Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend seven campaign programmes in West Bengal this week, starting from April 9, amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in the state.“As per the tentative schedule of the Prime Minister fixed as of now on April 9, he might address three mega campaign rallies at Asansol in West Burdwan district, Suri in Birbhum district, and Haldia in East Midnapore district, one after another,” said a member of the Bharatiya Janata Par…
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Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Monday quashed a first information report (FIR) lodged by the West Bengal Police’s CID against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a coal-smuggling case, which the central agency was probing.The FIR was lodged at the Bishnupur Police station under the Diamond Harbour Police District in the South 24 Parganas district in 2002. Among the CBI officials against whom the FIR was lodged included senior central agency officer, Umesh Kumar.In Ma…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party’s candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district.“The BJP candidate’s infamy in this Assembly is well known. From attacking Trinamool workers during Rath Yatra to beating up his own party leaders, there are all kinds of allegations against him. Voting for the BJP mean…
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Centre’s ‘One Station One Product’ (OSOP) initiative has expanded to over 2,000 railway stations with around 2,326 outlets, benefiting more than 1.32 lakh people across the country, it was informed on Wednesday.Products showcased under the initiative reflect regional diversity, ranging from Madhubani paintings at Patna station to cane crafts at Tenkasi Junction in Tamil Nadu.Similar trends are visible across stations, with handloom products and artefacts attr…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The BJP on Monday said it would lodge a complaint with the Election Commission over Trinamool Congress Asansol Member of Parliament Shatrughan Sinha’s alleged use of a vehicle fitted with a blue beacon while campaigning for the Assembly elections in West Burdwan district, West Bengal.The controversy erupted after Sinha, by virtue of being a Member of Parliament, entitled to a blue‑beacon vehicle, arrived at a campaign event on Sunday in support of Trinamool candidate…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) In a rare move, the state Police Headquarters (Bhabani Bhawan) in West Bengal has ordered the transfer of three women civic volunteers, a senior police officer said on Monday.A directive to this effect has been issued. However, in recent years, there has been no known precedent of the state police headquarters issuing a formal transfer notice for civic volunteers.Civic volunteers are not members of the state police force. The Calcutta High Court has already clarified this…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Several local trains were cancelled on Sunday morning, causing inconvenience to candidates about to appear in the Group-D recruitment examination. About 8,09,000 applications have been made for the Group-D written exam.According to railway officials, several trains have been cancelled and some train schedules have been changed to ensure safe and timely travel of passengers, due to maintenance and distressing block activities in various railway divisions of Howrah and Asan…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) Completing the ongoing judicial adjudication of voters’ documents classified under the ‘logical discrepancy’ category under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal will take at least another month, if not more, according to estimates from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal.“The total number of ‘logical discrepancy’ cases referred for judicial adjudication was a little over 60 lakh. Till Friday night, the adjudication process h…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) The 200 judicial officers from the two neighbouring states of Jharkhand and Odisha will reach West Bengal by Saturday, and join from March 9, the ongoing exercise of the judicial adjudication of the voters’ documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category by the Election Commission of India (ECI). They will be undergoing a two-day training programme on the judicial adjudication procedure on Saturday and Sunday, and thereafter, from Monday, they will join the …
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Indian Railways has sanctioned a series of strategic infrastructure projects across Northern, Southern and Eastern Railway zones, it was announced on Thursday.These projects aim to modernise coaching maintenance ecosystems, decongest high-density corridors, eliminate operational bottlenecks and significantly enhance both passenger and freight capacity.According to an official statement, Indian Railways has sanctioned the Development of Coach Maintenance Facilities at Shr…