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…
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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…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) A man in West Bengal’s Nadia district was arrested on Saturday for hacking his niece-in-law to death following a family dispute, police said.The incident was reported from the Gopinathpur panchayat area under Palashipara police station in Nadia. Based on a complaint lodged by the deceased’s family, the police arrested the accused from near his house after an all-night search. He was to be produced before a local court, with police aiming to seek his custody for further que…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) Folk singer-turned-politician and the BJP legislator from the Haringhata Assembly constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Ashim Kumar Sarkar, on Saturday, registered a police complaint claiming a threat to his life.In the complaint, Sarkar claimed that he had been receiving consecutive death threats for the last few days.In his complaint filed at Chakdaha Police Station in Nadia district, Sarkar has also provided the investigating officials with two mobile numbers f…
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) In the Hanskhali gang-rape and murder case from Nadia district, a Ranaghat Sub-Divisional Court on Tuesday sentenced three convicts, including the son of a Trinamool Congress leader, to life imprisonment. The leader himself received a five-year prison term.The verdict follows Monday’s conviction of nine people in connection with the case. The victim’s family members broke down upon hearing the verdict.Besides Sohail (Braj) Gayali, the son of a Trinamool leader, two other…