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Darjeeling MP Raju Bista flags Bengal Land Policy, Corruption, and Mismanagement in Parliament

News Desk: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista raised serious concerns in Parliament regarding the West Bengal Government’s flawed land policy, corruption, and mismanagement. He criticized the state’s recent gazette notification allowing 30% of tea garden land to be diverted for non-tea purposes, warning it violates multiple laws and threatens the livelihood of indigenous communities in Darjeeling

11 Mar 2025, 7:02 pmRead full →

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EC appoints Sanjay Mukherjee as the new DG of West Bengal

News Desk: On Tuesday, within 24 hours, the Director General (DG) of West Bengal Police was changed once again. Reportedly, the Election Commission (EC) appointed Sanjay Mukherjee as the new DG of West Bengal Police. The EC stated that the 1989 batch IPS Officer Sanjay Mukherjee will take charge as the new DG of the

19 Mar 2024, 2:57 pmRead full →

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 commences on April 19, vote counting on June 4

News Desk: On Saturday, the Election Commission of India has announced the dates of polling at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi. The Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has announced the date of the 18th Lok Sabha Polls which will be held in 7 phases in 543 constituencies. The results would be declared on June 4. Reportedly,

16 Mar 2024, 4:36 pmRead full →

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Minister of State Subrata Saha dies due to a heart attack, Chief Minister expressed grief

Subrata Saha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Food processing industry and Horticulture Government of West Bengal, died of a sudden heart attack at a hospital on Thursday. He was 72 years old. Mourning encapsulated the political circles of the state due to his sudden demise. State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also expressed deep grief over his death. On

29 Dec 2022, 2:52 pmRead full →

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Court rejects bail plea of Anubrata Mandal once again, ordered 14 more days in custody

TMC leader Anubrata Mandal who has been recently arrested for cattle smuggling case was produced in the court to appeal for bail plea. The court rejected his plea for bail and has ordered 14 days more jail custody of the TMC district councilor of Birbhum in the cattle smuggling case. Anubrata Mandal’s lawyer applied for

07 Sept 2022, 4:36 pmRead full →

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CM Mamata Banerjee virtually addressed her supporters on the occasion of July 21st Shaheed Diwas

The Trinamool Congress observed the 21st July Martyrs’ Day across the country to pay homage to the 13 activists who died in police firing in 1993. West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee addressed the nation virtually today. Mentioned below are the brief points regarding what Banerjee said in today’s speech: The country’s

21 Jul 2021, 3:19 pmRead full →

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EC imposes 24-hour campaigning ban on TMC chief Mamata Banerjee for ‘provocative remarks’

The Election Commission today imposed a 24-hour ban on Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violating the Model Code of Conduct. This bars the CM from campaigning in any manner from 8 pm April 12 till 8 pm April 13. Meanwhile, Banerjee has threatened to sit on a ‘dharna’ in

12 Apr 2021, 8:28 pmRead full →

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TMC MLA Debashree Roy quits the party

In another blow for the Trinamool Congress, Bengali film actor-turned-politician Debashree Roy, who won twice from the Raidighi constituency of South 24 Parganas withdrew from the party on Monday. She sent her resignation letter to party general secretary Subrata Bakshi. However, the TMC’s response to this is not yet known. Speculations were being raised regarding

15 Mar 2021, 2:45 pmRead full →

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CM Mamata Banarjee alleges ‘attack’ in Nandigram

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee alleged that she was attacked by some people in Nandigram. While interacting with the media, the TMC supremo, who was in Nandigram to file her nomination papers for the West Bengal Elections 2021, said that she was attacked by three to four men who tried

10 Mar 2021, 7:14 pmRead full →

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Left Front announced the names of its 60 candidates for 2021 assembly elections

Siliguri, 05th March: The Left Front has announced a portion of its list of candidates for the 2021 Assembly elections which they will be contesting in alliance with Congress -ISF. Addressing a press conference on Friday, state Left Front committee Chairman Biman Basu announced the names of their candidates in 60 constituencies of the first

05 Mar 2021, 5:37 pmRead full →

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After quitting as MLA, TMC’s Rajib Banerjee resigns from party

Hours after resigning as the party’s MLA from Domjur, Trinamool leader Rajib Banerjee has also resigned from the party. “I do hereby tender my resignation as a member of the All India Trinamool Congress, as well as from all other positions held by me in the party and its associates, with immediate effect,” he wrote

29 Jan 2021, 5:09 pmRead full →

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Trinamool’s Rajib Banerjee resigns as MLA

Trinamool leader Rajib Banerjee, who recently exited the Mamata Banerjee-led State Cabinet, resigned from the party’s MLA representing the Domjur seat, on Friday. Rajiv Banerjee reached the assembly this morning and was spotted carrying a photograph of Mamata Banerjee. According to sources, he sat in front of the speaker and wrote his resignation. “It is with

29 Jan 2021, 2:06 pmRead full →