West Bengal

Rajnath lauds Mamata for ‘victory’ in assembly polls

6:56 pm May 2, 2021

Kolkata: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday congratulated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, as trends suggested her party would register a thumping victory in the West Bengal assembly polls. “Congratulations to the Chief Minister of West Bengal, @MamataOfficial Didi on her partys victory in West Bengal assembly elections. My best wishes to her for her […]

Congratulations pour in for Mamata Banerjee as TMC edges towards victory in WB

6:44 pm May 2, 2021

New Delhi: With the TMC’s victory imminent in West Bengal, congratulations poured in for party president and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. According to trends available for 284 out of 292 constituencies in the state, the party was leading in 202 seats, while the BJP was leading in 77. However, Banerjee was trailing her former protege-turned-BJP […]

Bomb attack on BJP candidate’s car in Bengal

11:34 pm April 21, 2021

Barrackpore (WB): A country-made bomb was allegedly hurled at the vehicle of BJP candidate from Khardah assembly constituency, Shilbhadra Dutta, in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday evening, a police official said here. However, no casualty was reported. Dutta claimed that he was taking tea at a roadside stall on Kalyani Expressway at Rahara when […]

Mamata stages dharna to protest EC’s move to ban her campaign for 24 hrs

10:24 pm April 13, 2021

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sat on a dharna in the heart of the city to protest against the Election Commission’s “unconstitutional” decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours. Banerjee, still confined to a wheelchair owing to the injuries she sustained last month, arrived at Mayo […]

CRPF harassing voters in Bengal at Shah’s behest: Mamata

4:05 pm April 7, 2021

Baneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the CRPF personnel are harassing voters in the state at the behest of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Addressing a rally here in Cooch Behar district, she accused personnel of the central force of molesting women and beating people during […]