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West Bengal to give ₹5 lakh to each 60 rath yatra committee: CM Adhikari

West Bengal to give ₹5 lakh to each 60 rath yatra committee: CM Adhikari

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal will provide financial assistance of ₹5 lakh each to 60 rath yatra committees, many of which are centuries-old, announced chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday. This is the first time the government is providing such financial assistance to rath yatra committees. (ANI) “The old rathas (chariots), particularly those made of wood, need renovation. I hope that the committees will use the money for the repair and renovation of the rathas,” Adhikari said. Adhikari also announced that helicopters will shower flower petals on devotees undertaking the 30-km long Shravan yatra at Tarakeshwar in Hooghly district this year. This is the first time the government is providing such financial assistance to rath yatra committees. Rath yatra is celebrated with much fanfare in many pockets across the state. Fairs are held in many places centering this festival. “Some of the rath yatra festivals, including Mahishadal in East Midnapore and Mahesh in Hooghly, are centuries-old. The previous government only used to send some traffic police personnel to these rath yatras. …

BJP seeks Rs 100 crore in defamation notice against Omar Abdullah

BJP seeks Rs 100 crore in defamation notice against Omar Abdullah

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The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP has served a Rs 100 crore defamation notice to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his remarks that the party was offering Rs 20-30 crore to MLAs to bring down his government. On his party convention on July 11 to observe the 26th death anniversary of his grandmother, Begum Akbar Jahan popularly known as the ‘Madr-e-Meherbaan’ (Benevolent mother), Omar Abdullah alleged that a senior BJP leader had approached one of his party’s MLAs belonging to Jammu division offering Rs 20-30 crore, a ministerial berth and statehood to defect so that the National Conference government is brought down. The defamation notice demands Omar Abdullah’s unconditional public apology and withdrawal of the remarks within seven days. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

One held after Bengal woman alleges assault by ex-TMC MLA’s supporters: Police

One held after Bengal woman alleges assault by ex-TMC MLA’s supporters: Police

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A woman from West Bengal’s Narendrapur in South 24 Parganas district on Sunday alleged that supporters of the area’s former Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator assaulted and partially shaved her head in public on Friday before tying her to a lamp post and tearing parts of her clothes, police said. Firdousi Begum denied involvement in the incident. (Representative Photo/iStock) “A first information report (FIR) was registered on Saturday based on her complaint and one suspect has been arrested,” a district police officer requesting anonymity said. The woman and her husband, both supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleged that associates of then TMC’s Sonarpur North MLA Firdousi Begum targeted them in 2025 and pressured them to pay ₹75,000 for developing their own land. The couple refused and the matter subsequently went to court. Begum lost her seat to BJP’s Debasish Dhar, a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer in the recent assembly elections in which the saffron camp won 208 of Bengal’s 294 seats. Also Read:Radicals behind Baruipur lynching, says CM Adhikari; gives his kin …

Hours after joining BJP, three former TMC leaders get Rajya Sabha bypoll tickets

Hours after joining BJP, three former TMC leaders get Rajya Sabha bypoll tickets

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The Trinamool Congress (TMC) suffered another setback after three prominent former Rajya Sabha MPs, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik, defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The leaders were formally inducted at the BJP’s state headquarters in the presence of West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya and other senior party officials. Within hours of induction into the party, the BJP fielded them for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

BJP set to sweep Bengal Rajya Sabha polls as TMC factions decide against contesting

BJP set to sweep Bengal Rajya Sabha polls as TMC factions decide against contesting

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win all three Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal in the July 24 bypolls, as both factions of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have decided not to contest, people familiar with the matter said. The Election Commission announced the bypolls on Monday. (Sansad TV/ANI) The BJP controls 208 of the state’s 294 assembly seats. Of the 80 TMC candidates who won the April elections, at least 65 have joined the rebel camp headed by Ritabrata Banerjee, whom the Speaker recognised as the leader of the opposition in June. “The question of fielding candidates for Rajya Sabha does not arise because the numbers don’t work out,” Ritabrata Banerjee said. TMC Rajya Sabha member Dola Sen, a Mamata Banerjee loyalist, alleged that Ritabrata Banerjee and the MLAs in his camp engineered the divide only to help BJP secure more seats in Parliament. “Why will they contest? They are with the BJP. They want all the perks and facilities they enjoyed while TMC was in power. All they have to do …

