Congressional Leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote on Saturday to Chief Elections Commissioner Sunil Arora saying that he was subjected to “unprecedented harassment” at Kolkata airport, as he was “detained for hours” due to the arrival of the first Minister Narendra Modi to the terminal. The congressional leader said he had …
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In the middle of high-pitched campaign in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra modi he has asked his fellow party members to ensure that the BJP does not indulge in insults or abuse and to maintain a positive campaign, according to sources. The prime minister, who held one-on-one meetings with senior …
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With an increase in Covid-19 cases in four states, West Bengal will make it essential for those arriving from those states to carry a negative coronavirus test report as of February 27. People traveling to Bengal from Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana on flights will be required to submit a …
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West Bengal Minister Jakir Hossain and his supporters were injured after unidentified criminals threw crude bombs at them at the Nimtita train station in Murshidabad district on Wednesday night. Sources said Hossain was scheduled to take a train to Kolkata to attend Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s workers’ meeting in Pailan …
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By: Express News Service | Kolkata | Updated: December 24, 2020 10:35:40 am Basudeb Das Baul performing for Amit Shah. (PTI / File) The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has tried to contact Bengali folk singer Basudeb Das Baul, days after he received Union Interior Minister Amit Shah for lunch at his …
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Written by Ravik Bhattacharya, Atri Mitra | Kolkata | December 20, 2020 4:19:12 am Former TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari (left) joined BJP at Shah’s rally in Midnapore on Saturday. (Express Photo by Partha Paul) To shake up the ruling party in West Bengal, where the Assembly elections are due to …
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The Mamata Banerjee government has again refused to send officials to Delhi. (Archive) New Delhi: In an escalation of Bengal’s dispute with the center over an attack on the BJP chief’s convoy last week, two senior state officials have been summoned to Delhi for the second time. The Mamata Banerjee …
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Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra, who recently came under fire for her comment from “two paisa media outlets,” criticized the BJP in connection with the Thursday incident in which the convoy of BJP chief JP Nadda was attacked, saying that the attack was ‘organized’ by the BJP and that is why …
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By: Express News Service | Kolkata | December 5, 2020 5:38:40 am Mamata Banerjee. (Archive) Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in contact with the Opposition were free to resign from the party rather than weaken it from within, and warned that “anti-party activities” …
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The Oxford Union debating society postponed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s virtual speech late on Wednesday afternoon, citing unforeseen problems. “The request has been made by phone from the organizers, citing some unforeseen problems, a while ago. The program with Oxford Union today is canceled, ”the state Department of …
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