Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Shopkeeper Vikram Shaw, who on Sunday served Prime Minister Narendra Modi with popular Bengali street snack ‘jhalmuri’, said that he was left amazed at the Prime Minister’s sudden visit and described the moment as a “huge thing” for him.Taking a break amid his Assembly election rallies in West Bengal, PM Modi made an unexpected stop in Jhargram for a quick bite of the savoury snack, jhalmuri.Shaw told IANS that he could never imagine the Prime Minister visiting his shop….
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Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) In a candid moment during his Assembly election campaign in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made an unexpected stop in Jhargram for a quick bite of the popular Bengali street snack — the ‘jhalmuri’.The Prime Minister was seen enjoying jhalmuri at a local stall, interacting with residents, sharing smiles, and at the same time creating a memorable moment of outreach beyond the campaign trail. He also shared jhalmuri with children and women who were pre…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that West Bengal might lose its original cultural identity because of the Trinamool Congress’ dangerous agenda to encourage rampant illegal infiltration and pamper the infiltrators. “The forthcoming Assembly election in West Bengal is a battle to protect the identity and the land of the state. Trinamool Congress is moving ahead with a dangerous agenda. They want to create a government of the illegal infiltrators. They want to f…
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Amid campaigning for the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four rallies in the state on Sunday, all in tribal-dominated constituencies.A state committee member from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the Prime Minister, in his speeches at all four rallies, is likely to focus mainly on two points: the first being the issues of the people of the tribal communities in the state and how the Trinamool Co…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Expert videographers on Saturday were specially appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to video-record the poll proceedings from the beginning to the end at the polling booths coming under ‘shadow zones’ for the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal scheduled later this month. As per the ECI’s definition, the “shadow zones” have been identified due to poor mobile network and Internet connectivity, which at times makes it extremely difficult for the…
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Coming as a respite from the sweltering heat in West Bengal, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Alipore, on Thursday predicted Nor’wester over Kolkata and south Bengal districts later in the day and on Friday.There is a high probability of thunderstorms with lightning and rain, locally known as ‘Kal baisakhi’. Scattered rains are likely to occur in all districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata.A yellow alert has already been issued in Howrah and South 24 Parganas di…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday warned people of Jhargram to remain vigilant as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would try to bring in outsiders from neighbouring Jharkhand to influence the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. Addressing an election rally in Jhargram, Chief Minister Banerjee sent a message to the Trinamool Congress to be more careful before the upcoming state elections. She gave instructions to the Trinamool Congress workers…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal later this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, will address three campaign rallies each in the state on Saturday. On the other hand, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also be addressing four campaign rallies during the day.As per the revised schedule of the Prime Minister, provided by the West Bengal unit of the BJP, the first rally will be at Purbasthali (Dakshin) Assembly …
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Following overnight rain, the Met office on Thursday predicted rain accompanied by thunderstorms over Kolkata and south Bengal districts for rest of the day and Friday.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore said that there is an axial line over Gangetic West Bengal stretching from Telangana.Due to this, a large amount of water vapour is entering from the Bay of Bengal, due to which frequent thunderstorms are occurring.After Wednesday’s thunderstorms, Kolk…
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday alleged that West Bengal is gradually moving out of constitutional control and claimed that the state is no longer safe under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, citing the Malda incident as an example. The remarks come amid intensifying political exchanges between the Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled for April 23 and 29.BJP leaders have been …