According to the police, Pamela Goswami is suspected to be involved in supply and consumption of drugs. They are investigating if she is part of a racket and where the seized drug was being taken.

The development comes a day after another Bengali actor Yash Dasgupta and several members of the Bengali television industry joined the BJP ahead of the Assembly polls.

The EIMG is a group of around 150 heritage car owners. It was founded by Kanoria, a collector and restorer of such vehicles, last year. It is a platform for heritage car owners to interact.

Babu Master, who was sitting to the drier’s left, received splinter injuries, according to sources. The BJP leader’s driver, who drove him to the police outpost, was also injured.

Chatterjee, a senior minister in the Mamata Banerjee Cabinet, claimed that BJP leaders were losing ground because of the welfare measures adopted by the TMC government.

According to STF sources, around 6 am on Saturday, acting on a tip-off, a team of STF personnel detained five persons and seized two vehicles from Cossipore Police Station area.

At an SC/ST conference on February 4, Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee launched the Didir Doot app to disseminate information on party programmes. Amit Shah launched the Modipara app at an event during his visit to West Bengal.

The housing project will have middle and high income group (MIG, HIG) flats and will be undertaken by the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (HIDCO). The flats will be given by lottery with a 99-year lease agreement.

The ride will start at 10 am from Millenium Park each weekend. The first stop will be around 1pm at Serampore. The second halt will be around 3:30 pm at Chandernagore. The ride will end at Millenium Park around 9 pm, officials said.

Abhishek slammed the BJP for sending 500 of its leaders for campaigning in the state against Mamata and reiterated that his party would win over 250 seats in the Assembly polls due in April-May.

State BJP vice-president Pratap Banerjee, who inspected the venue of the PM's proposed rally in Hooghly district, said, "We have inspected several grounds today for the rally.

Mira Chakraborty said the TMC government was working like a “political bandit”. Though the Centre had allocated funds for construction of affordable housing for lower income and middle-income people under the “Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana”.

Despite joining the BJP, Biswajit Das was seen touching Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's feet ahead of a 20-minute private meeting with her on the last day of the state Assembly on February 8, triggering speculation that he may return to his former party.

In the morning, the effects of the bandh, which started at 6 am, were felt in Asansol, Bardhaman, Murshidabad, Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, and South 24 Parganas.

The raid came over two weeks after a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court issued an arrest warrant against him. The CBI, which had earlier raided Mishra’s house, is still looking for him.

"Students of classes 9-12 will study in schools from today. The government has requested the school authorities to strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines. I greet all the students and teachers on the occasion. We all have to be careful," Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said

Reacting to his remarks, TMC MP Sougata Roy said Dhankhar should bring this matter to the notice of the Centre.

th more than 30 per cent vote share in north Bengal, the Rajbongshis are a crucial factor in the region. The community helped the BJP make massive inroads in north Bengal in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Mamata Banerjee will go out of power and the lotus [the BJP’s symbol] will bloom here,” Nadda said at a “cha chakra [chat over a cup of tea]” event at a village in Paschim Medinipur district.

She said even the “rath” being used in the campaign was a “10-star vehicle” with all luxurious amenities. “They are sitting on luxury with people’s money,” Banerjee added.

BJP national president JP Nadda had flagged off the yatra from Nabadwip in Nadia district on February 6 as part of the party’s outreach programme ahead of the Assembly elections. It travelled through Nakasipara before entering Murshidabad on February 7.

The legislators met the Chief Minister at her chamber in the Assembly. The MLAs said the meeting was held over “development issues” in their constituencies.

Officials said this would not only ease the birth certification process for the residents of Kolkata but also for those living in other cities

He only talked about the West Bengal government. Nothing said about country and the burning issues. We have all the answers, but today we decided not to respond to any allegation. We will give all answers tomorrow,” TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Ray said.