Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The projected loss in the aftermath of AMPHAN super-cyclone (2020) was presented in an inflated manner by the previous Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government for getting higher central relief financial assistance, said one of 28 reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), that was tabled on the floor of the West Bengal assembly on Saturday, by the state finance minister Swapan Dasgupta.As per the particular CAG report, the projected loss was not only inflat…
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Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore on Saturday issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in north Bengal till Monday and forecast an increase in rain activity across south Bengal, including Kolkata, from Tuesday onwards.According to the Met office, scattered rainfall will continue across south Bengal districts till Tuesday, after which moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely to intensify and persist till Friday.Heavy rainfall is expected…
Islamabad, July 17 (IANS) A police personnel and a 22-year-old woman were allegedly shot dead in yet another case of honour killing in the Jalkot area of Upper Kohistan in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Friday. Speaking to journalists, Upper Kohistan DPO Tahir Iqbal Khan said, “The accused family first killed the woman and then the policeman after declaring them ‘Chor’ in accordance with a local custom after discovering that they were in a relationship”, Paki…
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 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 11 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore area on Saturday predicted more rain in south Bengal districts and Kolkata over the next four to five days which will prolong the current spell of rain. Kolkata and south Bengal districts have been receiving moderate to heavy rain since last Sunday (July 5). With monsoon winds gaining momentum due to favourable conditions, the present low pressure will bring in more rain.Habibur Rahman Biswas, Eastern Regional …
Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha Member Mahua Moitra, who faced protests after eggs and cow dung were hurled at her by a mob in the presence of police, has received an unexpected supporter from a veteran leader of the party’s arch political rival, CPI(M).Veteran Marxist leader, former party Rajya Sabha member and senior advocate, Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya, has issued a social media post condemning the attack on Moitra while reminding that he is airing his voice of protest in t…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) The West Bengal government on Wednesday ordered a major reshuffle in the state’s police department, with as many as 15 senior officers, including Indian Police Service (IPS) and WBPS officers, being transferred.Some officers have received promotions, others have undergone routine transfers, and in the case of a select few officers, their transfer notifications were revoked, and they were assigned new duties.As per the notification issued from the state secretariat of Nab…
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Saturday that he had kept the promise to ensure justice for the family members of Tamanna Khatun at Kaliganj in Nadia district of the state in June last year, by ensuring the arrest of 12 additional prime accused absconding in the case, in the last three days. Tamanna’s mother Sabina Iyasmin Sheikh had a meeting with the Chief Minister in the afternoon of June 23 and in that meeting the latter assured her of justice f…
Kolkata, June 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will issue a detailed statement in the Assembly on Thursday about the under-construction warehouse roof collapse incident in the Taratala area, which claimed five lives and left several others critically injured.The Chief Minister’s statement on this count is quite crucial, especially in the backdrop of severe allegations that have surfaced over the construction of that warehouse being done illegally by the owner, Sambhunath B…