Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed confidence in the unity of the opposition INDIA bloc in combating injustice nationwide, a day after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.The ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphTwo TMC councillors were on Thursday questioned by sleuths of the CBI in connection with their alleged involvement in irregularities in school jobs in West Bengal, a senior official said.The CBI had issued summons to the two TMC leaders ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday said it will not interfere in the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education's decision to change the timing of the class X examination beginning February 2.The court observed that the rescheduling of the ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Minister on Thursday urged voters to exercise their franchise "to resist every idea of weakness" as well as to "respond to the call of the nation." Taking to X on the occasion of the 14th National ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) to decide on a representation seeking cancellation of a change in the timing of the class 10 examination announced by it.The bench of Justice ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphCongress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi entered West Bengal from Assam on Thursday morning.He was welcomed by state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury.The Yatra entered West Bengal through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district in the northern part ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday expressed confidence in the unity of the opposition INDIA bloc in combating injustice nationwide, a day after TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's decision to go solo in the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal.The ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphTwo TMC councillors were on Thursday questioned by sleuths of the CBI in connection with their alleged involvement in irregularities in school jobs in West Bengal, a senior official said.The CBI had issued summons to the two TMC leaders ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphThe Calcutta High Court on Thursday said it will not interfere in the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education's decision to change the timing of the class X examination beginning February 2.The court observed that the rescheduling of the ...
26 January 2024 TelegraphThe Union minister of state for panchayati raj, Kapil Moreshwar Patil, arrived in Malda on Wednesday and visited various villages as part of the Viksit Bharat Sankalpa Yatra, an outreach initiative of the central government that was flagged off ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe West Bengal Board of Secondary Education’s decision to change the timing of the Madhyamik exam from noon to morning has sparked protests in Darjeeling hills and plains.Teachers, guardians and activists maintain that the decision to change the secondary ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe Bharatiya Gorkha Prajatantrik Morcha (BGPM), which is an ally of Trinamul, has proposed former civil servant Gopal Lama as the alliance’s candidate for the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat.Sources in the BGPM said that the party forwarded the name ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe death of a Trinamul worker sparked tension in Cooch Behar on Wednesday, with Trinamul accusing the BJP of having a hand in his murder.Trinamul leaders alleged that Bablu Baishya, 34, a small-time trader and party member of Dinhata ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe Congress 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra,' led by Rahul Gandhi, is scheduled to enter West Bengal from Assam on Thursday, amid political ripples within the INDIA bloc alliance in the state.The Bengal leg of the Yatra will begin a ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) to decide on a representation seeking cancellation of a change in the timing of the class 10 examination announced by it.The bench of Justice ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi is set to enter West Bengal from Assam on Thursday.It will enter West Bengal through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district in the northern part of the state.After the handover of ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphCongress' 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' led by Rahul Gandhi entered West Bengal from Assam on Thursday morning.He was welcomed by state Congress president Adhir Chowdhury.The Yatra entered West Bengal through Bakshirhat in Cooch Behar district in the northern part ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe West Bengal Board of Secondary Education’s decision to change the timing of the Madhyamik exam from noon to morning has sparked protests in Darjeeling hills and plains.Teachers, guardians and activists maintain that the decision to change the secondary ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphUnion home minister Amit Shah is likely to undertake a two-day trip to Bengal from January 28 to hold organisational meetings with senior state BJP leaders. This is Shah's first visit to the state ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphChief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday afternoon suffered a “minor” forehead injury as the driver of her car applied emergency brakes to avoid a collision with another vehicle that suddenly came in front of her convoy in Burdwan town. ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphMamata Banerjee on Wednesday ruled out an alliance with the Congress in Bengal for the general elections, a day after Rahul Gandhi had offered her an olive branch, prompting the party high command to declare that INDIA was unimaginable ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphChief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that her government would reach its welfare schemes to 34 lakh more beneficiaries in Bengal, including 13 lakh women under the ambit of the flagship Lakshmir Bhandar. “We will extend benefits of ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphA senior Trinamul Congress leader in north Bengal on Wednesday scoffed at Rahul Gandhi and his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra soon after Mamata Banerjee said her party would go solo in Bengal in the general election and a day ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that she has not spoken to anyone in the Congress on seat-sharing in the state for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Her comments come a day after Congress ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphAccusing the Congress of keeping her and her party in the dark about the schedule of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Bengal on Wednesday, an irate Mamata Banerjee said she would go it alone in Bengal in ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was shown black flags by two student organisations as he arrived at Calcutta University here to attend its foundation day function on Wednesday.As Bose's convoy reached the university