Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Alipore on Saturday forecast rain in Kolkata and across West Bengal till Monday, with a likelihood of showers during the International Yoga Day event on Sunday morning.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the Yoga Day programme at Red Road in Kolkata on Sunday, with preparatory work underway and the stretch closed to traffic. The Met office, however, said there is no forecast of heavy rain in Kolkata till Sunday a…
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Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A major reshuffle took place in the West Bengal police administration on Monday, with the Suvendu Adhikari government issuing a transfer notification for 179 IPS officers.Among them are about 12 Superintendents of Police, including those of Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district. The Lok Sabha constituency of Diamond Harbour is represented by Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee.After coming to power in the state, the Suvendu Adhikari government carried out i…
Guwahati, June 6 (IANS) The Ticket Checking Section of New Jalpaiguri (NJP) under the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved a historic milestone by recording an unprecedented earning of more than Rs 2.08 crore during the month of May 2026, officials said on Saturday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that this marks the highest-ever monthly ticket checking revenue achieved by any section across Northeast Frontier Railway. “This remarkable accomplish…
Kolkata, June 6 (IANS) Indian Railways is set to implement Rs 1,00,000 crore worth of railways infrastructure projects in the coming days, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday after a meeting with the Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the current State Secretariat Nabanna. “Following the implementation of the Rs 1,00,000 crore worth of railways infrastructure project, each and every district in the state will be adequately connected through the railways network….
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) A minor girl was allegedly murdered in Dinhata of Cooch Behar district in north Bengal, police said on Thursday, while her family has alleged rape and murder.Her body was recovered from a jute field in the Bamanhat I Gram Panchayat area of Dinhata on Wednesday evening with a pair of leggings tied around her neck.The villagers and the family of the deceased alleged that the minor girl was raped before she was murdered. Police, however, have confirmed homicide, but sai…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Ritabrata Banerjee, till now a politician who largely remained in shadows — except when mired in allegations and controversies — has evolved this week as the face of a massive rebellion within the Trinamool Congress. His initial ascent was marked in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) from becoming the all India General Secretary of Students Federation of India (SFI) to his nomination to Rajya Sabha.His subsequent expulsion over allegations of a “lavish lifest…
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Days after being removed from the post of Superintendent of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, Dr Anjan Adhikari has now been ordered by the state health department to undergo a departmental inquiry over multiple allegations of negligence. A senior government official said on Wednesday morning that the order was issued on Tuesday night.He is currently transferred and working at Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital in North Dinajpur district in North Bengal. …
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday stated that the newly established state government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, is committed to fully honouring the trust that voters in North Bengal have placed in the BJP since 2019.CM Adhikari arrived at Siliguri in Darjeeling district on Wednesday to chair an administrative meeting involving the eight districts in North Bengal. There, while speaking to the media persons before the meeting, he acknowledged …
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) As an expression of political courtesy, the elected legislators from the opposition Trinamool Congress from eight districts in North Bengal have received invitations to attend the administrative review meeting for the region to be chaired by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari at Siliguri in Darjeeling district on Wednesday.“Trinamool is the only opposition party in the state which has elected legislators from the eight districts of North Bengal. Accordingly, all 14 Trinamoo…
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The West Bengal Municipal Affairs Department on Tuesday announced the dismantling of the boards of four Trinamool Congress-run urban civic bodies in the state, all located in North Bengal, against which there were serious allegations of operating illegally through administrative boards for a long time without conducting elections for the formation of the boards. The state government simultaneously announced the transfer of administrative authority of these four urban civic…