Kolkata, May 26 (IANS) The state government has provided financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh to the family of a child who died after a light from a lamp post fell on her in Hastings area of central Kolkata, said government officials on Tuesday.On the instructions of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Maniktala BJP MLA Tapas Roy handed over a cheque of Rs 4 lakh to the deceased’s father S.K. Feroz on Monday night. Behala Paschim MLA Indranil Khan and police officials were present there.The six-year-o…
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Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MLA Kunal Ghosh on Thursday said that leaders such as Tapas Roy and Sajal Ghosh were forced to leave the Trinamool Congress and called for an “introspection” following the party’s electoral debacle. Kunal Ghosh made these suggestive comments after taking oath as the Beleghata MLA in the West Bengal Assembly. His comments have created speculation on social media.As Pro-tem Speaker, former Trinamool Congress MLA Tapas Roy, who won the Assembly electi…
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) The Leader of the House in the West Bengal Assembly, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, made a surprise announcement on Thursday, naming first-time party legislator Rathindra Bose as the nominee for the post of Speaker.Initially, it was perceived that the seniormost party MLA in terms of legislative experience, Tapas Roy, who is currently the pro-tem Speaker of the new Assembly administering oaths to all elected legislators, would be named as the permanent Speaker.However, t…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday took oath as the legislator from Bhabanipur constituency in South Kolkata on the floor of the Assembly.By taking oath as the MLA from Bhabanipur, Adhikari made it clear that he will quit the Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, where he was elected simultaneously in the recently concluded Assembly polls.In Bhabanipur, Adhikari was elected by defeating the Trinamool Congress candidate and then s…
Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Veteran leader and six-time legislator Tapas Roy will take oath as the pro-tem Speaker in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday.Governor R.N. Ravi will be administering the oath of office to Roy as the pro-tem Speaker.As the pro-tem Speaker, Roy will administer the oath ceremony of the 293 newly elected legislators in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls on May 13 and May 14.Although the total number of Assembly constituencies is 294, currently there are 293 leg…
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court order to set up Appellate Tribunals to hear voters’ appeals, saying a door closed by the Election Commission has now been opened. She described the order as a new ray of hope for people whose names were deleted or kept under adjudication categories due to ‘logical discrepancy’ under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.“The door that was firmly shut has opened a little. Thi…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now making an effort to understand public sentiment ahead of the upcoming state Assembly elections and before finalising its election manifesto. Accordingly, the Bengal BJP, on Saturday, launched the ‘Sankalp Patra Paramarsha Yatra’ (Manifesto Consultation Drive) programme from the party office in Salt Lake area of Kolkata.State BJP President Samik Bhattacharya, former Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta, senior party leader Tapas …
Agartala, Feb 5 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Thursday said that the state government is committed to providing the best possible assistance to people in need and ensuring access to quality healthcare within the state, with telemedicine playing a crucial role in delivering advanced medical services. Addressing needy people during the 62nd episode of Mukhya Mantri Samipeshu (CM’s Aam Darbar), Saha said that patients from economically weaker sections should avoid unnecessary expend…