Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday slammed the BJP and said a change of government is needed at the Centre. The Diamond Harbour MP’s clear message was that it is not Bengal that needs to change, but the ‘landlords’ of Delhi.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has targeted the West Bengal government with a new slogan, ‘Change is needed, we need a BJP government’.Abhishek Banerjee used this statement as a ‘weapon’ to launch a counter-attack.Addressing a…
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New Delhi, Jan 18 (IANS) The CBI on Sunday arrested the kingpin of a Rs 4 crore investment fraud in Tripura from Nadia district in West Bengal, an official said.Tapan Pramanik, who was declared a Proclaimed Offender by a Special CBI Court in Tripura on January 16, 2023, was picked up by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and produced before a court in Nadia to seek transit remand for taking him to Tripura, the official said in a statement.His arrest followed inputs collected during field …
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress on various issues from a public rally in the minority-dominated Malda district on Saturday, the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released a video song on social media, the main theme of which echoes the Prime Minister’s call for a change of regime in the eastern state, and the beginning of BJP rule after the crucial Assembl…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The Indian Railways’ “Amrit Bharat Station Project”, is one of the world’s biggest programmes, for refurbishment and remodeling of railway stations across the country. As part of the unprecedented initiative, the Central government has set out a target of revamping and modernising more than 1,000 railway stations across the length and the breath of the country.In Bengal, many railway stations are slated to undergo makeover and this has brought cheers to train passengers as…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) After Ketugram in East Burdwan district of West Bengal, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) in the state’s Hooghly district, on Thursday, served a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing notice to his wife. Rajshekhar Majumdar, a resident of Ward No. 1 of Tarakeshwar Municipality, is the BLO for booth number 248 of the Tarakeshwar Assembly constituency in Hooghly district.On Thursday, a hearing notice has been issued in the name of Rajshekhar’s wife, Susmita Majumdar. As the BLO,…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) A political controversy has erupted in West Bengal’s Nadia district following allegations that a sex racket is operating on the ground floor of the residence of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA from Kaliganj. The allegation was made on Thursday by a local TMC leader, triggering tension in the area.The TMC leader alleged that a sex racket was functioning right below Trinamool MLA Alifa Ahmed’s house and claimed that school and college girls are also being drawn into this….
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease were identified on January 11 at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory (VRDL), ICMR, AIIMS Kalyani in West Bengal.Both the affected persons are nurses and are currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital, West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and state Health Secretary Narayan Swoop Nigam confirmed on Monday.They said the state health department is keeping a close watch on the situation and is trying to tr…
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and party Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee on Friday claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had “deliberately” targeted the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) as the agency was assisting the Trinamool Congress with its poll strategy and also helping the party during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.He also accused the ED of being habitual in harassing Trinamool Congress leaders, including…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Sabina Bibi, who had recently attempted suicide after failing to come to terms with the death of her minor daughter Tamanna Khatun, on Wednesday said that she wants to meet Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, seeking justice. The 11-year-old Tamanna Khatun was killed in a crude bomb attack at Kaliganj in Nadia district in June last year during a victory procession of Trinamool Congress workers following the declaration of Assembly bypoll results.On December 30, Tamanna’s mother…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The mother of Tamanna Khatun, a minor girl who was killed in a crude bomb attack at Kaliganj in West Bengal’s Nadia district in June, attempted suicide at her home, said the police on Wednesday.Fortunately, she survived because family members noticed the matter and rushed her to the hospital. According to the family, she has been suffering from severe depression since losing her child. The police were later informed about the incident.It was learnt that Sabina Bibi took mu…