The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the replacement of four District Magistrates in West Bengal before the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, sources in the office of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
Category: WEST BENGAL
Despite ECI’s warning, 30,000 non-bailable warrants in Bengal yet to be executed: Sources
Despite a strong note of caution from the Election Commission of India (ECI) a whopping 30,000 Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) for arrest in West Bengal are yet to be executed, sources said on Saturday.
SIT to probe ‘push’ theory behind CM Mamata Banerjee’s injury
A special investigation team (SIT) of Kolkata Police will probe the “push” theory behind the forehead injury that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered as she fell down at her residence while walking.
Mamata Banerjee fell probably because of a 'push' from behind, says SSKM Director
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might have been pushed from behind at her residence on Thursday evening, following which she fell and sustained injuries on her forehead, the Director of S.S.K.M. Medical College and Hospital, Manimoy Bandopadhyay, said on Thursday night.
Bengal ration distribution case: ED raids multiple locations in Sandeshkhali
Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday was conducting raids at multiple locations in Sandeshkhali in connection with the ration distribution case.
Bengal Guv urges Mamata Banerjee to first study the details before commenting on CAA
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Tuesday advised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to first study and understand the details of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) before passing any comment on it.
CBI reaches doorsteps of Trinamool leader arrested by ED in ration distribution case
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday reached the doorsteps of Trinamool Congress leader Shankar Adhya, who had been earlier arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the multi-crore ration distribution case in West Bengal.
GJM chief Bimal Gurung might contest as Independent nominee from Darjeeling
The 'son of the hills' theory, which has been the talking point in the hills of Darjeeling, Kurseong, and Kalimpong in North Bengal for quite some time now, gained further momentum after the Trinamool Congress fielded former bureaucrat Gopal Lama, a local face, from the Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency.
Infighting in Trinamool over candidate selection, Sayantika Banerjee resigns
The list was announced on Sunday afternoon. Hours after the announcement, party state general secretary and actress-turned-politician Sayantika Banerjee tendered her resignation from the party post.
Now Ram Navami declared public holiday in Bengal
The Mamata Banerjee-led and Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal has declared April 17 as a public holiday on the occasion of Ram Navami.
Gorkhaland crisis on the verge of getting solved, PM Modi says in Siliguri
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Gorkhaland crisis in the hills of West Bengal is on the verge of being solved, adding he needs the support of the people to move towards the solution.
Will fight tooth and nail against corrupt Bengal govt, says former judge after joining BJP
Former judge of the Calcutta High Court, Abhijit Gangopadhyay after officially joining the BJP on Thursday, said that his prime aim was to fight against the corrupt West Bengal government.
Hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI by 4.15 p.m. today: Calcutta HC to Bengal CID
A division bench of the high court presided over by Justice Harish Tandon gave this direction on Wednesday while hearing a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) earlier in the day.
PM Modi explains why crores of citizens are his family members
Attacking INDIA bloc partners for launching 'personal attacks' against him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday explained why crores of citizens are his family members.
Wave of protests by Sandeshkhali women will now spread to entire Bengal: PM Modi
The wave of the recent awakening of the women of Sandeshkhali, who have been protesting against sexual harassment and violence against them, will spread to the entire state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday in Barasat, in North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal.
PM takes ride on India’s first underwater metro line in Kolkata with schoolchildren
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a ride on India’s first underwater metro rail, connecting Howrah District with Esplanade Metro Station in central Kolkata, in the company of some schoolchildren.
PM Modi's rally in Bengal's Barasat, Sandeshkhali women to narrate woes
On Wednesday morning, the women started assembling at the jetty in Sandeshkhali (which is basically a conglomeration of islands) to cross over to Dhamakhali on the opposite side, from where they will be reaching Barasat by road.
ED attaches Sheikh Shahjahan's properties worth Rs 12.78 crore
The ED statement came soon after the CID of the state police refused to hand over Shahjahan to the CBI officers despite a clear order by a division bench of the Calcutta High Court passed earlier in the day.
I will join BJP, says Abhijit Gangopadhyay after resigning as Calcutta HC judge
Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay of the Calcutta High Court, on Tuesday, announced that he will be joining BJP after forwarding his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu earlier in the day.
Hand over Sheikh Shahjahan to CBI today: Calcutta HC tells Bengal police
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered an independent probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the attack on ED and CAPF teams at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district on January 5.
Central agencies to be involved in monitoring of Lok Sabha elections: CEC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will involve central agencies in monitoring the polling process across the country during the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, Chief Election Commissioner of India (CEC), Rajiv Kumar, told media persons in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Trinamool MLA creates controversy, calls Ram temple 'unholy'
A political slugfest has erupted in West Bengal after a video surfaced where the Trinamool Congress legislator from Tarakeswar Assembly constituency in Hooghly district was seen and heard describing the Ram Temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh as an “unholy” place and just a “showpiece”.
Central fact-finding team to visit Sandeshkhali on Sunday
A Central fact-finding committee on human rights violation headed by former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice L. Narsimha Reddy (Retd), will visit the trouble-ridden Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on March 3.
Criminals themselves decide when to get arrested in Bengal: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the West Bengal government over the law & order situation in the state, saying not the police but criminals themselves are free to decide when to get arrested.
Bengal's progress lagged behind, my govt trying to make up for that: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that West Bengal despite having lots of potential, lagged behind since the Independence and his government in the last 10 years has continuosly been trying to make up for that.