Kolkata

It’s unfortunate that TMC memorandum on Mamata injuries ‘full of insinuations and averments’: EC

11:06 pm March 11, 2021

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday said it is ”rather unfortunate” that the Trinamool Congress memorandum to it on the injuries sustained by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is full of insinuations and averments and questions the very basis of its creation and functioning. The Trinamool Congress on Thursday slammed the Election Commission for failing to provide security to Banerjee who was injured during election campaign in Nandigram, […]

TMC doing politics over dead bodies : BJP

9:17 pm March 9, 2021

Kolkata: BJP on Tuesday accused Trinamool Congress of doing politics over dead bodies and disasters as in the New Koilaghat complex fire with an eye on votes and having little concern for peoples’ sentiments and emotions. BJP spokesman Shamik Bhattacharya said Railways cannot be blamed for the fire which claimed nine lives on Monday. He […]

Suicide bid hits Kolkata Metro services

8:59 pm March 6, 2021

Kolkata: A woman jumped in front of an approaching train at Rabindra Sadan Metro station on Saturday, following which services were partially disrupted on the down line for around 30 minutes. Indrani Banerjee, the chief public relations officer of the Kolkata Metro, said the woman was immediately rescued and rushed to nearby SSKM Hospital. According […]

Mamata releases TMC list for 291 assembly seats, to contest from Nandigram

11:28 pm March 5, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday confirmed her candidature from Nandigram seat as she released the list of Trinamool Congress candidates for the upcoming assembly polls for 291 seats with emphasis on youths, minority, women and backward communities. Three candidates of the Bimal Gurung faction of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), an ally of […]

TMC MLA opts out of Bengal assembly polls

2:39 pm March 5, 2021

Kolkata: Amid exodus of a number of public representatives and workers, another Trinamool Congress MLA Samir Chakraborty said on Friday that he would not like to contest the West Bengal assembly elections. The TMC leadership said that they will talk to Chakraborty on the issue. “I have informed party supremo (Mamata Banerjee) that I don’t […]