Jaipur, May 5 (IANS) Union Minister and Jodhpur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has delivered a commanding performance for the party in North Bengal during the West Bengal polls, securing victories in 26 out of 28 Assembly constituencies he campaigned in, an impressive strike rate of 93 per cent. Camping in the region for more than 15 days, Shekhawat led an aggressive, ground-driven campaign across key districts of West Bengal, particularly in the strategically signific…
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Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) The Met Office has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by rain across South Bengal districts and Kolkata till May 5. According to the forecast, there is a high chance of thunderstorms along with rain on Monday, when counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly polls will be held across 77 counting centres across the state.Till Friday evening, Kolkata and the south Bengal districts have witnessed thunderstorm activities since April 29.Thunderstorms accompanied by rain have …
Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Thunderstorms accompanied by rain brought down the day’s minimum temperature in Kolkata by 7 degrees Celsius on Thursday. The minimum temperature in the morning was recorded at 20.4 degrees Celsius while it was 27.7 degrees Celsius yesterday.The sharp drop in the mercury in a single night dissipated the sweltering heat prevailing in Kolkata and its surrounding areas. The Met office has forecast more thunderstorms along with rain over Kolkata and south Bengal districts fo…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) As voting got underway for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls, there is a possibility of thunderstorms accompanied by rain later in the day, said the weather department on Wednesday.The Meteorological Office has predicted that stormy weather will prevail in the South Bengal districts and Kolkata, where polling is being held.Thunderstorms have been prevailing across the state for the past few days. Currently, voting in 142 constituencies is on amid sweltering …
Siliguri, April 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday that his discussions with party workers in West Bengal’s Siliguri confirm that the sentiment in the state is “clearly favouring the BJP.” During his visit to Siliguri on Sunday, PM Modi met with BJP party activists and praised their grassroots efforts.In a post on X, the Prime Minister shared the photos of the interaction and said, “It is always a delight to interact with hardworking BJP Karyakartas. Their efforts at the gra…
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress during a rally in Siliguri, saying that the party’s emphasis on appeasement politics is clearly reflected in the annual budgetary allocations of the state government.“The Trinamool Congress government had allotted Rs 6,000 crore for madrasa education development. However, the state government’s budgetary allocations for North Bengal, which is the gateway to Northeast India, ar…
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) A special team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) will arrive in West Bengal this week for a final review of preparedness for the two-phase voting on April 23 and April 29.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that in all probability, the special ECI review team, headed by Senior Deputy Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Bharati, will arrive in Kolkata on Monday morning to review preparedness for the 294 Assembly constituencies in the stat…
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 7 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP government of failing to honour promises to the Rajbanshi community in north Bengal, alleging that their pride has been hurt.Banerjee addressed the issue while campaigning in Natabari of Cooch Behar district. He also accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of causing delay in recognising the Rajbanshi language under the Constitution’s Eighth Schedule.”In February this year, the state go…
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) Following a squall that swept across Kolkata and several districts overnight, the Met department on Saturday forecast an intensification of rain accompanied by thunderstorms later in the day, particularly across south Bengal.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore said that the current spell of rain is due to a western disturbance. Last night, due to thunderstorms and rain, Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s aircraft was unable to land at Netaji Subhas Chand…