Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) A man has been arrested in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district for allegedly receiving financial assistance under the state government’s Lakshmir Bhandar scheme by posing as a woman, officials said on Thursday.Police said the accused, identified as Rakibul Sheikh, had been receiving funds under the scheme for the past two years. The Lakshmir Bhandar scheme is meant exclusively for women beneficiaries, and no man is entitled to receive financial assistance from this sche…
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Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Officers of Sagardighi Police Station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district seized a large quantity of firearms, cartridges and magazines from the house of a Trinamool Congress leader, police said on Monday.The Trinamool Congress leader allegedly escaped by scaling a boundary wall soon after the police raid began on Sunday night. However, police arrested two persons in connection with the incident.Police are investigating why such a large quantity of firearms and ammunitio…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari over the West Bengal government’s May 13 notice on “Animal Slaughter Guidelines”, saying it has caused confusion and unrest, especially in Murshidabad district.In the letter, Chowdhury wrote, “I am writing with the intention of bringing to your notice the fact that the Public Notice dated 13th May, 2026, issued by the Government of West Bengal regarding adherence to …
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress councillor of Baranagar Municipality in North 24 Parganas district, Shantanu Majumdar alias Mejo, has been arrested on charges of extortion, police said on Wednesday. He is the councillor of Ward Number 14 of Baranagar.Barrackpore Police arrested him on allegations that he used to take money in exchange for resolving tenant problems in flats.According to the police, a complaint was filed against Shantanu at the police station on Tuesday. Rita Ro…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took oath as the legislator from Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata on the floor of the Assembly.By taking oath as the MLA from Bhabanipur, Adhikari made it clear that he will quit the Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, where he was elected simultaneously in the recently concluded Assembly polls.In Bhabanipur, Adhikari was elected by defeating the Trinamool Congress candidate and then s…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Former West Bengal Congress president and former five-time Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention so that the new Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state government in West Bengal takes up special development initiatives for his native and minority-dominated Murshidabad district in the state. Chowdhury had been a five-time Lok Sabha member from the Baharampur constituency in Murshidabad dist…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) Chairman Humayun Kabir on Wednesday approached the Calcutta High Court seeking its intervention to curb the post-poll violence in West Bengal. Kabir alleged that there has been widespread politically motivated and planned violence in Murshidabad district since the West Bengal Assembly elections results were declared on May 4.He alleged in the court that the houses of the party’s political workers were vandalised and his party workers were bea…
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday submitted a preliminary report on the Beldanga riots. The report was submitted to the Division Bench of Calcutta High Court Chief Justice, Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen. The court will take its decision after examining the report.The next hearing of the case will be held after two weeks. However, the Calcutta High Court has said that there is no obstacle to the NIA’s investigation into the Beldanga case.Unrest e…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) As vote counting progresses in West Bengal, Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) president Humayun Kabir made a strong prediction, claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would edge past the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC).Speaking on counting day, Kabir said, “I would like to say that BJP will get one seat more than TMC. I have always said that TMC who has been in power for three times, those who committed wrongdoings, those who have done corruption, that is why they…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report regarding claims that supporters of the Left were obstructed from voting, as well as concerning a separate incident involving a clash between Trinamool Congress workers and Humayun Kabir, the chairperson of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP).According to officials at the Commission, the administration of Murshidabad district has been asked to submit separate reports on these two incidents, which occurred during …