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WB Panchayat polls: SC allows 30 days to file election petitions
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 24 (ANI): In a big relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, the Supreme Court on Friday set aside the Calcutta High Court order which permitted e-filing of nominations in West Bengal Panchayat polls, through mediums such as e-mail and What
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At 7.37%, WB tops retail inflation for July
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 13 (ANI): India's retail inflation, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), dipped to a nine-month low of 4.17 per cent in July, compared to 4.92 per cent in the previous month.
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Somnath Chatterjee to get highest state honour in WB Assembly
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Aug 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will be given the highest state honour in the West Bengal Assembly.
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BJP MP criticises WB assembly over Lokayukta Amendment Bill
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Roopa Ganguly on Friday criticised the West Bengal Assembly for passing the Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that will keep Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of its purview in issues relating to public or
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WB: Assembly passes Bill to change state's name to 'Bangla'
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 26 (ANI): The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to change the state's name to 'Bangla'. The resolution will now go to Union Home Ministry for approval.
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WB: 2 killed after 100-year-old building collapses
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
West Bengal [Kolkata], July 23 (ANI): Two people were killed while few others injured after a 100-year-old building collapsed in West Bengal.
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Centre seeks report from WB govt on tent collapse
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 16 (ANI): The Centre has sought a report from the West Bengal Government on the tent collapse incident that took place during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Kisan Kalyan rally in West Bengal's Medinipur.
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'Murder your opponents' syndicate operating in WB: PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], Jul 13 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday trained guns at Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government saying the 'murder your opponents' syndicate is flourishing in the state.
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WB: Ahead of PM's rally, farmers appeal for facilities
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Midnapore (West Bengal) [India], July 16 (ANI): Farmers from West Bengal have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide them with proper facilities and water, ahead of his 'Krishak Kalyan Rally' at Midnapur college ground on Monday.
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4 terrorists arrested from WB's Naxalbari
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Naxalbari (West Bengal) [India], Jul 8 (ANI): The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal's Siliguri arrested four terrorists from Siliguri's Naxalbari area.
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WB: Five arrested with 1 kg Uranium
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Jul 5 (ANI): Five people were arrested with one kilogram of Uranium here on Thursday.
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Chinese military delegation to hold talks with Indian Army in WB
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata [India], July 3 (ANI): Putting behind the acrimony of Doklam episode, a high level Chinese Army delegation reached Sukna on Monday for a close interaction with their Indian counterparts. The Chinese delegation led by Lt Gen Liu Xiaowu, Deputy Commander of Western Theatre Command,
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