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Maynaguri (WB), March 25 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP, the Centre, and the Election Commission on Wednesday, accusing them of misusing constitutional institutions to undermine democracy.Addressing an election rally in North Bengal's Maynaguri...

Kolkata, March 22 The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s promise to raise the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers to Rs 300 has drawn a cautious response from industry stakeholders, who said that any wage revision must take into account the fragile financial condition of the sector and...

Kolkata, March 21 With just a month left for the first phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, the ruling TMC is preparing to launch a comprehensive campaign, led by party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in North Bengal and her nephew Abhishek in the southern districts, a...

Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, March 18 Signs of discontent emerged within the TMC as MLA Khageswar Roy of Rajganj resigned from his position in the Jalpaiguri district party after being denied a ticket in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.Roy, a three-time MLA from Rajganj in Jalpaiguri and a...

Kolkata, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including the Additional Directors General (ADGs) for North and South Bengal, in another reshuffle ahead of the state assembly elections.IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed as the new ADG for...

Kolkata, March 17 – A squall with wind speeds of 72 kilometers per hour (kmph) on Monday night brought down the minimum temperature in Kolkata by five degrees on Tuesday morning. According to the weather forecast from the Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore, Kolkata, the city and southern...

Kolkata, March 16 – The prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition party in West Bengal, to strengthen its position in the state assembly largely depend on the results from the 152 constituencies across 16 districts that will vote on April 23 in the first phase of the...

Kolkata, March 15 Days after the Union Home Ministry sent a letter seeking the central deputation of Siliguri Police Commissioner C Sudhakar following the controversy over President Droupadi Murmu's recent visit to North Bengal, the West Bengal government has transferred the IPS officer and...

Kolkata, March 14 – The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata's Alipore on Saturday predicted rain accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds across several districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata, for the next few days.The impact of the rainfall is expected to be relatively...

Kolkata, March 13 Amid reports that the Union home ministry may seek the services of Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar and Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra on central deputation following the controversy over President Droupadi Murmu's recent visit to North Bengal, the state government on...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday urged his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to express regret to President Droupadi Murmu over the "unfortunate" incident during her recent visit to the state.In a letter to Banerjee, Majhi, a prominent tribal...

Kolkata, March 10 – A heated exchange erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Siliguri, North Bengal, on Monday night, hours before the BJP's Parivartan Yatra was scheduled to begin in the region on Tuesday.The argument took place between Siliguri...

Kolkata, March 8 – The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Alipore, Kolkata, has forecast the possibility of thunderstorms and rain across the state, including Kolkata, starting from Sunday evening.The Met Office stated that despite the thunderstorms, the temperature will remain relatively...

Mumbai, March 7 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying the treatment meted out to President Droupadi Murmu in Bengal was "unacceptable".In a post on X, Shinde said that the President is the country's first...

New Delhi, March 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the TMC government in West Bengal had reached a new low in its "anarchic behaviour" by "humiliating" President Droupadi Murmu with its blatant disregard for protocol.This exposes "the rot within the TMC government," Shah said in...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 7 A fierce political battle erupted in West Bengal, a state going to polls, on Saturday, after President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the lack of development among tribal communities in northern Bengal, leading to a sharp retort from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Prime...

Kolkata, March 7 In a move to escalate the confrontation with constitutional authorities ahead of the assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused President Droupadi Murmu of speaking “on behalf of the BJP,” questioning her silence on “atrocities” against tribal communities...

Kolkata, March 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday criticized President Droupadi Murmu for questioning the pace of development among tribal communities in the state, accusing her of engaging in political maneuvering ahead of the assembly elections "at the behest of the BJP"...

Kolkata, March 7 – Raju Bista, a two-time BJP Member of Parliament from the Darjeeling constituency in North Bengal, claimed on Saturday that it was necessary to hold the upcoming state assembly elections in West Bengal under President's Rule.He also said that he would speak to President...

Kolkata, March 2 – In a crucial meeting with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin in Siliguri, Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Monday, Gorkha leaders from the state demanded either separate statehood or Union Territory (UT) status for the hills comprising Darjeeling...