Only 2 from Bengal – Thakur retained, Sukanta makes debut CAA push gives Matua leader Shantanu Thakur second term

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 9, 2024 :  Shantanu Thakur, a second-time BJP MP from West Bengal’s Bangaon Lok Sabha constituency and a leading figure of the backward Matua community in West…

‘Free phone recharge’: Cops warn of fake alert

 ‘Beware of the website http://westbengalfreerecharge. blogspot.com claiming free mobile recharges. This is a Cyber Fraud’ TT, Calcutta, 08.06.24: Kolkata Police have issued an advisory against a fake link that says…

Hint at bid by five BJP MPs to join TMC ahead of swearing-in ceremony for 18th Lok Sabha

Besides the victors, there are ‘many’ among 30 defeated BJP candidates in Bengal who have been attempting back-channel parleys for induction into Trinamool, said the sources Meghdeep Bhattacharyya, TT, Calcutta,…

TMC glare on underperformers, meeting today on accountability with eye on 2026 Assembly polls

A source said the meeting, scheduled at 3pm at Mamata Banerjee’s residence, 30B Harish Chatterjee Street, will take place in the presence of the party’s national general secretary and Diamond…

Cal HC allows affected people to submit poll violence plaints with DGP

MP, 7 June 2024, Kolkata: Expressing concern over alleged post-poll violence in certain areas of Bengal following the conclusion of the Lok Sabha elections, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday…

Daggers drawn in Bengal BJP after poll debacle as seniors allege inexperienced leaders calling shots

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 6, 2024 :  Several West Bengal BJP leaders have blamed the dismal performance of the party in the Lok Sabha polls in the state on “inexperienced leaders”…

State government to send letters to vehicle owners asking them to clear pending dues

 Those who don’t comply can find their vehicle’s registration locked for non-payment and will not be able to ply on roads Kinsuk Basu, TT, Calcutta, 07.06.24 : The state government…

Calcutta HC expresses concern over post-poll violence allegations in Bengal, issues directive to submit complaints to DGP

 The order came following a petition in the high court seeking direction to police to ensure protection to Opposition party workers in the wake of alleged post-poll violence in some…

Proposal for building 11 new jumbo sheds sent to govt

MP, 7 June 2024, Alipurduar: A proposal for the construction of 11 new Pilkhanas (elephant rest sheds) for Kunki (trained captive elephants) has been sent to the state Forest department…

Dilip Ghosh’s oblique statement sparks speculations on inner-party factions in Bengal BJP

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 6, 2024 : At a time when fissures within the BJP West Bengal unit have started to show in the wake of the party’s ‘disappointing’ performance in…

BJP’s attempt to govern the Opposition led to their downfall: Pol analyst

 While the debate is still on about what caused the Trinamul Congress increase its tally of seats from the 2019 tally and why the Bharatiya Janata Party lose its share…

Strategic moves, welfare schemes and minority consolidation help TMC seal huge win

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 5, 2024 :  The TMC’s victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal was facilitated by strategic manoeuvring, welfare schemes, consolidation of minority support and…

Mamata to hold meeting with newly elected Trinamool MPs on Saturday

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 5, 2024 :  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called a meeting of newly elected Lok Sabha MPs of TMC on Saturday, party sources said.     …

Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamul Sweeps Bengal: Claims 29 Seats Out of 42, Deals Blow to BJP

Despite its tall claims about ‘uprooting’ the Trinamool Congress from Bengal and getting ’30-plus seats’, the BJP ended a poor second with 12 seats and 39 per cent votes Devadeep…

Krishnanagar Seat Landslide Victory for Mahua; Reclaims Honor Post Parliament Suspension

MP, 5 June 2024, Kolkata: The electoral battle in Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat on Tuesday ended with the people of the constituency rejecting ‘regality’ as the BJP’s candidate ‘Rajbarir Rajmata’…

Bengal chooses Mamata’s ‘guarantee’, rejects BJP’s ‘divisive politics’

Pradip Chatterjee, MP, 5 June 2024, Kolkata: Pro-people schemes of the Mamata Banerjee government particularly ‘Lakshmir Bhandar’ ensured a decisive mandate against the BJP in Bengal with Trinamool Congress surging…

Results in Bengal on expected lines, people have voted

PTI, Kolkata, Jun 4, 2024 : The TMC on Tuesday hailed the trends that reflected that the party was racing ahead of its rivals in 30 of the 42 Lok…

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