Tag: Bengal
One IISc Student Dies Playing Football, Another Commits Suicide
In two shocking incidents at the reputed Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in this tech city, a post-graduate student collapsed and died while playing football on its campus ground while a research scholar committed suicide, an official said on Wednesday. ....
Tight Security Blanket, 1,500 CCTV Cameras In Kolkata In Place For PM Modi's Kolkata Rally
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s West Bengal unit is gearing up for the upcoming mega show of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kolkata's brigade parade ground on Sunday, the City of Joy has been virtually covered with a tight security blanket by the Kolkata police and security agencies coming from the Centre. ....
Congress Hopes To Seal Deal On Seat Sharing With DMK Soon
The Central Election Committee of the Congress is scheduled to hold a meeting on Saturday to finalise candidates for the first phase of the Assam and West Bengal assembly polls. ....
School Shut In Bengaluru After 7 Students Test Covid Positive
A government school in the eastern suburb of Bengaluru has been shut for 14 days after seven of its students and two teachers of Class X tested positive for Covid-19, a top official said on Friday. ....
Stage Set For Mamata-Suvendu Battle Royale
A day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposed Kolkata visit to address a mega rally at the city's iconic Brigade parade ground, the BJP on Saturday released its first list of 57 candidates for the first two phases of the high-octane West Bengal Assembly elections. ....
Sourav Ganguly Might Attend Review Meeting Of Bengal Teams
Former Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly might attend a Bengal cricket review meeting on Thursday. ....
Sunil Chhetri Tests Covid Positive, But Will Join Indian Team In Dubai
India football captain Sunil Chhetri said on Thursday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. However, a top official of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) said that the ace forward would join the probables for the Indian team in Dubai for a camp on March 18 or 19. ....
CBI Searches 6 Mumbai Locations Linked To SEBI In Saradha Case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday carried out searches at six locations in Mumbai of the premises linked to three SEBI officials in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam. ....
Take Action Against Mamata Banerjee For Promoting Enmity Between Communities: BJP To ECI
The BJP on Monday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) and urged it to take appropriate action against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly promoting enmity between the otherwise peace loving communities and other electoral offences. ....
Polling Percentage In 3rd Phase Of Bengal Polls Better Than Lok Sabha Elections
The people of the 31 assembly constituencies in West Bengal have voted overwhelmingly in the third phase of election conducted on April 6. The final percentage data released by the commission shows that the overall percentage in the 31 assembly constituencies is 84.6, which is better compared to the last Lok Sabha polls that had a percentage of meagre 80.5 so far these assembly constituencies are concerned. ....
