The Income Tax (IT) Department carried out search-and-seizure operations on two prominent Asansol (West Bengal) based group companies engaged in the business of iron and steel products, infrastructure, cement, poly fabs, agro-tech, and food processing. The search action covered more than 30 premises spread over West Bengal. The search has […]
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West Bengal BJP leaders to meet PM Modi demanding CAA implementation today
A delegation of West Bengal BJP leaders will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday demanding the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the state. The delegation will also discuss several issues of West Bengal with the Prime Minister. The delegation will include West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar, party vice president Dilip Ghosh, BJP MP Saumitra Khan and others. […]
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West Bengal: BSF seized American Dollars worth Rs 7 lakh
Border Security Force (BSF) troops under South Bengal Frontier have seized American Dollars worth Rs 7 lakh in the area of Border Out Post Jalangi in Murshidabad districts. According to the official statement, Shivshankar Sarkar S/o Harendranath Sarkar, village Sarkarpara, PS Jalangi, District Murshidabad was carrying a sack of fertilizer in the area of […]
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Two Bangladeshi smugglers killed in BSF firing near India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal
Two Bangladeshi smugglers were killed early Friday as the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire while they tried to smuggle cattle heads by establishing an improvised bamboo cantilever through the Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district, the force said. The incident took place around 3 am. One BSF troop was also injured […]
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NIA arrests Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorist from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, the agency said on Wednesday. The terrorist, whose name has not been revealed yet, is understood to be a close associate of the four JMB terrorists arrested from West Bengal in July this […]
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West Bengal by-polls: TMC candidate leading on Gosaba assembly seat
As the counting of the votes for by-elections on the Gosaba assembly seat in West Bengal began on Tuesday, the initial trends show Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Subrata Mondal leading with 22,033 votes against Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Palash Rana who has secured 1,558 votes. According to the Election Commission […]
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Covid-19: West Bengal’s Asansol markets experience limited footfall in Diwali season
With Diwali around the corner, markets of West Bengal’s Asansol are all set for season sales. The main markets of Asansol city of West Bengal are flooded with scintillating lights, lamps and sweets. However, the market is also witnessing inflation and a limited footfall of customers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
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West Bengal by-polls: Voting underway in four assembly seats
Voting for by-polls in Khardah, Santipur, Dinhata, and Gosaba assembly seats is underway in West Bengal. The voting began at around 7 am and will continue till 6:30 pm on Saturday. Long queues of voters were seen outside the polling booths in North Parganas (Khardah) and Cooch Behar (Dinhata) this […]
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Illegal arms factory busted in West Bengal’s Asansol, 2 arrested
Two people have been arrested and a cache of weapons were seized after the police busted an illegal arms factory being run in the Asansol district, informed local police. “Hirapur Police Station officials raided a house in Azad Nagar where an illegal arms factory was being operated. The house is owned by a […]
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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee, two others to take oath as MLAs today
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will administer the oath of office to three newly elected MLAs including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the State Assembly on Thursday. Besides Banerjee, Amirul Islam and Jakir Hossain will also take oath as MLAs today. In the recently concluded by-polls, Mamata Banerjee won from […]
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Indian Army deployed in flood-affected areas of West Bengal
The Indian Army has been deployed in the flood-affected areas in West Bengal including Asansol, Durgapur, Howrah, Hooghly districts, informed the Eastern Command on Friday. The Eastern Command further informed that the Indian army has rescued at least 91 people since yesterday. Some districts are experiencing heavy rainfall for the past 48 hours. Several areas are inundated with rainwater reaching about […]
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Income Tax dept conducts searches in West Bengal
The Income Tax department carried out a search and seizure operation at 25 premises connected with a prominent group engaged in the manufacturing of steel products, said the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday. According to an official release, 25 premises consisting of eight residences, nine offices and eight factories, spread over Kolkata, Durgapur, Asansol […]
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BJP will end culture of post-poll violence in West Bengal, says Sukanta Majumdar
Newly-appointed President of West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday assured that the party would end the culture of the post-poll violence in the state. He also assured justice to people killed in the violence that followed the Assembly polls. “Post-Poll violence was not a part of […]
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BJP not to field candidate for Rajya Sabha bypoll for West Bengal
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not field any candidate for Rajya Sabha by-poll for West Bengal, said Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday. “BJP will not nominate any candidate for Rajyasabha by-poll due in West Bengal. The outcome is predetermined. Our focus is to make sure […]
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BJP protest against West Bengal govt over molestation allegations by TMC cadre in Siliguri
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Siliguri MLA Sankar Ghosh and other party workers on Wednesday staged a sitting demonstration against the West Bengal government in Siliguri alleging molestation by Trinamool Congress (TMC) backed goons at a vaccination camp. Accusing the Trinamool Congress government of giving Covid-19 vaccine doses only to those who have connections with the ruling party, Ghosh […]