Jagdeep Dhankar

West Bengal Governor To Visit Violence-Hit Nandigram On Friday

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 15, 2021

West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar would visit places violence-hit areas in Nandigram.

Bengal Governor's Visit To Violence-Hit Areas Unconstitutional: Trinamool

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 13, 2021

West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress alleged that Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who visited post-poll violence affected areas of Cooch Behar district on Thursday ignoring the advice of the state government, violated constitutional provisions.

PM Calls Bengal Governor, Expresses Concern Over Post-Poll Violence

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday May 4, 2021

PM Narendra Modi called, expressed concern at law and order situation in Bengal, says Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on post-poll violence

Caught In BJP-Trinamool Chaos For 2 Hours, Mamata Banerjee Dials Governor

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday April 2, 2021

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had to be rescued by the paramilitary forces after having to stay confined for more than two hours at a polling booth in Nandigram amid an extremely tense face-off between BJP and Trinamool Congress supporters

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar Prorogues State Assembly

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 16, 2021

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar prorogued the state assembly from Monday, and observed that in the country's parliamentary history, an assembly has never been in session for over a year without being prorogued.

BJP Slams Bengal Government For Holding Budget Session Without Governor

India News | ANI | Friday February 5, 2021

Bharatiya Janata Party West Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led government for not inviting Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to the state Legislative Assembly on the first day of the session for a speech.

Sourav Ganguly Meets Bengal Governor, Invites Him To Eden Gardens

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday December 27, 2020

Sourav Ganguly met West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar for nearly two hours at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Sunday, triggering speculation whether he was going to be fielded as the BJP's trump card against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress.

Bengal Leader Of Opposition Concerned About Political Violence: Governor

India News | ANI | Monday December 14, 2020

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday informed that Leader of the Opposition in the state Abdul Mannan met him at Raj Bhawan and expressed concerns over the law and order situation in the state.

"Don't Play With Fire": Governor To Mamata Banerjee Over Bengal Violence

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 11, 2020

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, condemning Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's comments after an attack on BJP chief JP Nadda's convoy, asked her to withdraw them and warned today: "Madam, please don't play with fire".

Home Ministry Summons Top 2 Bengal Officers After BJP Chief Convoy Attack

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday December 11, 2020

The centre has summoned Bengal's top police and administrative officers over Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar's report to Home Minister Amit Shah detailing "deteriorating law and order" in the state after an attack on party chief JP Nadda's convoy on Thursday. The Home Ministry has summoned the state's Chief Secretary and police chief on Monday.

Bengal Governor Volunteers To Take Covaxin In Phase 3 Vaccine Trials

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday December 2, 2020

The West Bengal Governor has volunteered for the third phase trial of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin. Inaugurating the commencement of trials at the ICMR-National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) in Kolkata today, Governor Jagdeep Dhankar said he was happy to take the vaccine shot if found eligible.

Governor Seeks "Incisive Audit" Of All Drugs Cases Since 2016 In Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 18, 2020

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday claimed that workers of opposition parties in the state are being slapped with false criminal cases including drug-related offences, and called for an "incisive audit" of all cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act registered since 2016 by the police.

"No Sign Of Abatement Of Political Violence In Bengal": Governor

India News | Pres Trust of India | Thursday November 12, 2020

There is no sign of abatement of political violence in West Bengal, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Thursday when cars in a convoy of BJP state president Dilip Ghosh were damaged after stones were thrown on them in North Bengal's Alipurduar district.

"Worried" Governor Talks Of "Free, Fair" Bengal Poll After Amit Shah Meet

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday October 30, 2020

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi and then did something seldom done

"Hurt": CPM As Bengal Governor Shares Ailing Buddhadeb Bhattacharya's Pic

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday October 26, 2020

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has been severely criticized for publishing photographs of ailing former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Twitter.