Page 44 - West Bengal

Bella Ciao to 'Khela Hobe': Bengal Election campaign takes a quirky turn

In the run-up to the election, even as political mercury is on the rise, the state is feeling the heat in another rather refreshing way - an unprecedented battle of songs

Police officers adopting unfair means to prevent fair Bengal polls: BJP

The BJP on Saturday lodged a complaint with the chief electoral officer of West Bengal

BJP begins selection process for candidates in poll-bound states, UT

Four states are due to go to polls

Bengal CM Mamata showers sops hours before poll date announcement

Mamata Banerjee showered sops for the people of Bengal in a bid to garner their support

Bengal needs vaccine against cut money, 'tolabaji'; BJP will give it: Nadda

Nadda aid that people of West Bengal need a vaccine against "cutmoney" and extortion and the TMC has to be sent for relaxation and the saffron party should be given work of running the govt

Bengal has to choose between development and cut money culture: Nadda

Nadda on Thursday sought to punch a hole in the TMC's main poll plank of Bengali pride and asked the people of the state whether they want to side with development or "cut money culture"

PM Modi biggest 'dangabaaz', worse fate than Trump awaits him: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Bengal makes negative Covid report mandatory for travellers from 4 states

Amid a spike in coronavirus infections in Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and Telangana, the Bengal govt made it mandatory for passengers from these states to produce negative COVID-19 reports

BJP chief Nadda to launch poll manifesto crowdsourcing campaign in Bengal

Nadda will launch an election manifesto crowdsourcing campaign in West Bengal on Thursday

TMC worker killed, 2 injured in bomb attack in poll-bound Bengal

An activist of the ruling Trinamool Congress was killed and two others were injured when bike-borne assailants attacked them with bombs and bullets in Paschim Medinipur district

BJP leader Rakesh Singh arrested from Galsi while fleeing

West Bengal police arrested BJP leader Rakesh Singh from Galsi in Purba Bardhaman district, about 130 km from Kolkata, on Tuesday night

PM Modi inaugurates number of railway projects in poll-bound West Bengal

Modi inaugurated a slew of railway projects in poll-bound West Bengal on Monday amidst claims by TMC that they were announced by Mamata Banerjee during her tenure as railway minister.

WB FM accuses Amit Shah of spreading misinformation on fund disbursement

Amit Mitra on Sunday accused Amit Shah of giving misinformation about disbursement of funds by the Centre to the state during a political rally and challenged him for a debate

West Bengal's Covid-19 tally mounts to 5,73,762, death toll at 10,249

Three more COVID-19 fatalities in West Bengal pushed the toll to 10,249 on Sunday, the health department said in a bulletin.

Kolkata Port sails on asset monetisation, intends to expand portfolio

India's oldest port has been leasing its vast land bank for decades. With the Budget announcing plans to monetise public assets, it intends to expand its portfolio and extend to non-land assets, too

West Bengal to cut taxes on petrol, diesel price by Re 1 per litre

State finance minister says decision taken despite Amphan, Covid stress and dues from Centre running into Rs 77,000 cr, will bring marginal relief especially to farmers who use diesel

Bengal FM accuses Shah of spreading misinformation on fund disbursement

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Sunday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of providing misinformation about disbursement of funds by the Centre

Piyush Goyal dedicates series of projects for rail infrastructure in WB

The Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Sunday has dedicated series of projects for the development of rail infrastructure in poll-bound West Bengal.He said that the Ministry has taken up on itself to contribute big time to the mission of "Sonar Bangla".Goyal has inaugurated various infrastructure development and passenger amenity-related works in the North Bengal area through video conferencing in presence of other dignitaries at different locations.Speaking on the occasion, Goyal said, "Railways is serving the nation in an extraordinary way. Railways has taken up on itself to contribute big time to the mission of Sonar Bangla. Railways would be fully electrified in 3 years in West Bengal and all ongoing projects will be completed at the earliest."He also added that North Bengal is beautiful naturally; the development of this region would attract more tourists. Indian Railways is committed to the holistic development of the region.The 126 route kilometer newly electrified ...

BJP seeks EC's intervention to stop use of contractual staff in poll duty

The BJP's West Bengal unit on Saturday sought the intervention of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in the matter

PM Modi to visit poll-bound states Assam, West Bengal on Feb 22

The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) made the announcement on Saturday