Kolkata

The Tripura police on Monday denied permission to the TMC for holding a rally in Agartala on September 15 and 16.

The Election Commission has accepted Mamata Banerjee's nomination from Bhabanipur.

According to the official, the KMC decided to discontinue the vaccination programme as it has run out of Covaxin and its Covishield stock is nearing depletion.

Both the TMC and BJP have expressed confidence about winning the seat but many residents and analysts say Mamata Banerjee has the edge.

There was no immediate report of casualty or anyone being trapped inside the storage facility, the fire brigade officials said.

"India wants her own daughter" (India nijer meyekei chaye) is a reprised version of "Bangla nijer meyeke chay" (Bengal wants her own daughter) which was a prime slogan of the Trinamul during assembly polls.

Famous clay modeller Mintu Pal is sculpting the fibreglass idol at his Kumartuli studio draping the "deity" in the TMC supremo's favourite white coloured tant saree and her trademark flip-flop slippers to boot.

His colleagues and juniors all have pointed that he was out and out a political journalist who used to lead and support his team in every way during elections. 

BJP state president Dilip Ghosh said the polling can take place after the COVID situation improves substantially in the areas concerned.

The massive India flag will be dedicated to the nation by West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

As per the woman's complaint, she was molested by a group of people including the BJP leader when she had gone out of her house to buy medicines on Thursday night, a police officer said.

The CBI moved the application challenging the discharge of Gurung, the chief of a faction of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), by the city sessions court here in 2017 at the charge framing stage.

Even though there are still some restrictions in place, the number of international flights at Kolkata Airport has also seen a rise.

The West Bengal government extended COVID-related restrictions till August 30 with relaxations in the curbs during the night hours.

A Kolkata Metro spokesperson said on Wednesday that eight more trains will be added to the daily fleet from August 13 for the convenience of commuters.

In the last 24 hours, 746 people recuperated from the disease, taking the total number of recovered persons to 15, 07, 278, the Bengal bulletin said.