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Sourav Ganguly hospitalised again with discomfort in chest

The 48-year-old had undergone an angioplasty earlier this month after he was diagnosed with three blocked coronary arteries.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File

Farmers’ protest | Deeply disturbed, says Mamata

Dilip Ghosh speaking during the Republic Day celebration in Birbhum district in West Bengal.

Bengal BJP chief unfurls Tricolour upside down

Trinamool Congress party flag | File

Trinamool Congress issues show-cause notice to MLA

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally in Hoogly, January 25, 2021.

Now, Mamata raises ‘Hare Ram’ slogans at public rally

TMC MP Derek O'Brien. File

TMC demands bill to repeal farm laws in Budget session

A videograp showing Forest officials in West Bengal’s Lalgarh forest range in Jhagram district rescuing an elephant calf that had fallen into a dug well, January 26, 2021.

Elephant calf rescued from dug well in West Bengal

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A staff member inoculates a colleague with a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the Baruipur sub-divisional hospital on the outskirts of Kolkata.

30,000 more health workers get COVID-19 vaccine shot in Bengal PTI

Eleven cases of adverse event following immunization, mostly minor were reported, according to Health officials

Mamata seeks scientific confirmation of vaccine safety

West Bengal’s active cases dip but deaths near 10,000

Making arrangements for free COVID vaccine for everyone in Bengal: Mamata

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Sourav Ganguly hospitalised again with discomfort in chest

Trinamool Congress issues show-cause notice to MLA

Bengal BJP chief unfurls Tricolour upside down

Farmers’ protest | Deeply disturbed, says Mamata

TMC MLA Prabir Ghoshal resigns from two party posts

Elephant calf rescued from dug well in West Bengal

Disgruntled Trinamool MLA skips Mamata’s public meeting

Party sources said Prabir Ghosal and Trinamool Hooghly district President Dilip Yadav have been at loggerheads over organisational matters.

TMC demands bill to repeal farm laws in Budget session

There is no question of taking ‘shortcuts’ by using the ordinance route, it says.

Now, Mamata raises ‘Hare Ram’ slogans at public rally

BJP has alleged that she is against slogans relating to Lord Ram.

PM said nothing to condemn treatment meted out to Bengal CM at Netaji event: Trinamool leader

The incident reflects the "misogynistic mindset" of certain people, says State Minister Bratya Basu

Trinamool MLA Rajib Banerjee to stick with party for the time being

"I will remain a party worker, a Trinamool Congress MLA but I cannot say now what will be my future move,” the former Minister said.

Mamata Banerjee declines to speak at Netaji event after ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans were raised

This is a government programme and not a political programme, says the West Bengal Chief Minister

India should have four rotating capitals including Kolkata, says Mamata

Mamata Banerjee called for a change in attitude towards the States.

Kolkata Travelpass to offer unlimited bus, tram and ferry rides

Idea is to make multimodal transport easy and seamless, says WBTC MD

Tug of war over Netaji’s birth anniversary between Centre and Bengal

Both try to appropriate legacy of national icon.

30,000 more health workers get COVID-19 vaccine shot in Bengal

Eleven cases of adverse event following immunization, mostly minor were reported, according to Health officials

Volunteer forces won’t be involved in Bengal polls

No civic police involved, clarifies CEC

Bengal Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee resigns

He has been going public with his differences with the Trinamool Congress over past few months.

Rohingyas figure in Bengal voter list, says State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh

EC has been requested to look into allegations of irregularities in the process of updating the list, he says

AIMIM will not be a factor in Bengal: Mamata to TMC workers

I will not contest, I want to play kingmaker, says the religious leader

Violence erupts as two factions of BJP clash in Purba Bardhaman, party office attacked

Violence erupted as two factions of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in Purba Bardhaman district on Thursday when a group of supporters

Trinamool, BJP leaders meet EC officials in Kolkata

Parties spar over the role of Central forces ahead of Assembly polls

Furfura Sharif cleric Abbas Siddiqui floats new political outfit in Bengal

“I will not contest, I want to play kingmaker,” says the religious leader

For the first time in its history, Joynagar moa being exported

The highly popular Bengali sweet, available only during winter months, is highly perishable

