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West Bengal BJP worker killed in clash over hoisting Tricolour in Hooghly; eight detained
Fp Staff •The BJP has alleged that the party worker was killed by members of TMC, however, the ruling party has denied all allegations claiming the scuffle was result of infighting within the saffron party
27 migrant labourers from Jharkhand, working in West Bengal's Hooghly, walk 160 km on way to home
•A group of 27 migrant labourers, who work in West Bengal's Hooghly district, walked about 160 km to reach Dumka in Jharkhand on Thursday, failing to get any transport on the way to their homes in Bihar's Saharsa district, officials said.
Daily Bulletin: BJP core committee to meet over Maharashtra govt formation; Cylcone Bulbul makes landfall, Kolkata airport suspended till 6 am today; day's top stories
Fp Staff •Here are today's top stories: Maharashtra govt formation: BJP core meeting to be held today after Governor asks party to prove majority; India, Bangladesh face off in the T20I series showdown at Nagpur; and more
Operations in Kolkata airport suspended, over 1.2 lakh evacuated as Bengal braces for Cyclone Bulbul landfall; heavy rain, flooding expected in coastal districts
Fp Staff •Operations in Kolkata airport has been suspended till 6 am Sunday while the West Bengal government said that over 1.2 lakh people have been evacuated from coastal areas as the state braces for the severe cyclonic storm Bulbul to make landfall today evening.
Cyclone Bulbul: Storm likely to make landfall between West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by late evening or night
•The very severe cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' over the Bay of Bengal is likely to make landfall between West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts by late Saturday evening or night, bringing in its wake very heavy rain and gale wind of up to 135 kilometres per hour along the coastline, the MeT department said
Cyclone Bulbul gathers intensity, likely to make landfall between West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts in early hours of 10 Nov
•The storm might cause damage to kutcha houses, power and communication lines and roads in parts of the state, Regional Met Director GK Das said, advising people in vulnerable areas to stay indoors, it might also uproot trees, ruin crops and cause embankment erosion, he warned
BJP Mohila Morcha to organise 'Sindoor Khela' in West Bengal on ‘Mahalaya’, says party MP Locket Chatterjee
•Chatterjee blamed Mamata Banerjee of 'doing politics with public money' by promising to give Rs 25,000 to every community Durga Puja committee
Doctors go on 24-hour nationwide strike against NMC Bill on Wednesday; emergency services remain unaffected
•The Outdoor Patient Departments (OPDs) in most state-run hospitals in West Bengal were affected on Wednesday after doctors stayed away from providing non- essential services, in response to an IMA call.
West Bengal Police 'acting as TMC cadre’, claims Union minister Babul Supriyo after murder of BJP member Kashinath Ghosh in state
•'Mamata Banerjee is the perpetrator of the crime and incites violence,' Union Minister Babul Supriyo said. BJP workers have alleged that TMC workers murdered their party member, TMC workers have denied the claim.
Post-poll violence continues in Bengal, country-made bomb hurled at BJP's victory march in Hooghly; TMC accuses saffron party of creating unrest
Fp Staff •Live bombs were also recovered from the area as workers of TMC and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) clashed in multiple locations with TMC blaming the BJP for creating unrest in the state.