Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have arrested a person with firearms and cartridges from the Banshdroni area in the southern outskirts of the state capital.The police said on Sunday that two improvised country-made semi-automatic firearms, along with four live cartridges, were recovered from his possession.”Acting on specific information, Kolkata Police arrested Satyabrata Basu Roy (28), resident of Niranjan Pally, Kolkata, under the jurisdiction of Bansdroni Police Station,” said Kolk…
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Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress councillor of Baranagar Municipality in North 24 Parganas district, Shantanu Majumdar alias Mejo, has been arrested on charges of extortion, police said on Wednesday. He is the councillor of Ward Number 14 of Baranagar.Barrackpore Police arrested him on allegations that he used to take money in exchange for resolving tenant problems in flats.According to the police, a complaint was filed against Shantanu at the police station on Tuesday. Rita Ro…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Police have arrested Trinamool Congress councillor Bhishmadev Karmakar in Berhampore of Murshidabad district in West Bengal in connection with allegations that he obstructed Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s Assembly election campaign.A senior officer of the Murshidabad Police district said on Sunday that the arrest was made based on a complaint lodged during the election campaign period.Bhishmadev Karmakar, councillor of Ward No. 19 in Berhampore municipality, wa…
Murshidabad, April 6 (IANS) Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday alleged that during his election campaign in West Bengal, some miscreants associated with the Trinamool Congress attempted to stop him. He also claimed that the local police present at the spot failed to take adequate precautionary measures despite prior information about the possibility of such an incident. Speaking to reporters, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said, “During the campaign, some miscreants from the Trinamool Co…
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) Tensions escalated once more during Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury’s campaign rally in Berhampore in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Sunday, where he encountered ‘go back’ slogans from Trinamool Congress supporters in three different locations.Incidentally, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to hold an election rally in Berhampore later in the day. Meanwhile, a large number of Central forces and police were deployed to avoid an untoward incident.Earlier…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) West Bengal Police have initiated disciplinary action against IC Berhampore and taken lawful action against four accused Trinamool Congress (TMC) members for unlawful obstruction during the election campaign and for the filing of nomination by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, an official of Bengal Police, said on Saturday evening. The action was taken after tensions flared in Berhampore, Murshidabad district, on Saturday morning over the Congress’s election campaign.Congress …
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Amid the ongoing electoral battle in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress, on Saturday, hit out at the Congress, with the BJP alleging that Congress is acting as the ruling party’s ‘B-team’. The Trinamool Congress hit out at Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for his remarks against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.The Assembly election in West Bengal is scheduled to be held in two phases, April 23 and 29.BJP Spokesperson Pratul Shah De…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Tensions escalated in Berhampore in the poll-bound West Bengal on Saturday morning after Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury allegedly faced physical obstruction from Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign.Chowdhury, who is contesting from the Berhampore assembly seat in Murshidabad district of the state, was campaigning with party workers and supporters in the constituency when he allegedly faced resistance upon entering Ward No. 19 of the cit…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court has ordered the formation of a tribunal to hear appeals of those whose names have been omitted from the voter list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. However, Aam Janata Unnayan Party chairman Humayun Kabir on Wednesday said he is not willing to approach the tribunal.“I will never go to the tribunal,” Kabir said.On Wednesday, the Aam Janata Unnayan Party organised a protest meeting and deputation programme against the SIR at Te…
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Playback singer Shreya Ghoshal, who continues to showcase the extraordinary range of Indian music with a lineup of recent releases spanning multiple languages, genres, and emotional landscapes, finds it “incredibly fulfilling” to be able to lend her voice to diverse narratives. Her latest releases, which include “Inqalabi Ziddi, Maatrubhumi, Assalu Cinema, Gana Gunjur, O Maayi Ri and Thalodi Marayuvathevide Nee”, reflect a wide spectrum of moods, languages, and crea…