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Kolkata: On the lines of Karnataka s Indira Canteen and Tamil Nadu s Amma Canteen, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched Maa Kitchens in poll-bound West Bengal, which will provide nutritious food at a highly subsidised price. After the BJP dismissed the scheme - under which a plate full of rice, cooked vegetables, dal and an egg will be offered at just Rs 5 - as an election stunt, the ruling Trinamool Congress pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had recently launched several infrastructure projects for the state, just months ahead of the assembly elections. At the launch event at the state secretariat - Nabanna, Ms Banerjee said, This is the Maa Kitchen. We are proud of our ....
Updated Jan 29, 2021 | 16:31 IST The row erupted after a TMC leader claimed that the BJP was using the BSF to intimidate people in areas along the border to gather votes in the upcoming state Assembly elections. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Special Director General of BSF Key Highlights The BSF had back then categorically refuted the TMC’s allegations and said that it is an apolitical force Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora regretted the remarks on the force and said that the BSF is one of the finest forces in India Kolkata: The Border Security Force on Friday hit back at the allegations leveled by the Trinamool Congress that the force was conniving with the Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal to threaten voters in border areas. ....
BW Businessworld A Royal Bengal Roar India’s fourth most populous state launches the vaccination drive by enrolling 90,000 frontline health workers at government and private hospitals Photo Credit : West Bengal, perhaps most famed for its Durga Puja carnival, also makes headlines at the moment as it prepares to go to polls this year. The vaccination drive to combat the novel coronavirus thus, rolled out on 16 January at a politically piquant juncture. West Bengal is the fourteenth largest state in the country in terms of area, but the fourth most densely populated state in India. It is home to more than nine crore people, which makes stemming the spread of the virus a challenging task in the region. ....
Goli Maaro. : 3 BJP Workers Arrested In Bengal For Incendiary Slogans Goli Maaro. : 3 BJP Workers Arrested In Bengal For Incendiary Slogans Their arrests have raised questions about why Trinamool supporters who shouted a tweaked version of the same slogan on the streets of Kolkata on Tuesday were not arrested. Neither BJP nor TMC endorses the slogan, but the incidents have added to the acrimony. Kolkata: Three BJP supporters who shouted the infamous Goli Maro slogan at a rally in West Bengal s Hooghly district on Wednesday were arrested in the dead of night for allegedly attempting to incite violence. Their arrests have raised questions about why Trinamool supporters who shouted a tweaked version of the same slogan on the streets of Kolkata on Tuesday were not arrested. ....
Vaccination drive begins in Bengal, doc gets 1st shot By IANS | Published on Sat, Jan 16 2021 17:21 IST | 0 Views
Kolkata: Doctor s of Bidhannagar Sub Divisional Hospital taking Covishield vaccine during covid-19 vaccination drive at Salt Lake subdivision hospital in Kolkata on January 16, 2021 (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS). Image Source: IANS News Kolkata, Jan 16 : The Covid-19 vaccination drive began in West Bengal on Saturday with a doctor of a private hospital receiving the first shot, while Minister of State for Labour Nirmal Maji was administered the Covishield vaccine at the Kolkata Medical College and Hospital, officials said. Bengal s Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim told the media that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee personally monitored the vaccination drive across the state. ....