Last Updated: July 24, 2024, 22:52 IST Union minister Sukanta Majumdar. (File image: PTI) In a video statement, Majumdar, also the state BJP chief, said, ”Today, I met the Prime Minister and proposed that as north Bengal shares similarities with the Northeast, if north Bengal, while still being part of West Bengal, could be included … Read more
Shatrughan Sinha, the TMC politician and actor, was sworn in as a member of the Lok Sabha. He represents the Asansol seat in West Bengal and is the final winning candidate to take the oath. With his oath-taking, the House now consists of 542 members, leaving one vacancy following Rahul Gandhi’s decision to vacate the … Read more
The orders to constitute the unit have been issued by the government and the responsibility to lead the initiative has been entrusted with Panchayat Secretary P Ulganathan. (PTI/File) Sources told News18 that the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government has introduced a Program Monitoring Unit that will monitor the implementation and operation of state schemes and projects. … Read more
TMC MP Mahua Moitra accused Union Minister Shantanu Thakur of “issuing passes” to “smugglers” on the India-Bangladesh border, an allegation that was dismissed by the BJP leader. Moitra shared on X an image of a letter purportedly signed by Thakur and alleged that the union minister had facilitated “smugglers” for transporting “3 kg of beef”.”The … Read more
Both the parties feel they have an edge. (PTI File) West Bengal Assembly Seat Bypolls: Three seats — Raiganj, Ranaghat Dakshin and Bagdah – were won by BJP MLAs in 2021, but they switched to the TMC. Maniktala’s TMC MLA Sadhan Pandey passed away recently The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will clash with the Trinamool … Read more
Last Updated: July 05, 2024, 23:55 IST Trinamool leader and Mayor of Kolkata Firhad Hakim (Image: Facebook) Firhad Hakim, TMC leader and a close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, made the contentious remarks on July 3 at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata The Mayor of Kolkata Firhad Hakim stirred a massive controversy … Read more
West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose. (File Image: PTI) After a month-long impasse between Raj Bhavan and the assembly, two TMC legislators — Rayat Hossain Sarkar from Bhagwangola in Murshidabad district and Sayantika Banerjee from Baranagar on the northern outskirts of Kolkata — took oath during a special session of the state assembly West Bengal … Read more
In West Bengal’s Chopra, a man and a woman were beaten up by a mob recently. (Screenshot from the video) When Chopra MLA Hamidul Rahaman came to Kolkata on Wednesday to attend the assembly meeting, neither his body language nor his words reflected any contrition Nothing, it seems, has changed for Trinamool Congress legislator Hamidul … Read more
Last Updated: June 30, 2024, 17:41 IST A man claimed to be a local TMC leader seen thrashing a woman openly with sticks. (Image: X/@amitmalviya) In the visuals shared online, a man is seen repeatedly hitting a woman with sticks in front of a crowd in open A chilling video has emerged from Bengal in … Read more
Mamata Banerjee and Ananta Maharaj. Pic/ANI Mamata Banerjee came to north Bengal’s Cooch Behar, offered prayers at the famous Madanmohan Mandir, and directly went to meet Ananta Maharaj, who has great influence among the Rajbongshi community Will any close aide of Bharatiya Janata Party-backed Rajya Sabha member Ananta Maharaj move to the Trinamool Congress? Will … Read more
