Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) Hours before the beginning of the counting for the two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal on Monday, Chief Minister and the Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee issued a post-midnight message to her party workers to “stay alert” before and during the counting process.“Stay alert. Be on the guard. Stay awake at night. Register complaints,” the Chief Minister said in her social media message posted after 1 a.m.According to her, she and her party leadership have bee…
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New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) West Bengal’s principal Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will need to significantly shore up its 2021 performance in phase two of Assembly election scheduled on Wednesday, April 29, where most of the 142 seats spread across seven districts have historically voted overwhelmingly for the ruling Trinamool Congress. The BJP had a favourable field among the 152 constituencies which went to poll in the first phase last Thursday, April 23, where it had won 59 of the …
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spent time on the banks of the Hooghly River in Kolkata, taking a boat ride and reiterated his government’s commitment to the development of West Bengal and the prosperity of its people.Taking to the social media platform X, the Prime Minister highlighted the cultural and spiritual importance of the Ganga for Bengalis.PM Modi said, “For every Bengali, the Ganga occupies a very special place. One can say that the Ganga flows thro…
Nadia (West Bengal), April 23 (IANS) Locals here on Thursday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ten-point guarantee to the “women and sisters” of the state while youngsters expressed their happiness with the promise of jobs if the BJP is voted to power.PM Modi made the promises while addressing a rally in Krishnanagar before the second phase of Assembly elections.Among his ten guarantees, his primary focus was on women’s safety.Listing the guarantees, a woman at the gathering said, “PM Modi…
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The news of the demise of veteran politician and once her virtual second-in-command in Trinamool Congress had left her totally broken, said West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday morning.In her condolence message that she posted on the wall of her social media handle, the Chief Minister also described Roy as her once “comrade-in-arms”.“I am deeply shocked and grieved by the sudden news of the demise of veteran politician M…
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 18 (IANS) After two days of unrest, Beldanga in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district remained tense on Sunday. Although there were no reports of fresh violence, train services on the Sealdah-Lalgola section have not resumed yet. As a result, daily commuters and traders are facing hardship. Buses are running as the blockade on the National Highway 12 was lifted. However, there is a heavy police presence on the roads to prevent any untoward incidentEastern Railway officials said that …
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) The ongoing cold spell in West Bengal intensified on Saturday as temperatures dropped further in Kolkata and several districts, and the chill is expected to continue for the next few days.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore, the temperature dropped as cold northerly winds are freely entering the state, resulting in biting cold. There is also a significant presence of fog at several places.The minimum temperature in the city rose slightly to…