Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The crowd of common people and public enthusiasm in my campaign rallies in West Bengal this time was never witnessed even in my native state of Gujarat before, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday afternoon.“Even in Gujarat, I could not have arranged such a rally at this time of 12 noon, even if I wanted to. You hold amazing gatherings here every time. I am impressed. It is certain from here that changes are coming in this state after May 4. Such enthusiastic …
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New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a video capturing the enthusiastic mood of people in West Bengal, where large crowds gathered near a helipad despite the intense heat. Taking to social media platform ‘Instagram’, the Prime Minister posted the video with the caption: “It’s about to be noon. Scorching heat. But the enthusiasm of West Bengal is at its peak across the state.”In the video, PM Modi is heard saying, “My dear countrymen, you can see behi…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) BJP candidate from Galsi Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s East Burdwan district, Raju Patra, on Tuesday came to file his nomination on a bulldozer. His message was loud and clear. He will wipe out everything from atrocities, corruption, torture of mothers and sisters, to lack of development, with a bulldozer, if he wins the election. Along with that, he will stand by the Hindus’ side.A different level of campaigning strategy was seen in East Burdwan on Tuesday. BJ…
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, released its fourth list of party candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal.A total of 13 new names are in the fourth list. Apart from that, the BJP had also changed the party candidate from the Maynaguri Assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district, and the name of the changed candidate is also mentioned there.After announcing candidates for 13 seats on Tuesday, the names of candidates for six m…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) An unusual 11-degree drop in maximum temperature has been recorded in Kolkata in the spring season following two days of rain.Until now, the maximum temperature had consistently hovered above 30 degrees Celsius. However, due to incessant overnight rainfall (starting on Friday evening and continuing on Saturday, the mercury plummeted sharply by 11 degrees in a single stroke. A sudden winter chill has descended upon Kolkata and South Bengal.The Meteorological Department sa…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) Following the announcement of the candidate list for Assembly polls, internal strife within the Trinamool Congress came to light in several constituencies since Tuesday night.In Khandaghosh and Monteswar Assembly constituencies in East Burdwan district, infighting erupted soon after the names of candidates were announced.In the Khandaghosh constituency, resentment began to brew within the party ranks following the announcement of Nabina Bag as the party candidate.A secti…
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore on Saturday predicted rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds across several districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata, for the next few days. The impact of the rainfall is expected to be relatively more in north Bengal as heavy rain is anticipated in a few districts of the region, while the remaining areas may experience light to moderate rainfall.According to the forecast, heavy rainfall is like…
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore has forecast rainfall in several districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, from Thursday onwards.According to the weather office, scattered showers are likely to continue in Kolkata till next Tuesday. Similar conditions are expected in districts such as Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia, Bankura, East Burdwan, West Burdwan, Birbhum and Murshidabad. Rain alerts have been issued for 12 districts of south Bengal.The Met Office s…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore has forecast the possibility of thunderstorms and rain in the entire state, including Kolkata, from Sunday evening. The MeT Office said that despite the thunderstorms, the temperature will not change much in the next seven days.According to the forecast, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, and North 24 Parganas are likely to experience scattered light rain and gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday. However, no separate warni…
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the details of the 240 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel that will be deployed in the first phase on March 1, amid the preparations for the Assembly polls in West Bengal.Incidentally, this is the first time that the ECI has decided to deploy CAPF in the state so early, and that too before the announcement of the polling dates and enforcement of the model code of conduct.While 240 companies…