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Mahishasura idol resembling Mahatma Gandhi! Congress to move court
Kolkata: The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee announced on Tuesday that it would move the court against the organisers of a small Durga Puja — Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha — at Kasba…
- India
Attack on Marxist book stall: Trinamool Congress faces wrath of civil society
Kolkata: West Bengal government and ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday came under criticism from intellectuals and the civil society following an attack on CPI(M)’s Marxist literature stall and the consequent arrest of…
- India
Govt should not give donations to Durga Puja committees: Assam CM
Guwahati: Without naming his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said no government should grant any donation to Durga Puja committees as it is a…
- Kolkata
YouTuber held for creating memes of Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: The police on Tuesday arrested a YouTuber for creating memes targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The arrested person has been identified as Tuhin Mondal (30), whose mobile phone has also been…
- India
Mamata asks mayor to rename Kolkata road, park after Pranab Mukherjee
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim to rename a road and a park in the city after former president Pranab Mukherjee. Speaking at the inauguration of…
- India
BJP committee seeks CBI, NHRC probes into ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally violence
New Delhi: A BJP committee that looked into the clash between West Bengal police and party members during its ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally has sought CBI and National Human Rights Commission probes into…
- Politics
Mamata govt involved neck deep in teacher recruitment scam: Dharmendra Pradhan
Kolkata: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for its alleged neck deep involvement in the school teachers recruitment scam and wondered when will it…
- India
Sushil Kumar Modi says received threat letter from Bengal
Patna: BJP MP and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said he had received a threat letter from West Bengal’s East Bardhman district. Putting the letter on social…
- India
Mamata’s decision to postpone north Bengal visit attracts opposition jibes
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s scheduled two-day visit to north Bengal from September 21 stands postponed, attracting jibes from opposition parties, who have linked…
- Kolkata
CPI(M) to hold ‘Insaaf’ rally in Kolkata to seek justice for Anis Khan
Kolkata: Youth and student wings of CPI(M) will hold ‘Insaaf’ rally at Esplanade in the heart of Kolkata on Tuesday to seek justice for Anis Khan, a student leader who died mysteriously…
- India
Don’t believe PM is behind misuse of CBI, ED: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she doesn’t believe that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behind the alleged excesses of central agencies in the state and blamed a…
- India
BJP discusses strategies for 2023 Bengal rural polls
Kolkata: The BJP on Sunday held a brainstorming session here to discuss strategies for next year’s panchayat election in West Bengal. Senior leader Amit Malviya, Bengal minder Sunil Bansal, observers Mangal Pandey,…
- Kolkata
Queer activists hit the streets protesting Kunal Ghosh’s homosexual jibe
Kolkata: The LGBTQ (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Queer) rights activists on Friday staged a peaceful demonstration in Kolkata’s Kalighat area, barely 200m away from the residence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, protesting against Trinamool…
- India
Centre stalling three new airports in Bengal, says Mamata
Kolkata: The setting up of three new airports in West Bengal is being delayed for an indefinite period as the Centre is not giving permission, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Thursday.…
- India
UP tops chart among states in trials pending in fast-track courts
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh accounts for more than 70 per cent of the 13.81 lakh pending trials in fast-track courts in cases of heinous crimes against women, children and senior citizens, according…
