Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Amid the backdrop of turmoil within the Trinamool Congress, the party’s Rajya Sabha MP Babul Supriyo on Thursday clarified his position in a post on social media.The singer-turned-politician made it clear that despite the ongoing storm, he stands firmly by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. At the same time, he vented his anger against those who, according to him, were once willing to “lick the leader’s sandals” to get their work done but are now breaking the part…
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Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The West Bengal government has started paying dearness allowance (DA) relief to retired state government employees. This payment facility will also cover family members in case of the death of any such retired employee. A notification issued from the state secretariat Nabanna stated that the period of DA relief is from 2008 to 2015.As per the notification, in the event of the death of any state government employee or pensioner, their nominated person or legal heirs will be…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government was reluctant to get involved with several important central projects, including the National E-Vidhan Application (NeVA), West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Thursday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday to launch NeVA in West Bengal, enabling the implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “One Nation One Application” vision in the state.Speaking on the occasi…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) West Bengal’s Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief MLA Humayun Kabir on Thursday remarked that the BJP’s target is to “finish Trinamool Congress” in the state, while observing that, given the functioning of former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party, a split was “bound to happen”.As many as 58 out of the 80 elected legislators of Trinamool Congress, led by expelled party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, submitted a resolution on Wednesday carrying the signatures of the…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Mayor Krishna Chakraborty resigned from her post on Thursday, citing personal reasons. The development comes a day after Trinamool Congress MLA Firhad Hakim resigned as Kolkata Mayor. Trinamool Congress has now lost control of both civic bodies in the city. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation is located in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata.Krishna Chakraborty submitted her resignation letter to the Commissioner of Bidhannagar Municipal Cor…
New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Thursday blamed former West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee’s “arrogance” and party General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s “dictatorial behaviour” for the political outfit’s split, a month after its defeat in the Assembly polls.The reactions come a day after 58 out of the 80 elected legislators of Trinamool Congress, led by expelled party legislator Ritabrata Banerjee, submitted a re…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks on the Home Ministry, police said on Thursday.The case was filed at the Siliguri Cyber Crime Police Station based on a complaint lodged by a lawyer.The complaint pertains to Banerjee’s remarks during a protest meeting on Rani Rashmoni Road in Kolkata on June 2, where she referred to the murder of Bangladesh national Osman Hadi and made statements …
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The Regent Park Police Station under Kolkata Police, on Thursday, arrested Biswajit Mondal, a Trinamool Congress Councillor from Ward No. 114 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).He was arrested in connection with a 2024 incident in Regent Park, Kolkata, involving the harassment and assault of a woman.With the arrest of Mondal, a three-time Councillor, the total number of arrested Trinamool Councillors in KMC in the last three days, under various charges, mostly corr…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The first meeting of the new block in the Trinamool Congress Legislative Party in the West Bengal Assembly, which is now the recognised group and the official principal opposition party in the state as per records of the House, will be held on Thursday.The meeting, to be held on the Assembly premises, will be chaired by Ritabrata Banerjee, the ‘expelled’ Trinamool Congress legislator from Uluberia (Purba) constituency in Kolkata-adjacent Howrah district.Ritabrata is now th…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) Kolkata Police on Wednesday night informed that Trinamool Congress councillor of ward number 42 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Mahesh Kumar Sharma, had been arrested on charges of corruption and extortion. According to a statement issued by the Kolkata Police, Sharma was arrested in a case filed at Burrabazar Police Station under the North Division.There are charges against him under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (previously the Indian…