Tag: West Bengal
Unprecedented Confrontation: Mamata Resorts To Sit-in After CBI-police Face-off
In an unprecedented confrontation between the Narendra Modi-led Central and West Bengal governments, chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began a sit-in on Sunday here accusing the Centre of trying to run a parallel administration in states, saying there is a "constitutional break-down" after an ugly face-off between the CBI and the state police.....
Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express Catches Fire, 2 Dead
A fire broke out in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express near Siliguri in West Bengal on Friday killing two passengers, who jumped out of the moving train in panic, a fire official said.....
End Speed-breaker Didi's Rule: Modi To Bengal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the voters in West Bengal to put brakes on "Speed-breaker Didi" Mamata Banerjee's rule and end the "politics of threat, loot and corruption".....
Congress Slams EC Decision On Poll Campaigning In Bengal
After the Election Commission curtailed campaign timing for the remaining nine Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal by a day due to violence, Congress on Wednesday slammed the poll panel's decision, terming it an "unpardonable betrayal of the Constitution".....
Mamata Destroying Vidyasagar Statue Vandalism Evidence: Modi
Two days after the statue of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in Kolkata was vandalised during BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow in the city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of destroying evidence of the incident.....
Violence Continues In Final Phase Of LS Polls In Bengal
Violence was again reported in several constituencies as voting was held in nine parliamentary constituencies in West Bengal in the seventh and last phase of the 2019 General Elections, along with bypolls in five state Assembly seats.....
SC Takes Exception To Stir By Bengal Lawyers
The Supreme Court has taken exception to the strike called by lawyers in West Bengal since April 29. Terming the strike extraordinary, the court observed that it is having major implication on the fundamental right of life and liberty of citizens, many of whom want to move court seeking bail.....
BJP Leading In All Seven Seats In Delhi
The BJP on Thursday looked set to repeat its 2014 performance in Delhi as it was leading in all the seven Lok Sabha seats here.....
Modi Says People Want Gujarat-like Development In Bengal
Indicating that Bharatiya Janata Party is eyeing to conquer West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the people in the eastern state are wishing for Gujarat-like development.....
Mamata Banerjee Turns Down Modi's Swearing-in Invite
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that she will not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in on Thursday, alleging the BJP was using the ceremony "to score political points".....
