Monideepa Banerjie

Bye Bye Doklam, Ni Hao Durga: Unique Celebration At Kolkata Pandal

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday October 15, 2018

Forty-eight hours before reports emerged of a fresh Chinese incursion into Arunachal Pradesh, China's Consul General in Kolkata launched a most unusual diplomatic offensive in the city, now caught up in Durga Puja celebrations.

Cyclone Titli Leaves 40-Day-Old Toofan Homeless

India News | Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday October 11, 2018

At 5:30 today morning, the Bay of Bengal seemed poised to come ashore with cyclone 'Titli'. The cyclone swooped down over a vast swathe of India's east coast, killing eight in Andhra Pradesh and causing widespread damage to life and property.

"Court Can't Interfere...": Bengal Government On Durga Puja Grant

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday October 9, 2018

The Calcutta High Court is set to give its order tomorrow on the maintainability of the public interest litigation (PIL) that has challenged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's grant for Durga puja organisers. If the court decides it is maintainable, the case will be slotted for further hearing. If not, the matter ends there unless a higher court is a...

Former Trinamool Lawmaker Mukul Roy Claims Cellphone Tapped

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Mukul Roy, the former Trinamool lawmaker who is now the BJP's election manager for Bengal, claims that his cellphone is being tapped and he would take legal recourse at a court in Delhi.

Actor Vikram Chatterjee To Be Tried In Sonika Chauhan Death Case: Court

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Actor Vikram Chatterjee's plea for relief in death of model and TV host Sonika Chauhan in a car crash last year was rejected by a Kolkata court today. The court said there was enough evidence to frame charges against him and that will be done on December 3.

"Do You Give Money For All Religious Events?": Court Asks Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Friday October 5, 2018

The Calcutta High Court has put on hold West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Durga Puja bounty plan for organizers. Ms Banerjee had planned to give Rs 10,000 to every puja in the state. The petitioner told the court how the state government can use public money for religious purposes.

To Free Murder Accused, Gang Threw Bomb At Cops. Then Their Bike Stalled

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday October 4, 2018

An under-trial prisoner tried to make a break for it today but failed as the vehicle arranged to flee developed a snag.

Kolkata Court To Decide If Actor Vikram Will Face Trial In Model's Death

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday October 4, 2018

A court in Kolkata will decide on October 9 whether actor Vikram Chatterjee will get relief in the case of the death of model and TV host Sonika Chauhan in a car crash in Kolkata last April or whether the case will go to trial.

Child, 8, Killed In Kolkata Blast; Trinamool Leader Says He Was Target

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 3, 2018

An eight-year-old child was killed and four were injured in an explosion in Kolkata, in front of a multi-storey building in the Nagerbazar area in the city's north on Tuesday.

Now, Rahul Gandhi's Pujo Outreach In Bengal Ahead of 2019 Polls

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday October 1, 2018

Durga Puja in West Bengal begins on 16 October. On the 17th, one puja pandal in Kolkata will have a VIP visitor -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi. He will do what all Bengalis do on that day -- offer "Anjali" or floral tributes to the Goddess Durga. Anjali on Ashtami or the second and main day of Durga Puja is believed to be the most propitious.

Caught On Camera: Trinamool Leaders Attack Woman BJP Supporter Twice

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjee | Monday October 1, 2018

The cameras had already been rolling when the appalling violence unfolded - not once but twice. A supporter of the BJP - a woman - is viciously kicked and thrown to the ground by Trinamool leaders and activists during a protest with startling impunity - first in the presence of cops and then in front of a TV news crew.

Bengal BJP Takes Islampur Deaths To New Delhi, Will Meet President Today

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Monday October 1, 2018

The death of two young men at Islampur in West Bengal during clashes between students and the police last week will reach Rashtrapati Bhavan today.

Islampur Clashes, Student Deaths Risk Sparking New Political Flashpoint In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday September 23, 2018

The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...

Trinamool Blames RSS, BJP For Clashes In Bengal Over Teacher Appointments

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday September 21, 2018

The Trinamool Congress has blamed the RSS and BJP for the clash between students and the police in Islampur district of West Bengal on Thursday. The ruling party has also vowed to strongly oppose the shutdown called by the BJP against the violence.

One Dead, 10 Injured In Bengal As Clashes Erupt Over Teacher Appointments

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Thursday September 20, 2018

A man was shot dead after clashes erupted between students and police over the appointment of teachers at a school in West Bengal's Islampur today. At least 10 people, including police personnel, were also injured in the incident.