order that said that Suvendu and BJP’s Shankar Ghosh could visit Sandeshkhali on the condition that the rest of the […]
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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee silent on crimes against women: BJP on Sandeshkhali incident
The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Locket Chatterjee on Monday targeted Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee over the Sandeshkhali incident and alleged that atrocities against women are happening in West Bengal and the Chief Minister is completely silent. “Right now you are not able to understand the […]