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CID takes over probe in Cooch Behar CISF firing that killed four

West Bengal CID Friday took over the case of killing of four people in firing by the CISF during polling in Cooch Behar district on April 10

EC should hold urgent all-party meeting to decide on Bengal polls: Yechury

Worried over a sudden surge in Covid-19 cases in West Bengal, the CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said on Friday that the ECI should immediately call an all-party meeting

West Bengal logs highest one-day spike of 6,769 Covid-19 cases

West Bengal on Thursday recorded the highest single-day spike of 6,769 COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,36,885, the state health department said. At least 22 more people succumbed to the infection, raising the toll in the state to 10,480, the department said in its bulletin. Kolkata, too, registered its biggest one-day surge since the outbreak of the disease, with 1,615 people testing positive for coronavirus. Accordingly, the number of active cases rose to 36,981. Of the 22 deaths, 10 were due to the comorbidities where COVID-19 was incidental. Seven fatalities were recorded in the city, six in neighbouring North 24 Parganas, five in South 24 Parganas and one each in Howrah, Birbhum, Malda, and Jalpaiguri. Altogether 2,387 people recuperated from the disease in the past 24 hours, which took the total number of recoveries to 5,89,424. The discharge rate stood at 92.55 per cent. As many as 96,74,962 clinical examinations have been conducted in the state so far,

Ending speculation, EC says no plan to merge last 3 phases of Bengal polls

The Election Commission on Thursday dismissed speculation that the last three phases of assembly polls in West Bengal could be combined

BJP will not get even 70 seats in West Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee

Many expect the election to be a cliff-hanger

BJP trying to destroy Bengal and its culture, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday termed BJP claims to build "Sonar Bangla" (golden Bengal) as a "mirage"

Will spare none, Mamata after meeting Cooch Behar victims' families

Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the families of the victims who were killed at Sitalkuchi during the fourth phase of polling

Delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs to meet EC officials today in Delhi

A delegation of Trinamool Congress MPs will meet Election Commission officials in Delhi on Wednesday afternoon, the party said

Mixed performance by West Bengal in implementation of big central schemes

The state has been a top performer in FY21 on Central schemes like MGNREGA, But its performance in distribution of free grains during the lockdown to the poor had been dismal

Bengal reports highest one-day spike of 4,817 Covid cases, 20 more deaths

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded the highest single-day spike of 4,817 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, pushing the tally to 6,24,224, the health department said in a bulletin.

Mamata Banerjee has realised TMC will lose the election: Rajnath

Singh Tuesday claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has realized that Trinamool Congress will lose the ongoing assembly poll to the BJP

Mamata Banerjee stages dharna in Kolkata to protest 24-hr campaign ban

Banerjee on Tuesday staged a 3.5-hour-long dharna in the heart of the city

EC imposed campaign ban on Mamata at BJP's behest, says Sanjay Raut

Raut on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission's decision to bar Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours was taken at the behest of the BJP.

Trinamool Congress, Cong, Left parties depend on outsiders: Amit Shah

Shah took on Mamata Banerjee for her oft-repeated 'outsider' barb

Gorkha problem to be fixed after BJP comes to power in Bengal: Amit Shah

Shah on Tuesday gave assurance that a political solution to the long-drawn "Gorkha problem" in the Hills will be reached once the BJP forms government in West Bengal.

EC's decision to ban Mamata from campaigning taken at behest of BJP: Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission's decision to bar West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours was taken at the behest of the BJP

Bloodshed in Bengal

Violence has become a tragic fixture of state politics

West Bengal records 4,511 fresh Covid-19 cases, highest one-day spike

West Bengal on Monday registered 4,511 fresh COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day spike since the pandemic started last year, the state health department said. Kolkata also set a record of 1,115 new cases. The state also reported this year's highest COVID-19 fatalities at 14 on Monday, pushing the death toll to 10,414. The coronavirus caseload rose to 6,19,407, the department said in a bulletin. It said that 1,947 people recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases currently is 26,531. In the last 24 hours, 37,116 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state.

West Bengal: BJP to hold 2,000 small 'potho sabhas' in and around Kolkata

Shah will launch a massive public outreach campaign from Tuesday during which more than 2,000 street corner meetings will be held in over 40 assembly seats, party leaders said on Monday.

Election Commission working as BJP wing, black day for democracy: TMC

The TMC claimed that the poll panel was behaving like a "wing of the BJP" and its decision smacks of authoritarianism