Sonamukhi (West Bengal), April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, stepping into the electoral battleground of West Bengal on Sunday, launched sharp attacks at All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Left parties and thundered that “khela will come to an end in Bengal while development will begin under the BJP rule.” Addressing a mega public rally in Sonamukhi, he slammed widespread violence under TMC rule, claiming that the BJP workers were being deliberately targeted wit…
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Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while addressing an election rally in Nandakumar Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district, said on Sunday that those who oppose ‘Vande Mataram’ should leave the country. “From the land of Uttar Pradesh, the holy place of Lord Ram, Mahadev and Krishna, I have come to the land which has the national song and anthem. Those opposing Vande Mataram should leave the country,” he said.In his speech, the UP Chief…
Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday slammed the Mamata Banerjee government over its appeasement politics and added that a “UP-model treatment” is required in West Bengal to put an end to Trinamool Congress’ hooliganism and mafia raj.Addressing an election rally in Sonamukhi of Bankura district, CM Yogi said once the BJP forms a government in West Bengal after the Assembly polls, the new government would provide a solution to stop violence.”Anarchy and …
Washington, April 12 (IANS) A life-size bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled at Westlake Square in downtown Seattle, marking what officials described as a first-of-its-kind installation hosted by a city government in the United States.The statue was jointly unveiled by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and the Consul General of India in Seattle, Prakash Gupta.The installation is located at Westlake Square, a central public space in downtown Seattle that draws more than 4,00,000 daily visits …
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) After taking oath as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal on Thursday, former Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer and former Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi issued a message reminding the people of the state about its rich intellectual and cultural legacy.At the same time, he said that he viewed the responsibility as a great honour and opportunity.“I am immensely blessed and profoundly humbled to have the opportunity to serve the people of West Bengal, a great land that has bee…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on Tuesday morning broke out of his bureaucratic shell as he interacted with the monks of Belur Math in Belur in Howrah, which is the international headquarters of the Swami Vivekananda-founded Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission.Kumar, on Tuesday morning, started his day early as he first went to Belur Math to have a feel of the pristine spiritually involved with the place. There he was seen interacting with the monks o…
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK) coordinator Seeman extended warm greetings to women across the world and reiterated his party’s commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment. In a message released, he described women as the “lifeblood of the world” and emphasised that the progress of any society is closely linked to the status and advancement of its women.Quoting several prominent global and Indian thinkers, Seeman highlight…
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has commenced the mass distribution of an open letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, penned in Bengali and Hindi, among voters as part of its campaigning ahead of the high-stakes Assembly elections scheduled for later this year.In the letter, the Prime Minister accuses the Mamata Banerjee-led government and the ruling Trinamool Congress of attempting to deprive people of benefits from centrally sponsored schemes….
Kolkata, Feb 20 (IANS) Eminent Bengali writer Mani Shankar Mukherjee, who was popularly referred to as ‘Shankar’ in the literary circles across West Bengal and the country, died at a hospital in Kolkata on Friday at the age of 92. He was admitted at a Kolkata hospital for quite some time due to age-related ailments and finally breathed his last at that hospital. The Bengali writer is survived by his two daughters.Besides being an eminent writer, Mukherjee had led the corporate communications dep…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) With the Assembly elections approaching, the political discourse in West Bengal has intensified. On Thursday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee utilised a post from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X to launch a critique.She issued a statement ridiculing the Prime Minister for the latter’s description of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa as “Swami’ earlier while paying homage to the mystic on the occasion of “Ramakrishna Jayanti”.Reposting the social media message on her X…