'Raised issues of state': Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata
Mar 02, 2024, at 03:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the eastern state for two days, at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday evening.
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh quits party posts, says 'I am a misfit in the system'
Mar 01, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, who was at the forefront in defending the West Bengal ruling party over Sandeshkhali case, quit two party posts on Friday.
Entire country is sad and angry: PM Modi slams Mamata govt on Sandeshkhali
Mar 01, 2024, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an unsparing attack on the Mamata Banerjee government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the entire country is "sad" and "angry" over the Sandeshkhali case where arrested and now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan is charged with land grabbing and sexual abuse of women.
Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.
Mar 01, 2024, at 12:30 am
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court Thursday refused to hear the bail plea of TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who managed to evade arrest for 55 days for attacking ED officials and is also the key figure in multiple allegations of land grab and sexual assault in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Hours after arrest, TMC suspends its Sandeshkhali strongman Sheikh Shahjahan for 6 yrs
Feb 29, 2024, at 11:14 pm
Kolkata: Hours after the arrest of Trinamool Congress strongman SheikhShahjahan in the Sandeshkhali land-grab and sexual assault case, the party announced its decision to suspend him from its ranks for six years.
Sandeshkhali incident: Arrested TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan sent to 10-day police custody
Feb 29, 2024, at 05:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who was arrested in connection with a mob attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in Sandeshkhali, was sent to 10-day police custody by the Basirhat court on Thursday.
Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi quits party
Feb 29, 2024, at 03:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Advocate and Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi Wednesday resigned from the party with immediate effect and announced he would start a new political innings in two to three days.
Calcutta HC grants permission to Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali tomorrow
Feb 29, 2024, at 03:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Wednesday granted permission to the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali on Thursday.
Feb 28, 2024, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ruled the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are free to arrest Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, who is accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse of women in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, media reports said.
ISF holds protest rally over arrest of party's lone MLA Naushad Siddique
Feb 28, 2024, at 03:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Indian Secular Front (ISF) supporters Tuesday took out a rally in the city and its outskirts to protest against the arrest of the party Chairman and lone legislator Pirzada Mohammad Naushad Siddique on his way to conflict-hit Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, official sources said.
Feb 27, 2024, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking the arrest of absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan, who has been accused of land grabbing and sexual abuse by local women from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, media reports said.
Bengal: ISF MLA Naushad Siddique, on way to Sandeshkhali, arrested
Feb 27, 2024, at 05:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lone Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddique, who was on the way to West Bengal's Sandeshkhali where allegations of land grabbing and sexual abuse have been raised by the local women, was on Tuesday arrested as a preventive measure in Kolkata.
Feb 26, 2024, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing protests against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Sandeshkhali, former political strategist Prashant Kishor has claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can deliver an outstanding performance in West Bengal in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Sandeshkhali incident: Calcutta HC says Sheikh Shahjahan can be arrested, rejects TMC's claim
Feb 26, 2024, at 06:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Monday said police are not restrained from arresting absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader in the Sandeshkhali incident, rejecting the ruling party's claim.
TMC MP Nusrat Jahan breaks silence on Sandeshkhali protests, says 'always followed party guidelines'
Feb 26, 2024, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Breaking silence on the massive Sandeshkhali protests, local Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan has said she always followed her party's guidelines and served the people.
Sandeshkhali protests: TMC leader Ajit Maity arrested a day after ouster from party post
Feb 26, 2024, at 05:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Ajit Maity was on Monday arrested after several women from West Bengal's Sandeshkhali accused him of land grabbing and extortion amid massive protests against the ruling party in the area, media reports said.
West Bengal minister dismisses reports of sexual assault in Sandeskhali as fake
Feb 25, 2024, at 04:04 am
Sandeshkhali (West Bengal): A minister in West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress government has rubbished the reports of sexual assault by the members of the Mamata Banerjee-led party in violence-hit Sandeshkhali, media reported.
Feb 24, 2024, at 08:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Ministers Sujit Bose and Partha Bhowmick were allowed to enter violence-hit Sandeshkhali while Left leader Minakshi Mukherjee was stopped by police on Saturday, amid the escalation of the protests by villagers against the ruling Trinamool Congress.
As Lok Sabha polls approaches, PM Modi to visit Bengal for three days in March
Feb 24, 2024, at 05:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be spending three days in West Bengal in the first week of March.
BJP delegation on way to Sandeshkhali stopped, Locket Chatterjee detained
Feb 23, 2024, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Locket Chatterjee was detained while she along with six other party leaders were heading to West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, where several women have accused absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides of grabbing lands and sexually abusing them for years.
PM Modi expected to visit Bengal on March 6, address rally: Bengal BJP president
Feb 23, 2024, at 02:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the row of Sandeshkhali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit West Bengal on March 6 and address a rally at Barsat in North 24 Parganas', BJP's state unit President Sukanta Majumdar said on Thursday.
NHRC sends notices to Bengal Chief Secy, DGP on Sandeshkhali incidents, seeks reports within 4 weeks
Feb 22, 2024, at 05:19 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the West Bengal Chief Secretary and Director General of Police after taking suo motu cognizance of media reports of alleged harassment and sexual assaults on "innocent and impoverished women" in Sandeshkhali.
Feb 22, 2024, at 12:36 am
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday accused BJP leaders of questioning a Sikh police officer's patriotism in West Bengal and demanded an apology from the saffron party.
Feb 21, 2024, at 05:32 am
New Delhi/UNI: The National Union of Journalists (NUJI) on Tuesday said that it will hold a protest march on Wednesday against the arrest of Republic Bangla reporter Santu Pan in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.
Mamata Banerjee slams BJP for allegedly calling police officer Khalistani in Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 09:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the opposition party's workers allegedly called a Sikh police officer "Khalistani" during a confrontation in violence-hit Sandeshkhali.
After police stop, Calcutta HC allows BJP MLAs Suvendu Adhikari, Shankar Ghosh to visit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Upholding its single-bench order, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Suvendu Adhikari and Shankar Ghosh to visit violence-hit Sandeshkhali in West Bengal after they were stopped by police in Dhamakhali in the morning.
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari stopped from entering Sandeshkhali despite court order
Feb 20, 2024, at 05:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Leader of Opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari was stopped from entering Sandeshkhali for the third time despite the Calcutta High Court order in his favour.
Bengal: Suvendu Adhikari, five other BJP leaders head to violence-hit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 04:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A six-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) team comprising Leader of Opposition and MLA Suvendu Adhikari are heading to West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, where women have alleged to have been sexually harassed by local Trinamool Congress leaders.
Calcutta HC allows BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali
Feb 20, 2024, at 06:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Calcutta High Court on Monday said that West Bengal Leader of the Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari could visit areas of Sandeshkhali where prohibitory orders Section 144 CrPC has not been extended.