BSF threatening voters in border areas: TMC complains to CEC

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on January 21 met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and alleged that the BSF is

Three BJP activists arrested for raising ‘goli maro...’ slogan in Bengal

Three BJP activists, including its Hooghly district youth wing chief Suresh Sahu, have been arrested for allegedly raising ‘goli maro...’ (shoot the

Now “shoot the traitors” slogan raised at BJP rally

Meant for the Army to attack those involved in anti-national activities, says party

Assam Assembly polls before CBSE board exams, says CEC

‘Bihu dates will also be taken into cognisance while drawing up the schedule’

Full bench of Election Commission arrives in Kolkata

It will take stock of election preparedness by meeting party representatives and officials of regulatory agencies

Nandigram poised to influence history again

Mamata to contest the seat, directly challenging her once protégé, now detractor Suvendu Adhikari, who currently holds it

14 killed in road accident in Dhupguri in West Bengal

Passengers travelling in several vehicles were caught in the accident when a truck coming in the opposite direction collided head-on with a multi purpose vehicle.

Political row over Centre’s decision to celebrate Netaji’s birth anniversary as Parakram Diwas

Trinamool Congress and the All India Forward Bloc demand that the day be observed as ‘Desh Prem Diwas’.

BJP denounces “shoot the traitors slogan” in TMC Kolkata rally

Such comments could have been avoided, say Trinamool leaders

Congress for getting more seats in Bengal alliance

First seat-sharing talks between Cong. and Left front took place on Sunday. The next round will take place on Jan. 25.

BJP more dangerous than Maoists: Mamata Banerjee

The TMC supremo asserted that politics is a solemn ideology and philosophy and one cannot daily change ideologies like clothes.

Amartya Sen asks Visva-Bharati to withdraw allegation that he is illegally holding land

The noted economist said in the letter that his father had purchased free-hold land from the market and not from Visva-Bharati

Tension in south Kolkata after stones hurled at BJP activists during roadshow

According to police sources, as the rally, led by State BJP chief Dilip Ghosh and senior leader Suvendu Adhikari, proceeded toward Charu Market, miscreants threw bricks and stones at the entourage

Mamata announces she will fight Bengal polls from Nandigram

Announcement assumes significance not only because she is all set to take on Suvendu Adhikari in his fiefdom but also because Nandigram symbolises TMC’s struggle against forcible land acquisition in Left Front regime.

BJP leader Tathagata Roy files complaint against actor Saayoni Ghosh for ‘hurting sentiments’ through meme

Ms. Ghosh, however, claims that the meme dates back to February 2015, and was not posted by her, but an act of mischief by someone who hacked her account then.

Trinamool leaders in Bengal received COVID vaccine shots meant for health workers: BJP

Several Trinamool leaders, including two MLAs, were among the people who received the COVID-19 vaccine in Purba Bardhaman district on Saturday

Miffed TMC MP Satabdi Roy named state unit vice-president

Three time TMC MP Satabdi Roy, who has called a truce with the party after a brief rebellion that triggered speculations of her crossing over to the

Congress, Left Front leaders hold seat-sharing talks in poll-bound West Bengal

During the 2016 State elections, too, the two parties had stitched an alliance and bagged 76 of the 294 Assembly seats.

Kolkata nurse stable, experts trying to ascertain cause behind illness post COVID jab

The health condition of a 35- year-old nurse, who fell ill here following the administration of COVID-19 vaccine, is currently stable, and a medical

Furfura’s pilgrimage site is the epicentre of Muslim politics in West Bengal

AIMIM chief Owaisi’s first stop on his visit to Bengal in early January has generated a lot of attention in political circles.

Merge Trinamool with Congress to fight BJP, Adhir tells Mamata

His observation comes in the wake of defections from her party to BJP.

CBI arrests wife of Rose Valley group promoter

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested Subhra Kundu, wife of promoter of Rose Valley group of companies Gautam Kundu in

BJP top brass to keep up pressure on Trinamool Congress

Party to take call on accommodating more defectors

West Bengal Assembly elections | Disgruntled leaders keep Trinamool on tenterhooks

A number of Trinamool Congress heavyweights, including Suvendu Adhikari, had joined the BJP last month.

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