Cooch Behar: News
28 Aug 2024
Trinamool CongressBengal bandh: Airlines issue advisories; bus drivers wear helmets
Major airlines, including IndiGo, Vistara, and SpiceJet, have issued travel alerts due to the 12-hour Bengal Bandh, advising passengers to allow extra time for reaching Kolkata airport.
19 Apr 2024
Trinamool CongressComplaints of violence, intimidation flood Bengal's 1st phase of polling
The first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal commenced on Friday amidst reports of unrest and voter intimidation involving the incumbent Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
17 Apr 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)ECI cautions Bengal governor against visiting Cooch Behar, cites MCC
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has advised West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose to postpone his planned visit to Cooch Behar on Thursday and Friday, owing to the 48-hour silence period.
12 Apr 2024
Amit MalviyaAfter NIA arrests Bengaluru blast suspects, BJP, TMC trade charges
The arrest of two key suspects in the Rameshwaram Cafe blast case from Kolkata has sparked a political feud between West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
04 Apr 2024
Narendra ModiModi, Mamata's rallies at Bengal's Cooch Behar seat today
In a first for this election season, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee are set to speak at consecutive Lok Sabha campaign rallies on Thursday in Cooch Behar, North Bengal.
10 Jul 2023
West BengalWest Bengal: Repolling in 696 booths; violence-related deaths reach 20
The repolling for the West Bengal panchayat elections—which were previously held on Saturday—began at 7:00am on Monday in 696 booths across 19 districts of the state.
25 Feb 2023
West BengalWest Bengal: Union minister Nisith Pramanik's convoy attacked; TMC blamed
The convoy of Union minister Nisith Pramanik was reportedly attacked by goons, allegedly backed by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), in West Bengal's Cooch Behar on Saturday.
16 Apr 2021
West Bengal ElectionsCID to probe Cooch Behar CISF firing that killed four
West Bengal CID, on Friday, took over the case of the killing of four people in firing by the CISF during polling in Cooch Behar on April 10, a senior government official said.
22 May 2020
BollywoodActor Mouni Roy stranded in UAE for two months
Many people around the world are facing an unprecedented predicament due to the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing lockdown.
16 Dec 2018
West BengalWB-government refuses permission for BJP's Rath Yatra citing possible communal-violence
The West Bengal government yesterday refused permission for the BJP's proposed Rath Yatra, citing intelligence reports of possible communal violence in areas where the party was planning to take out the yatra.
09 Oct 2018
West Bengal#2019Polls: BJP to take out 3 rath yatras in WB
With an eye on the next Lok Sabha polls, the West Bengal BJP unit would take out three rath yatras covering all the 42 Parliamentary Constituencies of the State.
