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The Bharatiya Janata Party has strongly criticized the Trinamool Congress's election manifesto. At a press conference in Kolkata today, state BJP president Shamik Bhattacharya alleged that while the Chief Minister promises healthcare at people's doorsteps, district hospitals lack essential...

Kolkata, March 20 The Trinamool Congress announced a "Natural Fibers Revival Mission" in its election manifesto, unveiled on Friday, pledging to revive closed and struggling jute mills in the state and boost the global marketability of jute products.The initiative aims to restore livelihoods...

Kolkata, March 20 The Trinamool Congress on Friday promised to make West Bengal the gateway for trade in eastern India, while claiming that the state's GDP has grown sixfold during its 15-year rule.Releasing the party's manifesto for the Assembly elections, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said the...

Kolkata, March 20 – Even a couple of hours before the Trinamool Congress announced its candidate list on March 17 for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal next month, no one knew who the party's candidate would be in Nandigram, in the East Midnapore district, against sitting...

Kolkata, March 20 – The Trinamool Congress on Friday released its election manifesto for the upcoming two-phase assembly polls in West Bengal, outlining 10 key promises.One of the promises was regarding the Laxmir Bhandar, the monthly welfare scheme for women in West Bengal.The manifesto...

Kolkata, March 20 The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the West Bengal elections on Friday, betting heavily on welfare politics and appealing to its strong base of female voters with 10 pledges encompassing expanding existing welfare schemes, improved healthcare access, and...

Kolkata, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday alleged that Mamata Banerjee has violated the election code by using the chief minister's letterhead for political correspondence and demanded immediate action by the Election Commission.He...

Kolkata, March 20 – Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, accused an officer-in-charge of a police station in his native district of East Midnapore of making a WhatsApp call to a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader from the district and asking...

Kolkata, March 20 A man died allegedly after getting stuck in the elevator of a state-run R G Kar hospital in north Kolkata on Friday, prompting BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to term it "murder" and blame Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the incident.While the BJP alleged that corruption in...

Srinagar, March 20 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday that the Election Commission's efforts to "gerrymander" will not change the results in the West Bengal Assembly elections, expressing confidence that Trinamool Congress will emerge victorious."No amount of effort...

New Delhi, March 19 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again questioned the neutrality of the Election Commission in a social media post on Thursday, accusing it of “summarily and arbitrarily” removing “more than 50 senior officials” ahead of the April Assembly polls.She wrote...

Kolkata, March 19 – There were clear indications leading up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections that a section within the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal intended to promote younger faces among their elected representatives. However, it was said that Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata...

New Delhi, March 19 AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal voiced his support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, stating that she is fighting to protect democracy and accusing the BJP of using the Election Commission (EC) to win the upcoming state assembly elections.The former...

Kolkata, March 19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed alarm over the "arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials" in the state, which is heading for elections, calling it a "political interference of the highest order".Continuing her criticism of the...

Kolkata, March 19 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state of engaging in "atrocities" on Thursday.He made the accusation upon his arrival in the state's Bhabanipur constituency to...

Kolkata, March 19 – A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Sheikh Shahjahan, the suspended Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, and the principal accused in the case of the assault on Enforcement...

Kolkata, March 19 – With the announcement of the Assembly election dates in West Bengal, the atmosphere is politically charged as various parties prepare for the crucial polls, and the Trinamool Congress faces protests in Minakhan of North 24 Parganas district following the announcement of the...

New Delhi, March 19 Trinamool Congress leader in the Rajya Sabha, Derek O'Brien, criticized the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, on Thursday, calling it "draconian."In a post on X, the TMC leader expressed his disappointment, stating that he expected "no better"...

Kolkata, March 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a fresh report from the Kolkata Police regarding the violence that erupted on the streets of Girish Park in North Kolkata, in front of the residence of a member of the West Bengal cabinet, following clashes between ruling...

Kolkata, March 19 The Election Commission (EC) has sought a detailed report from the Kolkata Police regarding the alleged attack on the residence of senior Trinamool Congress leader and state minister Shashi Panja here, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally last week, a senior official...