BJP slams Mamata govt over Beldanga communal violence

November 19, 2024

With internet shut down and prohibited orders issued in Murshidabad and Jangipur police districts following clashes between two communities over the weekend, the Bharatiya Janata Party kept up the pressure on the Mamata Banerjee Government for the violence. Tensions began in the late hours of November 16 following reports of...

Trinamool Student Wing Shows Black Flags To Bengal Governor

October 4, 2024

Days after West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for information regarding the utilization of Rs 1.17 lakh crores of Central funds allocated to the State for the 2023-24 under various schemes, he was shown black flags by the members of Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP),...

Bengal Junior Docs Threaten Return To Cease-Work After Fresh Assault

September 30, 2024

Junior doctors across Bengal have threatened to return to a complete cease-work from Monday, citing security concerns following the assault on Post-Graduate Trainees and nurses at College of Medicine & Sagore Dutta Hospital (CMSDH) on Friday evening. Three doctors and three nurses were assaulted after a patient died at the...

BSF Struggles To Block Entry Of Terrified Bangladeshis

August 9, 2024

The Border Security Force (BSF) is struggling to block the entry of terrified Bangladeshis trying to flee their country, hoping to find shelter in India. Senior BSF officers said that the attempts were being seen from North Bengal to South, particularly in areas where the border is still unfenced. West...

Hindu Influx From Bangladesh ‘Inevitable’, Says BJP

August 8, 2024

Following the resignation and flight of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India and the subsequent lawlessness in Bangladesh, BJP leaders say a Hindu influx into India is “inevitable”. They say that as many as 1 crore people may cross over into India. BJP leaders in West Bengal say the...

Bengal on alert, CM appeals for calm

August 6, 2024

The long-drawn unrest in neighbouring Bangladesh and the resignation and flight of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, along with her younger sister Sheikh Rehana, sparked a flurry of activities in West Bengal. While the Army has been put on high alert, the Border Security Force put in place additional measures...

Bangladeshi tourists take out victory rally in Kolkata

August 6, 2024

The Sudder Street area in Kolkata, once a hub of Western foreigners mostly comprising backpackers and students on their gap year, is now Little Bangladesh. The hotels are now filled with visitors from Bangladesh who come to Kolkata for medical tourism or shopping. On Monday afternoon, as the news of...

Mamta Breaks Oppn Ranks To Join Meeting

July 27, 2024

In a surprise move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today flew to New Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting, breaking ranks with other Opposition leaders who have announced that they would boycott the event. The meeting, to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, will focus...

Mamata slams Union Budget as ‘politically biased’

July 24, 2024

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “politically biased”, “directionless” and “an attempt to make the BJP’s NDA partners happy”. She also alleged that the budget was another example of how the Centre “constantly deprives West Bengal”. “The budget...

BJP strikes back against verbal volleys

July 21, 2024

After facing verbal volleys from Mamata Banerjee and Akhilesh Yadav and all the other leaders at the Trinamool Congress’ Martyrs’ Day mega-rally today, the Bharatiya Janata Party struck back. Amit Malviya, Co-Incharge West Bengal BJP, took to X and pointed out the duality of Mamata Banerjee’s stand on refugees from...