Tag: West Bengal
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Poll violence in West Bengal leaves voter dead, three TMC workers injured
The man, identified as Tiyarul Sheikh, was seriously injured when he was hit by sticks during a clash between workers of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Congress.
April 23, 2019 -
Lok Sabha polls | ‘Central forces inside booths asking people to vote for BJP’: Mamata
West Bengal has recorded a voter turnout of 68.25 per cent till 4:30 pm.
April 23, 2019 -
Lok Sabha polls | Crude bomb hurled at TMC workers in Bengal, 3 injured
The five seats going to the polls are Balurghat, Malda North, Malda South, Jangipur and Murshidabad where 80,23,846 voters will decide the fate of 61 candidates.
April 23, 2019 -
BJP gram panchayat worker’s son found dead in Purulia
The body of Shishupal Sahis, a 22-year-old man, was found in Senabona village.
April 18, 2019 -
LS polls | Amid heavy security, CPM leader Mohammad Salim’s vehicle attacked in Bengal
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has deployed 15,000 para-military troopers across the three constituencies in addition to the state police.
April 18, 2019 -
Society must keep its elders safe
Although the law and order machinery is trying its best to evolve various security schemes to ensure the safety of the elderly, it is imperative for our senior citizens too to consciously take measures to ensure their own safety and well being.
April 18, 2019 -
Trap and Kill
Whether it is a tiger or a deer, the creature gets still more entangled as it tries to free itself.
April 18, 2019 -
Bengal: In this Murshidabad block, ‘Congress’, ‘Juktafront’ and ‘RSP’ have lost passion for politics
Born post-Independence, they were named after political parties and blocks of considerable repute and influence in the locality, but they no longer nurse the degree of love and passion for politics that their parents had
April 17, 2019 -
West Bengal: Congress, TMC, CPI-M in a triangular contest in Jangipur Lok Sabha seat
Khalilur Rahaman of TMC and Julfikar Ali of CPI-M are taking on sitting Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee; BJP has fielded Mahfuza Khatun from the constituency
April 16, 2019 -
Cry (Campus) Freedom~II
Since 2011, all statutory authorities of universities in West Bengal, even Boards of Studies, are constituted with nominated persons. Even the Deans of Faculties are appointed with the approval of the State government which has issued policy directions for the formation of nominated Students Councils in place of the traditionally elected Students Unions. Even Jadavpur University, a Category I Autonomous University, has not been spared of these orders, even as the students held a referendum to reject the proposed guidelines.
April 16, 2019 -
Constituency watch | Left could emerge dark horse in Balurghat polls
Trinamool and BJP are calculating the vote of the Left Front in Balurghat, and according to political experts' assessments the Left vote bank "swing" may change the political equations in the district
April 12, 2019 -
EC responds to Mamata Banerjee’s accusation on transfer of top cops
Banerjee had on Saturday written to the EC complaining against the decision to relieve four officers, including the commissioners of Kolkata and Bidhannagar, of their election-related duties.
April 7, 2019 -
Didi is speed-breaker on path of your development: PM Modi in Bengal’s Siliguri
Addressing a massive rally in this part of north Bengal, the PM took jibes at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief saying that she is the speed-breaker in the path of the state’s progress.
April 3, 2019 -
Long-pending railway project at Furfura Sharif comes up in LS poll campaign
While BJP and CPI-M are holding Trinamool responsible, local MP says Mamata Banerjee had allotted funds for completion of the Furfura Sharif-Dankuni project when she was the railway minister, but BJP did not allot remaining funds after coming to power
March 30, 2019 -
This election is for the existence of West Bengal: Amit Shah in Alipurduar
Amit Shah accused Mamata Banerjee of smothering democracy in the state.
March 29, 2019 -
Futile appeal
Mamata Banerjee was remarkably sensitive to the issue on Wednesday when she visited the fasting candidates with education minister Partha Chatterjee in tow.
March 29, 2019 -
Naxalbari: The Bengali play unfolding saga of three generations
The play centred on an urban middle-class Bengali family of elderly Somnath and Jaya, who are outspoken Naxal supporters and were once firebrand Naxalites of the early 70s of the last century.
March 27, 2019