Cyclone Remal: This is the first cyclone of the pre-monsoon season in the Bay of Bengal. It has been named Remal, a name given by Oman according to the naming system for cyclones in the North Indian Ocean region.
A BJP candidate in West Bengal was attacked allegedly by miscreants when he tried to visit an election booth in Monlapota.after reports that some BJP voters were not allowed to vote.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 6 Updates: Polling on 58 seats across seven States and Union Territories (UTs) concluded on Saturday in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections. Now, the seventh and last phase of general elections is left, which will vote on June 1.
West Bengal is set for a crucial sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls on May 25, with voters in eight constituencies—Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, and Bishnupur—heading to the polls. This phase comes after 25 constituencies have already voted in the previous five phases.
The scientists say that cyclonic storms are intensifying rapidly and retaining their potency for longer periods due to warmer sea surface temperatures. The past 30 years have witnessed the highest sea surface temperatures.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 58 constituencies are going for polls in the sixth phase on May 25. Voters in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, West Bengal, Bihar, Delhi, Odisha, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir will use their franchise in the sixth phase.
Jihad Hawladar, an illegal immigrant from Mumbai, has been apprehended by authorities, after which he reportedly confessed to his involvement in the murder of the Bangladeshi MP. Anwarul Azim was smothered to death, his body skinned and chopped to pieces before being disposed of in Kolkata.
Anwarul Azim, the MP from Bangladesh's Awami League, came to Kolkata on May 12 and was staying with his friends. There was no physical or direct contact with him since May 12 and a missing complaint was lodged on May 18 by his friend in Bidhannagar.
Mamata Banerjee accused BJP of orchestrating conspiracy in Sandeshkhali, which falls under the Basirhat seat in North 24 Parganas district. Referring to social media videos, she claimed that a local BJP leader made women sign blank papers that were later used as false complaints against TMC leaders.
Abhijit Gangopadhyay barred from campaigning: The poll panel acted on a complaint by the Trinamool Congress against Gangopadhyay for his remarks against Banerjee while addressing a public meeting held on May 15 in Haldia.
Justice Dash said that he had distanced himself from the organisation for about 37 years because of the work he undertook.
Mallikarjun Kharge's posters were defaced in front of the West Bengal Congress headquarters in Kolkata and "TMC's agent" was written. This comes after Kharge snubbed Adhir over his remarks on Mamata Banerjee's loyalty to the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc.
PM Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in West Bengal's Purulia on Sunday. He slammed the TMC and Congress terming both parties as two sides of the same coin.
The girl, a Class-8 student, managed to escape and started shouting for help as family members and neighbours came out, police said, quoting the complaint.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee claimed that some monks of a monastic order in Asansol had asked their devotees to vote for one particular party.
The development has come on the day when the campaign for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections has ended. In the upcoming phase, 49 seats across 8 States, UTs are going for polls.
Last week, Governor Bose launched an initiative enabling any citizen of the state, with the exceptions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state police, to access the CCTV footage of the incident on sending him an email or making a call to the Raj Bhavan.
The BJP President also slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee over the alleged Sandeshkhali incident and raised questions about her silence in the whole matter.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has set up a temporary camp office in Dhamakhali to handle complaints and expedite investigations related to the prolonged unrest in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.
Congress Bengal chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remark follows Banerjee's May 15 announcement that her party will extend support to the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc from outside to form the government at the Centre.
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