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Overnight celebrities of West Bengal
Published on Mar 02, 2022 10:44 AM IST
Bhuban Badyakar’s song changed his life when it was filmed and shared on a video-sharing platform in November 2021
West Bengal civic polls: Counting of votes today
The polls were held on February 27 with nearly 95 lakh people exercising their franchise to decide the fate of more than 8,000 candidates. The civic body elections were earlier scheduled to take place on January 22 but got delayed due to the worsening Covid-19 situation.
Updated on Mar 02, 2022 10:06 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Ishika Yadav | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Bengal municipality elections: Repolling in 2 booths held peacefully
The repoll was held in booth number four of ward number 33 of South Dum Dum Municipality and booth number 7 of ward number 25 of Serampore Municipality.
Published on Mar 01, 2022 11:30 PM IST
PTI | , Kolkata
CPI(M) youth front, ISF hold protests demanding arrest of Anis Khan’s killers
Anis Khan, 27, a former student of Kolkata’s Aliah University, was allegedly murdered in the early hours of February 19 at his house in Sarda village in the Amta area of Howrah district.
Published on Mar 01, 2022 11:11 PM IST
Bengal civic polls: Counting of votes tomorrow
The civic body elections were earlier scheduled to take place on January 22 but got delayed due to the worsening Covid-19 situation across India fuelled by the Omicron variant. Elections were finally held on February 27 with nearly 95 lakh people exercising their franchise to decide the fate of more than 8,000 candidates.
Published on Mar 01, 2022 01:18 PM IST
Written by Harshit Sabarwal | Edited by Swati Bhasin, New Delhi
West Bengal: Citizens snub BJP’s 12-hour bandh call today
KOLKATA: The 12-hour statewide bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal failed to evoke any favourable response as the police warned of strong actions if the party tried to forcefully implement the strike
Published on Feb 28, 2022 10:30 AM IST
Left to hold demonstrations in Bengal against election malpractices
Left Front chairman Biman Bose alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress attempted to deprive voters of their franchise by violent means. He described it as "ominous for democracy."
Updated on Feb 28, 2022 12:07 AM IST
PTI |
Pulled up for wearing hijab, complains West Bengal health worker in Malda
An auxillary nurse midwife in West Bengal’s Malda district has complained that her immediate supervisor, a nurse, objected to her wearing a hijab though she had been wearing the headscarf for the last 15 years
Published on Feb 26, 2022 02:23 AM IST
Sreyasi Pal
West Bengal Assembly summoned on March 7 at 2pm
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar are at loggerheads after the latter took office. The chief minister had several times alleged that the Governor makes statements in political interest and interferes in the business of state government.
Published on Feb 25, 2022 11:48 PM IST
ANI | , Kolkata
SC refuses MHA offer, rejects BJP plea on central forces for Bengal civic polls
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, offered to spare central forces for deployment in West Bengal for the civic elections on Sunday, March 27, but the Supreme Court dismissed the BJP petition.
Updated on Feb 25, 2022 07:32 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
Wall paintings in Kolkata's street exhibition to connect people with arts
The third edition of Behala Art Fest will be held between February 25 and 27.
Published on Feb 25, 2022 09:13 AM IST
ANI |
Student leader’s death: Calcutta HC likely to hear the case today
Four unidentified men allegedly murdered the Aliah University student and a prominent face of the anti-National Register of Citizen protests
Published on Feb 24, 2022 10:35 AM IST
HT Correspondent
Will help Anish Khan’s family seek CBI probe: Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari
West Bengal director general of police said Anish Khan’s family was not cooperating with the police and was getting influenced by a political party.
Updated on Feb 24, 2022 03:03 AM IST
SIT formed to investigate Bengal student leader Anis Khan’s death
Four unidentified men allegedly murdered an Indian Secular Front leader in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Saturday
Updated on Feb 21, 2022 03:40 PM IST
Will break booth machine: BJP leader on post-poll violence in WB civic elections
As many as 108 civic bodies of West Bengal will go into polls on February 27. Elections to four other municipalities in Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Chandannagar and Asansol already took place on February 12, which the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress swept.
