Mar 17, 2021, at 05:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain on Tuesday sent a stern letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asking her to refrain from making accusations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Mar 10 Nandigram incident in which the Trinamool Congress supremo was injured.
Now Mamata Banerjee is visiting temples: Yogi Adityanath taunts Trinamool Congress chief in Bengal
Mar 16, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday taunted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee over her temple visits ahead of the state polls due to be held between Mar 27 and Apr 29.
IPS Gyanwant Singh appointed as West Bengal's Director of Security
Mar 16, 2021, at 02:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after the Election Commission of India (ECI) removed West Bengal's Director of Security, IPS Vivek Sahay, over the incident in Nandigram in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured, another IPS officer, Gyanwant Singh, was on Monday appointed as the new chief of the CM's security, officials said.
Conspiracies cannot stop me: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 15, 2021, at 10:58 pm
Balarampur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said conspiracies cannot stop her and she will continue to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Lok Janshakti Party declares name of candidates for Bengal polls
Mar 15, 2021, at 08:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Lok Janshakti Party has declared the name of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal.
Mar 15, 2021, at 04:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered an injury in Nandigram during her poll campaign, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday removed two senior IPS officials and an IAS officer involved in the security arrangements for the Bengal's ruling party's supremo, officials said.
Mamata addresses TMC rally in Kolkata on wheelchair, her first after Nandigram incident
Mar 14, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday addressed a TMC rally at Hazra in south Kolkata. The TMC chief said she would not rest any longer because of her injuries and start campaigning across Bengal to prevent the "machinators" from winning the assembly polls.
Mar 14, 2021, at 09:19 pm
Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday announced another round of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls.
EC rejects TMC's conspiracy claim to injure Mamata in Nandigram
Mar 14, 2021, at 09:16 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday said there was no deliberate attempt or a conspiracy to attack Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee at Nandigram in East Midnapore district of West Bengal on March 10.
After injury Mamata Banerjee to lead roadshow in wheelchair today
Mar 14, 2021, at 05:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Four days after Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was injured during a campaign trail in Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress supremo will attend her first public event on Sunday afternoon.
Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait to hold Mahapanchayat in Nandigram against BJP
Mar 14, 2021, at 12:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Farmers' leader Rakesh Tikait, who is leading an massive protest against Centre's three new farm laws, will hold a Mahapanchayat in West Bengal's Nandigram, where Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee is contesting polls against BJP's Suvendu Adikari.
Will wheelchair bound Mamata fall heavier on BJP or remain optics in Bengal Polls 2021?
Mar 13, 2021, at 09:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In Indian politics, optics and emotions often play a major role. Be it the Congress' sweeping victory in 1984 General Elections post Indira Gandhi's assassination or Narendra Modi's resounding win in 2019 amid the nationalist wave after the Balakot airstrike. But simultaneously, the Indian politics is too fluid to be generalised.
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha joins Trinamool Congress ahead of Bengal Polls
Mar 13, 2021, at 06:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and an ex-Finance Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Yashwant Sinha, on Saturday joined the Trinamool Congress days ahead of the commencement of West Bengal elections.
Mamata Banerjee discharged from hospital, doctors say CM responded well to treatment
Mar 13, 2021, at 02:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Friday discharged from hospital, two days after she was injured in Nandigram during her campaign trail ahead of the Assembly elections.
Trinamool Congress delegation meets EC, demands high level probe into Mamata injury incident
Mar 12, 2021, at 08:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A six-member Trinamool Congress delegation Friday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) here and ordered a high level probe into the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal's Nandigram.
BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari files nomination from Bengal Poll epicentre Nandigram
Mar 12, 2021, at 06:52 pm
Hadia/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari Friday filed his nomination from the Nandigram constituency, which has turned out to be the epicentre of the West Bengal elections 2021.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari to file nomination from Bengal Poll epicentre Nandigram today
Mar 12, 2021, at 04:27 pm
Haldia/IBNS: Holding a roadshow, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari will Friday file his nomination from the Nandigram constituency, which has turned out to be the epicentre of the West Bengal elections 2021.
