The Odisha train tragedy turned into a political agenda for the both TMC and BJP as they engaged in a usual political slugfest over such a human tragedy in which over 250 people lost their lives.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee dared the central agency to arrest him or his wife.
Political outrage was created by TMC leaders after Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira was stopped at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata from boarding a flight.
Rujira, the national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress and a member of the party in the Lok Sabha, was held at the airport in connection with the fraud involving the smuggling of coal from Bengal.
Bengal panchayat polls: According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi might come to the state either on June 8 or June 9. He is expected to address a rally at the tribal-dominated Purulia district.
Wrestlers protest: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee rode pillion on a motorcycle in Kolkata before participating in candlelight march on Thursday.
Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, made the following statement in response to the most recent arrest in the recruitment "scam" case: "No one involved in the matter will be spared, and all the high and powerful will go to jail."
"You can surely invite them when you visit a temple, but what role do the religious leaders have in the Parliament, they are not members," the Trinamool Congress MP from Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal said.
In Salboni, the convoy of Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee was attacked on Friday allegedly by a section of people from the Kurmi community, agitating in demand for the Scheduled Tribe status.
The head of the Trinamool Congress, who arrived in Khadikul village 11 days after the explosion, added that the incident could have been avoided if the intelligence had been effective.
Suvendu Adhikari said that the BJP would win more than 400 Lok Sabha seats. He stated, "PM Narendra Modi will cross 400 seats."
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee claimed the real reason why he was called in for probe was because, he had refused to be a "pet dog of Delhi’s bosses" and that is why he has been "targeted".
TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, who has been called by the CBI to appear at its Kolkata office on Saturday as part of its probe into the school jobs scam, has decided to suspend his mass outreach campaign temporarily to join the probe.
BSF's crackdown at Indo-Bangladesh border: The troops of Border Outpost Banpur, 54 Battalion, launched an operation and seized nine gold biscuits, nineteen gold chips, and a gold chain.
People killed after a massive explosion in a bomb-making factory in West Bengal's Khadikul village.
The West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) challenged the Calcutta High Court's single-judge bench order for termination of services of 36,000 primary teachers in state-run schools at a division bench of the same court.
Several trees were uprooted in Kolkata after heavy rainfall in parts of Bengal, Kolkata post cyclone Mocha.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) sent 8 groups and 200 rescuers to West Bengal's Digha after alerts about cyclone 'Mocha' strengthening into a serious tempest.
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhay made the observation while approving the order that the state of West Bengal had never experienced "corruption of this magnitude."
West Bengal train accident: According to the information, the accident occurred around 9.20 pm on May 10 and the concerned officials were rushed to the spot.
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