Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Barring just a handful few, almost all the heavyweight former ministers in the previous Mamata Banerjee-led cabinet from 2011 to 2026 have deserted her and joined the “rebel majority” camp in Trinamool Congress led by expelled party legislator, Ritabrata Banerjee, with the former West Bengal Minister of State for Finance (independent charge), Chandrima Bhattacharya, also the former state president, being the latest in the list.On Saturday afternoon, Bhattacharya, who w…
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Kolkata, July 3 (IANS) The ongoing tension between two rival camps in Trinamool Congress’s legislative party in the West Bengal Assembly escalated further on Friday with the “rebel but majority” faction led by expelled party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee taking control of Trinamool Congress’s main party office at Metropolitan on Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in the city this evening. A team of legislators from the party’s “rebel but majority” faction led by Ritabrata, currently the official Leader…
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the Taratala warehouse collapse incident, seeking a detailed report on the matter from state government officials within two weeks. In a statement issued on Thursday, the NHRC sent notices to the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the State Chief Secretary and the Municipal Commissioner, seeking information on what investigation has been carried out into the incident and how much compensation has been p…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A close aide and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has been suspended by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) following his arrest and subsequent police custody in connection with the recent collapse of the roof of an under-construction warehouse in Kolkata.A KMC official said on Wednesday that Kalicharan Banerjee has been suspended under KMC rules, which mandate suspension if an employee remains in police custody for more than 72 hours….
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case of the under-construction warehouse roof collapse at Taratala in South Kolkata last week that claimed 16 lives, has assigned architectural experts from Jadavpur University (JU) to identify the flaws in the structural design of the collapsed structure. Insiders from the city police said the team of architectural experts from JU, the premier engineering institute in the state and the country, will examine wheth…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is probing the case of the under-construction warehouse roof collapse at Taratala that claimed 16 lives, has sought further details from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) authorities.The warehouse project was underway on land owned by KoPT, which was taken on lease by the warehouse owner, Sambhunath Behra. On the other hand, the plan for the construction was sanctioned by the KMC authoriti…
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Shams Iqbal got bail in a city court within hours of his arrest in an extortion case. Officers of Garden Reach Police Station in Kolkata’s port area arrested Iqbal on Monday morning. However, Iqbal, who is close to former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, was granted bail after the complainant withdrew the case.He was granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1,000. According to the police, the case was wit…
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Another former Trinamool Congress councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has been arrested on extortion charges, police said on Monday.Shams Iqbal, a Trinamool leader from Garden Reach and a close associate of former Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, was arrested following allegations that he extorted Rs 70 lakh from a local businessman.Iqbal, who represented Ward No. 134, had reportedly shared the stage with Hakim at several public meetings in the past.According…
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) Police have arrested another former Trinamool Congress councillor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on charges of extortion and molestation. Trinamool leader Tarakeswar Chakraborty was a councillor of ward number 104 of KMC in the Survey Park area in south Kolkata. Apart from this, Tarakeswar was also the chairman of Borough No 11 of KMC. The police arrested him at around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday.According to the police, there were two FIRs against Tarakeswar at the Su…
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) The death toll in the collapse of an under-construction warehouse at Taratala on the southern outskirts of Kolkata has risen to 16, the Kolkata Police confirmed on Saturday, even as rescue operations entered the third day.Till Friday night the death count following the mishap was 15 and the figure increased to 16 as one more person, who was under treatment, succumbed to his injuries.Right now, 14 other people are still under treatment at the state-run S.S.K.M Medical Coll…