'Full of insinuations': Poll body on TMC's letter over Mamata Banerjee protection
Mar 12, 2021, at 02:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission on Thursday reacted sharply to the allegations by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party that it had failed to provide protection to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was injured on Wednesday while campaigning in Nandigram.
Mamata Injury: Trinamool Parliamentary delegation to meet EC in Delhi tomorrow
Mar 12, 2021, at 12:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress Parliamentary delegation comprising six MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will meet the Election Commission Friday over the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Birulia in Nandigram.
Bengal polls: Modi, Amit Shah to campaign for BJP next week, Mithun Chakraborty may join too
Mar 11, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are expected to campaign the entire next week in West Bengal to boost the prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates, while actor-turned politician Mithun Chakraborty may participate in a roadshow at poll epicentre Nandigram.
Will return to campaign in 2-3 days in wheelchair: Mamata Banerjee's message to people
Mar 11, 2021, at 08:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Injured West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is undergoing a treatment in SSKM Hospital, Thursday said she would "manage" to return to political action within a few days but in a wheelchair.
Trinamool Congress, BJP move EC over Nandigram 'attack' on Mamata Banerjee
Mar 11, 2021, at 08:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Both the ruling Trinamool Congress and its adversary Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday moved the Election Commission (EC) after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee suffered injuries at Birulia in Nandigram a day ago.
Mamata Injury: Tension runs high between TMC and BJP supporters at Birulia bazar in Nandigram
Mar 11, 2021, at 06:29 pm
Nandigram/IBNS-UNI: Tension ran high today at Birulia bazar in Nandigram, the epicentre of West Bengal polls, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sustained wounds a day ago, as the rival supporters of TMC and BJP assembled in hundreds blaming each other for Wednesday's incident.
Mar 11, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar has sought update from the Director, security and state chief secretary about the Nandigram incident where chief minister Mamata Banerjee sustained wounds while electioneering on Wednesday afternoon.
BJP, brace yourself for the power of Bengal on May 2: Abhishek Banerjee
Mar 11, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday warned the Bharatiya Janata Party to get ready to see the power of people of Bengal on Sunday (May 2), the day of counting of votes of the Assembly elections.
Jagdeep Dhankar visits injured Mamata Banerjee at Kolkata's SSKM hospital
Mar 11, 2021, at 04:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar visited Mamata Banerjee at Kolkata's SSKM hospital after the later was injured as she was allegedly manhandled by four-five people in 'complete absence' of her security guards at Nandigram in East Medinipur district of poll-bound West Bengal.
Mar 11, 2021, at 02:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Left Front (LF), Indian National Congress (INC) and Indian Secular Front (ISF)'s alliance, Sanjukta Morcha, on Wednesday announced that CPI-M's youth wing, Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), leader Minakshi Mukherjee will take on TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and BJP's heavyweight candidate Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram seat in the forthcoming West Bengal assembly election.
Four people manhandled me in Nandigram, my legs are injured: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 11, 2021, at 01:03 am
Nandigram/East Medinipur/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday evening alleged that she was manhandled by four-five people in 'complete absence' of her security guards at Nandigram in East Medinipur district of poll-bound West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee files nomination from Bengal poll epicentre Nandigram
Mar 10, 2021, at 08:42 pm
Haldia/IBNS: Kicking off her journey in one of the make or break electoral battles of her life, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday filed her nomination as a Trinamool Congress candidate from Nandigram, which has turned out to be the epicentre of this year's state polls.
Bengal Polls 2021: Mamata Banerjee to file nomination from Nandigram today
Mar 10, 2021, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata/Haldia/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will Wednesday file her nomination in Haldia for her electoral battle with her former lieutenant and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Suvendu Adhikari in the Nandigram constituency.