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West Bengal: BJP puts up posters calling Mamata Banerjee ‘anti-tribal’
Kolkata: Ahead of the presidential election on Monday, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has put up posters across Bengal which describe Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “anti-tribal community”. The posters also show…
- India
Student leader Anis Khan not murdered, says Bengal Police’s final charge sheet
Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of West Bengal Police probing the mysterious death of student leader Anis Khan, on Monday, ruled out murder as alleged by his family. In its final…
- India
Dilip Ghosh kept out of key BJP panel for Bengal panchayat polls
Kolkata: West Bengal unit of the BJP has announced its new steering committee for the state panchayat polls of 2023 keeping out the party’s former state president and the current vice-president Dilip…
- India
Prophet row violence: Calcutta HC seeks report on losses in Bengal
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought detailed report on the total loss incurred in West Bengal due to the violence over the controversial comments by now suspended BJP leader Nupur…
- India
Agnipath row: Wave of agitations reach Bengal
Kolkata: The wave of agitations against Agnipath, the proposed short-term entry scheme to the armed forces, on Friday reached West Bengal. Till 11 a.m. on Friday, the agitations were restricted to Thakurnagar…
- India
280 arrested over Prophet row violence, Bengal govt tells Calcutta HC
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Wednesday afternoon submitted to the Calcutta High Court a report on action taken by it on the incidents of violence in different parts of the state…
- India
Will shed my blood but never allow division of Bengal: Mamata
Alipurduar (WB): Amid demands for a separate state carved out of Bengal by some BJP leaders, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that she is ready to shed her own blood,…
- India
Legal procedures not followed during raid at Anis Khan’s home: Bengal govt in court
Kolkata: The police raid at the residence of deceased student leader Anis Khan on February 18 was not done following proper legal procedures, the West Bengal government admitted to the Calcutta High…
- India
Shah’s visit to Bengal a wake-up call for state unit?
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit received a much needed shake-up to arouse it from its slumber during Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to the state recently. According to…
- India
Bengal means Business: Check out Mamata’s eight pillar strategy
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday laid out an eight-pillar strategy for the development of the state and making it a global hub for business. Addressing the Summit, the…
- Offbeat
Four held for ‘raping’ Bengal monitor lizard in Maha forest
Mumbai: Four persons were arrested for allegedly raping a Bengal monitor lizard in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) in Maharashtra, a forest official said on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred at Gothane village…
- India
Trinamool wins over 86% wards in Bengal municipal poll
Kolkata: The invincibility of Trinamool Congress was again proved when the ruling party not only won 102 of the 108 municipalities but managed to take control of more than 86 per cent…
- Elections
Polling begins for elections to four municipal corporations in Bengal
Kolkata: Voting for elections to municipal corporations of Bidhannagar, Asansol, Siliguri and Chandannagar in West Bengal began at 7 am on Saturday. Elaborate security arrangements have been made by the police in…