Chaibasa (Jharkhand), July 19 (IANS) A scrap dealer was allegedly murdered and his body tied to a stone before it was dumped into the Karo River in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, police officials said on Sunday.The incident came to light after the body was recovered from the river, triggering concern in the area. According to police, local residents spotted a body floating in the Karo River on Sunday. On closer inspection, they found that the body had been tied to a large stone, apparently…
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Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Bela Behera from Odisha will finally get to watch the Puri Rath Yatra after a gap of over 10 years. After spending a decade at an old-age home in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, she will be returning home to Ganjam in Odisha soon. According to her family, Bela, who is now in her late 70s, had left home to get flowers before the Rath Yatra more than 10 years ago, but did not return. All efforts to trace her failed. Bela had brought her three sons up by selling flo…
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday claimed that India’s international borders with Bangladesh in West Bengal have started getting more secured lately with the new state government under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari ensuring prompt land availability for the Border Security Force (BSF) for erection of barbed fencing at the borders. BJP’s national spokesman Pradeep Bhandari had issued a social media statement detailing the land handover done by …
Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Due to a well-marked low-pressure area, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore on Tuesday predicted heavy spells of rain in south Bengal districts including Kolkata till Saturday. At the same time, there is a possibility of thunderstorms in the state throughout the week. The districts of south Bengal will experience more thunderstorms till next Saturday. After that, the intensity of thunderstorms may increase. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is predict…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore in Kolkata on Sunday predicted that rain will continue across south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, for the next seven days. At the same time, the Met office issued a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in north Bengal.A senior RMC official said the monsoon axis currently extends from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to Manipur. In addition, a cyclonic circulation is active over north Bangladesh and adjoining areas. It…
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) West Bengal Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department has constituted an 18-member committee to review the ongoing survey to identify illegally run unrecognised madrasas, often termed as ‘Khariji Madrasahs’, in 12 districts of the state.The review committee will start visiting the districts from July 15 and thereafter submit a detailed report to the state Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education department by July 21.Based on the review committee’s recommendation,…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) As internal factionalism in the Trinamool Congress becomes more acute with every passing day, the CPI(M), which currently has only one representative in the West Bengal Assembly, is working on a well-calculated strategy to regain the space of the principal opposition party in the state as fast as possible. The logic of the CPI(M) leadership on this count is simple. While the “original and minority” faction in Trinamool Congress led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mama…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday started a special program called ‘Ek Dake Abhishek’ (one call away Abhishek) to provide legal assistance to persecuted workers of his party. A special helpline number has also been launched. Banerjee shared the details of the initiative on his social media handles. The social media post mentions, “Contact us for any legal assistance to facilitate the homeless, oppressed, and workers involved in false cases for political p…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Within 24 hours of Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s warning, the police have summoned Naoda MLA and Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief, Humayun Kabir, for questioning in connection with two cases lodged against him for making controversial remarks.On Tuesday, police reached Kabir’s house and issued notices for his appearance in two cases. He has been ordered to appear at Rejinagar and Shaktipur police stations on July 3 and 5, respectively, in two separate case…
Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Within 24 hours of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s warning, three organisers of Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chief Humayun Kabir’s meeting were arrested for a controversial speech made by the Naoda MLA there. The names of the arrested persons are Golam Mustafa, Mohammad Aminuk Haque and Anisur Rahman.The Murshidabad district police arrested them in two separate operations on Monday night.Recently, AJUP MLA Humayun Kabir held meetings in Rejinagar and Shaktipur area i…