New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a “Vijay Sankalp Sabha” in Barrackpore, West Bengal, on the final day of campaigning for the second phase of the assembly elections on Monday.The rally venue is teeming with surge of supporters as well as common people, wanting to have a glimpse of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Many of them, visibly excited and exhilarated over PM Modi’s rally, voiced confidence in his leadership and shared what they expect from the ne…
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Barrackpore, April 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared an aerial photo showing a vast gathering with packed audiences from the rally venue in West Bengal’s Barrackpore, signalling high turnout ahead of his scheduled public address. In a post on X in Bengali (loosely translated to English), PM Modi said, “There is no place to hold sesame seeds in Barrackpore today. In a few moments, I will deliver a speech at the public meeting.””It’s a full house in Barrackpore,” he said in a…
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directed the West Bengal Police to immediately track and arrest all those involved in violent clashes between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday night, in which several persons were injured.On Sunday night, at around 11 P.M., there was a scuffle between Trinamool Congress and BJP candidates in Jagatdal. A bomb blast took place. A Central Armed Police Forces (CA…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, naming nominees for 111 more constituencies.With this, the party has announced a total of 255 candidates for the 294-member House. The first list, released on March 14, contained the names of candidates for 144 constituencies. The remaining 39 candidates are yet to be announced.However, it is not yet clear whether the BJP will…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Wednesday assigned new responsibilities to 19 IPS officers who were removed from their posts by the Election Commission. They have now been appointed to new positions, a senior officer at the state secretariat, Nabanna, said. The state government issued a directive to this effect on Wednesday, keeping in mind the EC’s condition that none of the officers could be reinstated to any post related to the Assembly elections.Indira Mukherj…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The winter chill has made a brief comeback in Kolkata, with the city’s minimum temperature dropping to around 14 degrees Celsius on Saturday.A renewed cold spell has been felt across the city since Friday and is likely to persist over Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal for the next few days. Minimum temperatures have been steadily falling from north to south across the state. Notably, Kalyani in Nadia district is currently recording temperatures comparable to Kalimpon…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The devastating fire at the factory-cum-warehouse of Wow Momo at Anandapur on the Southern outskirts of Kolkata earlier this week that killed 25 people, was not a simple accident but a result of rampant corruption on part of the Mamata Banerjee-led state administration in West Bengal, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah said on Saturday afternoon.Speaking at a mass rally-cum-BJP workers’ conference at Barrackpore in South 24 Parganas district, the Union Home Minister also cla…
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is in West Bengal on a two-day trip and will visit Siliguri on Saturday for a key political outreach programme, as the party steps up preparations ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections.As part of his visit, HM Shah will travel to Siliguri in North Bengal, where an important meeting is scheduled to be held at 3 pm on Saturday at the Gosainpur Airport Authority ground in Bagdogra.On Saturday, HM Shah is scheduled to address two public…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) During his two-day visit to West Bengal, starting from Friday late evening, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will combine a review of organisational activities with mass outreach programmes.This time, however, his priority will be mass outreach programmes rather than internal organisational events, unlike his previous tour last month, when he concentrated entirely on internal activities. The only public programme during his previous visit was a press conference.A state commit…
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Amid the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled later this year, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set for a two-day visit to the poll-bound state by end of this month, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sources said. An insider from the state BJP committee said that Union Home Minister Shah is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata on the evening of January 30. On January 30 evening, the Union Minister would also hold a crucial meeting with the core committee members of…