Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) The CBI on Thursday arrested a Proclaimed Offender in a post-poll violence case relating to the murder of Manik Maitra from Siliguri, West Bengal, an official said. Shyamal Barman has been at large since the registration of the FIR in this case and has never joined the investigation/trial, said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in a statement.The CBI had announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000 for his apprehension.After the arrest, the accused was produced before the…
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Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) An FIR has been lodged against former North Bengal Development Minister Udayan Guha at the Mathabhanga police station in Cooch Behar district.The complainant is Bhawaiya folk singer Manindranath Barman. The singer, a resident of Nayarhat in Mathabhanga, stated in a written complaint to the police that the former MLA from Natabari had threatened to kill him.On Friday night, Manindranath visited Mathabhanga police station with a lawyer to lodge a formal complaint against Uda…
Jaipur, May 5 (IANS) Union Minister and Jodhpur Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has delivered a commanding performance for the party in North Bengal during the West Bengal polls, securing victories in 26 out of 28 Assembly constituencies he campaigned in, an impressive strike rate of 93 per cent. Camping in the region for more than 15 days, Shekhawat led an aggressive, ground-driven campaign across key districts of West Bengal, particularly in the strategically signific…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, naming nominees for 111 more constituencies.With this, the party has announced a total of 255 candidates for the 294-member House. The first list, released on March 14, contained the names of candidates for 144 constituencies. The remaining 39 candidates are yet to be announced.However, it is not yet clear whether the BJP will…