New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to address a series of election rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, as part of the BJP’s intensified campaign for the upcoming Assembly elections.According to the scheduled programme, HM Shah will begin his campaign outreach with the first public meeting in the Onda Assembly constituency at 11:00 a.m. at Ramsagar Anchal Ground in Chhatna, located in Bankura district. He will then address a second public rally in th…
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Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) As the country was celebrating the 77th Republic Day on Monday, concern was triggered in certain pockets of the once Maoist-infested Bankura district of West Bengal following the recovery of Maoist posters.The posters were mainly recovered from the Taldangra and Onda areas of Bankura district, which had remained strong Maoist hotbeds for several years until around 2011.Some of the posters were pasted on tree trunks, while others were found at different bus stops in the are…
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) BJP workers on Thursday protested against the attack on a party leader’s house in Onda area of Bankura district and accused Trinamool miscreants of setting the house on fire. However, the ruling party denied any involvement in the incident and alleged infighting in the BJP led to the attack. The spat between the two parties began when a BJP leader’s house in Onda, Bankura, was allegedly attacked and set on fire after petrol was poured on it.The BJP alleged that Trinamool C…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) As the year draws to a close, Trinamool Congress leaders and workers are busy with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s voters’ list. Amid the SIR exercise, Trinamool Congress supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to hold a political programme at the end of the year.According to sources at the State Secretariat, if all is well, Chief Minister Banerjee will hold a public meeting on December 30 at the Barjora College grounds in Bankura distric…