gate, students of both ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphNineteen days after officials of the Enforcement Directorate came under attack while attempting to conduct a search operation at Trinamul Congress leader Shahajahan Sheikh’s residence in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas, in connection with the multi-crore state ration distribution ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe Trinamul Congress is unlikely to join the Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' when it enters West Bengal on January 25, a senior party leader said on Wednesday.The Yatra, currently in Assam, is scheduled to enter West Bengal ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphBengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee sustained a minor injury on her forehead and arm following a sudden application of brakes in her vehicle while leaving the administrative meeting at East Burdwan district this afternoon.Banerjee was sitting in the front ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphAs West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced her party will go it alone in the Lok Sabha polls in the state, TMC sources on Wednesday claimed the Congress delayed the talks and made unreasonable demands on seat-sharing without ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee injured her forehead on Wednesday, after her car had to make a sudden halt to avoid a collision with another vehicle here, a senior official said.Banerjee, who was seated in front beside the ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphBengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lambasted the BJP over the alleged neglect of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s legacy and worldview, demanding answers on why January 23 is yet to be made a national holiday, with an oblique ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphNineteen days after an ED team was assaulted by a mob, the federal agency sleuths again conducted a raid at the residence of absconding TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday morning in connection with ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphAccusing the Congress of keeping her and her party in the dark about the schedule of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Bengal on Wednesday, an irate Mamata Banerjee said she would go it alone in Bengal in ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was shown black flags by two student organisations as he arrived at Calcutta University here to attend its foundation day function on Wednesday.As Bose's convoy reached the university gate, students of both ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphNineteen days after officials of the Enforcement Directorate came under attack while attempting to conduct a search operation at Trinamul Congress leader Shahajahan Sheikh’s residence in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas, in connection with the multi-crore state ration distribution ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphThe Trinamul Congress is unlikely to join the Rahul Gandhi-led 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' when it enters West Bengal on January 25, a senior party leader said on Wednesday.The Yatra, currently in Assam, is scheduled to enter West Bengal ...
25 January 2024 TelegraphVeteran CPM leader Sujan Chakraborty, a vocal critic of Mamata Banerjee and her party, on Tuesday shared the dais with Trinamul Congress functionaries at a programme organised by the Trinamul-run Englishbazar municipality to celebrate the 127th birth anniversary of ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphThe CBI has summoned lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai to appear before the agency on Thursday in connection with its probe against former Trinamul Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a corruption complaint against her, sources said on Tuesday.Last month, Moitra ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphA sepoy belonging to the Border Guard Bangladesh, a paramilitary force responsible for the security of the neighbouring country’s frontier, was allegedly shot dead by the BSF during the early hours of Tuesday morning.The BSF said the deceased, Mohammed ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphHarsh Vardhan Shringla, who was until recently the chief coordinator of India’s G20 presidency, is creating a major buzz in the region through his impactful interventions that have created jobs for youths, brought in international collaborations and helped raise ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphSenior Bengal administrative officials faced questions over non-compliance with guidelines on the names and the logos of schemes sponsored by the Union government during a meeting held in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the state's demand to release funds ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphFive police personnel, including the inspector-in-charge of Raghunathpur police station in Purulia district, were injured from brickbats thrown at them on Tuesday when the law enforcers had gone to remove villagers who had been putting up a blockade in ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphThe Debpara tea estate with around 1,000 workers in Jalpaiguri district has been abandoned by the management hours after it failed to transfer wage dues to the labourers’ bank accounts. The workers found that the garden office and ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphA new initiative by the Darjeeling district administration to conduct a survey a month ahead of the eighth edition of the Bengal government’s flagship Duare Sarkar in December last year has started bearing significant results in rural areas of ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphFive police personnel, including the inspector-in-charge of Raghunathpur police station in Purulia district, were injured from brickbats thrown at them on Tuesday when the law enforcers had gone to remove villagers who had been putting up a blockade in ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphThe Debpara tea estate with around 1,000 workers in Jalpaiguri district has been abandoned by the management hours after it failed to transfer wage dues to the labourers’ bank accounts. The workers found that the garden office and ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphA new initiative by the Darjeeling district administration to conduct a survey a month ahead of the eighth edition of the Bengal government’s flagship Duare Sarkar in December last year has started bearing significant results in rural areas of ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphSenior Bengal administrative officials faced questions over non-compliance with guidelines on the names and the logos of schemes sponsored by the Union government during a meeting held in Delhi on Tuesday to discuss the state's demand to release funds ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphHarsh Vardhan Shringla, who was until recently the chief coordinator of India’s G20 presidency, is creating a major buzz in the region through his impactful interventions that have created jobs for youths, brought in international collaborations and helped raise ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphVeteran CPM leader Sujan Chakraborty, a vocal critic of Mamata Banerjee and her party, on Tuesday shared the dais with Trinamul Congress functionaries at a programme organised by the Trinamul-run Englishbazar municipality to celebrate the 127th birth anniversary of ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphThe Centre has asked the Bengal government to send its officials to Delhi to hold a meeting on Tuesday on funds pending under various development projects, including the 100-day job scheme.