WEST BENGAL

Veteran Bengali Actor Chinmoy Roy Dies at 79 Due to Cardiac Arrest

Roy is survived by his son and daughter. His wife and actress Jui Banerjee had died a few years back. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, acclaimed actors Soumitra Chatterjee and Aparna Sen have condoled his death.

Congress to Go Solo in West Bengal After Talks Stalemate on Lok Sabha Seat Sharing with Left

West Bengal Congress on Sunday ended all possibilities of an alliance with the Left Front in West Bengal and announced it will contest all 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state on its own.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Left Front Committee Releases First List of 25 Candidates for West Bengal

The Left Front Committee released their first list of 25 candidates for West Bengal for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.

Estranged Wife Hasin Jahan Says, 'Glad Chargesheet Filed Against Mohammed Shami but Don't Understand BCCI Stance'

Estranged wife of Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami, Hasin Jahan on Thursday said she is glad that a chargesheet was finally filed against the pacer but said she was unable to understand Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) lack of action in the matter.

Bankura: CID Seize 9.5 Tonnes of Explosives, 62,500 Electronic Detonators and 106 Boxes Gelatin Sticks Ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

CID seize 9.5 tonnes of explosives, 62,500 electronic detonators and 106 carton gelatin sticks from Bankura in West Bengal ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

Mahagathbandhan Woes: Rahul Gandhi Wants Tactical Alliance With CPM in West Bengal, But Lambastes Communist Ideology in Kerala

The ‘tactical alliance’ between Congress and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) is likely to get a hit, as Rahul Gandhi’s open criticism on the Left front in Kerala might ruin the relationship between the two parties in West Bengal.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: After Arjun Singh, TMC Noapara MLA Sunil Singh to Join BJP; Congress’s Nepal Mahato to Switch Side Too

Miffed with names missing in Lok Sabha seat allotment, Noapara MLA Sunil Singh is most likely to join BJP.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Senior EC Officials to Visit West Bengal, Assam, Tripura and Manipur to Assess Poll Preparedness

The sources in the poll panel said that the chief electoral officer of West Bengal has also been asked to file a report on the actual ground situation.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP Insulting People of West Bengal, Says CM Mamata Banerjee

She alleged the BJP leaders are trying to curb her party’s voice. Referring to the demand for appointing media observers.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Election Commission to Release Short Films to Motivate North Kolkata Voters to Vote

At 66.67 per cent, the constituency had the lowest turnout in the state in the 2014 parliamentary elections. It dipped further to 64 per cent in the assembly elections.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP Urges Election Commission to Declare West Bengal ‘Super Sensitive’

Prasad said, ”We have demanded that entire Bengal be declared a super-sensitive zone. We have also handed them (EC) a list of officers whose impartiality is doubtful and urged that they be removed from election duties.”

TMC List of Candidates For Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Mamata Banerjee Fields More Women Leaders, Check Names From All 42 Seats

Among prominent leaders missing from the TMC list, includes Sugata Bose, Sandhya Roy, Uma Soren, Idris Ali and Subrata Bakshi.

Centre Allows State Govts to Put Enemy Properties to 'Public Use'

The Centre has allowed state governments to put to "public use" some enemy properties that were left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan since the Partition and to China after the 1962 Sino-Indian war, officials said Monday.

West Bengal Shocker: 70-Year-Old Man in Malda Beaten to Death for Protesting Sex Racket

In an appalling case reported from West Bengal, a 70-year-old was brutally beaten to death.

Assembly Bypolls in Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Goa & Other States to be Held Simultaneously With Lok Sabha Elections 2019; Check Dates

Of the 34 bypoll seats, the maximum are in Tamil Nadu (21), followed by Goa (3), Bihar (2), Gujarat (2), West Bengal (2), and 1 each in Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Nagaland, Mizoram and Madhya Pradesh.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Voting to Be Held in All 7 Phases in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora told the media that 22 states and union territories will see single-phase election.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Seven-Phase Polling in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal will see staggered Lok Sabha elections spread over all seven phases starting from April 11 to May 19, it was announced here on Sunday.

Former IPS Bharati Ghosh, Who Called Mamata Banerjee ‘Mother’ of Maoist Areas, Returns Awarded Medals to West Bengal Govt

Controversial IPS officer Bharati Ghosh returned the medal and certificate awarded to her for commendable service by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, stating that she doesn’t need the ruling dispensation to prove her worth.