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PM Modi: Bengal relied on Mamata for change but she broke people's trust
ANI | , Kolkata
UPDATED ON MAR 08, 2021 10:28 PM IST
Addressing his first rally at Brigade Parade Ground after the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly poll schedule, the Prime Minister said there are TMC, Left and Congress on one side and people of West Bengal on the other side.
Mamata Banerjee asks Jharkhand CM to campaign for her in WB Assembly polls
PTI | , New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 05:37 PM IST
JMM is an alliance government with the Congress in Jharkhand and the Sonia Gandhi-led party has tied up with the Left and the Indian Secular Front in West Bengal against the BJP and TMC.
PM Modi schools TMC on its ‘outsider’ narrative, says Bengal is in BJP’s DNA
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 07, 2021 05:17 PM IST
- The Prime Minister went on to explain to the massive gathering the reason why the BJP is the only party in the country which was formed keeping Bengal’s culture and thinking at its core.
1 killed, 5 injured in explosion in Bengal; BJP-TMC blame game follows
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON MAR 07, 2021 07:19 AM IST
- Both the BJP and the the TMC have accused each other of resorting to violence in the run up to the assembly elections in West Bengal.
BJP names 57 candidates for 2 phases of Bengal polls. Full list here
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Kanishka Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 06, 2021 07:26 PM IST
West Bengal goes to polls in eight phases—March 27, April 1, April 6, April 10, April 17, April 22, April 26 and April 29. The results for the 294 assembly seats will be declared on May 2.
Actors, sportsmen to writers in TMC's star-studded candidate list for polls
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON MAR 06, 2021 07:23 PM IST
- Award-winning Bengali Dalit writer, ex-IPS officers and celebrated actors are among the few newcomers who Bengal's 'didi' has given a chance.
Spotlight on Nandigram again as Mamata to fight Bengal polls from assembly seat
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 05, 2021 09:22 PM IST
- TMC releases first list of 291 candidates for West Bengal assembly polls, CM Mamata Banerjee to contest from Nandigram
West Bengal: Community vaccination against Covid-19 begins today
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
PUBLISHED ON MAR 01, 2021 01:10 PM IST
The vaccine will be given free at government hospitals while private hospitals will charge ₹250 towards price of the vaccine and services, state government officials said
Tejashwi Yadav likely to meet Bengal CM on Monday, seat-sharing talks on cards
UPDATED ON FEB 28, 2021 09:27 PM IST
- The opposition leader is also scheduled to meet senior TMC minister Firhad Hakim and hold talks about the upcoming Bengal polls.
CPI(M)’s 1st rally at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Grounds; Congress, ISF invited
PUBLISHED ON FEB 28, 2021 09:30 AM IST
- TMC and BJP have dismissed the Left rally as insignificant. While the TMC claims CM Mamata Banerjee will return to power for the third time, BJP says the elections are bi-polar and there is no space for the Left.
NHRC asks WB chief secretary to ensure human rights in Sundarbans
ANI |
PUBLISHED ON FEB 27, 2021 06:31 PM IST
The NHRC has been passing a series of directions adjudicating the petition and rejoinder filed by the Supreme Court lawyer and noted human rights activist, Radhakanta Tripathy.
BJP’s ‘Lokkho Sonar Bangla’ vehicles attacked after ECI declares poll schedule
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 05:36 PM IST
- The BJP lodged a complaint in the Phoolbagan police station. Senior BJP leaders of the state rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.
TMC tries to hold fort as BJP aims to gain ground
By Tanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 01:47 AM IST
On Friday, the Election Commission announced dates for the assembly elections in West Bengal, where the BJP is determined to win power. Polls in the state will be held in eight phases from March 27 to April 29.
TMC cries foul on Bengal poll announcement, others are 'happy and prepared'
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 12:12 AM IST
- The TMC asked the EC why the polls could not be held in fewer phases.
Mamata Banerjee questions rationale behind conducting Bengal polls in 8 phases
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2021 10:23 PM IST
- She alleged that the poll panel scheduled the election dates keeping in mind the BJP’s demands.
CBI, ED raid Kolkata businessmen, others in coal smuggling scam
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON FEB 26, 2021 12:09 PM IST
- The CBI earlier questioned Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife Rujira Banerjee in the case.
West Bengal: Three exotic birds stolen from Kolkata zoo
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2021 10:22 AM IST
Preliminary investigations revealed that the miscreants had used a bird-catcher made of a stick and cloth to catch the birds. They then used a 15-foot-tall ladder kept in the zoo to climb the boundary wall and flee
Yogi Adityanath to visit Malda next week to boost BJP’s Bengal prospects
By Manish Chandra Pandey, Lucknow
UPDATED ON FEB 26, 2021 12:06 AM IST
- Besides rallies, the chief minister’s itinerary could include religious stopovers at important places of worship.
Mamata Banerjee rides electric scooter to protest against rising fuel prices
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON FEB 25, 2021 02:15 PM IST
Minister Firhad Hakim rode the scooter, ferrying the chief minister from her residence in south Kolkata to the secretariat in Howrah. She said she would use the electric scooter for her ride back home as well
CM Mamata Banerjee takes a scooter to Nabanna protesting against fuel prices
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani
PUBLISHED ON FEB 25, 2021 01:21 PM IST
- "Modi government only makes false promises, has done nothing to bring down fuel prices," PTI quoted the Bengal chief minister as saying.
Bomb attack on Bengal minister: CID detains Bangladeshi national
PTI | , Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 01:21 PM IST
Hossain, Trinamool Congress MLA and the minister of state for labour, was waiting at platform number 2 to catch a train to Kolkata around 10 pm on February 17 when the blast occurred, seriously injuring him and the others.
CBI team questions TMC MP’s wife
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 24, 2021 04:09 AM IST
On Tuesday, chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who happens to be the aunt of Abhishek Banerjee, visited his house.
CBI sleuths question TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s wife in coal scam case
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 11:24 PM IST
- According to CBI officials privy to the development, Rujira was questioned for around an hour.
BJP's Rakesh Singh, named by Pamela Goswami in drugs case, arrested in Kolkata
Written by Prashasti Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 10:10 PM IST
BJP leader Goswami, who was also arrested in the case on Friday along with her friend Prabeer Kumar Dey and her security guard after 90 gm of cocaine was allegedly found in her possession, had time and again named Singh in the case.
Coal smuggling case: Mamata Banerjee visits nephew Abhishek’s residence
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Karan Manral
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 01:20 PM IST
Moments after Mamata Banerjee left, a CBI team arrived at Abhishek’s place to question his wife.
BJP leader, named by Pamela Goswami in drugs case, summoned by Kolkata cops
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 23, 2021 12:30 PM IST
- Bengal BJP leader Rakesh Singh has been told to appear before Kolkata police's detective department on Tuesday
CBI may question TMC MP’s wife today
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON FEB 23, 2021 07:06 AM IST
On Sunday, a team of CBI officials had visited the MP’s residence to deliver the summons but Rujira was not present. The agency asked her to join the probe in the matter.
'Mamata Banerjee’s white saree, slippers a façade': MP minister Narottam Mishra
By Tanmay Chatterjee, Kolkata
UPDATED ON FEB 22, 2021 08:29 PM IST
- The CBI on Monday questioned Banerjee’s nephew and TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's sister-in-law in a coal scam case.
‘Cannot scare us’: CM Mamata hits back
By HT Correspondent, Kolkata
PUBLISHED ON FEB 22, 2021 05:28 AM IST
Earlier in the day, Abhishek Banerjee tweeted a photograph of the notice that CBI additional superintendent of police Umesh Kumar left at his residence.