Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) A new bill, “The West Bengal Panchayat (Amendment) Bill, 2026”, which prohibits no-confidence motions against the three-tier panchayat system for a period of three years from the date of its formation, was passed on the floor of the West Bengal Assembly on Saturday.The Bill was not originally scheduled to be placed before the House. However, during the closing hours of the last day of the Budget Session, a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee was convened in the c…
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Kolkata, Jan 30 (IANS) The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), on Friday, had announced a financial compensation of Rs 2,00,000 for the families of each of the victims killed in the devastating fire at Anandapur in West Bengal’s Kolkata. As of now, the death toll has risen to 25, and with several being reportedly missing, there is apprehension that the final toll might increase.The financial compensation will be given from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF)”The recent fire mishap in We…
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) Amid the recent tension and violence for two days last week at Beldanga in Murshidabad district of West Bengal reportedly over the alleged murder of a local migrant worker hailing from the same district in Jharkhand, the state’s Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, on Tuesday, issued a security advisory for the Mamata Banerjee-led state government to prevent violence and its escalation in the future. According to a statement issued from the Governor’s office, the experiences in the …
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) With elections in West Bengal, Assam and Bangladesh around the corner, Intelligence agencies have sounded an alert about large scale radicalisation drives in these regions.While on one hand the radicalisation drives are aimed at polarising voters, on the other hand they are also meant to set up terror modules with the intention of carrying out large scale attacks.In Bangladesh, the Jamaat-e-Islami is already in overdrive mode to radicalise individuals. The idea is to cha…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday wrote to Governor C.V. Ananda Bose seeking his intervention amid continuing tension at Beldanga in minority-dominated Murshidabad district, purportedly triggered by protests over the alleged murder of a migrant worker from the district in Jharkhand.“I am deeply concerned and outraged by the ongoing communal violence in Beldanga, Murshidabad district, where innocent Hindu families are …
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose has announced that he will be hitting the streets of Kolkata without any security cover on Friday, ignoring a death-threat email sent to his office sometime on Thursday night.After the email came of the notice of the Lok Bhavan (earlier Raj Bhavan) staff, the matter was informed to the office of the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, and a decision was taken to overhaul the Governor’s security.However, despite these initiatives to enhanc…
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized assets worth Rs 3.60 crore owned by West Bengal Minister incharge of micro, small and medium enterprises and textiles department, Chandranath Sinha, in connection with his alleged involvement in the cash-for-school job case in the state.Sources aware of the development said that a total of 10 properties owned by the minister, his wife, and his son had been confiscated by the ED, and the total market value of the properties is arou…
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose said on Wednesday that there are two problems which are becoming increasingly serious in the state today — violence and corruption. According to the Governor, the same picture is reflected within university campuses in the state.Governor Ananda Bose, who is also the Jadavpur University Chancellor, made this claim while attending the varsity’s 68th annual convocation ceremony on Wednesday.According to the Governor, the malaise that has…