“It was decided that both the Union government and ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said it's a shame for the nation that even after so many years of the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, people don't know what happened to the leader nor do ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday expressed hope that appropriate legal measures will be taken in response to the recent incident at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district when three Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were injured in ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphThe Enforcement Directorate has challenged before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court a single bench order forming a joint special investigation team of CBI and West Bengal police to probe an attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali, ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphCalcutta Police had to make a promise of employment and lure a man with a biryani packet in order to convince him to come down from a bridge he had climbed with the intention of committing suicide, an officer ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphSome torn posters and damaged banners of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar town on Monday and the subsequent reaction of state Congress leaders the next day indicated serious confusion within the party's rank ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphMamata Banerjee’s Sanhati Yatra or interfaith rally on Monday from Hazra Crossing to Park Circus Maidan, which coincided with the opulent consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was a picture of inclusiveness as representatives ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphCalcutta Police had to make a promise of employment and lure a man with a biryani packet in order to convince him to come down from a bridge he had climbed with the intention of committing suicide, an officer ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphSome torn posters and damaged banners of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in north Bengal’s Cooch Behar town on Monday and the subsequent reaction of state Congress leaders the next day indicated serious confusion within the party's rank ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphThe Enforcement Directorate has challenged before a division bench of the Calcutta High Court a single bench order forming a joint special investigation team of CBI and West Bengal police to probe an attack on ED officials at Sandeshkhali, ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday expressed hope that appropriate legal measures will be taken in response to the recent incident at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district when three Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials were injured in ...
24 January 2024 TelegraphLashing out at the CPI-M for “indulging in anti-alliance activities which would end up strengthening the hands of the BJP” in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, for the first time, expressed her disappointment with ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphMamata Banerjee on Monday tried to allay the biggest fear in the minds of the minorities, promising she would not let the saffron ecosystem persecute them, as she addressed a public meeting after an all-faith unity march.“If you think ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphTrinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged the people of Bengal to shun religion-based politics and cast their votes on issues like development. "I urge you to go and cast your votes... You may like ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphMamata Banerjee’s Sanhati Yatra or interfaith rally on Monday from Hazra Crossing to Park Circus Maidan, which coincided with the opulent consecration of Ram temple in Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was a picture of inclusiveness as representatives ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphThe BJP state headquarters wore a deserted look on Monday as the leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, took out a rally in the city and most of his party colleagues went to their respective constituencies ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphMamata Banerjee’s INDIA partners from Bengal, the Congress and the CPM, attacked the chief minister and Narendra Modi with equal intensity on Monday, accusing them of competitive polarisation with the aim of rich harvests of political dividends in the ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphLeaders cutting across political lines and ideologies in Bengal reacted in various ways on Monday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The Telegraph tracks the activities of various north and south ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphThe Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) is working on a proposal to reduce random parking that causes traffic snarls in the hill towns of Darjeeling and Kurseong, especially during tourist season.The hill administrative body has identified two locations to develop ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphThe Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) is working on a proposal to reduce random parking that causes traffic snarls in the hill towns of Darjeeling and Kurseong, especially during tourist season.The hill administrative body has identified two locations to develop ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphThe Centre has asked the Bengal government to send its officials to Delhi to hold a meeting on Tuesday on funds pending under various development projects, including the 100-day job scheme.