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New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to begin the Congress party’s campaign in West Bengal on Tuesday, marking a significant political push ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. The campaign begins in Malda district, once considered a stronghold of the Congress, as the party attempts to reclaim lost ground in a state where political equations have shifted dramatically over the years.Gandhi is returning to Malda after a gap of nearly seven years, signalling a ren…

Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to campaign for the party in West Bengal for the Assembly elections, said party leaders on Sunday. He will start the campaigning from Malda district, which was once the unassailable base of the Congress.With the changing political equation of the state, the Congress is desperate to regain that lost ground. With that aim, Rahul Gandhi is entering the field with a message of turning around.He is going to set foot in Malda district af…

Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Police in West Bengal’s Malda district have arrested three persons after recovering firearms and counterfeit currency during raids conducted ahead of the state Assembly elections, officials said on Wednesday.Police carried out raids at two separate locations in the district and seized firearms, ammunition and fake currency notes.According to police sources, acting on a tip-off from a confidential source, the first raid was conducted in the Chanchal police station area on …

Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday granted conditional permission for Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari’s rallies in Malda and Cooch Behar districts in north Bengal in New Year. The BJP leader had moved the high court after he was allegedly denied permission by the police to hold the rallies in both locations. The case was heard on Wednesday, before the Calcutta High Court’s vacation bench. After the hearing, Justice Biswaroop Chowdhury grante…