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Khejuri in East Midnapore has been on the boil after Trinamul Congress MLA Ranjit Mondal faced a heavy resistance by the BJP supporters from entering his own Assembly constituency on Sunday in what appeared to be a rare scene during chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s rule in the state. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee) (Photo: Representable)

BJP protesters gherao TMC MLA at two places

Helpless Mr Mondal returned. Meanwhile, the BJP workers blocked road in the Birbandar area by keeping wood logs in the middle.

03 Jun 2019 1:02 AM

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

BJP mixing religion, politics with ‘Jai Sri Ram’ slogan: Mamata Banerjee

BJP is using religious slogan as their party slogan in a misconceived manner by way of mixing religion with politics.

03 Jun 2019 12:57 AM

CBI team records Rajeev Kumar’s daily attendance

Two-member CBI team went to 34 Park Street, which also houses the office of DCP (South) and residences of many senior IPS officers.

02 Jun 2019 2:24 AM

A scuffle broke out between the police and BJP supporters for raising the ‘Jai ShrI Ram’ chants, outside the residence of a Trinamul Congress leader in Kanchrapara on Saturday. (Photo: ANI)

BJP men reach TMC venue, lathicharged

The police personnel tried to disperse the BJP supporters and followers of saffron party leader Mukul Roy that lead to a fight between bothsides.

02 Jun 2019 2:21 AM

Mamata to participate in sit-in outside civic body

As many as 29 of the 31 councillors in the Naihati municipality joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday.

30 May 2019 2:01 AM

BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy with West Bengal MLAs and councillors who joined Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

‘Rats abandoning ship sensing danger’: TMC on MLAs leaving

Three MLAs, including BJP leader Mukul Roy’s son, and over 50 municipal councillors joined the BJP.

29 May 2019 1:48 AM

Students of Taki Girls celebrate their success in Higher Secondary examination in Kolkata on Monday. (Photo: PTI)(Photo: Representational)

86.29 per cent students pass Class 12 exams

Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has congratulated all the successful candidates as well as their teachers and guardians.

28 May 2019 1:41 AM

Mamata Banerjee’s offer to quit mere drama: Mukul Roy

Mukul Roy challenged that Mamata would never resign from the post in her life because she wants to taste power.

27 May 2019 2:20 AM

West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: Asian Age)

Stunned by BJP, Mamata proposes to give up CM post

Mamata congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a sarcastic tone and dared the BJP to topple her government.

26 May 2019 5:57 AM

Chief minister Mamta Banerjee, along with party leaders, at her Kalighat residence on Saturday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Major rejig in TMC at district level

In Murshidabad, Subrata Saha was appointed as the district chairman while MP Abu Taher became the president.

26 May 2019 3:39 AM

Mamata Banerjee pens poem, calls TMC’s emergency meet

All the district presidents of her party and senior leaders have also been directed to attend the meeting.

25 May 2019 7:22 AM

Anger over ‘pro-Muslim’ Mamata, graft helped BJP script history in Bengal

Riding on the “Jai Shri Ram” slogan, the BJP also made a significant dent in the green bastion of chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s party.

24 May 2019 6:39 AM

A deserted Harish Chatterjee Street that leads to the residence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

A shaken Mamata Banerjee stays indoors; media kept at bay

According to Trinamul insiders, an air of concern started ruling the party’s nucleus supreme as the BJP candidates taking lead in the counting.

24 May 2019 2:44 AM

The EC will deploy 200 coys of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal in addition to the 82 companies present to ensure security at the counting centres and check any post-poll violence when the exercise is taken up, an EC senior official said Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

EC to deploy additional 200 CAPF units for LS counting

The counting for 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bengal will be taken up Thursday along with the rest of the country.

23 May 2019 2:01 AM

Brandishing firearms, miscreants hurled bricks and bombs targeting trains on Tuesday disrupting train services for several hours. (Photo: AP) (Representational)

Bombs hurled outside railway station, train services hit

During the obstruction period the ER said that train services were run up to Barrackpore on the up line and up to Naihati on down direction.

22 May 2019 3:38 AM

Trinamul Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee

TMC dismisses exit polls forecast

The BJP leadership, however, mocked TMC’s effort to cobble up an anti-BJP alliance.

21 May 2019 4:04 AM

Exit polls gossip, don’t trust them: Mamata Banerjee

I appeal to all Opp. parties to be united, strong and bold. We will fight this battle together, says Mamata.

20 May 2019 5:04 AM

Even Bhatpara Assembly bypoll hit by violence

The Bhatpara bypoll took place as the Trinamul MLA of the constituency switched to the BJP and contested the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat.

20 May 2019 4:57 AM

Women CRPF personnel deployed in a polling booth IN Kolkata on Saturday. (Phgoto: Abhijit Mukherjee)

9 LS seats in state to go to polls in last phase today

Eight seats, barring Jadavpur, will witness a four-cornered contest between the TMC, the BJP, the Congress and the Left Front.

19 May 2019 5:19 AM

Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee (Photo: ANI twitter)

Mamata’s nephew sues Modi for ‘gunda’ jibe, seeks apology within 36 hours

The letter also claimed that Mr Modi had threatened to lock Abhishek’s office after the results of Lok Sabha elections are announced.

19 May 2019 3:21 AM

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