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Samik Bhattacharya
NCPI to support BJP in West Bengal by-elections, NDA rules out alliance
The Nationalist Citizens Party of India announced support for BJP candidates in upcoming West Bengal by-elections, while the BJP state unit denied any formal alliance.
Aditya Birla Group chairman to meet Bengal CM soon
Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla is expected to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to discuss industrial development and potential investments.
Six arrested after Trinamool Congress office in Kolkata is ransacked
An office of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata was ransacked and six people were arrested, with the political party alleging BJP involvement and calling for the West Bengal Chief Minister's resignation.
West Bengal Celebrates PM Modi Birthday with Statue and Scheme Launch
The West Bengal government and the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrated Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday with events across the state, including the launch of the PM Vishwakarma Scheme and the unveiling of a life-size statue.
BJP appoints in-charges for Nandigram and Rejinagar by-elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed new in-charges for the upcoming assembly by-elections in Nandigram and Rejinagar, West Bengal.
BJP urges West Bengal government to apply for central chemical park grant
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has asked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari to apply for a ₹1,500 crore central grant under the Centre's newly launched BHAVYA Rasayan Scheme to establish a chemical park in the state.
Dispute persists over mosque located near Kolkata airport secondary runway
A decades-old mosque located near the secondary runway at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata remains the subject of security and expansion disputes, with political actors questioning its presence and historical records showing it predated the airfield.