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Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) With chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' and 'BJP zindabad' reverberating through the lanes of Bhabanipur, the BJP on Thursday transformed Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing into a saffron show of strength in the very constituency that has long been Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's political fortress. Adhikari was accompanied by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and state party president Samik Bhattacharya and other leaders. Standing atop an open-hood, flower-decked truck fitted with g ...Read More >
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah participated in a mega colourful roadshow, starting from South Kolkata's Hazra more and ending near Survey Building near Gopalnagar, with mega mega fanfare, music, colour and orange balloons and saffron flags flowing, "parivartan" song and music, and people dancing to the beats of drums everywhere, to submit nominations for Bhabanipur candidate Suvendu Adhiakri and three others candidates in Kolkata. Amid huge participation of the BJP workers in the rally, ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 2 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's nomination filing from the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in the city and accompany him during a roadshow in the area on Thursday, party leaders said. Shah will join Adhikari, the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly, in a show of strength in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's political bastion. According to BJP leaders, Shah and Adhikari will begin a roadshow from Hazra Crossin ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Assembly elections have been announced; however, the process of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list remains incomplete. The status of hundreds of thousands of voters is still under review. Amidst this situation, all eyes are now fixed on the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). On Tuesday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) staged a protest there. Tension also flared during the demonstration following the presence of BJP workers and supporters. Security outside ...Read More >
Kolkata: A major scuffle broke out outside the Election Commission's office in Kolkata as BJP and Trinamool Congress workers clashed and hurled stones. The situation escalated, prompting a police lathicharge to disperse the mob, with central forces deployed to restore order. TMC-backed BLO groups protested alleged bulk Form 6 submissions to add voters from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, as Abhishek Banerjee asked workers to monitor filings outside the Bengal CEO's office. BJP leaders meets CEO, Alle ...Read More >
West Bengal Elections 2026: Key Leaders Who Could Shape Bengal Assembly Polls Outcome Completely West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Key Candidates: 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls will feature key battles featuring Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari and others. As West Bengal heads into a high-voltage Assembly election, the contest is once again being shaped not just by party symbols but by a handful of powerful political faces whose battles could define the state's future. The 2026 election w ...Read More >
New Delhi/Kolkata, Mar 31 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday released its fourth list of 13 candidates for the West Bengal assembly polls, fielding recent Congress entrant Santosh Pathak from Chowringhee and Union minister Shantanu Thakur's wife Soma from the Matua-dominated Bagda seat as it sought to fine-tune its social arithmetic and political messaging. With only six seats left undeclared, the party named candidates for 13 more constituencies, taking the total number of nominees declared so far to 28 ...Read More >
"Mamata has always played the politics of the victim card. Sometimes she breaks her leg, ties a bandage on her head, falls ill, and abuses the Election Commission. But the people of Bengal have understood her politics of playing the victim card," Shah said in Kolkata as he released a 40-page "charge sheet" attacking the TMC over infiltration, appeasement politics, women's security, corruption, and deterioration of law and order ahead of April 23 and April 29 assembly polls. Shah said SIR is bei ...Read More >
Ganderbal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 17 (ANI): In a decisive and proactive action against organised drug trafficking, J&K Police at Ganderbal has launched a focused targeting the procurement and sale of high-value narcotic substances such as Cocaine and Heroin, striking a major blow to the drug networks operating in the region, according to a release. During a series of checking operations conducted on December 8, Ganderbal Police apprehended one drug peddler, Mohd Irfan Bhat. Also ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): BJP leader Amit Malviya hit out at the West Bengal government on Friday and alleged that the state's railway expansion and metro projects were stuck due to land acquisition failures. Amit Malviya shared Government of India, Ministry of Railways data in which Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that execution of important infrastructure projects was falling fully/partly in the State of West Bengal and held up due to delay in land acquisition. ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
After the announcement of SIR in Bengal on Monday by ECI, an all-party meeting has been called by the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's (WB- CEO) office on Tuesday at 4PM, where all national and state-level political parties will be participating. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress leadership said that they will abide by the Constitution and there is no place for violence. However, they will not allow a single legal voter's name to be deleted from the electoral list and take the movement to Delh ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool, CPM and Congress responded cautiously to the Election Commission's (EC) announcement of the rollout of the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls on Monday in sharp contrast to the BJP's exuberance. The commission has called an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the modalities of the rollout.Trinamool spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said his party would "democratically protest" any attempt to remove legitimate voters from the rolls. "We have no problem with electoral r ...Read More >
The Election Commission is set to launch a pan-India Special Intensive Revision of voters' lists next week, starting with 10-15 states including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and West Bengal. This exercise aims to remove illegal migrants by verifying their place of birth, with states having local body elections excluded from the initial phase. The Election Commission is likely to roll out the first of pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list next week beginning with "10 to 15 sta ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP neta and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday said Indian Muslims don't have to worry about the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Speaking at Vijay Sankalp Sabha at Gangarampur in South Dinajpur, Majumdar said, "Indian Muslims have been citizens of the country and will continue to remain so. This is a guarantee from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP is a secular party. Others want to divide Hindus and Muslims on religious lines. We don't believe in that.""There ...Read More >
