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BJP workers and the police clashed in Bengal’s Siliguri on Monday afternoon. Siliguri, Bengal: Violence erupted in Siliguri, North Bengal, on Monday afternoon after BJP workers protesting the “misrule” of the Trinamool Congress clashed with police outside the secretariat complex. Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh claimed that a party worker, …

Disagreement between a section of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders over the growing influence of Abhishek Banerjee, nephew and heir apparent of Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee, along with organizational changes made by the advice of election strategist Prashant Kishor is helping the Party Bharatiya Janata (BJP)), feel the leaders of the …

Trinamool senior leader Suvendhu Adhikari is likely to resign from the party as well, sources say (File) Calcutta: Trinamool Congress Leader Suvendu Adhikari resigned today as cabinet minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, sending his resignation letter to the Chief Minister and an email copy to Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. …

Seventeen days after Union Interior Minister Amit Shah visited Bankura district in western West Bengal, discussed the elections with the region’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and had lunch at a home tribal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in the district on Sunday afternoon. . Shah spent about eight hours …

At least five MPs from the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal can resign from the party at any time, Bharatiya Janata party MP Arjun Singh said on Saturday. The list includes TMC party veterans and heavyweights such as Saugata Roy and Suvendu Adhikari, Singh added. “At least five TMC MPs …

Prime Minister Modi said “killings of BJP workers” will not be tolerated New Delhi: In his speech on the occasion of the victory in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an indirect but significant reference to Bengal, where elections will be held next year. Without naming Bengal or Chief Minister …

West Bengal BJP Chairman Dilip Ghosh vowed on Sunday to drop “bogus cases against political leaders” across the party spectrum if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal after next year’s Assembly elections. “Only at the first Cabinet meeting, we will decide to withdraw all false political cases, not …

Union Interior Minister Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to Bengal with his sights set on the 2021 state polls Calcutta: An embarrassing controversy has erupted over a statue that was highlighted during Union Minister Amit Shah’s visit to Bengal’s Bankura district on Thursday. Shah, on the first of …

MURSHIDABAD: After the Barisha Club idol depicting Goddess Durga as a migrant worker in Kolkata won several hearts, another Durga Puja pandal in Murshidabad is now causing a sensation as it pays tribute to healthcare workers. Bengal is known for its theme-based pandals during the Durga Puja festival. A Durga …

Calcutta: Hundreds of BJP protesters clashed with the police today in front of the Bengal government secretariat “Nabanna”, breaking down all security measures for the coronavirus, including social distancing. Footage from the scene showed police trying to disperse them with tear gas and water cannons. “The police are attacking our …