Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) The cops of New Market Police Station under the central division of the Kolkata Police, on Monday morning, issued summons to the Member-Mayor in Council of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Baiswanor Chattopadhyay, on charges of heckling and physically assaulting the Corporation’s secretary, Kishore Kumar Biswas on Friday.A police complaint was lodged by Kishore Kumar Biswas at the New Market Police Station, under whose jurisdiction the KMC Building in central Kolka…
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Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Three weeks after the Assembly election results, former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday once again alleged that the Trinamool Congress did not lose the West Bengal Assembly elections and claimed that the Election Commission helped the BJP secure victory in the state. She also alleged that she was defeated “by force” in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency.Speaking on the day the results of the Falta Assembly by-election were declared, the Trinamool Congress su…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Commissioner Smita Pandey said on Sunday that the notices which have been issued against illegal constructions in the city are “entirely personal and not linked to any political outfit”.She was present in the city’s Beleghata area for the demolition of illegal constructions belonging to strongman Raju Naskar.The Commissioner clearly mentioned that the action was being carried out with legal procedures.A sharp political debate erupted bet…
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) After Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on illegal construction in the state, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started sending notices for violations at various places in the West Bengal state capital. On Sunday, municipal workers raided six areas in Kolkata to demolish illegal constructions.Of the six, the civic body started demolishing three illegal constructions in Tiljala, Kasba and Beliaghata amid tight security to prevent …
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee has sought time from the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to reply to the notice regarding the valuation of his property and the demolition of an illegal part of his house at Bhabanipur.The KMC had recently issued the notice. The municipality officials also put up a notice on the wall of his house on Harish Mukherjee Road in south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area.On Sunday, it was learnt that the Trinamool General Secretary has writt…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) The growing internal feud within the Trinamool Congress following the party’s landslide defeat in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections became evident on Friday as several party councillors of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) abstained from attending a crucial meeting of TMC councillors convened by party supremo and former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.The development came amid successive notices issued by the KMC to multiple properties linked to …
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has convened an emergency meeting with all the party councillors in Kolkata Municipal Corporation, following successive notices from the KMC to her nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s multiple properties during the last seven days.A party councillor, who did not wish to be named, said the main agenda is to discuss the evolving situation. The party feels that the KMC bureaucratic setup is functioning …
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) A fresh political and administrative controversy has surfaced over the family residence of Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s (KMC) Assessor-Collector (South) office issued a notice regarding the property at 188A, Harish Mukherjee Road.According to KMC records, the premises in question were initially purchased in the name of M/s Animesh Tradelink Private Limited, which was later renamed ‘Leaps and Bounds Infra…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) probe, reportedly over properties allegedly owned by Trinamool Congress General Secretary and Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, his family, or company, has created a political and organisational test for the party. The notices were reportedly served under provisions of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, where officials have also visited several premises, including “Shantiniketan” in Kolkata.One report mentioned a notice pasted…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The birth and death registration portal of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has been partially closed to verify certificates issued during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) period, said KMC officials on Thursday.Insiders from the KMC said that during the SIR period, there was an abnormal rise in the number of applications for backdated birth and death certificates for the purpose of being used as supporting documents in the revision exercise.However, the sources said t…