West Bengal

BJP resorting to politics of bandh : Subrata Mukherjee

7:09 pm December 8, 2020

Kolkata: Ruling TMC on Tuesday accused BJP of resorting to the politics of bandh in West Bengal and asserted that the reason for the death of the saffron party worker in Siliguri was not firing by police but from shot gun pellets probably carried by a participant of the BJYM rally on December 7. The […]

BJP’s ‘Aar Noi Annay’ campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President’s Rule

11:47 pm December 5, 2020

Kolkata: Sporadic clashes between ruling TMC and the opposition BJP activists on Saturday marred the saffron party’s anti-government campaign in West Bengal leaving more than a dozen people injured and prompting it to demand the imposition of President’s Rule in the state. The BJP Saturday held its state-wide campaign christened ‘Aar Noi Anyay’ (No more injustice) against the “misrule and corruption” […]

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

Mamata to hold TMC meeting on Friday to assess poll readiness

11:28 pm December 3, 2020

Kolkata: Amidst rumblings of discontentment within the party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a virtual meeting of state and district level leaders of the ruling TMC on Friday to assess its preparedness for the approaching state poll, party sources said. The state is set to witness stiff fight between TMC and opposition BJP, which has made deep […]

Study on to restore elephant corridors: TN govt to HC

Elephant found dead in Bengal’s Jhargram

10:29 pm November 30, 2020

Jhargram (WB): A full-grown elephant was found dead in West Bengal’s Jhargram district on Monday, triggering tension in the area, officials said. Locals said the elephant was electrocuted after coming in contact with a high-tension wire in the Nischinta forest where it came to drink water from the Lepashi dam. A number of Dalma elephants […]

Only one technical bid received out of 4 coal mines put up for re-auction

Illegal coal trade: CBI raids 40 places in 3 states

12:09 pm November 28, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI on Saturday started a massive search operation at 40 locations across three states including the premises of some alleged coal smugglers, officials said. The searches which are primarily spread across West Bengal pertain to a new case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), they said. The officials said that […]