‘Matter of pride’: After Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘who are you’ remark, PM Modi shares post praising Nitin Nabin

‘Matter of pride’: After Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘who are you’ remark, PM Modi shares post praising Nitin Nabin

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared a post about Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Nabin, detailing his journey from a student to becoming a legislator. He did not name anyone, but it was seen as a rebuff to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal after he made a disparaging remark about Nabin. In December 2025, PM Modi praised him for having distinguished himself as a hardworking worker when Nabin was appointed as the BJP’s working president. (File Image) “This simplicity and straightforwardness are a matter of pride for every BJP worker…” Modi said, sharing the post of Piyush Padmakar, an old associate of Nabin. Padmakar wrote the post on Sunday about Nabin’s humility and how he lived frugally as a student despite his father being a legislator in Bihar. “…Even then, Nitin was the most disciplined and sociable among the four friends. If there were fights among us, it was Nitin who would resolve them,” Padmkar wrote. ALSO READ | Parvesh Verma’s ‘remember me?’ retort to Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘who are you’ remark …

Abhishek Banerjee faces third complaint over Sebaashray health camps

Abhishek Banerjee faces third complaint over Sebaashray health camps

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Abhijit Das, lodged his second police complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and several others on Saturday alleging large-scale irregularities and medical malpractice at the Sebaashray health camps that Banerjee launched in 2025. Despite the FIRs, Banerjee did not make any statement till Sunday evening. (PTI) “Not only were medical students from government colleges brought to these camps and passed off as doctors but X-Ray and ECG machines were also brought and used in violation of national laws,” Das said. He lodged his complaint at Bishnupur police station in South 24 Parganas district where Banerjee is the Lok Sabha member from Diamond Harbour. On July 1, Das lodged his first complaint at Diamond Harbour police station, and based on it the police filed a first information report (FIR) under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the National Medical Commission Act and the West Bengal Clinical Establishments Act. Das also alleged in his complaint that USG machines were used for prenatal sex determination in violation …

BJP believes in equal rights for all communities, says Nitin Gadkari

BJP believes in equal rights for all communities, says Nitin Gadkari

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Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not against any community and wants to work by taking along people from all religions, castes and sections of society. Speaking at the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee lecture series in Nagpur on Saturday, Gadkari said the ideas of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee remain relevant and the BJP must continue to move ahead with those principles. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Kolkata trams may return under BJP; survey ordered, says transport minister

Kolkata trams may return under BJP; survey ordered, says transport minister

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Kolkata’s electricity-driven trams, started by the British in 1873 and shut down in 2024 under the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, except on two routes, may make a comeback under the Bharatiya Janata Party, transport minister Arjun Singh said on Sunday. In February 1943, the tram services were linked to Howrah. (PTI) “We want to revive the environment-friendly public transport system. RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) has been asked to conduct a survey,” Singh said. Transport department officials said the state plans to renovate the old tracks first and then develop a model to operate modern carriages, similar to those seen in Australia and some European cities, to promote tourism in addition to serving as a daily mode of transport. A public sector undertaking (PSU) under the ministry of railways, RITES offers engineering and consultancy services in transport infrastructure, including roads, airports and railways. “There used to be 40 routes during the Left Front government but only a limited number of trams currently operate on two routes: one from Gariahat to Esplanade via Park …

BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme

BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) identified suspected irregularities worth ₹225 crore in the state’s flagship Gruha Lakshmi welfare scheme, including payments to deceased beneficiaries, duplicate bank accounts and gaps in beneficiary records. BJP seeks CBI probe into Gruha Lakshmi scheme Leader of Opposition R Ashoka described the alleged fraud as “state sponsored cybercrime” and called for an investigation by the CBI and central cybercrime agencies. BJP state president Vijayendra Yediyurappa also sought a transparent, high level inquiry, alleging that the programme had turned into a large scale scam and seeking accountability for beneficiary verification and fund transfers. The audit, covering the scheme’s implementation in 2023-24 and 2024-25, found that ₹116 crore was transferred through 5.79 lakh instalments into the accounts of 1.08 lakh beneficiaries who had died after the scheme began. The CAG said 2.88 lakh beneficiaries died during the audit period, but replacement beneficiaries from the same families were registered in only 1.03 lakh cases. The auditor also found …