Agartala, July 27 (IANS) Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and former Tripura Minister Sudip Roy Barman on Sunday reiterated the party’s demand for a judicial inquiry, monitored by a sitting judge of the Tripura High Court, to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the “mysterious” death of a serving Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag. The body of Anurag, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tripura cadre, was found under mysterious circumstances in the washroom at…
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Kochi, July 25 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) money laundering probe into the CMRL–Exalogic monthly payment case has entered a decisive phase, with former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter Veena T facing mounting legal pressure following crucial statements made by CMRL Managing Director Sasidharan Kartha.The ED is preparing to take the investigation to its next stage, with indications that Veena could soon be arraigned as an accused under …
Thiruvananthapuram, July 24 (IANS) In a development that has reignited political debate in Kerala, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday compensated a taxi driver whose vehicle was vandalised by CPI-M workers during protests against the agency’s raid at the residence of Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan. The Thiruvananthapuram-based driver was handed the full compensation of around Rs 1.75 lakh, covering the damage caused to the taxi that had been hired by the ED for official duty.T…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Krishnanagar District Police in Nadia district of West Bengal on Wednesday filed a supplementary chargesheet against 24 individuals accused for the killing of a minor girl Tamanna Khatun at Kaliganj in the same district in June last year. Tamanna Khatun, who belonged to a family of CPI-M supporters, was killed in a crude bomb blast on June 23 last year.On that day, the result of the bypolls for Kaliganj Assembly constituency in the district had been announced, which marke…
Agartala, July 19 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that academic excellence alone is not enough, asserting that students must first become good human beings and dedicate themselves to the welfare of society and the nation. The Chief Minister also launched a sharp attack on the CPI (M), alleging that during its rule the state witnessed an atmosphere of fear and political intimidation that adversely affected the education system and deprived students of a conducive learning …
New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The Opposition, led by the Congress, on Sunday said that the alleged theft of offerings made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple, the NEET-UG paper leak and the forceful hospitalisation of climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk will be among the top issues on which the leaders will seek the Union government’s reply during the Monsoon session of Parliament that begins tomorrow.Speaking to IANS, Congress MP Kumari Selja said: “We will definitely raise several issues. There are issues relate…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) Former Oommen Chandy aide Tenny Joppen on Wednesday said he had been made a scapegoat in the politically-sensitive solar scam to target the late Chief Minister, hours after the Kerala High Court permitted his removal from the list of accused in one of the cases linked to the controversy.The High Court allowed Joppen to be deleted from the array of accused in the case filed by businessman Mallely Sreedharan Nair, after the complainant informed the court that he …
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and Rajya Sabha member, Samik Bhattacharya, on Tuesday issued a note of caution for party’s state leaders, including elected public representatives, to refrain from excessive interference in the affairs of the different community Durga Pujas in the state, a complaint, which was rampant against leaders, MLAs, MPs and even Councillors during the previous Trinamool Congress government. Bhattacharya has issued a social media …
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, July 14 (IANS) For the first time since the Left Democratic Front’s crushing defeat in the Kerala Assembly elections, the CPI-M national leadership has publicly acknowledged that mistakes were made in the party’s electoral strategy, particularly in the selection of candidates. Emerging from the party’s three-day Central Committee meeting in New Delhi, CPI-M General Secretary M.A. Baby on Tuesday stopped short of naming individuals but made it clear that the party wa…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The suspension of prayers at the Bankra mosque at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for the past few days by the authorities has snowballed into a major controversy, leading to a war of words between the ruling party and the Opposition. The authorities, while stopping entry passes for congregational prayers at the mosque, cited heightened security concerns as the reason, but the matter took a political turn, with questions raised over access a…