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.

Claiming that there will be another change of government after the Assembly polls, Modi said, “A double-engine government is necessary for the development of West Bengal at a fast pace. Corruption and manipulation can be removed when an ‘asol paribarton’ (real change) comes here.”

Without taking anyone's name, Vardhan said the people of Bengal were fed up with “nephew-brotherhood” and the rise in corruption and appeasement politics.

“Today when about 25 lakh farmers of Bengal have sent applications to avail PM-Kisan benefits, Mamata di is saying she will implement it. Mamata di, elections are round the corner. Now, it's too late," Nadda said.

According to police, the complainant, Praveen Kumar Agarwal, got an SMS for updating his KYC for the digital wallet on January 9.

For passenger amenity, the outlay has been hiked 14 per cent to Rs 178.71 crore against last financial year's Rs 156.75 crore.

Police have recovered a few teeth of the girl and a blood-stained knife. The police are examining CCTV footage of a nearby area in Rabindra Sarani to identify the culprits.

Tax consultant Rajib Kumar Singh, a resident of Narkeldanga Main Road, was found dead with head injuries inflicted with a blunt object at his childhood friend Rakesh Kumar Jha's house at Hatiara Jheelbagan near Indira Gopal High School.

Mitra, who has been advised by the doctors to not step out of his house due to Covid-19 pandemic, wrote a letter to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar citing his inability to present the vote on account.

West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said the consent of parents would be mandatory for attending physical classes. However, he added that students’ attendance might not be compulsory.

A special 30-member team led by Central Bureau of Investigation’s Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Akhilesh Singh and Eastern Coalfield Limited (ECL) officials jointly inspected mines in Raniganj, Jamuria and Asansol, said sources. They said the team was trying to gather information about how coal was illegally smuggled all these years.

“What kind of budget is this?... Fake budget. Anti-farmer, anti-people and anti-country budget. They have increased the price of petrol and diesel. Cess is taken away by the Central government, the state government gets nothing," said Mamata Banerjee.

On February 6, BJP president JP Nadda will be at the launch of a yatra from Nabadwip, the birthplace of Vaishnavite saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The programme is scheduled a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Haldia in Purba Medinipur district.

Among the three was Additional Chief Electoral Officer Saibal Barman who was tasked with keeping an eye on violations related to the model code of conduct.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also announced to reduce the working capital of those applying for a new ration dealership from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh, and as assistance of Rs 2 lakh if the ration dealer dies on duty.

“There is nothing to worry about. The government of ‘Ma-Mati-Manush’ [TMC slogan] will retain power in the state...BJP is a gas balloon, alive only in the media. They have money and are using agencies to put up [party] flags on the streets," said Mamata Banerjee.

In December, Dhankhar had lashed out at the state police, saying its “de facto boss” was Surajit Kar Purkayastha, a retired police officer who serves as a state security adviser

TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee shares a cordial relation with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav. However, the RJD was in alliance with the CPI(M) and other Left parties in last year’s Bihar Assembly polls.

Congress and CPI(M) leaders marched from Ramlila Maidan to the Gandhi Ashram in Beleghata.

Besides Rajib Banerjee, Baishali Dalmiya (Trinamool MLA from Bally, Howrah) and Prabir Ghosal (Trinamool MLA from Uttarpara in Hooghly) have publicly expressed their ire against the party. While some have resigned from their posts, others have been suspended by the party.

Prabir Ghosal was issued a show-cause notice on Tuesday for allegedly sharing internal affairs of the party with the press, a party insider said.

Without naming him, TMC leader Anubrata Mondal alleged that BJP MP Saumitra Khan had a hand in the murder. The Opposition party dismissed the accusation, and claimed the killing was the fallout of an internal feud.

Banerjee announced an emergency meeting of the TMC’s MPs, MLAs and core committee members on January 29, the day Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Kolkata.

“I went to their programme and some aggressive, fanatic traitors dared to tease me in front of the PM. They don’t know me. If you point a gun at me I will show you the armoury. But I don’t believe in practising politics of the gun,” Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.