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Page 36 - West Bengal Assembly Polls

Asaduddin Owaisi's 1st Kolkata rally cancelled as police 'deny' permission

Owaisi was scheduled to kick off his party's campaign ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections with the rally in the minority-dominated Metiabruz area of the city

Asaduddin Owaisi's 1st Kolkata rally cancelled as police 'deny' permission
Updated On : 25 Feb 2021 | 12:00 AM IST

Polling in Covid time: Bihar model to be followed in Bengal, says official

ECI will follow the Bihar model, taken up last year for conducting the assembly polls amid the coronavirus pandemic, during the upcoming election in West Bengal

Polling in Covid time: Bihar model to be followed in Bengal, says official
Updated On : 24 Feb 2021 | 3:11 AM IST

TMC worker killed, 2 injured in bomb attack in poll-bound Bengal

An activist of the ruling Trinamool Congress was killed and two others were injured when bike-borne assailants attacked them with bombs and bullets in Paschim Medinipur district

TMC worker killed, 2 injured in bomb attack in poll-bound Bengal
Updated On : 24 Feb 2021 | 2:25 AM IST

Coal theft case: CBI examines TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited the residence of her nephew Abhishek in south Kolkata's Harish Mukherjee Road minutes before the CBI team landed there

Coal theft case: CBI examines TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's wife Rujira
Updated On : 24 Feb 2021 | 12:59 AM IST

Mamata visits Abhishek's residence ahead of CBI examination in coal case

The TMC supremo was at the Abhishek's house for around ten minutes

Mamata visits Abhishek's residence ahead of CBI examination in coal case
Updated On : 23 Feb 2021 | 12:20 PM IST

Congress' Kapil Sibal slams Centre, questions 'poriborton' in West Bengal

Elections for 294 Assembly seats in West Bengal are likely to take place in April-May this year

Congress' Kapil Sibal slams Centre, questions 'poriborton' in West Bengal
Updated On : 23 Feb 2021 | 10:40 AM IST

PM Modi to inaugurate super specialty hospital at IIT Kharagpur today

The super specialty hospital has been set up by IIT Kharagpur with support from the Ministry of Education

PM Modi to inaugurate super specialty hospital at IIT Kharagpur today
Updated On : 23 Feb 2021 | 8:12 AM IST

LIVE: Govt's intent is to privatise Railways, says Rahul Gandhi in Kerala

Rahul Gandhi is on two-day visit to his constituency in poll-bound Kerala. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

LIVE: Govt's intent is to privatise Railways, says Rahul Gandhi in Kerala
Updated On : 22 Feb 2021 | 9:08 PM IST

Modi attacks Mamata over 'cut money' culture, insulting Bengali pride

He accused the TMC government of pursuing 'appeasement politics' to protect its vote bank while neglecting its cultural heritage and icons

Modi attacks Mamata over 'cut money' culture, insulting Bengali pride
Updated On : 22 Feb 2021 | 5:26 PM IST

TMC leader Abhishek's wife replies to CBI, asks them to visit her on Feb 23

Earlier on Sunday, CBI served a notice to Rujira Banerjee Naroola, the wife of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek asking her to join the investigation related to the coal scam case

TMC leader Abhishek's wife replies to CBI, asks them to visit her on Feb 23
Updated On : 22 Feb 2021 | 2:53 PM IST

Assam, NE neglected for decades, Delhi now not too distant from Dispur: PM

The previous governments adopted "step-motherly" approach to Assam''s North Bank and neglected connectivity, health, education and industry, he alleged

Assam, NE neglected for decades, Delhi now not too distant from Dispur: PM
Updated On : 22 Feb 2021 | 1:21 PM IST

Modi to visit poll-bound Assam, Bengal today, dedicated projects to nation

He will dedicate to the nation and inaugurate several railway projects in Hooghly, West Bengal

Modi to visit poll-bound Assam, Bengal today, dedicated projects to nation
Updated On : 22 Feb 2021 | 7:07 AM IST

CBI notice to wife of Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek in coal scam case

The CBI asked her to join the probe in the coal pilferage case, a development that could further raise the political temperature in poll-bound West Bengal

CBI notice to wife of Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek in coal scam case
Updated On : 21 Feb 2021 | 4:45 PM IST

Bengal election: Mamata becomes 'beti' from 'didi' in TMC's new poll slogan

Party sources said that the slogan aims at reaching out to the women voters, who comprise nearly 49 per cent of an estimated 7 crore electorate

Bengal election: Mamata becomes 'beti' from 'didi' in TMC's new poll slogan
Updated On : 21 Feb 2021 | 6:32 AM IST

Efforts made to ensure Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is forgotten: Amit Shah

Shah, while inaugurating the "Shauryanjali Programme" - a tribute to the Bengali revolutionaries, urged the youth of the nation to draw inspiration from the lives and struggles of the freedom fighters

Efforts made to ensure Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is forgotten: Amit Shah
Updated On : 20 Feb 2021 | 12:00 AM IST

Goyal dedicates series of projects for rail infra in poll-bound West Bengal

Goyal also expressed his condolences on the tragic incident that took place at Nimtita railway station

Goyal dedicates series of projects for rail infra in poll-bound West Bengal
Updated On : 19 Feb 2021 | 10:16 PM IST

TMC unsettled by Amit Shah's campaign: BJP on defamation suit against him

The Trinamool Congress is trying to prevent Shah and other BJP leaders from campaigning in the state, BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli claimed

TMC unsettled by Amit Shah's campaign: BJP on defamation suit against him
Updated On : 19 Feb 2021 | 8:55 PM IST

WB polls: Congress, Left parties to hold joint rally in Kolkata on Feb 28

On Wednesday, Congress and the Left held their first meeting the Indian Secular Front (ISF), recently floated by influential minority leader Abbas Siddique over seat-sharing

WB polls: Congress, Left parties to hold joint rally in Kolkata on Feb 28
Updated On : 19 Feb 2021 | 7:00 AM IST

Congress to contest around 93 seats in West Bengal election: Report

Seat sharing talks with the Left continued on Thursday

Congress to contest around 93 seats in West Bengal election: Report
Updated On : 18 Feb 2021 | 6:56 PM IST

Fight Abhishek first, then me: Mamata Banerjee hits out at Amit Shah

BJP leaders, including Shah, have often accused Banerjee of dynasty politics, alleging that her nephew has received preferential treatment

Fight Abhishek first, then me: Mamata Banerjee hits out at Amit Shah
Updated On : 18 Feb 2021 | 6:50 PM IST