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Kolkata, March 15 With the assembly polls now announced, West Bengal is officially on track to chart the course of its government for the next five years. The following provides a look at some of the key constituencies in the districts, which could significantly influence the political landscape...

Kolkata, March 15 The BJP's repeated attempts to unseat the ruling TMC in West Bengal have fallen short in the last two Assembly elections, leaving a somewhat bitter taste of a "so-close-yet-so-far" feeling among its leaders and workers, poll observers say.Even as the Assembly elections...

Kolkata, March 15 – The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, clarified on Sunday about the possibility of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership asking him to contest from two Assembly constituencies simultaneously in the upcoming state elections...

The Election Commission has requested a report from the Kolkata Police Commissioner regarding the lack of use of central forces during the clashes between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers at Girish Park yesterday, while BJP supporters were en route to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at...

Kolkata, March 14 – In West Bengal, days before the schedule for the Assembly election is announced, the battle lines appear clear, with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the state’s principal Opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a direct contest for power, while the Left and the...

Kolkata, March 14 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday paid tributes to the 14 protesters who were killed in firing during the anti-land acquisition movement at Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district on this day in 2007.In her message...

Kolkata, March 13 – The “work stoppage” protest called by various associations representing West Bengal government employees, which was consolidated under the collective organization of Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum) on Friday to express their discontent regarding the alleged...

Kolkata, March 13 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, met the newly appointed 22nd Governor, R.N. Ravi, on Friday, and urged him to take action against Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and acting Director General of Police Peeyush Pandey over the alleged...

Kolkata, March 13 – In West Bengal, which is heading for elections, the alleged disruption in LPG supply caused by the conflict in the Middle East is becoming a major political issue.While the ruling Trinamool Congress has accused the Centre of failing to make proper arrangements in view of...

Kolkata, March 13 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Friday that he raised the issue of the "disrespect" shown to President Droupadi Murmu by the state government during his first meeting with the new Governor R N Ravi.Adhikari also praised the...

Kolkata, March 12 At a meeting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in Delhi on Thursday evening, the BJP finalized candidates for a large number of Assembly seats in West Bengal for the upcoming state elections.A senior Bengal BJP leader said the central election committee of the party...

Kolkata, March 12 – Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) super-cop and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi, was sworn in as the new Governor of West Bengal on Thursday morning.The ceremony began at 11:30 a.m. at Lok Bhavan (formerly Raj Bhavan) in Kolkata. The oath to the new Governor was...

Kolkata, March 12 – Former Intelligence Bureau (IB) top officer and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, R.N. Ravi, will be sworn in as the new Governor of West Bengal on Thursday.Ravi arrived in Kolkata late Wednesday evening, and his swearing-in ceremony will be held at 11:30 a.m. at Lok Bhavan...

Kolkata, March 10 – The West Bengal Police on Tuesday refuted allegations made by Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, regarding the handling of postal ballots by reserve officers of the state police for the upcoming assembly elections.In a post on X, the West...

Kolkata, March 10 – A video has gone viral on Tuesday showing a Trinamool Congress Councillor and his wife physically assaulting a doctor within his office in Egra, in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal.Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal and a veteran leader...

Kolkata, March 9 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioned the Kolkata Police's justification for offering protocol salutes to the former State Director General of Police (DGP), Rajeev Kumar, on Monday. Kumar had appeared for a meeting with the full bench of the Election...

Kolkata, March 9 – Amit Malviya, the chief of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s IT Cell and the party's national observer for West Bengal, on Monday, raised concerns about a potential violation of Election Commission guidelines by a West Bengal government official.In a post on X, Malviya...

Malda (WB), March 8 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken groundbreaking steps to empower women.He said that the PM has got 14 crore toilets constructed under the Swachh Bharat Mission to ensure the...

Kolkata, March 8: Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, targeted the Mamata Banerjee government on Sunday for violating norms after a district administration assigned the handling of postal ballots to the West Bengal Police Welfare Organisation.Using his X handle...

Kolkata, March 7 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after President Droupadi Murmu expressed displeasure over the state government allocating a smaller venue for the 9th International Santal Conference...