Tag: Bengal
Bypolls To 4 Bengal Assembly Seats On October 30
Just a month after the crucial Bhabanipur by-election on September 30 where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting, the state is again going to face elections in four assembly constituencies. ....
TMC, BJD Register Emphatic Win In Bypolls; Mamata Banerjee's National Ambitions Get A Boost
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has won all three seats, including the crucial Bhabhanipur from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was contesting, and Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won one seat where polling was held on September 30.....
Fire Breaks Out At Mamata Banerjee's Office In West Bengal Secretariat
A fire broke out on the panel of the mobile towers on the roof of the 14th floor of the West Bengal secretariat in Nabanna in Kolkata on Tuesday noon. Firefighters and police rushed to the spot and the brought the fire under control within half-an-hour. ....
Bengal Govt Asks Police, Administration To Stay Alert After Bangladesh Violence
A day after the state intelligence department issued an alert following the communal unrest in Bangladesh, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday instructed the administration and the police to stay alert and not allow the spread of any kind of communal instigation in the state. ....
72 Rohingyas Identified In Bengaluru, No Plan To Deport Them: Karnataka Govt To SC
The BJP-led Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that there are 72 Rohingyas in Bengaluru city, but it has no immediate plan to deport them. ....
Hospitals In Bengal Cannot Charge More Than Rs 5K For Clinical Investigation
In an advisory to the private hospitals and nursing homes, the state health department has fixed an upper ceiling of Rs 5,000 for the diagnosis and clinical investigation for the beneficiaries of Swasthya Sathi Card holders and asked them to bring the patients under packages immediately. ....
Bengali Actor Srabanti Chatterjee Quits BJP
The exodus continues as Bengali film actor Srabanti Chatterjee, who had joined the BJP with a lot of hype before the Assembly polls, quit the party announcing that it lacks sincerity and initiatives to further the cause of Bengal. ....
Two Germans Test Covid Positive In Bengaluru, One Goes Missing
One of the German travellers who came to the KempeGowda International Airport (KIAL) in Bengaluru has been missing after testing positive in the RT-PCR test, sources in the Karnataka health department said on Wednesday. ....
20 International Passengers Test Covid Positive At Bengaluru Airport
At least 20 foreign passengers have tested positive for Covid-19 at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru, sources said on Wednesday. ....
Bengal May Impose Total Lockdown Amid Covid Surge
With more than 73,000 new Covid-19 registered in the last seven days, speculations are rife that West Bengal, which has already announced formation of micro-containment zones, might impose a full lockdown curb the unprecedented spike. ....
