Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) The West Bengal government is set to initiate the process of withdrawing cases registered during the previous Trinamool Congress regime against doctors and civil society members who participated in what it describes as “peaceful and democratic” protests following the RG Kar rape and murder in 2024.According to sources at the state secretariat, the move will be based on recommendations from a newly constituted judicial commission headed by retired Calcutta High Court j…
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Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Thursday entrusted the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe and submit a report on the encounter killing of Pravas Mondal, one of the four persons accused in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district.At the same time, an insider from the state secretariat of Nabanna said that a judicial probe as per norms has already been initiated into the matter, which will continue.Mandal was ki…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) On the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that a chapter on the life of Mukherjee will henceforth be included in the school syllabus. The Chief Minister made this announcement while addressing a function organised at the Mitra Institution on Monday afternoon to mark the 125th birth anniversary of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder.”The school syllabus should de…
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday gave an assurance that there will be no hawker eviction drive by the state administration led by him in any corner of the state till Durga Puja, scheduled in October this year.The assurance by the Chief Minister was given at a meeting with Asit Saha, the state president of the Hawkers’ Joint Action Committee, at the state secretariat, Nabanna.Speaking to media persons at the end of the meeting with the Chief Ministe…
Kolkata, June 24 (IANS) At least 50 to 60 workers were feared trapped after the roof of an under-construction warehouse collapsed at Taratala in South Kolkata on Wednesday.A rescue operation was quickly launched, and around 13 workers were rescued, said officials, adding that the injured were rushed to SSKM Hospital for treatment.The condition of five of the rescued injured is said to be critical.The Indian Army, NDRF, Fire Brigade and Kolkata Police personnel were conducting rescue operations o…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) The Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government has started a review of all Madrasas in the state and had directed all the district magistrates to send comprehensive reports on Madrasas in their respective districts to the state secretariat of Nabanna by July 5.The West Bengal Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education Department had also issued a notification on this count and in that notification, it had been claimed that the review of the Madrasas throughout…
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) 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…
Kolkata, June 3 (IANS) The portfolio distribution of the new West Bengal cabinet under the leadership of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will be announced later on Wednesday after a meeting of the expanded cabinet.The meeting of the new cabinet will take place at the state secretariat of Nabanna, where the responsibilities of the ministers will be distributed. Some crucial administrative decisions are also likely to be taken at the meeting.On June 1, a total of 35 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) le…
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A total of 35 BJP MLAs were sworn in as Ministers at the Lok Bhavan on Monday, marking an expansion of the cabinet led by Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal.This expansion comes over three weeks after the Suvendu Adhikari-led first Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government took oath in the state after winning the Assembly elections.The 35 new ministers include 13 cabinet ministers — Deepak Barman, Tapas Roy, Dr Shankar Ghosh, Manoj Kumar Oraon, Arjun Singh, Gouri Shankar Ghosh…