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West Bengal women tie rakhi to Afghan nationals in Dum Dum
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], August 22 (ANI): Trinamool Congress organised a Rakshabandhan event in the Dum Dum area of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Sunday. During the event, women tied rakhis to Afghan nationals and others living in the area.
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Rakhis in Kolkata markets have political touch this time
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): Rakhis in Kolkata markets have a political flavour this year.
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Rakshabandhan: 'Didi rakhis' in huge demand in Siliguri markets
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): Ahead of Rakshabandhan, markets in Siliguri were seen flooded with 'didi rakhis', symbolising the recent victory of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the recently held polls. Banerjee is popularly referred as "Didi".
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Eunuchs, transgenders receive first shot of Covid vaccine in West Bengal's
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): The members of the eunuch and the transgender community in Siliguri received the first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.
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BSF nabs two Indians while smuggling cattle from India to Bangladesh
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Malda (West Bengal), August 21 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended two Indian smugglers in Malda district under the South Bengal frontier while they were trying to cross the Ganga river with four cattle to Bangladesh, the force said on Saturday.
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NHRC asks Bengal's secretary to conduct fresh survey on plight of Sonagach
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a reminder to the West Bengal's Secretary of Department of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare to expedite the work of conducting a survey along with Indian Institute of Science over the con
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WB post-poll violence: BJP's Dilip Ghosh welcomes Calcutta HC order, says
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): Reacting to the order issued by the Calcutta High Court over the post-poll violence in the state, the President of the West Bengal unit of BJP Dilip Ghosh said the High Court's order proved that it does not trust the Trinamool Congress (TMC
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It's a big achievement for Indian football: Anirudh Thapa on Sandesh joini
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 21 (ANI): Indian footballer Anirudh Thapa said Sandesh Jhingan's move to HNK Sibenik to play in the Croatian top-tier league Prva HNL is a "big achievement" for Indian football.
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Mamata Banerjee floated idea of forming core group to formulate strategies
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 21 (ANI): In a virtual meeting of opposition parties convened by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Friday, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee floated the idea of forming a core group to formulate strategies to
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BSF nabs 15 Bangladeshis for illegally crossing India-Bangladesh border
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal), August 20 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended 15 Bangladeshi nationals here while illegally crossing the India-Bangladesh border on Thursday from different places.
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Bengal post-poll violence: Affected families welcome HC's order of CBI pro
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], August 20 (ANI): The affected families of post-poll violence in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal welcomed the decision of the Calcutta High Court that ordered a CBI inquiry into the matter.
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Send him to Afghanistan to protect their women: Shobha Karandlaje on Owais
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 20 (ANI): Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Friday hit out at Asaduddin Owaisi and said that the said that AIMIM chief should be sent to Afghanistan to protect their women and their community.
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