Updated on Feb 20, 2022 10:55 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by Aryan Prakash, New Delhi
After student leader is killed in Howrah, students block road in Kolkata
Following the incident, students of Aliah University blocked the seven-point Park Circus crossing in Kolkata and took out a candle light march. A scuffle broke out when the protestors tried to break the barricades set up by the police.
Published on Feb 19, 2022 11:02 PM IST
Kolkata businessman lynched near city; villagers say they mistook him for a thief
Mukherjee, who lived in the Netaji Nagar area of south Kolkata, rode to Begumpur on his motorbike with his childhood friend, Priyanka Sarkar. She did not suffer any injuries in the incident which took place around 2 am, officers involved in the probe said.
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 04:49 PM IST
Landmark decision: Calcutta HC allows woman to terminate 35-week pregnancy
The woman’s foetus was found to be suffering from defects in the spinal cord and brain, making its chances of survival bleak
Published on Feb 18, 2022 01:49 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee set to name office bearers of TMC’s newly formed national panel
West Bengal CM Banerjee last week formed the 20-member committee after dissolving the previous panel amid rumblings over the “one person, one post” policy
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 10:53 AM IST
Bengal family gets couple remarried to celebrate man’s 100th birthday
The couple’s children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, who also live in other states, returned to their village to celebrate the occasion
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 03:03 AM IST
Sreyasi Pal, Hindustan Times, Berhampore
88 Bangladeshi fishermen held off West Bengal coast
All the apprehended poachers and the fishing boats were handed over to the marine police at Fraserganj in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday afternoon.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 10:45 PM IST
PTI | , Kolkata
Bengal mourns death of Bappi Lahiri, Sandhya Mukherjee; state pays tribute
The passing of veteran singer Sandhya Mukherjee and music director Bappi Lahiri has left millions in West Bengal heartbroken.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 06:34 PM IST
Singer Sandhya Mukherjee deserved more than Padma Shri, says Mamata
“There are many ways to honour a luminary. The Padma Shri is definitely an honour, but there are higher awards. This was insulting for her,” Mamata Banerjee said without naming anyone
Published on Feb 16, 2022 05:41 PM IST
TMC did not let Sandhya Mukherjee accept Padma award: BJP leader Dilip Ghosh
A political slugfest started hours after veteran Bengali singer Sandhya Mukherjee’s death over her decision to not accept the Padma Shri award in January.
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 05:20 PM IST
Schools reopen in Bengal for primary, upper-primary students after almost 2 yrs
The students are returning to schools since the Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of educational institutes in March 2020
Updated on Feb 16, 2022 10:19 AM IST
BJP’s defeat in 4 Bengal cities increases rumblings against state leadership
The BJP petition has sought re-election following its stunning defeat in the previous round of civic body elections. The petition will be heard on Wednesday.
Published on Feb 16, 2022 02:46 AM IST
Mute Swan spotted near Kolkata; first sighting in West Bengal
Mutes are found from Western Europe to central Asia – Russia, China and Mongolia. Introduced populations occur in the United States. Small populations also occur in South Western Australia and across New Zealand. They are popular as privately kept waterfowl in park lakes, as well as water areas in zoos or bird collections.
Updated on Feb 15, 2022 12:15 AM IST
TMC sweeps civic polls, wins all four local bodies
The party registered its first electoral victory in the Siliguri Municipal Corporation in north Bengal.
Updated on Feb 15, 2022 05:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Kolkata
Big day for Mamata with TMC set to sweep Bengal civic elections
In December last year, the Trinamool Congress swept the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections, bagging 134 out of the 144 seats
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 04:07 PM IST
Bengal civic polls: Counting of votes begins
The Siliguri Municipal Corporation was with the Left Front while the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) ran the other three
Updated on Feb 14, 2022 09:19 AM IST
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