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Former Bengal deputy speaker Ashis Banerjee found dead at TMC office in Birbhum

By Odisha News Online 28
WEST BENGAL, AUG 16 :  Former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker and veteran Trinamool Congress leader Ashis Banerjee was found hanging at a party office near his residence in Hattala Para, Rampurhat, in Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police sources said. A purported suicide note was recovered from the party office, with police examining its […]Continue Reading
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Yusuf Pathan, Saayoni Ghosh, Shatrughan Sinha among 19 TMC rebel list signatories

By Odisha News Online 83
WEST BENGAL, JUNE 10 :  As the political turmoil within the Trinamool Congress deepened and spilled into Parliament, as many as 19 MPs, including prominent faces such as Yusuf Pathan, Sayoni Ghosh and Shatrughan Sinha, reportedly signed the rebel list, with the party appearing to be headed for a vertical split, sources said. This unprecedented […]Continue Reading
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Bengal clears land transfer to BSF for Bangladesh border fencing, says CM Adhikari after first Cabinet meet

By Odisha News Online 130
WEST BENGAL,MAY 11 : West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced a series of key decisions after the first cabinet meeting, including approval for transfer of land to the Border Security Force for fencing the India-Bangladesh border. Adhikari said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “development for all” would guide the new […]Continue Reading
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Suvendu Adhikari likely to be Bengal CM as BJP weighs two deputy CMs, including a woman leader

By Odisha News Online 95
WEST BENGAL, MAY 8 : The BJP legislature party meeting began in Kolkata on Friday amid strong indications that senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari will be elected the next chief minister of West Bengal, according to sources. Sources said BJP’s West Bengal unit chief Samik Bhattacharya proposed Adhikari’s name for the top post during discussions. […]Continue Reading
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Suvendu aide murder: Police scan CCTV footage, launch manhunt as tension grips parts of North 24 Parganas

By Odisha News Online 108
WEST BENGAL, MAY 7 : The West Bengal Police are examining CCTV footage and have formed multiple teams to trace the assailants involved in the killing of a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, a senior officer said on Thursday. Police are also probing whether contract killers were involved in the murder of Chandranath […]Continue Reading
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West Bengal: Repoll begins at 15 booths in South 24 Parganas; EVM glitch briefly halts voting

By Odisha News Online 121
WEST BENGAL, MAY 2 : Voting began on Saturday at 15 booths across two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, a day after the Election Commission ordered a repoll following reports of electoral malpractices. The repolls are being held in 11 polling stations in Magrahat Paschim and four in Diamond Harbour. Voting […]Continue Reading