CM's demand for UN intervention on CAA harmful for India's image: Dhankar
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday criticized Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for demanding a UN resolution on the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, saying a "person in authority should not seek such an intervention, it doesn't do any honour to our country".
Mamata Banerjee to hit streets for second day against CAA-NRC
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will hold a rally for the second straight day as a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in south Kolkata on Tuesday.
Dilip Ghosh asks party workers to defy police orders after BJP rally stopped in south Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: BJP state unit president Dilip Ghosh on Monday urged his party members to defy police orders if they don't allow BJP to hold rallies.
Violence in West Bengal continuing unabated under Mamata Banerjee's support: BJP
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal unit BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Sunday claimed that the illegal Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants have taken over the protests against the amended citizenship law in West Bengal and alleged that the state government allowed the escalation of the law and order situation.
Mamata Banerjee trying to turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh: Dilip Ghosh
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal unit BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Sunday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the widespread violent agitation against the amended citizenship law across the state and alleged that TMC is trying to turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh.
Kolkata/IBNS: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a march against the amended Citizenship Act on Monday.
Citizenship(Amendment) Act protesters continue to block road and rail in West Bengal
Kolkata/UNI: Road and rail blockades continued in different parts of West Bengal on Saturday in protest against the amended Citizenship Act.
Tension over Citizenship Bill hits Bengal too, Beldandga railway complex set on fire
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid fierce agitation in the North East, the protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act spread to West Bengal too on Friday with a section of people turning violent against it in different corners of the state and even set on fire a railway complex in Muslim-dominated Mushirdabad besides halting train services at various stations on Friday.
TMC's Mahua Moitra moves SC against new citizenship law, fails to get urgent hearing
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the controversial citizenship law which will grant citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist, Jain, Christian but not Muslim refugees who came to India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before 2015.
GJM (Binay Tamang) and TMC protest CAB BillÂ
Darjeeling/UNI: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binay faction) today jointly with the TMC (Hills) staged a dharna against the Citizen Amendment Bill (CAB) in front of the district magistrate premises here.
What happened today has put the country's democracy to shame : West Bengal Governor
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday had to wait in front of locked gate of the state Assembly, which is designated for him, and later entered the House through another gate meant for media persons and officials.
BJP facing result of arrogance: Mamata Banerjee on TMC's sweep in Bengal bypolls
Kolkata/IBNS: Turning the tide in her favour just six months after facing a jolt in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faced defeats in the three state bypolls because of its arrogance.
After Lok Sabha slide, Mamata makes comeback as TMC sweeps West Bengal bypolls
Kolkata/IBNS: After experiencing a massive setback in the Lok Sabha polls six months ago, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday came out with flying colours as her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) swept the bypolls held in three seats of the state on Nov 25.
West Bengal by-elections: TMC wins Kaliaganj and Kharagpur, ahead in Karimpur
Kolkata/IBNS: In a boost for party chief Mamata Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) wrested Kaliaganj and Kharagpur Sadar seats and is also ahead by a comfortable margin in Karimpur constituency as the results of by-elections in all the three seats are coming out on Thursday.
West Bengal by-elections: TMC takes lead in all three seats
Kolkata/IBNS: Surprising the BJP, the TMC took lead in Karimpur, Kharagpur and Kaliaganj as the results in all the three seats are coming out on Thursday, local media reports said.