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Kolkata, March 28 If the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phase Assembly polls in the state next month, the land required for border fencing will be arranged within 45 days after the new government takes charge of the administration, Union Home Minister...

Kolkata (WB), March 28 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that the BJP will lose power in the country in its attempt to destroy West Bengal.Addressing a poll rally in Raniganj, she announced that after winning the West Bengal assembly elections for the fourth...

Kolkata, March 28 – Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, will release a "chargesheet" or a "White Paper" against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday.The Union Home Minister will address the media at 12 noon on Saturday and will then release the "White Paper".A...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday unveil a compilation of the BJP's allegations against the TMC government in West Bengal ahead of the state assembly elections, a senior party leader said.The document, titled 'Abhiyognama' or 'charge sheet', compiles alleged...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday alleged that the West Bengal government had openly facilitated infiltration and said it was obvious that the state where the highest number of such people have been granted citizenship will see the most names removed during the Special...

New Delhi, March 27 The Election Commission on Friday sought a factual report from the West Bengal chief electoral officer regarding a video purportedly showing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threatening personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force.EC officials alleged that at the Nandaprasad...

New Delhi, March 27 The BJP on Friday strongly criticized the opposition for its "misleading campaign" regarding fuel prices while welcoming the Centre's decision to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel, saying this move will provide much-needed relief to ordinary citizens.The government has...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the Chief Secretary of West Bengal, Dushyant Nariala, to immediately suspend Avijit Paul, the Inspector-in-Charge of the Basanti Police Station in the South 24 Parganas district, in connection with the violence and...

Kolkata, March 27 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that LPG produced in the state should not be sent outside the state as long as the current crisis over LPG supply is resolved.At the same time, she also expressed concerns that, following the mass transfers...

Kolkata, March 27 On a day the Election Commission is scheduled to publish the second supplementary list of voters in connection with the SIR exercise in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the poll panel and the BJP for "not making the complete and final first...

Kolkata, March 27 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision on large-scale transfers, replacements, and deputations of bureaucrats and police officers in poll-bound...

Kolkata, March 27 – Saikat Chatterjee, a polling officer in West Bengal, which is preparing for elections, and a teacher at a state-run school, was allegedly beaten up by some individuals after he protested against the playing of a purported Trinamool Congress campaign video during an electoral...

New Delhi, March 27 – The BJP on Friday strongly criticized the opposition for its "misleading campaign" on fuel prices while welcoming the Centre's decision to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel, saying the move will provide much-needed relief to ordinary people.The government has reduced...

Kolkata, March 27 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reiterated her demand that cooking gas produced in the state should not be diverted elsewhere in the country, citing concerns over a perceived LPG shortage amid the ongoing West Asia conflict.Responding to a query on the Centre’s...

Kolkata, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday reveal a compilation of the BJP's accusations against the TMC government in West Bengal ahead of the state assembly elections, a senior party leader said.The document, titled 'Abhiyognama' or 'charge sheet', compiles alleged...

Kolkata, March 27 A man performing election duties was allegedly assaulted during a training session for election duties in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday after he objected to the screening of a government advertisement, officials said.The incident took place at a training center set...

Kolkata, March 27 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari held a Ram Navami procession in his constituency, Nandigram, in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district on Friday, alleging that such rallies had previously been attacked by goons backed by the TMC in the area.During the procession, members of the...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government has put West Bengal "in a debt trap" by distributing handouts and funding festivals to win over voters, instead of creating jobs, alleged CPI(M)'s lone MP from the state, Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.In an interview with

Kolkata, March 26 – Kolendranath Mandi, a member of the Purulia Zilla Parishad belonging to the Trinamool Congress, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday.He formally joined the opposition at the state Bharatiya Janata Party's office in Salt Lake, Kolkata, in the presence of the party's...

Kolkata, March 26 The Election Commission has asked the West Bengal government to submit a panel of three officials for appointment as returning officers (ROs) in the Bhabanipur assembly constituency after the ruling Trinamool Congress objected to the posting of an officer who, the party...