New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The conduct of the West Bengal government during the visit of President Droupadi Murmu was raised in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, with lawmakers asserting that such disrespect cannot be condoned. A BJP MP emphasised that the office of the President represents the pride of all 1.4 billion Indians, not an individual.During President Murmu’s recent visit to West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, senior state officials, and other dignitaries were reportedly absent…
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Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) The West Bengal government had replied to the clarifications sought by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the state on Saturday.The MHA had sought the report from the office of the Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, on Sunday morning, fixing 5 P.M. of the same day as the deadline for replying to the query.Although an insider from the state secretariat confirmed that a detailed reply on the c…
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu will arrive in West Bengal on Friday afternoon for a two-day packed schedule in the northern sector of the state.This will be her first visit to the state since she assumed the position of the Indian President. Almost the entire North Bengal has been wrapped under the blanket security cover on the occasion of President Murmu’s visit there.As per the tentative schedule as of now, the President is expected to arrive at Bagdogra Airport on the outs…
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) A total of 46 diamonds with a market value of about 4.5 crore rupees were recovered from a person at the Bagdogra airport in West Bengal’s Siliguri on Tuesday. The name of the arrested person is Deepak Kumar Mahasuklal Mehta alias Deepak Kumar Mehta. His home is in Delhi. He was produced to a court on Tuesday, which remanded him in judicial custody.Centre’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has achieved great success in conducting this raid after receiving a tip-of…
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) During his two-day visit to West Bengal, starting from Friday late evening, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will combine a review of organisational activities with mass outreach programmes.This time, however, his priority will be mass outreach programmes rather than internal organisational events, unlike his previous tour last month, when he concentrated entirely on internal activities. The only public programme during his previous visit was a press conference.A state commit…