Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) The office of the West Bengal Governor, R.N. Ravi, had issued a note of caution for people in general against fraudulent calls purporting to be from the Governor or officers of the Lok Bhavan.According to a statement issued from the Governor’s office on Friday night, it had recently come to the notice of the Lok Bhavan (previously Raj Bhavan) that an unknown individual was impersonating the Governor or officers of Lok Bhavan through telephone calls made from mobile numb…
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Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) had been filed at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, challenging the new West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Act, 2026, a law to prevent corruption, anti-social and rowdy activities in the state, that came into force in the wee hours of Monday.Advocate and CPI(M) leader, Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay, approached a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court’s Acting Chief Justice, Tapabrata Cha…
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will inaugurate a two-day orientation programme for newly elected members of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, including Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, in Kolkata on Friday, said an official. The programme is being organised by the Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat, in collaboration with the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, said the official from Lok Sabha Secretariat in a statem…
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) A country can talk of peace only when it possesses the capability to protect itself, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Kolkata on Sunday, while commissioning three warships into the Indian Navy.”No country can progress unless it is a capable maritime power. The seas are linked to the economy, progress and growth. Satellite cables run under the seas and oceans. They are also the source of critical minerals. India understands the importance of maritime strength and is pr…
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Assembly will convene on June 18, with Governor Rajendra Arlekar scheduled to deliver the customary address to members at the opening of the session. However, attention is already focused on whether the proceedings will begin without controversy or witness a fresh confrontation between Lok Bhavan and the state government over the rendering of Vande Mataram, the National Anthem and Thamizhthai Vaazhthu at official functions. What was once considered a routine…
Kolkata, May 30 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee was severely heckled on Saturday after he reached Sonarpur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal to meet a party worker who reportedly became a victim of post-poll violence after May 4, when the results of the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections were announced. On Saturday afternoon, soon after he received a notice from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for …
Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Amid high possibilities of the names of other members of the newly formed West Bengal Cabinet along with their portfolio distribution being announced this week, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari met the Governor R.N. Ravi at the Lok Bhavan (previously Raj Bhavan) in Kolkata on Wednesday and held a 1.4 hours-long one-to-one meeting. Although there was no indication either from the office of the Governor or from the Chief Minister’s office on the subjects that were discussed d…
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi on Saturday ordered a departmental probe against Resident Medical Officer (RMO) Dr Avik Dey, whose name had surfaced both in connection with the rape and murder of a woman junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August 2024 and the multi-crore financial irregularities case linked to the institution.Dey, considered a close confidant of former R.G. Kar principal Sandip Ghosh, was also arrested by the C…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) AJUP chief Humayun Kabir on Wednesday praised newly sworn-in West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, expressing confidence that he would govern in the interest of the people.Speaking about the formation of the BJP-led government in Bengal, Kabir said, “I am very happy, as the Assembly election results came. My only aim was to topple Mamata Banerjee’s corrupt government. The people of Bengal have fulfilled that aim, and I extend my best wishes to the people for tak…
Kolkata/Agartala, May 9 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his counterparts Manik Saha (Tripura), Pema Khandu (Arunachal Pradesh), Conrad K. Sangma (Meghalaya), Neiphiu Rio (Nagaland), Prem Singh Tamang (Sikkim), and Yumnam Khemchand Singh (Manipur) attended the swearing-in ceremony of Suvendu Adhikari along with the Council of Ministers, which was held at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata. West Bengal Governor R.N. Ravi administered the oath of office and secrecy to new Chief Mi…