Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) The West Bengal Police on Tuesday recovered 3 kg of gold jewellery valued at Rs 4 crore, from the residence of Nadia Zilla Parishad member Tina Bhowmik Saha in Nadia district, who is said to be close aide of influential Trinamool Congress leader Sabyasachi Dutta.The police, acting on information shared from arrested ex-mayor of Bidhannagar searched the residence of Tina Bhowmik Saha last night. The Bidhannagar police confiscated everything and has started an investigation…
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Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Former West Bengal Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Sujit Bose, who is in judicial custody in connection with the municipal recruitment corruption case, appeared in a virtual hearing in the court on Thursday. Similar to the former Kolkata Police officer Shantanu Sinha Biswas and businessmen Jay Kamdar, Sujit Bose’s lawyer also requested the judge to grant his client the status of a Grade One prisoner. However, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) objected to this request…
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Amid speculation over the complexity of the 12-page application form for the Annapurna Yojana, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said state government staff will visit beneficiaries’ homes to assist them in filling out the forms.The scheme offers a monthly allowance of Rs 3000 to the women in the state.The Chief Minister made this announcement while speaking to the media on the sidelines of a cervical cancer vaccination camp inauguration in Bidhanna…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Former West Bengal Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose on Thursday approached a single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging his arrest earlier this month by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the multi-crore municipalities recruitment scam in the state.The matter is scheduled to come up for hearing on Friday before the single-judge vacation bench of Justice Shampa Dutta Paul.A three-time Trinamool Congress legislator from the Bidhannag…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) A sensational incident unfolded in Bidhannagar in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata on Sunday after multiple Aadhaar cards were recovered from a local Trinamool Congress office. Tension prevailed in Ward No. 36 of the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation area since morning following the incident.A large police contingent from the local police station rushed to the spot after receiving information about the recovery. An investigation is underway to ascertain how such a large numbe…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) A restaurant owned by former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose earned over Rs 1 crore during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 despite remaining completely shut, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) told a special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Kolkata on Tuesday.Bose, who served as a minister during the previous Trinamool Congress government, was arrested by ED officials on Monday night in connection with the multi-crore municipal recruitment scam after a marath…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose on Monday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers for questioning in connection with the municipal recruitment corruption case. He went to the ED’s CGO Complex office in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata, along with his son Samudra Bose, who was also summoned by the ED in the same case. He reached the ED office at 10:30 a.m, said an ED officer.On April 6, the day of filing nomination papers for the Assembly election, Sujit B…
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Wednesday, had issued notices for interrogation to two members of the West Bengal Cabinet, namely the state Fire Services Minister Sujit Bose and the state Food & Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh, for questioning in connection with the multi-crore municipalities’ recruitment case in the state.Both Bose and Ghosh had been asked to appear at the ED’s office located at the Central Government Office (CGO) Complex at Salt Lake in the n…
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT Cell Chief and the party’s national observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Monday flagged an alleged violation of Election Commission guidelines by a West Bengal government official.In a post on X, Malviya claimed that the state administration was trying to manipulate the electoral process. He also shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp group chat to support his claims.“In a shocking violation of the Election Commission’s guidelines, the…
Chennai, March 8 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has strongly criticised the West Bengal government, alleging that President Droupadi Murmu was “deliberately disrespected” during her recent visit to the state to attend a programme organised for members of the Santali tribal community.In a post on the social media platform X, Anbumani accused the government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of failing to follow established protocol during the President’s visit.According to him, t…