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Gurung slams BJP, iterates support to Mamata in next year's Bengal polls

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supremo Bimal Gurung iterated his support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the 2021 state Assembly polls at a public rally in Alipurduar district on Sunday

Mamata govt decides not to send CS, DGP to Delhi despite MHA summons

The MHA had summoned Chief Secretary and DGP Virendra asking them to present themselves on December 14 for an explanation on the law and order situation in the state

West Bengal Guv dubs attack on Nadda's convoy a slur on democratic fabric

The Governor also took a serious note of the CM's statement where she had said the attack on BJP's convoy was nothing but a staged drama

Nadda's convoy attacked in Bengal, Shah orders probe; TMC says BJP 'plot'

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee insinuated the attack was staged

Why TMC MLA Suvendu Adhikari is a big catch for BJP before elections?

Adhikari, who recently resigned from the Mamata Banerjee Cabinet, is all set to join the BJP. He is influential in the Junglemahals and Murshidabad

Jailed Saradha boss writes to PM, CM, says many leaders took money from him

Saradha ponzi scam prime accused Sudipta Sen has alleged that several influential people, including prominent political leaders, have taken "financial advantage" of him

TMC slowing Bengal's development for 'narrow political interests': Shekhawat

Alleging the Mamata Banerjee govt did not implement central schemes for its narrow political interests, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said this approach was hampering the state's development

Bengal govt indulged in post-Amphan relief corruption: Kailash Vijayvargiya

Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya alleged that the TMC government in West Bengal was involved in corruption over the distribution of relief in the aftermath of super cyclone Amphan

Mamata issues warning, says TMC leaders in touch with oppn free to leave

"At a party meeting held during the day, Banerjee said that if one leader quits the party, she can create a lakh more such leaders," a senior TMC leader said on condition of anonymity

Mamata calls for 3-day protest in Kolkata against Centre's farm laws

TMC will stage Dharna on December 8, 9, and 10 against recently enacted farm laws near the Gandhi Statue in Kolkata

Will ensure a new era of industrialisation dawns in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh claimed the TMC govt had failed to draw investors to the state, and asserted that the saffron party, if voted to power, would ensure a new era of industrialisation

WB governor, TMC spar over non-implementation of Ayushman Bharat in state

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar claimed medical infrastructure has played a "significant role" during the Covid-19 crisis.

BJP to reach 1 cr households across Bengal to highlight Mamata 'failures'

The BJP will launch a campaign to highlight alleged misdeeds of the Trinamool Congress dispensation in response to the Mamata Banerjee government's 'Duare Sarkar' programme

Bengal CM Mamata targets Centre for new farm laws, PM Cares Fund

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Centre for forcibly implementing the new farm laws and accused it taking up schemes without consulting the states

TMC alleges BJP captured its offices, claims admin acting as mute spectator

A local TMC leader SK Noor said, "BJP workers captured our Purba Alaichak party office by removing all flags

States must ramp up cold storage system for Covid vaccine: Modi tells CMs

Prime Minister held two meetings through video with eight Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors to discuss the coronavirus situation in the states and preparations for vaccine delivery

Ahead of 2021 polls, Mamata announces welfare schemes, bikes for youth

Banerjee, while speaking at a public distribution programme at Khatra in Bankura district, also claimed that the BJP-led central government was not in favour of giving free treatment to COVID patients

WB likely to lose the chance to conduct phase 2 trials of Covid-19 vaccine

West Bengal will likely lose the chance to conduct Phase II clinical trial of Russian Covid-19 vaccine candidate Sputnik V because of the delay in grant of approval by the state government

Appeasement politics hurting West Bengal's glory, says Amit Shah

Stressing that there was a need to restore Bengal's "lost glory", Amit Shah said "appeasement politics" in the state has hurt its age-old tradition of upholding the nation's spiritual consciousness

Bengal logs highest one-day recovery of 4,187 coronavirus patients

West Bengal registered the highest single-day recovery of 4,187 Covid-19 patients, taking the total number of cured people to 350,449, the health department said in a bulletin