Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Three weeks after the Assembly election results, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday once again alleged that the Trinamool Congress did not lose the West Bengal Assembly elections and claimed that the Election Commission helped the BJP secure victory in the state. She also alleged that she was defeated “by force” in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency.Speaking on the day the results of the Falta Assembly by-election were declared, the Trinamool Congress su…
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Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Commissioner Smita Pandey said on Sunday that the notices which have been issued against illegal constructions in the city are “entirely personal and not linked to any political outfit”.She was present in the city’s Beleghata area for the demolition of illegal constructions belonging to strongman Raju Naskar.The Commissioner clearly mentioned that the action was being carried out with legal procedures.A sharp political debate erupted bet…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has sought time from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to reply to the notice regarding the valuation of his property and the demolition of an illegal part of his house at Bhabanipur.The KMC had recently issued the notice. The municipality officials also put up a notice on the wall of his house on Harish Mukherjee Road in south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area.On Sunday, it was learnt that the Trinamool General Secretary has writt…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) With 11 more rounds of counting for the repolling of Falta Assembly constituency in the South 24 Parganas of West Bengal yet to be completed, the lead margin of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s candidate, Debangshu Panda, has already increased to 38,940 votes.In total, there will be 21 rounds of counting, and the votes polled by the BJP candidate at the end of the 10th round of counting were 64,238.On the other hand, at the end of the 10th round of counting, the CPI(M)…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress leadership has received a notice to vacate the party’s temporary headquarters or ‘Trinamool Bhaban’, located in East Kolkata.The owner of the rented multi-storey building in the Topsia area along the EM Bypass, which was the Trinamool headquarters for the past few years, has asked the party to vacate. It is reported that this decision was made due to security concerns following the vandalism outside the building after the Assembly election results we…
Kolkata, May 24 IANS) Counting has begun for the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district from 8 a.m. on Sunday amid tight security arrangements.The repolling for the Assembly Constituency, as per the direction of the Election Commission of India (ECI), was conducted on May 21. There will be a total of 21 rounds of counting, and according to the insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, the result will be absolutely clear by 1 p.m….
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The controversial statue outside Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata’s Salt Lake area was removed on Saturday following directions issued by the state Sports Department.State Sports Minister Nisith Pramanik had earlier announced that the structure located near the VVIP gate of the stadium would be demolished.The demolition work began on Saturday morning and was completed shortly thereafter.The statue had been installed in 2017 during the renovation of the Yuva Bharati Stad…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The growing internal feud within the Trinamool Congress following the party’s landslide defeat in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections became evident on Friday as several party councillors of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) abstained from attending a crucial meeting of TMC councillors convened by party supremo and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.The development came amid successive notices issued by the KMC to multiple properties linked to …
Ghaziabad, May 22 (IANS) Spiritual guru and former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Friday remarked that Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi is “solely responsible for the downfall of the Congress”.His remark came in response to LoP Gandhi’s allegation that the country is facing economic distress, inflation, unemployment, and student unrest while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “busy making reels”.Rahul Gandhi had made the remark after PM Modi gifted a packet of ‘Melody’ …
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has convened an emergency meeting with all the party councillors in Kolkata Municipal Corporation, following successive notices from the KMC to her nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s multiple properties during the last seven days.A party councillor, who did not wish to be named, said the main agenda is to discuss the evolving situation. The party feels that the KMC bureaucratic setup is functioning …