Guwahati, May 29 (IANS) Assam Advocate General Devajit Saikia on Friday cited multiple grounds while opposing the bail plea of festival organiser and prime accused Shyamkanu Mahanta in Assam’s iconic musician Zubeen Garg’s death probe, stating that the accused could abscond if granted bail by the court. The Gauhati High Court rejected the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta on Friday. Earlier, a Fast Track Court had also dismissed Mahanta’s bail application in connection with the sensational case t…
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Paschim Medinipur, May 29 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar on Friday asserted that no leader from the Trinamool Congress will be allowed to join the BJP.The Union Minister was at Vidyasagar University in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur for the inauguration of certificate courses for retiring military personnel.Addressing reporters after the event, the BJP leader asserted: “The party has decided that no Trinamool Congress leader will be allowed to enter the BJP. The T…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday said that 10 people, accused in post-poll violence cases in West Bengal following the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, have been arrested.The ten arrested accused individuals include Kader Molla, the most trusted aide of Sheikh Shahjahan, the notorious and now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district. Shahjahan is currently in jail after the CBI identified him as the mastermind behin…
Guwahati, May 22 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court is scheduled to hear the bail plea of Shyamkanu Mahanta on Friday, an accused in the death of Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg. This will be the second hearing on Mahanta’s bail application before the bench of Justice Mitali Thakuria.During the first hearing held on May 15, the court had directed the concerned parties to submit an additional affidavit by May 18.Mahanta, known as the organiser of the popular Northeast festival, has been lodged in ja…
Shillong, May 21 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday stressed the need for outcome-oriented, technology-driven and citizen-centric policing, saying that the real measure of success for the police force lies not in recruitment numbers or infrastructure expansion, but in improved public safety and reduction in crime. Addressing the Senior Superintendents of Police and Commandants of Police (SSP–COs) Conference 2026 at the Tree House in West Garo Hills district, Chief Min…
Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the lackadaisical handling of a missing minor girl case dating back to 2020 by Bokaro police, warning that if the situation does not improve, the probe may be handed over to the CBI.A division bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad and Justice Sanjay Prasad, while hearing a petition related to the disappearance of a 14-year-old girl, made sharp oral observations questioning why Bokaro police repeatedly fail…
Guwahati, May 15 (IANS) One of the key accused in the death case of Assam’s iconic musician Zubeen Garg, the festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta’s bail plea will come up for hearing before the Gauhati High Court on Friday.The matter will be heard in the court of Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita. Earlier, the hearing was scheduled for May 13, but it was deferred and rescheduled for Thursday.Mahanta had approached the Gauhati High Court after his bail application was rejected by the lower court.His …
Shillong, May 14 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, on Thursday flagged off a new fleet of police vehicles in Shillong, aimed at strengthening the operational preparedness, mobility, and emergency response capabilities of the state police force. The programme was held at the Police Officers’ Mess at Golflink in the presence of Director General of Police, Idashisha Nongrang, senior government officials, and police personnel.Officials informed that a total of 95 vehicles have bee…
Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Actor Sudesh Berry took a trip down memory lane and reminisced about his character Officer Vidhan from the iconic police procedural television series “CID”. Sudesh shared a picture of himself on the photo-sharing application Instagram from the show. In the image, the actor is seen sporting a moustache and wearing sunglasses.For the caption, the actor, who played the character from 2003 to 2004, simply wrote: “CID Officer Vidhan.”CID first premiered in January 1998. I…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police, on Thursday morning, took over the probe of the ghastly murder of Chandranath Rath, the long-time personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari, who was shot dead by a bike-borne man.Initial investigation revealed that while Rath was returning home on Wednesday night from a programme of the BJP, his vehicle was followed by a motorcycle with the killer as the driver.Just as Rath’s vehicle reached Doharia crossing …