Tag: West Bengal
Mamata Flays Trinamool Leader's Arrest, BJP Office Attacked
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday dubbed the arrest of Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay as "vendetta politics" by the Centre as her supporters attacked the BJP office here, leaving some 15 people injured.....
Modi To Blame For 120 Note Ban Deaths: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday held Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for over 120 deaths following demonetisation.....
Bengal BJP Vice President Arrested For Taking Money From SSC Candidates
BJP's West Bengal unit Vice President Jayprakash Majumdar was on Saturday arrested for allegedly taking money from School Service Commission candidates on the pretext of getting them jobs, police said.....
Six Women Pilgrims Die In Mad Rush To Board Launch At Gangasagar
Six pilgrims, all women, suffocated to death during a mad rush to board a vessel from the crowded jetty on their way home from Gangasagar fair in West Bengal on Sunday after taking the holy dip, a state minister said.....
Keep The Flag Of Indian Civilisation Flying Through Education: President
President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday urged students to uplift, upgrade and maintain the values of the Indian civilisation through education.....
Situation Tense In Bengal's Bhangar After Arrest Of CPI-ML Red Star Leader
The situation in West Bengal's Bhangar, which was on the boil last week due to violent protests over the "forcible land acquisition" for a power grid project, became tense again on Thursday as villagers protested the arrest of a woman CPI-ML Red Star leader.....
Do We Belong Here? Sunayana Dumala Asked To US Government
The wife of slain Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla has publicly sought answers to what she perceived was a spread in American hate crimes as mourners held a vigil at a local church for the victims of the bar shooting in which her husband died.....
CBI Ordered To Conduct Inquiry Into Narada Case
The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the CBI to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the Narada sting footage case, in which prominent leaders of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress were purportedly seen taking money.....
Mamata Wants Meet On EVMs
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday suggested the "possibility" of EVM tampering and urged the Election Commission to call an all-party meeting to discuss the issue.....
Supreme Court Ruling In Narada Case Positive: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday dubbed as "positive' the Supreme Court ruling on the Narada sting footage case.....
