At just 4 years, Anish Sarkar from Kolkata has made history by becoming the youngest chess player to earn an Elo Rating from the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
With Ram Navami scheduled for Sunday, security across West Bengal has been significantly ramped up. In Kolkata alone, between 3,500 and 4,000 police personnel will be deployed to maintain law and order, while 29 IPS officers have been assigned special responsibilities throughout the state, police sources said.
The Trinamul Congress formally urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday to suspend its recently proposed process of linking voter ID cards (EPICs) with aadhaar until the concerns surrounding it are addressed.
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress will conduct massive protest rallies and processions throughout the state on April 4 and April 5 against the price hike of 748 medicines, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday.
The internal disciplinary committee of Trinamool Congress’ legislative party in West Bengal assembly will decide on April 8 the quantum of punishment for 30 party legislators including one member of the state Cabinet, for being absent on the last day of the second round of the budget session of the assembly on March 20 ignoring whip issued by the party.
Councillor of ward 41 of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) , Ranbir Singh Brar has been issued show cause notice by district president of Trinamul Congress in West Burdwan, Narendra Nath Chakraborty allegedly for anti-party activities.
After almost a gap of two years, Anubrata Mondal is back at the centrestage of Birbhum politics. He has been inducted into the core committee of Trinamul Congress unanimously by the members, thus expanding the membership to seven after the meeting today.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced today that her government will introduce a new system to prevent the sale of other teas being falsely marketed as Darjeeling tea.
The core committee meeting of Birbhum district Trinamul Congress is scheduled on 16 November.
During the Naihati by-election today, a Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader was killed in an attack by miscreants in Bhatpara, under Jagaddal police station, in North 24 Parganas.
