Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) Kolkata Police have allowed the rebel faction of Trinamool Congress led by Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Ritabrata Banerjee, to celebrate Martyrs’ Day on July 21. Speaking to reporters after the party’s organisational meeting at the Boat Club in Kolkata on Saturday, Uluberia Purba MLA Ritabrata Banerjee said their first political goal for now is to celebrate Martyrs’ Day on July 21. He added that preparations have already started to organise a programme …
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Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress faction, which continues its allegiance to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, has decided to approach the Calcutta High Court challenging the Kolkata Police’s decision to impose prohibitory orders in central Kolkata where the party organises Martyrs’ Day on July 21 every year.On Tuesday, the Kolkata Police informed both factions that this year’s Martyrs’ Day would not be allowed to be organised …
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The annual ‘Martyrs’ Day’ rally of Trinamool Congress will not be allowed this time at the old and traditional venue in front of CESC House at the busy Esplanade crossing in central Kolkata, the police on Tuesday informed both factions of the party.Both factions — one led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee and the other led by the expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee — have sought police permission to conduc…
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) An FIR was registered on Monday against Trinamool Congress leaders Kunal Ghosh, Dola Sen and Baiswanor Chattopadhyay at Hare Street Police Station for disrupting traffic for hours. On Sunday, the Trinamool leaders inspected a road in front of Victoria House in the Esplanade area of central Kolkata to set up a stage for the party’s annual July 21 Martyrs’ Day programme.According to the police, the gathering on the road during peak hours disrupted traffic and inconvenienc…
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…
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) West Bengal unit of Congress, this year, will organise a protest on July 21 to counter Trinamool Congress’s annual Martyrs’ Day rally, which the latter holds every year to condemn the killing of 13 youth Congress workers on this date in 1993 during the erstwhile CPI(M)-led Left Front regime with nonagenarian Indian Marxist Late Jyoti Basu as the Chief Minister. Observing the Martyrs’ Day on July 21 was initially a Congress affair till Mamata Banerjee formed the Trin…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) US Senators Rick Scott and Jeff Merkley recently introduced the Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, which requires the Secretary of State to formally determine whether China’s actions in Tibet constitute genocide or crimes against humanity. According to an official statement, the legislation was introduced on April 29, coinciding with Martyrs’ Day observed by the Tibetan Youth Congress to honour those who sacrificed their lives for Tibet’s freedom.”Communist China is…
Washington, April 30 (IANS) Two top US senators have introduced legislation requiring the State Department to determine whether China’s actions in Tibet amount to genocide or crimes against humanity, stepping up pressure on Beijing over its policies in the region. Republican Senator Rick Scott and Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley unveiled the “Tibet Atrocities Determination Act”, coinciding with Martyr’s Day on April 29, observed by the Tibetan Youth Congress to honour Tibetans who have d…
Gandhinagar, March 23 (IANS) The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday asked its cadre to intensify booth-level outreach and carry the government’s “report card” to voters ahead of forthcoming local body elections. The meeting, held at the party’s state headquarters in Gandhinagar, was chaired by state president Jagdish Vishwakarma and attended by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi and general secretary (organisation) Ratnakarji, amo…
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) Indian cricketers Gautam Gambhir and Shikhar Dhawan paid heartfelt tributes to the freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru on the occasion of Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas), remembering their courage and sacrifice. The day commemorates the sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev, who were executed by the British in 1931. Each year, people nationwide honour their bravery and contributions to India’s independence movement. In 2026, lea…