Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday asserted that a change in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency of South Kolkata would automatically translate into a change of regime in West Bengal. In Bhabanipur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted against the leader of the opposition, Suvendu Adhikari.Addressing a gathering during a roadshow at Bhabanipur ahead of the filing of nomination by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, HM Shah said, “BJP is st…
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New Delhi/Imphal, April 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, directed the Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh to accelerate the ongoing peace process and further strengthen the growing bonhomie among different communities in the state, officials said. An official from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Imphal said that the Union Home Minister held a detailed discussion on the prevailing law and order situation in Manipur with the Chief Minister Khemchand Singh during…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered on his promise of a ‘Naxal Mukt Bharat’. The Home Minister announced that all members of the Naxal central and state committees have been killed, arrested or have surrendered. Talks are on with the last active CPI (Maoist) central committee member, he said, signalling the near-complete end of the Maoist leadership.The Red Corridor, once stretched from Tirupati to Nepal, has shrunk to just two districts from its peak of 126. Whil…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Despite claiming limited resources, Maoist insurgents had successfully created a narrative over decades in favour of their “armed revolution against the state” which the NDA government now claims had the support of the then Congress regime, and part of the urban intelligentsia.Through this time, it was believed that abject poverty in rural areas, especially among tribals, was among reasons for Maoism to flourish who reportedly extended a helping hand to those in need…
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, on Sunday, launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, accusing it of fostering lawlessness, corruption, and economic decline, while claiming that people in the state are now seeking political change.BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said that the people of West Bengal are eager to put an end to what he described as “government-backed hooliganism, crimes, and atrocities against Hindus”.Speaking to IANS, Tiw…
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) CPI-M leader Hannan Mollah has criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, alleging that names of voters opposed to the BJP are being struck off the electoral rolls.Speaking to IANS on Saturday, the veteran Left leader claimed that the ongoing revision exercise is unprecedented in its nature and scale.”The Election Commission is identifying people who are opposed to the BJP and removing their names f…
Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson Tuhin Sinha, on Saturday, accused the Trinamool Congress of misgovernance, holding the state government “guilty” for the people of West Bengal.His reaction came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the BJP’s 35-page ‘white paper’ on 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in poll-bound West Bengal.Sinha termed BJP’s ‘white paper’ as ‘charge sheet’.The BJP leader told IANS, “Usually, such charge sheets are issued a…
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) A day after the Delhi Assembly passed the Budget 2026-27, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Saturday, called on Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu and discussed development and infrastructure issues. In a message on social media platform X, the Chief Minister said, “Had a courtesy meeting with the Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu Ji. On this occasion, there was a meaningful discussion on Delhi’s development, public welfare, and future direction.””This year’s Green B…
Kohima, March 26 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Thursday said that the state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal serves as a road map for inclusive, sustainable, and growth-oriented development, aligned with the vision of a ‘Developed Nagaland by 2047’.After presenting the budget for the ensuing financial year (2026-27) during the Phase-II of the 8th session of the Nagaland Assembly, the Chief Minister explained that the delay in its presentation was due to the discontinuation of Revenu…
Chandigarh, March 25 (IANS) Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia, reacting to statements by Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on a CBI inquiry into the death of government functionary Gagandeep Randhawa, said on Wednesday that the remarks have exposed Warring’s role in aiding the state government and the Chief Minister. He alleged that at the direction of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Warring sought to avoid a CBI probe, as he himself is facing a corruption cas…