West Bengal 2021: Will public intellectuals have an impact on the upcoming election?

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If all political analyses of West Bengal in the last few years could be monetised, it could contribute significantly to the national economy. One such popular analysis is that the forthcoming assembly elections will take place in a post-‘bhadralok’ era, the bhadralok — this entity always a man — being an idealist who likes old … Read more

Decision on CAA rules once vaccination begins: Amit Shah

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BIRBHUM: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the framing of rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act had been delayed because of Covid-19 and that a decision on it will be taken after the vaccination begins. Targeting the Trinamool government in West Bengal, Shah said it cannot stop infiltration as it believes in minority … Read more

Attack on Nadda’s convoy: Refusing to release officers, West Bengal says they’re busy with Covid duty

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New Delhi: The West Bengal government has opposed the Centre’s move to attach three Indian Police Service officers from the state cadre with the Union home ministry, conveying to the ministry that the purpose behind the central government’s move is not clear, the three officers are engaged in key assignments amid the Covid-19 pandemic and … Read more

Amit Shah likely to visit Bengal later this month

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KOLKATA: Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is likely to visit West Bengal for two days later this month to take stock of the party organisation ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, a senior party functionary of the state said on Friday. Shah’s possible visit will take place in the backdrop of … Read more

Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s health condition still critical: Hospital

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Kolkata: The health condition of former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee continued to remain critical on Friday, with doctors monitoring his vital parameters from time to time, the private hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, said in a statement. The veteran CPI(M) leader, who has been suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other … Read more

Dilip Ghosh writes to Amit Shah over ‘security lapses’ during Nadda’s visit to Bengal

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West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah alleging security lapses during party national president J P Nadda’s ongoing tour of the state. Ghosh, in his letter, claimed that the “police allowed a mob of around 200 people, carrying bamboo sticks, to raise slogans, demonstrate and show black flags … Read more

TMC to morally support farmers’ strike call, not to enforce it

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KOLKATA: The ruling TMC in West Bengal Monday decided to extend “moral support” to the December 8 nationwide strike called by farmers to protest against the new agriculture laws and in solidarity will stage sit-ins in various parts of the state for the next three days. Senior TMC leader and MP Saugata Roy said the … Read more

In West Bengal, BJP says Citizenship Amendment Act rollout by January-end

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NEW DELHI: BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has said that the Citizenship Amendment Act rules will be framed in the next one month, after which the Act will be ready for implementation in the state. “We are firm in our promise to refugees. There was some delay in framing of the rules, but the … Read more

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reviews work in tribal belt

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NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday began a four-day tour of tribal districts in Bankura, an area visited by Union home minister Amit Shah earlier this month. During a programme, she hit out at Shah, calling his lunch at the house of a tribal in Bankura a “public show.” Banerjee will be … Read more

Mamata announces schemes ahead of assembly polls

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BANKURA (WB): Ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced schemes for redressing grievances of people at the block level and providing motorbikes to youths to help them run small businesses. Banerjee, while speaking at a public distribution programme at Khatra in Bankura district, also claimed that the … Read more