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Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee refuses Padma Bhushan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 25 (ANI): Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has refused the Padma Bhushan award which was announced by the central government on Tuesday.
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Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to be conferred with Padma B
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will be conferred with India's third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan on Republic Day.
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Suvendu Adhikari expresses concern over non-participation of DMs from Beng
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said that he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and expressed concern over the non-participation of District Magistrates from West Bengal in the virtual meeting chaired by the Prime Minister on January 22.
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WB BJP issues notices to two leaders for 'anti-party activities'
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party West Bengal unit has issued a show-cause notice to two party leaders for "anti-party activities".
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Public spirit of petitioners was silent during WB post-poll violence, Trip
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], January 23 (ANI): The BJP-ruled Tripura government has vehemently opposed the petition seeking an investigation by an SIT into the communal incidents of violence in the State, saying the so-called "public-spirited persons" were silent when a "larger scale communal
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Main focus is to keep everyone in our community safe, says Jess Jonassen
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], January 17 (ANI): Australia women's team all-rounder Jess Jonassen said the main thing that the whole squad is looking for during the COVID-19 pandemic, is to keep everyone in the community safe and healthy.
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SC hopes WB Assembly speaker will decide within 2 weeks over Mukul Roy dis
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday expressed hope that the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Biman Banerjee will decide on the disqualification petition moved against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Mukul Roy, within two weeks.
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SC defers hearing on WB govt's suit against CBI probe in post-poll violenc
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday deferred the hearing of the West Bengal government's suit alleging that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is pressing ahead with an investigation into the post-poll violence cases in the state without securing its nod a
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WB train accident: Indian Railways claims to have disbursed ex gratia paym
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): The Indian Railways has disbursed the ex gratia payment to all the kin of victims and injured in the Bikaner-Guwahati train accident which happened in Jalpaiguri district on Thursday.
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HC directs WBEC to consider postponement of four civic polls for 4-6 weeks
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Calcutta High Court on Friday has directed the State Election Commission to consider the postponement of four civic polls for four-six weeks due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.
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Rescue operations are on, says WB Governor on Guwahati-Bikaner express tra
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 13 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of lives in the derailment of Guwahati-Bikaner Express train near Jalpaiguri in the state. Three people were killed and at least 20 injured in the mishap that took
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WB municipal polls: HC seeks State EC's affidavit within 48 hours on COVID
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 11 (ANI): Ahead of the West Bengal municipal polls, Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the State Election Commission to submit an affidavit within 48 hours to inform it about the number of containment zones in poll-bound areas and the number of off
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