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The story so far: Over the past several days, book stalls set up by Left parties at Durga Puja pandals have come under attack at several places in West Bengal. Stalls run by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India and the Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) have been targeted…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari arrives at a house to meet one of the bereaved families of the Kolkata Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal stampede victims, in Hooghly on October 20, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday (October 20, 2026) called on the family members of those who died…
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Artists perform during the Mahalaya Durga Puja celebrations organised by State government, at Eden Gardens on October 10, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI The West Bengal government organised a massive Durga Puja event at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Saturday (October 10, 2026), with about 40,000 people in attendance. The much-awaited event on the occasion of…
Two FIRs have been registered against senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya a day after his house came under attack by miscreants. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has warned him of legal action for his “Hindutva” comments. “He wrote on his verified social media platform yesterday morning, describing the incident as an ‘attack…
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In West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party has the support of 207 MLAs in the 294-member Assembly. Two constituencies are up for bypolls, a situation created because the elected representatives won from other constituencies in the State elections earlier this year. Editorial | Freezing democracy: On the Election Commission of India and West Bengal The…
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: PTI West BengalChief MinisterSuvendu Adhikari has asked ministers in his cabinet to concentrate on their work in the office instead of being hyperactive on the streets. Mr. Adhikari gave advice to his cabinet colleagues at a cabinet meeting at the State Secretariat on Wednesday (September 23, 2026)….
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari addresses the ‘Gerua Samman Yatra’ at Jadavpur, in Kolkata. File | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said people have the constitutional freedom to choose their food habits and religious practices, in an apparent response to godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, over his…
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West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited Jadavpur for a public recital of the national song Vande Mataram, which saw thousands of people join the Chief Minister. File. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday (August 28, 2026) participated in an event near the Jadavpur University campus, where he criticised…
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After the defeat in the West Bengal Assembly polls 2026, Mamata Banerjee, who made her political mark as a ‘street-fighter ’, has not hit the streets often. Photo: TMC via ANI. Referring to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee interacting with her supporters through social media, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (August 24,…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. File. | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (August 24, 2026) said that 23,000 certificates under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 have been distributed out of the 2.30 lakh applications that have been made. “Through the district magistrates, we will complete the hearings…
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