TMC MP Mahua Moitra claimed that the 20 parliamentarians switched sides in lieu of payouts worth Rs 40 crore, payable in Rs 4 crore up front and Rs 1 crore a month over a span of 36 months.
Currently, a 800 metre bamboo or wooden structure connecting Burnpur with the Biharinath Hill of Bankura, which remains inaccessible during the monsoon season.
Party sources claim that a significant portion of this sum was spent for party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's air travel to various places.
In an indirect reference to the previous Trinamool Congress government, Suvendu Adhikari said that yoga was not promoted adequately under the former regime.
The ground was decorated with symbols deeply associated with the state, ranging from Kolkata’s yellow taxis, hand-pulled rickshaws to images of Dakshineswar Temple and Belur Math.
The BJP has decided not to field the two incumbent MLAs from Arambagh and Goghat in the upcoming Assembly elections.
With the release of the Assembly candidate list for 2026, speculation and expectations within the district Trinamul Congress (TMC) unit have been laid to rest.
Amid an increasingly crowded electoral field in West Bengal, expelled Trinamul Congress leader Humayun Kabir on Wednesday announced his second list of candidates for his newly floated Janata Unnayan Party(JUP).
Birbhum Police have seized 10,000 gelatin sticks and 360 detonators from a tractor in the Nalhati area. Local villagers stopped the vehicle after becoming suspicious and informed Nalhati Police Station.
Former IPS officer and outgoing Trinamul Congress MLA Humayun Kabir, once known for his tough policing and crackdown on organised crime, today expressed apprehension over threats to his life soon after being named the party’s candidate from Domkal in Murshidabad district.
