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West Bengal CM urges PM Modi to include tableau of freedom fighters from s
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], January 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to include the tableau of freedom fighters from the state in the Republic Day parade on the 75th year of India's independence.
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NIA arrests absconding FICN trafficker from West Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an absconding Fake Indian Currency (FICN) trafficker in a joint operation with Border Security Force (BSF) in West Bengal's Malda district, the agency said on Sunday.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury urges Defence Ministry to allow West Bengal's Repub
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Statuary requested Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to allow West Bengal tableau to showcase its cultural heritage and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's life and contributions to the country's
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EC reschedules West Bengal municipal elections to February 12 amid rising
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 15 (ANI): The West Bengal State Election Commission postponed the West Bengal municipality election, which were scheduled for January 22, to February 12.
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West Bengal: BJP writes to State Election Commission seeking postponement
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], January 15 (ANI): In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases, the West Bengal BJP on Friday wrote to the State Election Commission (SEC) requesting to postpone the municipality elections for a month.
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WB train accident: Indian Railways claims to have disbursed ex gratia paym
Updated : 4 years, 3 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, 3 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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Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap: Preliminary inquiry shows glitch in locomot
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that the preliminary inquiry showed a glitch in the locomotive equipment as the reason behind the train accident at Domohani in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
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Statutory inquiry initiated into Bikaner-Guwahati train mishap, says Railw
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that a statutory inquiry has been initiated to find out the reason behind the train accident site at Domohani in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.
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Bikaner-Guwahati train accident: Death toll rises to 9; Railways Minister
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday will visit the train accident site at Maynaguri in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal as the death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati train accident has risen to nine, Union Minister John Barla in
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Bikaner-Guwahati train accident: Death toll rises to 6
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): The death toll in the Bikaner-Guwahati train accident in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district has risen to six, said Chief Public Relations Officer (PRO), Northeast Frontier Railway on Friday.
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People take holy dip at Gangasagar on Makar Sankranti
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Gangasagar (West Bengal) [India], January 14 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 surge, a large number of people on Friday took a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti at Gangasagar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
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