Midnapore

Was monitoring Cyclone Fani in Kharagpur when Narendra Modi called my office, Mamata clarifies after PM's 'arrogant Didi' remark

Narendra Modi claimed that he had called Mamata Banerjee twice but his calls were not returned, after which he called the governor to ask about Cyclone Fani.

BJP, VHP organise 'armed' Ram Navami across Bengal; Mamata Banerjee accuses saffron party of 'selling religion'

'Ram Navami rallies are a part of our tradition. We are carrying arms to protect ourselves,' Dilip Ghosh claimed while leading a processing in West Bengal.

Dilip Ghosh's car attacked in West Bengal's East Midnapore district; state BJP chief calls it TMC's handiwork

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh's vehicle came under attack Monday in East Midnapore district, where he arrived in the morning with a contingent of 10-12 cars.

Two killed, four injured in West Bengal's Malda district after two TMC groups clash over panchayat board formation

Party sources said the Congress had extended support to the TMC to keep the alleged communal forces at bay and hence some of its members were present at the site of the clash between the two Trinamool Congress groups.

West Bengal Crime Investigation Department pitches in to probe tent collapse at Narendra Modi's Midnapore rally

The West Bengal Crime Investigation Department is assisting in the ongoing probe into the tent collapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Midnapore on Monday, a senior official of the state government said on Tuesday.

Narendra Modi in Midnapore: PM slams Mamata Banerjee govt, says 'even puja is under threat' in West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, saying even 'puja' is under threat in the state.

90 injured after tent collapses during Narendra Modi's rally; West Bengal Police begins probe

Two of the injured were rushed to a Kolkata hospital in serious condition, while the rest are out of danger and are being released gradually. Investigation into the incident has begun.

BJP supporters attack policemen after Narendra Modi's rally in Midnapore; TMC says PM came to district to 'create commotion'

Meanwhile, BJP state unit president Dilip Ghosh said the party doesn't support such behaviour, but said police should have controlled the situation in a cool mind.

Tent collapses at Narendra Modi's rally in West Bengal's Midnapore; 67 people, including 13 women, injured

A makeshift tent collapsed at the venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally on Monday when he was midway through his speech, injuring 67 people

Narendra Modi reiterates promise to double farmers' income at Midnapore, TMC dismisses assurance

TMC sought to know how the prime minister is going to fulfill the promise as Mamata Banerjee-led party claimed that the income of farmers in West Bengal has more than tripled in past seven years