Ahead of the Assembly polls, the elections fever swinging in high altitude in West Bengal. An iconic sweet shop in Kolkata has launched 'sandesh' sweets etched with logos and slogans of various political parties.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday lambasted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee for allegedly pursuing appeasement politics and endangering national security by allowing illegal immigrants into the state for vote bank politics.
With flowers in their hands and deep devotion inside heart, devotees stood in long queues at Jora Masjid in Midnapur, eagerly waiting for their turn to seek the blessings of Hazrat Syed Shah Murshed Ali Al Quaderi on his 120th urs celebration.
64-year-old women who was a resident of West Bnegal's North 24 Parganas, died after hospital refused to admit her. Her family members allege that the hospital denied treatment to her with Swasthya Sathi card.
BJP office in Baranagar area of North 24 Parganas district was vandalised last night (Feb 26). BJP alleged TMC's role behind this.
The personnel of forest department rescued an elephant in West Bengal's West Medinipur district. The elephant entered in residential area on February 25.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his help in procuring COVID-19 vaccines in the state. She said that people, in the ensuing elections, will be forced to go to the polling stations without any vaccination coverage.Watch this and more on Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday interrogated Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira in the coal theft case. A team of the central probe agency arrived at Abhishek's residence in Kolkata to question his wife. Rujira insisted that she be grilled in the presence of her lawyer, but the agency declined her request.
Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrives at nephew and TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's residence Abhishek's wife, Rujira, is expected to answer CBI's queries today in connection with the coal scam case
A three-member CBI team on Sunday reached Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee's house in Kolkata in connection with an ongoing investigation into an alleged coal smuggling case.
Ahead of the Assembly elections in west bengal, dates of which are yet to be announced the political violence is getting more intense in the west bengal. Recently, BJP workers have been attacked in the North 24 Parganas. The BJP workers have been injured and have been admitted to the hospital.
BJP’s West Bengal youth wing functionary Pamela Goswami was arrested on Friday from New Alipore in south Kolkata after cocaine weighing 100 gm was found in her possession, said an officer of Kolkata Police.
West Bengal minister Jakir Hossain was injured in a bomb attack, police informed on Wednesday. The minister was rushed to a hospital and being treated.
West Bengal has turned into a political battleground with assembly elections due in April-May.
While speaking to ANI in West Medinipur district on February 14, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh spoke on TMC MP Tapas Roy's remark 'Onda TMC MLA will join Congress and Left procession'. Ghosh said, "TMC has understood that it can't win against BJP if it fights alone.
There is so much fear in Bengal that mediapersons cannot even speak about it, said West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on February 10, while adding that he said fear and democracy cannot co-exist.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday rejected the claim by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury that he sat on Rabindranath Tagore's chair during his visit to Visva Bharati. He said the vice-chancellor of Visva Bharati has also clarified that no such incident took place. "I have a letter from Visva Bharati vice-chancellor where I have sought clarification from him and tell me after analyzing the photos and videos whether I sat there or not. He has very clearly stated that nothing of this sort has happened. The reference to the place I sat is a window and anyone can sit there," Shah said in the Lok Sabha.
During his visit to Assam and West Bengal on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi will kick off a number of development projects, including a second Catalytic-Isodewaxing unit at Indian Oil Corporation's Haldia Refinery.
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