New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared glimpses of the enthusiasm witnessed in Asansol, stating that the people of West Bengal are supporting the BJP’s development agenda and will not back the Trinamool Congress.Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi wrote, “A glimpse of the enthusiasm in Asansol yesterday. West Bengal is supporting BJP’s development agenda and will never support TMC.”In the video, which is 1 minute and 18 seconds long and was sh…
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Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday accused the Trinamool Congress-led state government in West Bengal of “misdeed” and “misrule” during its 15 years of ruling the state.His reaction comes in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said that every leader of Trinamool Congress, involved in corruption and looting of common people in West Bengal, will be identified and accounted for after May 4, the day on which the results …
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state next month, there will be a special probe to identify those who had been facilitating illegal infiltrators to enter the state and settle here. “I promise the residents of Bengal that once the BJP government is formed in the state, there will be a special investigation into the infiltration issue. We wi…
Suri (West Bengal), April 9 (IANS) A wave of enthusiasm swept through Suri in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Thursday as large numbers of BJP supporters gathered hours ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting, eagerly awaiting his address.The rally in Birbhum will mark the Prime Minister’s third public engagement of the day in the state, after earlier events in Haldia and Asansol. Despite the time remaining before his arrival in Suri the area was already packed with suppor…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Amid the hectic campaigning for the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three consecutive rallies in three districts on Thursday.Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also arrive in Kolkata on Thursday, with a packed campaign schedule for Friday and Saturday.The Prime Minister will start his campaign with his address at a rally in the industrial township of Haldia in the East Midnapore district. Thereafter, he will address two …
Birbhum (West Bengal), April 8 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Jagannath Chattopadhyay said on Wednesday that the incumbent Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal will “lose miserably” in the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections scheduled for April 23 and 29.Chattopadhyay is contesting from the Suri Assembly constituency in Birbhum district.Preparations were underway in full swing ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the district on April 9 to campaign for the up…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend seven campaign programmes in West Bengal this week, starting from April 9, amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in the state.“As per the tentative schedule of the Prime Minister fixed as of now on April 9, he might address three mega campaign rallies at Asansol in West Burdwan district, Suri in Birbhum district, and Haldia in East Midnapore district, one after another,” said a member of the Bharatiya Janata Par…
Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Monday quashed a first information report (FIR) lodged by the West Bengal Police’s CID against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a coal-smuggling case, which the central agency was probing.The FIR was lodged at the Bishnupur Police station under the Diamond Harbour Police District in the South 24 Parganas district in 2002. Among the CBI officials against whom the FIR was lodged included senior central agency officer, Umesh Kumar.In Ma…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party’s candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district.“The BJP candidate’s infamy in this Assembly is well known. From attacking Trinamool workers during Rath Yatra to beating up his own party leaders, there are all kinds of allegations against him. Voting for the BJP mean…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Centre’s ‘One Station One Product’ (OSOP) initiative has expanded to over 2,000 railway stations with around 2,326 outlets, benefiting more than 1.32 lakh people across the country, it was informed on Wednesday.Products showcased under the initiative reflect regional diversity, ranging from Madhubani paintings at Patna station to cane crafts at Tenkasi Junction in Tamil Nadu.Similar trends are visible across stations, with handloom products and artefacts attr…