West Bengal

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Centre’s insensitive attitude, indifference to be blamed: Mamata on Delhi violence

1:08 pm January 27, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Centre’s “insensitive attitude” and indifference towards farmers are to be blamed for the violent protests in Delhi, maintaining that she was deeply disturbed by the situation. Banerjee urged the Centre to engage with the farmers and repeal the new farm laws, which she […]

Not forcing anyone to raise ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan: Yogi Adityanath

4:24 pm January 25, 2021

Lucknow: No one is being forced to raise ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans and there is nothing to feel bad about its chanting as it is a greeting, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday after his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee refused to speak at an event over raising of the slogan. Banerjee on Saturday refused to speak at an official event […]

PM pays tributes to Netaji on eve of birth anniversary

7:19 pm January 22, 2021

New Delhi: A day ahead of Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid rich tributes to the preeminent freedom fighter and wished his thoughts and ideals inspire a strong, confident and self-reliant India that he would be proud of. In a series of tweets, Modi recalled the association of […]

Railways bribery: CBI recovers additional Rs 2.04 crore cash hidden in Delhi hotel

8:23 pm January 19, 2021

New Delhi: The CBI has seized an additional Rs 2.04 crore hidden in a private hotel in South Delhi by the executives of ABCI Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, accused in a bribery case involving senior officials of Northeast Frontier Railways, officials said Tuesday. In its biggest trap case, the agency had arrested Chief Administrative Officer Mahender Singh Chauhan of NFR on Sunday and […]

COVID-19 vaccination drive underway in Bengal on day 3

4:17 pm January 19, 2021

Kolkata: The COVID-19 immunisation drive for frontline healthcare workers is underway at 207 centres in West Bengal on the third day of the exercise on Tuesday even as glitches were reported in the Co-WIN portal, a senior official of the health department said. Those who received texts for the inoculation reached the respective centres at […]