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BJP in choppy waters amid power struggle, smouldering differences?

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- At a time when the state BJP is already on the back foot in Matua-dominated areas after the rollout of the SIR-an exercise that has stirred deep anxiety within the community over c... Read More


'BJP-ruled states see sharpest decline in no. schools under PM Poshan'

Kolkata, Dec. 25 -- The number of schools covered under the Centre's flagship Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PMPSN) scheme that provides mid day meals to students, has declined steadily from 11.... Read More


Insurance: Bengal disburses 'over Rs 3K cr benefiting 1.13 cr farmers'

Kolkata, Dec. 24 -- At a time when the BJP-led government at the Centre is alleged to have fallen short of its promise to double farmers' income by the end of 2022, the Mamata Banerjee-led government ... Read More


BJP's 'betrayal' exposed, says TMC after Shantanu's '1L Matua names deletion' remark

Kolkata, Dec. 23 -- After BJP MP and a key leader of the saffron party-linked faction of the Matua Mahasangha, Shantanu Thakur, made a controversial remark that the removal of one lakh Matua names fro... Read More


BJP emerges top beneficiary of corporate donations after electoral bonds scrapped

Kolkata, Dec. 22 -- After the Supreme Court scrapped the electoral bond scheme, the ruling party at the Centre, BJP, emerged as the biggest beneficiary with Rs 3,112 crore having been received as corp... Read More


'ABOUT 20K INFILTRATORS ARRESTED IN 10 YEARS...' Centre's data debunks Bengal BJP's '1 crore infiltrator' claim

KOLKATA, Dec. 20 -- What Bengal BJP leaders, particularly Suvendu Adhikari, have been claiming for months-that the state is home to one crore "Rohingyas" and Bangladeshi infiltrators-has once again be... Read More


Every child in India is born with Rs 1.32L debt, says TMC, blames Modi govt's 'unchecked borrowing'

Kolkata, Dec. 19 -- Placing the all-India figure, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday countered the BJP's claims on Bengal's borrowings by citing data to argue that the Centre's debt burden ... Read More


'Unmapped' voters highest in Matua-dominated Assembly constituencies

Kolkata, Dec. 18 -- The highest concentration of the "unmapped" voters was found in the Matua-dominated Assembly constituencies of North 24-Parganas and Nadia, with BJP MLA Subrata Thakur's Gaighata r... Read More


More than 86K names of Matuas in Bongaon removed from draft rolls

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- After the names of over 86,175 people belonging to the Matua community in four Assembly constituencies under Bongaon subdivision were removed from the draft rolls published by the ... Read More


Trinamool to launch 'Unnayoner Panchali' campaign at block-level

Kolkata, Dec. 16 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to undertake a mega campaign at block level under which "Unnayoner Panchali", an account of development of the Mamata Banerjee government in the pas... Read More