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Kolkata, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to participate in a total of 14 election-related programmes in West Bengal over the next month, is likely to begin his campaign from Siliguri in the Darjeeling district and conclude with a large roadshow-cum-rally at Bhabanipur...

Gangtok, March 18 A 14-year-old girl from Sikkim has been rescued from Siliguri in neighboring West Bengal after she allegedly staged her own kidnapping and demanded Rs 3 lakh from her parents as ransom, police said on Wednesday.According to an FIR filed by her parents, the girl had left home...

Kolkata, March 16 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at approximately 10 locations across West Bengal on Monday as part of its investigation into the operations of an alleged illegal call center, an official of the central agency said.According to the official, the searches...

March 16, New Delhi — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers who had traveled from the Siliguri zone, West Bengal, to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Brigade Park were reportedly attacked while returning to NJP Station. The incident occurred at the Teenbatti crossing.According to...

Kolkata, March 16 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at multiple locations in West Bengal on Monday as part of an investigation into the operations of an alleged illegal call centre, officials said.Around 10 premises in Siliguri, Howrah, Bidhannagar, and Durgapur were raided...

Siliguri (WB), March 14 Accusing the Trinamool Congress and the BJP of engaging in divisive politics in poll-bound West Bengal, CPI(M) state secretary Mohammed Salim said on Saturday that to love the country, one must shun politics based on religion, caste, or creed and speak for all.He...

Kolkata, March 13 Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centers across West Bengal on Friday, amid concerns about a shortage of cooking gas cylinders due to the crisis in the Middle East.People stood with empty LPG cylinders outside such centers in various parts of the state – from...

Kolkata, March 13 Long queues were seen outside LPG distribution centers across West Bengal on Friday, amid concerns about a shortage of cooking gas cylinders due to the crisis in the Middle East.People were standing with empty LPG cylinders outside such centers in various parts of the state –...

New Delhi, March 12 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on Saturday, during which he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of multiple development projects worth around Rs 18,680 crore in Kolkata.An official statement said that these initiatives "reflect the Central...

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 9 The West Bengal government has submitted a report to the Centre, explaining the circumstances surrounding the alleged breach of protocol during President Droupadi Murmu’s recent visit to Siliguri, officials said on Monday.State Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty sent the...

Kolkata, March 9 The West Bengal government had replied to the clarifications sought by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to the state on Saturday.The MHA had sought the report from the office of the Chief Secretary...

New Delhi, March 8 The Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram on Sunday condemned the "conduct" of the West Bengal government during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to the state, alleging it was "disrespectful" to the tribal community and the Santhali language.The RSS-affiliated organization...

Kolkata, March 8 In response to the unprecedented verbal confrontation between Mamata Banerjee and President Droupadi Murmu, and the subsequent political and administrative fallout, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday of “insulting” the...

Bokaro (Jharkhand), March 8 Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand assembly, Babulal Marandi, criticised the West Bengal government on Sunday over the reported snub of President Droupadi Murmu during her visit to the neighbouring state, and claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should...

Kolkata, March 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asserted that there was no violation of protocol at President Draupadi Murmu's event in Siliguri and said that the responsibility for any mismanagement at the event lay with its private organizers and the Airports Authority of...

Kolkata, March 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asserted that there was no breach of protocol at President Draupadi Murmu's programme in Siliguri, and said that the responsibility for any mismanagement at the event lay with its private organizers and the Airports Authority...

Kolkata, March 8 BJP MP Khagen Murmu demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, stating that she had insulted President Droupadi Murmu.The President had expressed her displeasure over the change of venue of her programme near Siliguri on Saturday, and...

Kolkata, March 8 The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, seeking details of protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu's visit to the state.President Murmu was the Chief Guest and the main speaker at the...

New Delhi, March 8 Amid a row over "oversights" at President Droupadi Murmu's event in West Bengal, the Centre has sought a response from the state government by 5 pm on Sunday regarding the "violations" of the rules related to protocol, venue, and route arrangements during her visit, sources...