Articles tagged under: West Bengal

ABVP in Gujarat protests Sandeshkhali atrocities in Bengal; Mamata’s effigy burnt

March 05, 2024
ABVP in Gujarat protests Sandeshkhali atrocities in Bengal; Mamata’s effigy burnt

Ahmedabad: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) today held nationwide protests against the violence and sexual offences that occurred in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal by TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh. During the protest in the city, ABVP members burnt an effigy of Mamata Banerjee. However, while attempting to douse the fire, a police constable from the Gujarat University Police Station suffered burns. The injured officer has been taken to the hospital for the treatment of injuries to his mout...Read More

West Bengal man held for practising as doctor for 18 years in Vadodara village

September 26, 2023
West Bengal man held for practising as doctor for 18 years in Vadodara village

Vadodara: The city police arrested Aseemkumar Sankhari, a resident of Raipur village in Vadodara, on Monday. After his arrest, it was learnt that Sankhari, who had been practicing medicine and prescribing medications to patients in the region for the past 18 years, does not possess any medical degree. Acting on the information they had gathered, the police detained Sankhari who originally hail from West Bengal. According to law enforcement, he lacked the necessary professional qualifications ...Read More

PM Modi attends scheduled programmes in West Bengal via video conferencing

December 30, 2022
PM Modi attends scheduled programmes in West Bengal via video conferencing

Gandhinagar: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express, connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing today. The Prime Minister also inaugurated the Joka-Taratala Stretch of the Joka-Esplanade Metro Project (Purple Line). He also dedicated four railway projects to the nation including Boinchi - Shaktigarh 3rd Line, Dankuni - Chandanpur 4th Line Project, Nimtita - New Farakka Double Line and Ambari Falakata - New Maynaguri - Gumanihat Doubling Pr...Read More

પશ્ચિમ બંગાળમાં મમતા સરકારના ભ્રષ્ટાચાર અંગે સુવેન્દુ અધિકારીએ વડાપ્રધાનને પત્ર લખ્યો

August 06, 2022
પશ્ચિમ બંગાળમાં મમતા સરકારના ભ્રષ્ટાચાર અંગે સુવેન્દુ અધિકારીએ વડાપ્રધાનને પત્ર લખ્યો

કોલકાતાઃ પશ્ચિમ બંગાળમાં ભાજપના વરિષ્ઠ નેતા સુવેન્દુ અધિકારીએ પત્ર લખીને મમતા સરકારના વિવિધ ભ્રષ્ટાચાર બાબતે ફરિયાદ કરી છે. પાંચ પાનાનો આ પત્ર સોશિયલ મીડિયામાં શૅર કરીને સુવેન્દુ અધિકા...Read More

SpiceJet announces Ahmedabad – Bagdogra and other flights

October 25, 2021
SpiceJet announces Ahmedabad – Bagdogra and other flights

Ahmedabad:  SpiceJet today announced the launch of 28 new flights on its domestic network starting 31st October, 2021. The new flights include Ahmedabad - Bagdogra flight connecting the key city of Gujarat to Darjeeling in West Bengal. The airline will be deploying its Boeing 737 and Q400 aircraft on these routes. SpiceJet recently announced the addition of Kushinagar to its domestic network starting 26th November, 2021. The airline will add Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh as its newest UDAN dest...Read More

Mamata’s poll strategist Prashant Kishor heard conceding defeat In West Bengal; BJP shares audio

April 10, 2021
Mamata’s poll strategist Prashant Kishor heard conceding defeat In West Bengal; BJP shares audio

Kolkata: In a publicly open audio chat on Club House app, Mamata Banerjee’s election strategist Prashant Kishor conceded that even in Trinamool Congress(TIMC)’s internal surveys show BJP is winning in ongoing West Bengal assembly general elections. JP has cadre on ground and the vote is for Modi, polarization is a reality, the Schedule Castes (27% of West Bengal(WB)’s population), Matuas are all voting for the BJP, said Prashant Kishor in this chat, audio of which has gone viral on soc...Read More

Kutch origin, Bengal politician Dinesh Trivedi joins BJP

March 06, 2021
Kutch origin, Bengal politician Dinesh Trivedi joins BJP

New Delhi: Former union railway minister Dinesh Trivedi who represented Barackpore Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal in the past in Lok Sabha and left his Rajya Sabha seat last month today joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi at BJP national headquarters in presence of party's national president JP Nadda. Trivedi had last month announced his resignation while speaking in upper house. His surprise announcement had shocked Mamata Banerjee led TMC. Trivedi announced his resignation ...Read More

Surprise Resignation by Dinesh Trivedi announced in Rajya Sabha stuns Mamata Banerjee led TMC

February 12, 2021

New Delhi: Speculations are rife that Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi who announced his resignation from Rajya Sabha today in a surprise move may contest for upper house from Gujarat, the state where by-polls for two vacant Rajya Sabha seats will take place this month. Though active in politics in West Bengal, Trivedi is originally a Gujarati from Kutch in Gujarat. Trivedi has been Lok Sabha member from West Bengal and union railway minister in the past. Trivedi is considered one of top...Read More

Gujarat Model to be emulated In West Bengal to generate employment: West Bengal BJP chief

November 17, 2020
Gujarat Model to be emulated In West Bengal to generate employment: West Bengal BJP chief

Kolkata: Ahead of the 2021 West Bengal assembly general elections, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said that they wanted to apply the Gujarat model to West Bengal so that they could create employment in the state. TMC chief Mamata Banerjee had earlier attacked BJP saying that the party was trying to 'transform' Bengal into Gujarat. Ghosh in his reaction agreed to Mamata's allegations, saying that BJP wanted to do it, so that citizens of Bengal could get employment in their own state withou...Read More

PM undertakes aerial survey of Cyclone Amphan affected areas in West Bengal

May 22, 2020
PM undertakes aerial survey of Cyclone Amphan affected areas in West Bengal

Kolkata: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today visited the state of West Bengal to review the situation arising out of Cyclone Amphan. He was accompanied on the visit by Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Ministers of State Shri Babul Supriyo, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi and Ms. Debasree Chaudhuri. Accompanied by the Governor of West Bengal Shri Jagdeep Dhankharand Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister undertook an aerial survey of the cyclone affected districts of West...Read More