“It was decided that both the Union government and ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphLeaders cutting across political lines and ideologies in Bengal reacted in various ways on Monday, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the consecration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The Telegraph tracks the activities of various north and south ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphThe BJP state headquarters wore a deserted look on Monday as the leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, took out a rally in the city and most of his party colleagues went to their respective constituencies ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphMamata Banerjee’s INDIA partners from Bengal, the Congress and the CPM, attacked the chief minister and Narendra Modi with equal intensity on Monday, accusing them of competitive polarisation with the aim of rich harvests of political dividends in the ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphTrinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday urged the people of Bengal to shun religion-based politics and cast their votes on issues like development. "I urge you to go and cast your votes... You may like ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphThe Bangladesh Bhavana museum in Santiniketan is likely to reopen for visitors on Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) with a new look after the completion of all pending work. The decision was taken in a joint meeting between a ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphRipples, or more appropriately, waves of sentiments for Lord Ram lashed across various pockets of Bengal on the day of consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Pran Pratishtha ceremony of its deity, Ram Lalla, the infant form ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphMembers of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' wing of RSS, worshipped Lord Ram on Jadavpur University campus here on Monday, coinciding with the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya.At the same time, Students Federation of ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphActor turned West Bengal minister Bratya Basu said that a film directed by him may have featured incidents of a real-life gangster of the 1990s during the Left Front rule in the state, but the reference to the relations ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday embarked on a symbolic journey of religious harmony, while leading an all-faith rally that included visits to diverse places of worship, such as a temple, mosque, church, and gurdwara, aligning with ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphIn doubt or not, the street has been Mamata Banerjee’s time tested weapon for all seasons. Whether to guess the mood of the public or build a counter narrative, she has always preferred to be seen walking, and on ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday flayed the BJP for attempting to politicise religion ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, labelling the saffron camp as “anti-women” for “omitting” Goddess Sita from their discourse about Lord Ram.While spearheading ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphTrinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday lashed out at the saffron ecosystem over Monday’s consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, albeit without specific mentions, as his party prepared to ensure ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphIndia is in the grip of a religio-political frenzy over the consecration of the Ram temple by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya on January 22. Although the event is being held under the aegis of a private trust, ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will flag off a 'Ramayana Yatra' from the Ram Mandir located in the central part of Calcutta, after offering puja there on Monday afternoon to show his respect to the consecration ceremony at ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphRipples, or more appropriately, waves of sentiments for Lord Ram lashed across various pockets of Bengal on the day of consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Pran Pratishtha ceremony of its deity, Ram Lalla, the infant form ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphMembers of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the students' wing of RSS, worshipped Lord Ram on Jadavpur University campus here on Monday, coinciding with the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya.At the same time, Students Federation of ...
23 January 2024 TelegraphSeveral arrangements, including deployment of 4,000 policemen, have been made to prevent any untoward incident in and around Calcutta during West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's 'Sampriti Rally' and 35 smaller processions here on Monday, coinciding ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphIndia is in the grip of a religio-political frenzy over the consecration of the Ram temple by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Ayodhya on January 22. Although the event is being held under the aegis of a private trust, ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphTrinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday lashed out at the saffron ecosystem over Monday’s consecration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, albeit without specific mentions, as his party prepared to ensure ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphThe Bengal government has instructed all district police heads to ensure that every religious procession on Monday is adequately "covered" with security personnel, senior officials in the home department said.In a recent message to all the district police heads, ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will flag off a 'Ramayana Yatra' from the Ram Mandir located in the central part of Calcutta, after offering puja there on Monday afternoon to show his respect to the consecration ceremony at ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphThe BJP is preparing to focus on Monday on each of the 42 Lok Sabha seats and the 294 Assembly constituencies in Bengal to engage with the masses as much as possible, utilising the opening of the Ram temple ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphCongress leaders in north Bengal continue to dodge questions if they will invite Trinamul functionaries to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that is slated to enter the region on January 25.On Sunday, the Congress launched a campaign in ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphThe Darjeeling Tea industry wants the Centre to include Nepal tea on the list of items to be tested with India and Nepal having started discussions on establishing food laboratories at key trading points between the two countries.Sources said ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphSenior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress of attempting to disrupt communal harmony in West Bengal by organising the 'Sampriti Michil' (harmony rally) on the day of the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphThe Bangladesh Bhavana museum in Santiniketan is likely to reopen for visitors on Poila Baisakh (Bengali New Year) with a new look after the completion of all pending work. The decision was taken in a joint meeting between a ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphThe Darjeeling Tea industry wants the Centre to include Nepal tea on the list of items to be tested with India and Nepal having started discussions on establishing food laboratories at key trading points between the two countries.Sources said ...
22 January 2024 TelegraphCongress leaders in north Bengal continue to dodge questions if they will invite Trinamul functionaries to Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra that is slated to enter the region on January 25.On Sunday, the Congress launched a campaign in ...
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