Howrah: The police on Wednesday arrested a third person -- a local youth Trinamool Congress functionary -- for physically assaulting a female gynaecologist at Uluberia Hospital and threatening her with rape once she stepped outside. Sk Samrat, a youth Trinamool functionary from Uluberia with previous allegations of extortion and assault, was taken into police custody on Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, a traffic home guard Sheikh Babulal and a Trinamool neta Sheikh Hasibul were arrested in the cas ...Read More >
KOLKATA: A 34-year-old man, who allegedly introduced himself as a paediatrician to a teenage girl's family at the SSKM hospital in Kolkata, and sexually assaulted her in a toilet, has been arrested, police said on Friday. The suspect has been identified as Amit Mullick, who was a Group D contractual employee at another state-run hospital about 5km away. He was arrested from his residence in east Kolkata under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and produced ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday quashed 15 police cases filed against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari and ordered a joint probe by West Bengal police and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in four similar cases, senior advocate Billwadal Bhattacharyya said. In these cases, Adhikari faces charges ranging from violating prohibitory orders to making insulting remarks, Bhattacharyya, who appeared for Adhikari, told reporters. The order was passed by a bench of ju ...Read More >
Kolkata: Bengal BJP netas, who were asked by the state unit chief, Samik Bhattacharya, to treat the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as a "do or die" mission, have decided to increase the number of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) camps across the state ahead of the poll campaigns.While BJP netas denied any link between the CAA camps and the upcoming SIR exercise to be conducted by the Election Commission, sources said the initiative would help identify fake voters while assisting refugees applyi ...Read More >
West Bengal: Days after the Durgapur gangrape horror, three people were arrested in West Bengal's Ulluberia for allegedly assaulting a woman doctor at a government hospital and threatening her with rape. This incident comes a year after the brutal rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The incident has once again sparked a political blame game, with the Trinamool Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) trading accusations over law and order an ...Read More >
BJP MP Khagen Murmu was allegedly attacked by goons en route Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri's Dooars region, leaving the leader severely wounded, alleged the party's IT cell head and West Bengal co-in-charge Amit Malviya on Monday. "BJP MP Khagen Murmu, a respected tribal leader and two-time MP from North Malda, was attacked by TMC goons while on his way to Nagrakata in Jalpaiguri's Dooars region to help with relief and rescue efforts after devastating rains, floods, and landslides," Malviya wrote in ...Read More >
Kolkata: As the mega Durga Puja carnival was unveiled in Kolkata on Sunday evening, with around 116 puja pandals participating in the cultural extravaganza on Red Road in Kolkata with pulsating performances by dance troupes, before immersion, Opposition parties are slamming the chief minister for holding the carnival at a time when over 18 people have lost their lives following the incessant rains in North Bengal. The mega carnival is being attended by people from all walks of lives, including ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 7 (PTI) West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday demanded an NIA investigation into the assault on party MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh during their visit to the flood and landslide-hit Nagrakata area in Jalpaiguri district a day ago. Both Murmu and Ghosh are currently undergoing treatment at a private medical facility in Siliguri. "We demand an NIA investigation into the attack on Murmu and Ghosh," the state BJP president said while addressing a press confere ...Read More >
Kolkata: As the mega Durga Puja carnival was unveiled in Kolkata on Sunday evening, with around 116 puja pandals participating in the cultural extravaganza on Red Road in Kolkata with pulsating performances by dance troupes, before immersion, Opposition parties are slamming the chief minister for holding the carnival at a time when over 18 people have lost their lives following the incessant rains in North Bengal. The mega carnival is being attended by people from all walks of lives, including ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being "insensitive" after she attended Kolkata's Durga Puja Carnival on Sunday evening even as heavy rains, landslides and floods disrupted life in North Bengal. State Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari slammed the government for going ahead with the carnival and said, "A terrible disaster has struck parts of North Bengal, and people are suffering. But the administration is busy organising the carni ...Read More >
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will inaugurate the renowned Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja pandal in the city on Friday morning. He has already arrived in the city last night and will also visit Kalighat temple to offer pujas. He will also visit a puja organized by BJP at EZCC, Saltlake. The pandal, one of the biggest in Kolkata, has been designed this year on the theme of 'Operation Sindoor', paying tribute to the Indian Army. Organised by BJP councillor Sajal Ghosh, the Santosh Mit ...Read More >
Kolkata: The BJP leadership has asked its Bengal unit to engage in a mass contact programme during Durga Puja to counter claims by Trinamool that Bengalis from Bengal are being harassed in states governed by the saffron party, sources said.The direction to organise the campaign, which will see distribution of saris at pandals, came on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Rajnath Singh were in the city.Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya, Union minister Sukanta Majumdar and ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid chaos over Delhi police allegedly referring to Bengali as Bangladeshi language in a communication note, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Monday morning hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, suggesting that she be booked under National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly inciting linguistic conflict. He argued that her reaction to the entire issue was "misplaced and dangerously inflammatory", while adding that Delhi Police's letter does not describe Bangla as ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): In the ongoing second edition of the Delhi Premier League (DPL), Central Delhi Kings' Yash Dhull lit up the Arun Jaitley Stadium with a sensational century -- the first of DPL 2025 -- to guide his team to a commanding 8-wicket victory over North Delhi Strikers. Chasing a target of 175, Dhull put on a batting masterclass, remaining unbeaten on 101 off just 56 deliveries, laced with eight fours and seven sixes. His composed yet aggressive innings ensured Central ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 3 (PTI) Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday claimed that the 'Bangladeshi national language' term written in a purported letter by an officer of Delhi Police, investigating a case under the Foreigners' Act, was a calculated attempt by the BJP to "defame Bengal". Earlier in the day, the TMC posted a letter, in its X handle, claiming that the police officer in charge of the investigation has written to the Banga Bhawan in the national capital, seeking a translator for " ...Read More >
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