Tag: West Bengal
'If CAA Not Related To Religion, Why Not Include Muslims?'
Chandra Kumar Bose, BJP Vice President for West Bengal, on Tuesday demanded transparency in the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 saying if it was not related to any religion, then Muslims should also be included.....
JU Students Block Governor's Car, Show Black Flags
A large number of students and staff of Jadavpur University on Monday blocked the car of West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and staged a black flag demonstration, besides raising "Go back" slogans against him when he arrived at the campus to attend an official meeting.....
Are You The Ambassador Of Pakistan? Mamata Asks Modi
Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after he asked the Opposition to protest against Pakistan and not the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wondered whether Modi was the ambassador of Pakistan with a habit of glorifying and dragging in the neighbouring nation on every issue. ....
JNU Violence: Celebrities Join Student Protesters In Bengal
Kolkata and various districts of West Bengal on Monday erupted in protest against the attack on students and professors of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, as students hit the streets in large numbers blockading roads and railway tracks and shouting slogans railing against right-wing Hindutva forces, like ABVP, BJP and the RSS.....
Bengal Assembly To Pass Anti-CAA Resolution: Mamata
The West Bengal government is planning to pass a resolution in the state Assembly against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the next three-four days, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Monday and demanded that the provision seeking the birth certificates and parents place of birth be deleted from the NPR form.....
Cyclone Amphan: LS Speaker Tells Bengal, Odisha MPs To Be Alert
With less than 24 hours to go before super cyclone Amphan makes a landfall in West Bengal, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday dialled up MPs of the areas that are likely to be affected by cyclone.....
Mamata Says At Least 72 Dead In Cyclone, Urges PM To Visit
A day after severe cyclone Amphan wrecked havoc in several West Bengal districts, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the storm left at least 72 people dead and many homeless besides snapping electricity, internet connection and other communication tools in large parts of the state.....
Mamata Banerjee Criticises Union Budget, Calls It Anti-country
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday vehemently criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament earlier in the day, saying it would impact farmers and poor people across the country. She said, "it is anti-farmer, anti-people and anti-country budget".....
PM Modi To Visit Assam, West Bengal On Feb 7
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day's visit to poll-bound Assam and West Bengal on February 7 to lay the foundation stone for several infrastructure projects. ....
Mamata Banerjee Projected Corrupt Leaders In Trinamool: Opinion Poll
While the Trinamool Congress is poised to win West Bengal assembly elections, corruption and the image of its leaders is becoming an issue with the voters.....
