Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) A tug-of-war has begun over the Trinamool Congress’ July 21 Martyrs’ Day programme in Kolkata. After the Mamata Banerjee faction sought permission from Kolkata Police to hold the event in the Esplanade area of central Kolkata on July 21, the rebel faction of the Trinamool Congress, led by Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly Ritabrata Banerjee, has also approached the police seeking permission to organise the same programme.On Saturday evening, the rebel Trinamo…
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Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Trinamool Congress on Saturday sent a letter to the Kolkata Police, seeking permission to hold its annual July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally at Esplanade in central Kolkata. The party has sought permission to observe Martyr’s Day on July 21 in front of Victoria House in Esplanade, just like it has been doing for the last two decades.After the change of government in the state, there has been a split in the Trinamool Congress. The majority of Trinamool MLAs in the state Assembly h…
Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) The Kolkata Metro will do what it has never done in its 42-year-old history on June 21. It will start operations from 4 a.m.This is being done to facilitate the movement of people to Red Road in central Kolkata, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading a mass yoga performance on the occasion of International Yoga Day.The services will continue later in the day to facilitate the travel of NEET-UG 2026 candidates.Services will run at 14-15 minute intervals in both…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, triggered by disruptions in global oil and gas supply amid tensions in West Asia, has begun to affect roadside eateries and small restaurants across Kolkata, forcing many to raise food prices while others fear closure.Along with a rise in the price of domestic cooking gas, restrictions have reportedly been placed on the supply of commercial LPG, with priority being given to essential institutions such as schools and hospitals. As a…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP of trying to distribute leaflets of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s March 14 brigade rally in Kolkata at her sit-in demonstration site in Esplanade. She also claimed that this work was being done through an agency.After that, Chief Minister Banerjee ordered that the people doing so be caught red-handed.She asked state minister Shashi Panja to file an FIR immediately. She also ordered everyone to keep an eye on the surround…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) On International Women’s Day, women Trinamool Congress leaders and workers staged a protest against the hike in cooking gas prices by sporting black sarees.A procession was taken out on Sunday from Subodh Mallick Square wearing black sarees and black clothes to party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s sit-in demonstration site at Esplanade.State Ministers Shashi Panja and Chandrima Bhattacharya led the protest march. Protests were also held on the sit-in stage w…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday announced that party supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will sit on a dharna in Kolkata on March 6 to protest against the alleged deletion of names from the final voters’ list in West Bengal following the SIR process.Addressing a press conference, Banerjee said, “The BJP cannot win the Assembly polls. That is why it is using the Election Commission to influence the election results by de…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) A SIM box racket was busted with the arrest of one person in connection with over Rs 3 crore cyber fraud case in Kolkata, the police said on Tuesday. The arrest was made for duping a Kolkata couple of over Rs 3 crore by threatening them with digital arrest.The accused, identified as Mohammad Amjad (38), was arrested on Monday after the police conducted a raid in Amherst Street in central Kolkata.Police sources said the name of the accused was learnt after interrogating Abi…