Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Former state minister Aroop Biswas on Thursday faced protests from a section of lawyers at the Judge’s Court in Kolkata, where he had gone to meet his lawyer. On hearing that he had arrived there, a group of lawyers appeared outside his lawyer’s chamber with eggs and began protesting. They demanded that the proceeds from ticket sales for Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour event at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in December last year be refunded.Meanwhile, another section of lawye…
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Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) Former state minister Firhad Hakim on Wednesday found himself in trouble after a complaint was filed against him at Bidhannagar South Police Station in Kolkata’s Salt Lake area for allegedly making obscene and disrespectful comments towards women. According to the complainant, Hakim made the comments one and a half years ago, when he also made remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker named Sanjay Payra filed the complaint on Wedn…
Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) Trinamool MP Kalyan Banerjee was injured while submitting a memorandum at Chanditala police station in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Sunday to protest the arrest and detention of party workers. He claimed that a stone was hurled at him. The Trinamool MP was seen falling on the road with a head injury. He pointed his finger at BJP workers for the attack. However, the BJP has denied the allegation and said Banerjee faced the wrath of the people who have been tortured by …
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) After Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on illegal construction in the state, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started sending notices for violations at various places in the West Bengal state capital. On Sunday, municipal workers raided six areas in Kolkata to demolish illegal constructions.Of the six, the civic body started demolishing three illegal constructions in Tiljala, Kasba and Beliaghata amid tight security to prevent …
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) After the change of government in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has taken a big step to bring transparency in the recruitment process in the state. From now on, it will be mandatory to provide carbon copies of OMR sheets to the candidates who appeared for the tests.Chief Minister Adhikari made the announcement at a government-organised job fair in Sealdah in central Kolkata. He said, “Carbon copies should be provided to every young man and woman candidates. …
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Traditional artisans and craftspeople of West Bengal can now avail benefit under the PM Vishwakarma scheme with the state gradually launching a slew of such initiatives of the Union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Vishwakarma, launched by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in September 2023 is a comprehensive effort to uplift India’s traditional artisans by combining training, financial support, and market access. It is aimed to…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose on Monday appeared before Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers for questioning in connection with the municipal recruitment corruption case. He went to the ED’s CGO Complex office in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata, along with his son Samudra Bose, who was also summoned by the ED in the same case. He reached the ED office at 10:30 a.m, said an ED officer.On April 6, the day of filing nomination papers for the Assembly election, Sujit B…
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission acted like a “tool of the BJP” during the West Bengal elections, claiming that democratic institutions and government machinery were misused to influence the electoral process in the state.Speaking to IANS, on assumptions if Congress and the Trinamool had contested the elections together in West Bengal, Tewari said that the outcome of the elections required “assessment and analysis,” while accusin…
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) A Trinamool councillor has been arrested on charges of punching and breaking a police officer’s nose, police said on Thursday. Three people, including the councillor, have been arrested in connection with this incident. The police sent the arrested persons to the Serampore court, where they sought their custody.However, Trinamool councillor Rajesh Shah alias Kukua has alleged a political vendetta against him.The injured policeman is undergoing treatment in a local hospital….
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The police on Sunday arrested two persons in connection with firing at the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party leader in Noapara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. On Saturday night, two rounds of shots were fired at the house of BJP leader Kundan Singh in Noapara. The BJP alleged that Trinamool-affiliated miscreants were involved in the incident. A CCTV footage of the incident has also been circulated. Following the incident, the police arrested two people.Accordin…