Sukanta sounds 2026 poll bugle from Gangasagar
BJP state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar virtually sounded the bugle for the 2026 Assembly elections at Gangasagar on the auspicious Makar Sankranti day, where he took the dip.
BJP state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar virtually sounded the bugle for the 2026 Assembly elections at Gangasagar on the auspicious Makar Sankranti day, where he took the dip.
Puri’s Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Centre's apathy regarding the issues of erosion in Gangasagar and the construction of a bridge over the Muriganga river during a Press conference at Gangasagar, 1,533 kilometres away from the capital city of Delhi.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ordered a probe by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) into the case of death of a pregnant woman last week at state-run Medical College & Hospital in the state's West Midnapore district allegedly after being administered with 'expired' Ringer’s Lactate (RL) saline.
The fugitive Palamau tiger has finally sneaked into the Bengal forests, crossing the Subarnarekha River in the early hours of today, in a similar manner to tigress Zeenat – an escapee from Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha – who intruded on 20 December last.
Education minister Bratya Basu today lauded chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her unparalleled contributions to the development of north Bengal, asserting that no other chief minister in the state has achieved as much since Independence.
She was 79-years of age and was suffering from age-related problems for some time.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday put the blame squarely on the BJP for fomenting trouble in Sandeshkhali, while asserting that all necessary steps have been taken to restore peace in the area.
Mimi Chakraborty, Trinamul Congress MP from Jadavpur, who is also an actor, has resigned from the parliament post citing reasons ‘too busy to stay in politics.
A sum of Rs 3,700 crores would be required to clear their dues, and budgetary provisions have been kept in the state Budget for 2024–25.
Ruckus prevailed at the state Assembly even today as the Opposition BJP flagged the Sandeshkhali mayhem sporting T-shirts inscribed with word “Sandeshkhali” on them.
