“I want to see Mamata Banerjee as chief minister for the third time in 2021,” says GJM founder Bimal Gurung. Three years after being in hiding, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) founder Bimal Gurung made a public appearance in Kolkata on Wednesday and announced that he had severed all ties with …
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One of West Bengal’s most wanted men, Darjeeling leader Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), Bimal Gurung, appeared in Kolkata on Wednesday night, three years after he went into hiding and vowed to help the minister in boss Mamata Banerjee to win the assembly elections in another six months. Accused by the …
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File photo of Union Interior Minister Amit Shah. (PTI) The Union Interior Minister also expressed dissatisfaction with the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic by the Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee. News18.com Last update: October 18, 2020 12:43 PM IST FOLLOW US: Union Interior Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed confidence that …
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File photo of Union Minister Babul Supriyo. (PTI) Much to the relief of Union Minister Babul Supriyo, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday struck down a police charge sheet against him for passing ‘objectionable’ remarks to TMC MP Mahua Moitra during a television debate in 2017. News18 Calcutta Last update: …
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(Image: Twitter Source) Protesters shouted slogans in Bengali on Friday evening demanding an explanation from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee about the October 8 incident involving 43-year-old Sikh Balwinder Singh, from whom police recovered a loaded pistol during the demonstration. of BJP Yuva Morcha at the Secretary of State on October …
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(Image: Twitter Source) Meanwhile, West Bengal police on Friday denied the allegations, saying the turban “had automatically fallen off in the ensuing skirmish, without any attempt from our officer.” In two tweets, police said they asked Balwinder Singh, 43, to “put the turban back on” before being escorted to the …
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File photos of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. A local BJP leader was shot dead by two bicycle robbers near Titagarh in the North 24 Parganas district on Sunday night. News18.com Last update: October 5, 2020 12:45 PM IST FOLLOW US: Expressing outrage at the …
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Derek O’Brien, a Rajya Sabha (RS) member of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), was pushed to the ground by a Uttar Pradesh (UP) police team on Friday afternoon when he and other lawmakers had tried to visit the village of Bul Gargi in Hathras, where a 19-year-old Dalit woman had died …
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Since its formation on April 6, 1980, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not a force worthy of attention in West Bengal for decades. That began to change after Narendra Modi’s rise to power at the Center in 2014. Despite being the home state of Jana Sangh’s ideologue Syama Prasad …
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Former BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha in a screenshot of his video he posted on Twitter. (Credits: Twitter) In a video message, Rahul Sinha stated that he will articulate his ‘stance’ and ‘next step’ in light of Saturday’s announcement in the next 10 to 12 days. News18.com Last update: September …
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