If the BJP winning 18 seats in West Bengal during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls can ensure the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, bagging 35 seats this time will surely guarantee freedom from illegal infiltration,
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How could someone predict verdict in school job case, asks Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Monday questioned how someone could predict what the Calcutta High Court’s order would be in the school job case, a few days before it was announced.
Bengal school job case: Calcutta HC cancels 25,753 appointments made in 2016
In a major setback for the Mamata government, the division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, cancelled all the appointments in the teaching and non-teaching categories made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016.
CAPF deployment for phase 2 of polls in Bengal to increase to 303 companies
Taking lessons from reports of sporadic violence in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal on Friday, especially at Cooch Behar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to increase the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for the second phase on April 26.
Congress, CPI-M not part of INDIA bloc in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed on Friday that the Congress and the CPI-M are not constituents of the opposition INDIA bloc in Bengal.
Violence erupts in Bengal's Cooch Behar as TMC and BJP workers clash
The polling in the first two hours for three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal on Friday was marred by incidents of violence in the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency.
Polling for 3 LS seats begins in Bengal under tight security cover
Polling for Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal started on Friday morning under tight security cover.
Bengal Governor says will be in Cooch Behar on polling day, EC opposes move
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has announced his intent to camp in the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency in north Bengal on April 19, the day the constituency goes to polls in the first phase, but the poll panel has urged him to refrain.
Centre doesn't discriminate between BJP-ruled and Oppn-controlled states: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, said that the current Union government led by him does not discriminate between BJP-ruled and opposition-controlled states when it comes to development which the previous Congress-ruled Union government did.
Trinamool again conspired to thwart Ram Navami celebrations in Bengal: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government of making all attempts to prevent Ram Navami celebrations in the state.
Assets worth Rs 411 cr seized by ED till now in PDS, cash-for-job rackets in Bengal
The ED has so far seized assets to the tune of Rs 411 crore in the two cases pertaining to the cash-for-school job scam and the ration distribution racket in West Bengal.
Bengal govt seeks extension of CS scheduled to retire before end of LS polls
The West Bengal government has officially requested for an extension of the service of current Chief Secretary from the Union government, as BP Gopalika is officially scheduled to retire before the completion of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, said sources in the state secretariat.
'Received threat letter from LeT on NRC', claims Union Minister Shantanu Thakur
The Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shantanu Thakur, claimed on Monday that he received a threat letter from the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) over the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Tension in Durgapur following Trinamool-BJP workers' scuffle at Dilip Ghosh’s 'Chai pe Charcha’
A scuffle broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP workers at Durgapur in West Burdwan District of West Bengal, on Monday.
Attacks on Central investigating agencies in Bengal have become regular occurrence: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the attacks on the Central investigating agencies in West Bengal have become a regular occurrence.
People of West Bengal are tired of TMC’s corruption and poor governance: PM Modi
Ahead of the election campaign rally in West Bengal on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted the Trinamool Congress and the state government, saying that the people there are tired of the Trinamool Congress.
NIA says aggressive crowd tried to stop agency team, ECI seeks report
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday said that an aggressive crowd assaulted their team in which one of its members suffered injuries and that a vehicle belonging to the Central investigating agency was damaged at Bhupatinagar in the East Midnapore district.
Bengal Guv recommends removal of Education Minister Bratya Basu over MCC 'violation'
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Thursday recommended the removal of state Education Minister Bratya Basu from his chair with immediate effect over charges of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) violation.
Sandeshkhali events do not match with official records on women safety in Bengal: Calcutta HC
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday observed that what has happened with the women in Sandeshkhali in the state's North 24 Parganas district, if true, is not in conformity with the official records of women's safety in the state.
‘Enemies’ in Bengal, ‘friends' in Delhi: PM Modi tears into Trinamool-Congress-Left
Addressing a mega election rally at Cooch Behar in West Bengal, the Prime Minister said, "The opposition's politics is based on nothing but falsehood. In West Bengal, the Congress, Trinamool Congress, and the Left parties are fighting against each other, but in Delhi, they are sharing food from the same plate.”
Those responsible for exploitation of Sandeshkhali's women will spend rest of their lives behind bars: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that those responsible for the oppression and exploitation of women at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas will have to spend the rest of their lives behind bars.
Reach out to women & youth voters as much as possible, PM Modi tells BJP booth heads in Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday told the BJP booth heads in West Bengal to reach out to the women and youth voters in their respective booths, and explain to them how the ruling Trinamool Congress is depriving them of the benefits of the different Centrally-sponsored schemes.
ED begins grilling Shahjahan at correctional home after Bengal court's nod
The Basirhat Sub-Divisional Court in North 24 Parganas District had on Saturday afternoon given permission to the ED to interrogate Shahjahan in connection with the PDS case.
Attack on ED: CBI to tell court how Bengal Police implicated innocents to save culprits
The CBI will shortly update a district court in North 24 Parganas on how West Bengal Police falsely implicated innocent people to protect the real culprits in the case regarding the attack on ED and CAPF personnel at Sandeshkhali on January 5.
Fresh tension grips Sandeshkhali over attack on AISF supporters
Tension gripped the Bermajur locality at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Friday following an attack on the All India Secular Front (AISF) workers who tried to hoist the party flag there.