Kolkata: A newly built temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath in the coastal town of Digha in West Bengal has become the centre of a political flashpoint between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s government and the BJP. The BJP has called Ms Banerjee a “fake Hindu”, stating that government funds cannot be used for building temples. “Puri…
Nowhere did the ripples of discontent over the recently passed Waqf Amendment Act spread as viciously as they did in West Bengal. The unrest was particularly intense in the Muslim-majority districts of Murshidabad and Malda, as well as in Bhangor, in South 24 Parganas. What began as simple protests soon escalated into a violent conflagration…
File picture of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday (February 3, 2025) said funds to railway projects in West Bengal have been increased three times since Mamata Banerjee was in charge of the Ministry of Railways. “The allocation which was in Mamata Didi’s (Banerjee) time…
Mamata Banerjee, Bengal Chief Minister (File). Kolkata: The arrest of two key accused in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case – tracked from Bengaluru to Bengal’s East Midnapore district – has triggered a predictable political slugfest between the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the election. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Wednesday dared home minister Amit Shah to come clean on the process of applying for CAA and counter all apprehensions raised by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.Party spokesperson Kunal Ghosh and state minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said that the first declaration an applicant had to make while applying under CAA was that “she/he…
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Police on Tuesday summoned two National Investigation Agency (NIA) officers in connection with the attack on the premier investigating agency’s officers in Bhupatinagar in Purba Medinipur district last week.As per the notice from the state police, both officers, including the complainant and an officer who was injured during the attack, have…
KOLKATA/MATHABHANGA/MALBAZAR: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stirred the CAA pot in twin pockets of north Bengal bordering Bangladesh on Thursday, warning those thinking of registering under the new law that this could result in them losing the rights they already enjoy such as access to the Trinamool govt’s flagship welfare schemes.“The moment you register under CAA,…
BJP MP Dilip Ghosh is contesting Lok Sabha polls from Bardhaman-Durgapur this time Kolkata: Coming out strongly against BJP MP Dilip Ghosh for his remarks on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress has said the former state BJP chief is “venting his frustration” after his party “ousted” him from his current constituency….
NEW DELHI: The arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night has sparked a unified response from the opposition bloc in India, rallying against what they perceive as “vendetta politics” orchestrated by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Even the Trinamool Congress…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday ordered the immediate removal of West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar and six state chief secretaries as part of measures to ensure a level playing field ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.The EC shunted out West Bengal’s top cop amid apprehension of poll violence and other law and…
