Anant Maharaj heads a faction of Greater Cooch Behar People’s Association, a body seeking statehood for Cooch Behar, and belongs to Rajbanshi community.
Counting was underway at 339 counting centres for 63,229 gram panchayat seats following which counting will begin for 9,730 panchayat samiti seats and 928 zilla parishad seats.
BJP has said that when Madhab Biswas tried to enter the polling booth he was stopped by TMC supporters & as the situation escalated, they killed him. TMC has denied the allegations.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says she's willing to support Congress but wants no fight in Bengal. Congress says Karnataka win made her see the party's importance in securing the state.
Former DGP Virendra, said to be handpicked by Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, took oath as state CIC Monday, leading to fresh criticism against Governor C.V. Ananda Bose from Adhikari.
Last year, Bengal’s Durga Puja became 1st in Asia to get UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage tag. After 2 yrs of low-key celebrations due to Covid, revellers went all out this year.
The demand comes after the report by the BJP's fact-finding team noted that a fair enquiry isn't possible by state police since it's 'hand in glove' with TMC govt.
Bengal BJP, which held its 1st Durga Puja in 2020, is leaving no stone unturned in organising a grand celebration this year. Party leaders say this will be state unit’s last Durga Puja.
BJP leaders were detained in Kolkata while leading the ‘Nabanna Chalo’ march. LoP Suvendu Adhikari claims that Mamata has lost the people's support and is turning Bengal into a dictatorship.
When Ranbir Kapoor was cast in Ramayana, the PR team said he would give up meat during the filming — a silly thing to do because it put the Meat Police on high alert.
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector.
In largest overhaul of military command in 5 decades, Field Marshal Asim Munir set to assume post of Chief of Defence Forces tomorrow, as Army claims primacy in Pakistan armed forces.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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