Kolkata, July 24 (IANS) The office of the West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, has directed all state government departments to prepare department-wise blueprints for the identification of revenue leakages and suggest measures to prevent these to ensure an overall increase in the generation of the state’s own tax revenue.An insider from the state secretariat of Nabanna said that besides preparing the blueprint on this count, the departments concerned have also been directed by the CMO…
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Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) In a bid to expand its movement over the NEET examination paper leak and other issues beyond New Delhi, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has approached the Kolkata Police seeking permission to hold a rally in the city in solidarity with activist Sonam Wangchuk’s ongoing hunger strike.Sources in the city police said the first email was sent to the Joint Commissioner (Headquarters) and Joint Commissioner (Crime) of Kolkata on July 19 seeking permission to hold the rally fr…
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Kolkata Police have filed a suo motu complaint against the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in Trinamool Congress, accusing the latter of “contempt of court” while organising the Martyrs’ Day rally on July 21 at the Cathedral Road in front of Birla Planetarium in Central Kolkata.In the complaint filed at Hastings Police Station under the South Division of Kolkata Police, the Mamata Banerjee-led faction has been accused of violating the Calcutta High Court order of holdin…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) A police station for the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will be set up in West Bengal soon. A proposal on this count was cleared at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday. The work for setting up the police station will commence shortly, the State Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Minister Agnimitra Paul, a fashion designer‑turned‑politician, informed media persons at the end of the cabinet meeting.The eastern…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh was marshalled out of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly and suspended for the remainder of the day’s proceedings after he prevented Opposition Chief Whip Akhruzzaman from speaking. Chaos erupted when Akhruzzaman rose to participate in the debate.Soon, Ghosh left his seat and stood in front of the opposition member’s microphone, raising slogans and preventing him from speaking during the budget discussion on the Home and Hill Affai…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee has frequently landed himself in trouble, being a quick-tempered person with a sharp tongue, and now being suspended from Lok Sabha for the remainder of the Monsoon Session on allegations of using abusive language against fellow Members of Parliament, especially women. A four-time MP from West Bengal’s Serampore constituency and a senior advocate of the Supreme Court and Calcutta High Court, Banerjee has long been one of the Tri…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday issued a notice for interrogation to former Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Subhashish Chakraborty in connection with the central agency’s ongoing investigation into three frozen bank accounts, which hold a total deposit of Rs 440 crore.Chakraborty is currently treasurer of the faction in the Trinamool Congress, led by the former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, and her nephew, the party’s general secret…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) Four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee, who has been loyal to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seems to be turning into a rebel.In an explosive social media post made on Tuesday night, Banerjee, who is the principal person within the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in handling different court cases, has poured out his grievances on how he was insulted and interrupted again and again while he was addressing the Marty…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) After 14 years, the state Assembly will hold a discussion on the budgetary provisions for the West Bengal Home Department on Wednesday. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, who is also in charge of the department, will reply to concerns raised by the legislators.The last time there was any discussion of the department’s budgetary allocations was in 2012, and since then the matter has been guillotined, meaning the approval of public spending for the department was fast-tracked…
Kolkata, July 21 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday sent a notice for interrogation to rebel Trinamool Congress legislator Madan Mitra in connection with the ongoing investigation into the multi‑crore municipalities’ job irregularities case in West Bengal during the previous Mamata Banerjee‑led Trinamool regime. Earlier this month, the ED served notices to Mitra’s wife and two sons to appear for interrogation in the same case. They are scheduled to appear at the ED’s Sa…