New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) With law-and-order situation in West Bengal under question in the ongoing Assembly election, the rape and murder at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, and the Sandeshkhali exploitation and repression in North 24 Parganas district have re-emerged as major campaign issues ahead of the second phase of polls to be held on Wednesday.Opposition parties in the state have been raising the episodes to underscore allegations of intimidation, violence, and crime aga…
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Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) As soon as the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections was over, Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee claimed that the Trinamool Congress has crossed the 100 mark. On Saturday, Abhishek Banerjee claimed that the Trinamool Congress will cross the double century after the second and final phase of voting on April 29.Abhishek held an election rally in Basirhat, North 24 Parganas district, today, where he said he does not usually make predic…
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned actress and former Trinamool Congress MP Nusrat Jahan in connection with the ration scam, officials of the central probe agency said on Monday.She has been asked to appear at the agency’s CGO Complex office in Salt Lake on Wednesday (April 22) — a day ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections — for questioning in the case. However, the actress and former Basirhat MP has not yet responded to the summon…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Wednesday assigned new responsibilities to 19 IPS officers who were removed from their posts by the Election Commission. They have now been appointed to new positions, a senior officer at the state secretariat, Nabanna, said. The state government issued a directive to this effect on Wednesday, keeping in mind the EC’s condition that none of the officers could be reinstated to any post related to the Assembly elections.Indira Mukherj…
Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress protested in Hasnabad of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas over “targetted” deletion of names from the final voters’ list, police said on Sunday.On Saturday night, Trinamool Congress’ local leaders and activists burnt tyres on the road and raised slogans against the Election Commission of India (ECI).The protesters also burnt an effigy of Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari.The local Lebukhali Road was blocked due to the p…
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Passport offices in Kolkata received bomb threat on Thursday, after a similar scare at several courts across West Bengal for last two days.On Thursday, a bomb threat was sent to the passport offices of Brabourne Road and Anandpur area through emails. It was claimed that a bomb was kept in the office. After that, both offices were evacuated with employees rushing out in panic.Soon Police and bomb squad members were informed. They went to the spot immediately after receiving…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) A bomb was hurled at Trinamool Congress Councillor’s house in Basirhat of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the police said on Wednesday. However, no one was injured in the incident even as panic spread in the area following the incident.Asit Majumdar, the councillor of ward number eight of Basirhat Municipality, was at home at the time of the incident.The miscreants fled the area before he could leave the house after hearing the sound of the bomb. The Trinamool Co…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The winter chill has made a brief comeback in Kolkata, with the city’s minimum temperature dropping to around 14 degrees Celsius on Saturday.A renewed cold spell has been felt across the city since Friday and is likely to persist over Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal for the next few days. Minimum temperatures have been steadily falling from north to south across the state. Notably, Kalyani in Nadia district is currently recording temperatures comparable to Kalimpon…
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken custody of Abdul Alim Molla, who was arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Bhola Ghosh, a key witness in the case involving Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, sources in the central investigating agency said.Last month, Bhola Ghosh’s car met with a fatal road accident near the Boyarmari petrol pump in North 24 Parganas district. His son and the driver were killed on the spot after the vehicle was …
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The West Bengal Police were attacked in North 24 Parganas district’s Nazat Police Station area while trying to stop illegal construction on a plot of land, the police said on Saturday. Several police officers were injured after locals hurled bricks and stones at them and a police vehicle was also vandalised.As of now, eight people have been arrested in connection with the incident.Additionally, police have detained and are questioning the head of the Boyarmari II Gram Panch…