The English Bazar Police have detained five individuals in connection with a case involving threatening phone calls made to Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury, chairman of the English Bazar Municipality in Malda and a senior Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader.
The Trinamul Congress-led Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) marks three years under mayor Goutam Deb’s leadership tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion, the SMC has organised a cultural programme at Dinabandhu Mancha, with renowned Bengali singer Subhamita Banerjee as the guest artist.
The Trinamul Congress and the Congress, in an unprecedented bid have joined hands together against the CPM in a cooperative bank election.
Malda Police have tightened security for Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury, chairman of English Bazar Municipality and a senior Trinamul Congress leader, after he received a threatening phone call today.
The city witnessed an unusual sight on Tuesday as Trinamul Congress MLA from Balagarh Manoranjan Bapari rode a rickshaw to the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
The former Baranagar lawmaker said that the buck should stop at the mayor for the loss of 10 lives and he should step down, taking responsibility for the incident.
The Income Tax department conducted raids at the residence of Trinamul Congress leader Swarup Biswas, today.
Political clash broke out at Dinhata in Cooch Behar late this evening.
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has got relief from the Supreme Court, ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
A political clash had broken out between a team of BJP candidate Nisith Pramanik, the outgoing Union minister of state for home affairs, and TMC activists led by Udayan Guha.
