Suvendu Adhikari will win in Nandigram by huge margin of votes: Amit Shah
Mar 30, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Nandigram/IBNS: Holding a mega roadshow in the closing hours of campaign, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the excitement of people of Nandigram towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) proved Suvendu Adhikari's clear win in the high-voltage seat.
CPI-M hits out at TMC after Mamata blamed 'Adhikari' family over 2007 Nandigram police firing
Mar 30, 2021, at 01:58 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a rally had blamed Suvendu Adhikari and his father, Sisir Adhikari, over the 2007 Nandigram police firing that left 14 protesters dead, leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), which was in the power that time, has started hitting out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) recalling their year-old 'dirty political conspiracy' claim behind the massacre.
Nearly 80 pc voting recorded in the first phase West Bengal Assembly polls
Mar 28, 2021, at 02:28 am
Kolkata/UNI: Barring a few sporadic incidents, the first of the eight-phase West Bengal Assembly election passed off peacefully with 80 per cent electorate exercising their franchise on Saturday, an Election Commission (EC) official here said.
Mamata Banerjee alleges PM Narendra Modi 'seeking votes' from Bangladesh
Mar 28, 2021, at 12:16 am
Kharagpur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi is 'seeking votes' from Bangladesh.
Around 70.17 pc electorate cast votes in West Bengal till 1600 hours
Mar 27, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Amidst sporadic violence, an estimated 70.17 per cent electorate cast their votes in Bengal till 1600 hours on Saturday, an Election Commission (EC) official here said.
Mar 27, 2021, at 08:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Releasing a call recording, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday claimed that Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee had sought help from a BJP leader in the West Bengal assembly election.
West Bengal Assembly Polls: First phase of voting underway in 30 seats
Mar 27, 2021, at 02:36 pm
Kolkata: The first phase of voting in the high-decibel West Bengal Assembly polls is currently underway in Saturday.
Amit Shah threatened press to manipulate opinion polls in favour of BJP: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 25, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Targeting a few opinion polls which showed a clear victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah had threatened the news channels to manipulate the survey results.
Bengal assembly election: ECI removes four IPS, one IAS from poll duties
Mar 25, 2021, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Two days ahead of the first phase of West Bengal assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday removed one IAS and four IPS officials in Bengal with immediate effect from all election-related duties till the end of the polls, officials said.
Vote for Modi instead of Mamata if you want schemes over scams: Amit Shah
Mar 25, 2021, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Cornering the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over the alleged corruption, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to people to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) instead of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to choose schemes over scams.
Dilip Ghosh faces backlash over his remark asking Mamata Banerjee to 'wear bermudas'
Mar 25, 2021, at 04:46 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday received backlash for his remark on Mamata Banerjee for highlighting her injury after he suggested that the Chief Minister should wear 'bermudas' (shorts) if she wanted to display her legs.
Narendra Modi only talks big, makes false promises : Mamata Banerjee
Mar 24, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Bishnupur/UNI: West BenPRAgal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi only talks big, makes false promises like crediting Rs 15 lakh to everyone's bank accounts but LPG prices touching roof:
Didi defaming Nandigram people with false allegation of attack: Modi targets Mamata in Kanthi
Mar 24, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Kanthi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for "falsely accusing" people of Nandigram of conspiring an attack on her in the Midnapore district.
Mamata cannot stop BJP from embarking on development in Bengal: Amit Shah
Mar 23, 2021, at 08:36 pm
Gosaba/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Mamata Banerjee cannot stop BJP from embarking on development in Bengal.
I will not give up even an inch of land as long as my breathing lasts : Mamata Banerjee
Mar 22, 2021, at 11:54 pm
Kotulpur/ Indus/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned that she will not give up even an inch of land as long as her breathing lasts.
Bengal: Sisir Adhikari joins BJP in Amit Shah's rally
Mar 21, 2021, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Nandigram candidate Suvendu Adhikari's father, Sisir Adhikari, on Sunday joined the saffron camp in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Bengal CID takes over probe into Mar 10 Nandigram incident that left Mamata Banerjee injured
Mar 21, 2021, at 01:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday took over the probe into the March 10 Nandigram incident in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured during her campaign for the forthcoming assembly polls, officials said.
BJP is the only party rooted to Bengal: PM Modi in Kharagpur rally
Mar 20, 2021, at 06:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering the Trinamool Congress' bid to emerge as the crusader of the Bengali community, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday pitched in his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the "only party which is rooted to Bengal".
Bengal polls will decide BJP's fate in 2024: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 19, 2021, at 11:50 pm
Egra/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the Bengal election will decide the fate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 general elections.
Mar 19, 2021, at 07:06 pm
"Why would we vote for an outsider who did not visit us for years," asks a middle-aged woman at Reapara in Nandigram Block 2 expressing her choice in no unclear terms.
Trinamool files complaint before EC over 'gruesome attacks on workers by BJP' in Nandigram
Mar 19, 2021, at 01:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress on Thursday filed a complaint to the Election Commission citing "gruesome" attacks on its party workers in poll-bound West Bengal's Nandigram in the last 24 hours by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists.
Mamata Banerjee asks party youth workers to remain alert at polling booths on voting days
Mar 19, 2021, at 12:57 am
Kharagpur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asked party youth workers to remain alert at polling booths on voting days.
Saradha Scam: ED summons TMC candidate for Bengal polls Vivek Gupta
Mar 18, 2021, at 08:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday served a notice to former Rajya Sabha MP and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate in Jorasanko assembly seat for the forthcoming West Bengal election, Vivek Gupta, in connection with its ongoing probe into Saradha chit fund scam, officials said.
BJP, TMC workers clash in Nandigram's Sonachura during Suvendu Adhikari's poll campaign
Mar 18, 2021, at 08:39 pm
Nandigram/East Medinipur/IBNS: Some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists were injured as the workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP reportedly clashed in Sonachura area of Nandigram in East Medinipur district of poll-bound West Bengal on Thursday afternoon.
TMC means Transfer My Commission: PM Modi targets Mamata over corruption in Bengal
Mar 18, 2021, at 07:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Cornering the Mamata Banerjee government over corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Trinamool Congress or TMC means "Transfer My Commission" while his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stands for DBT or Direct Benefit Transfer.
Sisir Adhikari to attend PM Modi's rally in Kanthi: Suvendu Adhikari
Mar 18, 2021, at 05:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s candidate from Nandigram, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday said his father and Trinamool Congress MP Sisir Adhikari will be attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Kanthi in East Midnapore on Mar 24.
Mar 18, 2021, at 01:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress party on Wednesday wrote to the Election Commission to delete Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikar's name from the electoral roll in Nandigram as he filed false residence details.
West Bengal Assembly polls: Mamata Banerjee unveils TMC's manifesto
Mar 18, 2021, at 12:21 am
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday unveiled its election manifesto, just days ahead of the first phase of the voting in the crucial assembly elections.
Mamata Banerjee's emotional card will not work in Bengal: Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Mar 17, 2021, at 09:39 pm
Etawah/UNI: Exuding confidence of the party's victory in the West Bengal elections, BJP MP and former Minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi said here on Wednesday that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's emotional card will not work in the Assembly elections this time.
PM Modi holds meeting with CMs over Covid-19 situation; Mamata, Yogi, Baghel skip
Mar 17, 2021, at 07:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held a meeting with the Chief Ministers of various states and union territories over the rise in Covid-19 cases.