Bengal polls: 72.19 percent turnout till 3 pm
Apr 30, 2016, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Amid tight security, around 72.19 percent people cast their votes till 3 pm as polling for the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections is currently underway across three districts in the state on Saturday.
Bengal polls: 57.10 percent turnout till 1 pm
Apr 30, 2016, at 08:56 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS) Around 57.10 percent people cast their votes till 1 pm as polling for the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections is currently underway across three districts int he state on Saturday.
Bengal polls: 39.81 pct turn out till 11 am
Apr 30, 2016, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Amid tight security, around 39.81 percent voters exercised their franchise in the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections as polling is currently underway in three districts in the state on Saturday.
Bengal polls: 20 pct voters turn out till 9 a.m.
Apr 30, 2016, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Around 20 percent electorates cast their votes as polling in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections is currently going on Saturday.
Polling begins in fifth phase of Bengal Assembly election
Apr 30, 2016, at 01:31 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS) Amid tight security, polling began in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on Saturday.
Our government will try to bring development: Gandhi
Apr 23, 2016, at 09:20 pm
Kolkata,Apr 23 (IBNS): Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday if the Congress-Left alliance comes to power in West Bengal then it will work to develop the state.
Bengal polls: ECI refuses to accept Chief Secretary's reply on show cause to Mamata Banerjee
Apr 19, 2016, at 02:14 am
Kolkata/New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday told the West Bengal administration that it would not accept Chief Secretary's reply on its show cause notice to Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, sources said.
Bengal polls: ECI serves show cause notice to Mamata Banerjee
Apr 15, 2016, at 12:33 am
Kolkata, Apr 14 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued a show cause notice to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the ongoing Assembly polls in the state.
WB: TMC leader killed in West Midnapore, FIR lodged against Cong leader Manas Bhunia
Apr 09, 2016, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata/West Midnapore, Apr 9 (IBNS): Two days prior to the West Bengal assembly election's second round polling, a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was beaten to death on Friday midnight at Moupukur area under Sabang Police Station limits in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, reports said.
WB Assembly polls: Mamata files nomination
Apr 08, 2016, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata, Apr 8 (IBNS) Gearing up for the political battle, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who will be looking forward to bring her party to power in the state for the second time, filed her nomination paper from Bhawanipore constituency for the state Assembly elections on Friday.
Bengal elections: Mamata files nomination
Apr 08, 2016, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata, Apr 8 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday filed her nomination from Bhawanipore constituency for the state Assembly elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi slams Mamata, TMC
Apr 07, 2016, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a rally in the state and said her Trinamool Congress is performing 'scientific corruption'.
President, VP condole loss of lives in Kolkata flyover collapse
Apr 01, 2016, at 02:46 am
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the loss of lives due to the collapse of a flyover under construction at Kolkata in West Bengal on Thursday, which left at least 18 people dead.
Over 10 killed in Kolkata flyover tragedy
Mar 31, 2016, at 09:33 pm
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): More than 10 people have been killed and several others have been injured as an under-construction flyover collapsed near Ganesh Talkies cinema hall in north Kolkata.
Modi begins poll campaign in Bengal: attacks Mamata
Mar 28, 2016, at 01:47 am
Kharagpur, Mar 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the West Bengal government over the Saradha and the alleged Narada News sting operation issues and said if his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is given a chance in the state then it will bring development here.
Bengal polls: Transgender candidate adds third angle in Mamata seat
Mar 26, 2016, at 10:22 pm
Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has declared that a transgender candidate will contest from Bhawanipore constituency in Kolkata against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls.
Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee leads campaign rally in south Kolkata
Mar 14, 2016, at 12:58 am
Kolkata, Mar 13 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a campaign procession in south Kolkata on Sunday.
Prez and PM greet women on International Women's Day
Mar 08, 2016, at 03:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted women across India on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Bengal polls: TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee to start election campaign from Mar 9
Mar 06, 2016, at 09:00 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to commence her election campaigning from Wednesday (Mar 9) for upcoming assembly polls in the state, party sources said.
Assembly polls: TMC activists demonstrate over candidates list across WB
Mar 06, 2016, at 06:09 am
Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): Expressing dissatisfaction over selection of candidates for upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, a section of Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists on Saturday held agitation at several locations in the state.
Mamata Banerjee condoles PA Sangma's death
Mar 05, 2016, at 02:46 am
Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoled the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma.
WB Assembly passes bills for Dunlop, Jessop acquisition
Feb 28, 2016, at 05:07 am
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): The West Bengal Assembly on Saturday passed bills for Dunlop and Jessop factory take over.
West Bengal: SFI activists-police clash at Burdwan University
Feb 23, 2016, at 11:31 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 23 (IBNS): Members of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s students' wing Student Federation of India (SFI) clashed with the police at Burdwan University's Rajbati campus in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Tuesday.
West Bengal observes International Mother Language Day
Feb 22, 2016, at 05:22 am
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): West Bengal observed International Mother Language Day on Sunday.
WB govt brings health scheme 'Mabhoi' for accredited journalists
Feb 18, 2016, at 04:05 am
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a health scheme, Mabhoi, for the government-accredited journalists till their age of 65 years, even after retirement.
WB government to set up fair price vegetable market in Kolkata
Feb 17, 2016, at 11:50 pm
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): The West Bengal government will set up a fair price vegetable market in Kolkata.
West Bengal launches Utkarsh Bangla
Feb 17, 2016, at 01:06 am
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS) : Giving a major push towards developing industry-ready professionals, the West Bengal Government on Tuesday launched Utkarsh Bangla, a unique short-term placement-based skill development programme which would see 3 lakh people being trained every year by the Paschim Banga Society for Skill Development (PBSSD), a registered society under the Technical Education and Training Department of the state.
West Bengal: Free-ambulance's driver haggle over fare, child dies outside Barasat hospital
Feb 11, 2016, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/Barasat, Feb 10 (IBNS): A baby girl died on Wednesday in a government-owned hospital at Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district as the ambulance driver allegedly haggled with her family members for tips, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee unveils three ITC projects in West Bengal
Feb 11, 2016, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday unveiled three facilities of the ITC in the state.
WB: Youth held for FB post against TMC leader, granted bail later
Feb 07, 2016, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 7 (IBNS): A youth was allegedly arrested on Friday for posting a Facebook status against local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader at Malbazar in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.