New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of media reports regarding the death of at least 16 labourers and injuries to 20 others after an under-construction warehouse building collapsed in the Taratala area of Kolkata, West Bengal. Observing that the contents of news reports, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of human rights, the apex human rights body has issued notices to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, the Kolkata Police Com…
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Kolkata, July 2 (IANS) A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, after hearing the petition from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress challenging the freezing of its three bank accounts held with a private bank, directed the authorities of the said bank to file a detailed affidavit citing all details of the accounts.At the same time, the single judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya also directed the police, under whose instructions the bank authorities have impose…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday conducted ‘janata darbar’ at the BJP’s state office in Kolkata, where he heard public grievances and requests for assistance, including that of a father seeking help in raising funds for his son’s liver transplant. Hundreds of people, including job seekers and families seeking urgent help, queued up since Wednesday morning to meet the Chief Minister.Several attendees raised issues related to healthcare, housing…
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Friday served contempt of court notices to former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress’ general secretary and Lok Sabha member.The notice pertains to the Trinamool Congress annual Martyrs’ Day rally in central Kolkata on July 21, 2025, which contravened the Calcutta High Court’s 2018 order that prohibited political parties from obstructing any major or important road junctions in…
Kolkata, June 14 (IANS) Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday claimed that not just 20 but there are total 22 party MPs, which are part of the party’s ‘rebel’ faction led by her. The Trinamool MP made this claim while she was travelling to Delhi. There are reports that the ‘rebel’ Trinamool faction is holding a meeting there.Kakoli Ghosh claimed that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will meet them on Monday when the rebel Trinamool MPs will submit a letter to him.On Saturday, Kol…
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) A first information report (FIR) has been registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making communally loaded and communally provocative statements at an election campaign rally in central Kolkata. The FIR was registered at the Hare Street Police Station in central Kolkata, based on a complaint filed at Netaji Nagar Police Station in south Kolkata by Tushar Kanti Das on May 20.Since the spot where the former Chief Minister reportedl…
Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making provocative remarks on the Home Ministry, police said on Thursday.The case was filed at the Siliguri Cyber Crime Police Station based on a complaint lodged by a lawyer.The complaint pertains to Banerjee’s remarks during a protest meeting on Rani Rashmoni Road in Kolkata on June 2, where she referred to the murder of Bangladesh national Osman Hadi and made statements …
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Jahangir Khan, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) nominee from the Falta Assembly seat, announced his withdrawal from the electoral race on Tuesday, barely two days ahead of the repolls. This resulted in pointed jibes and taunts from the ruling BJP, which swept the recently held Bengal Assembly elections with an overwhelming majority, as well as criticism from some members of his own party. Jahangir Khan, a key aide of Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee, announced at a…
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a youth from Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Chandranath Rath, who was the personal assistant to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.The accused was arrested on Monday from a toll plaza in Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, he was allegedly planning to flee to another location via Delhi.CBI sources identified the accused as Rajkumar Singh, a resident of Chhapar in Uttar Pradesh. A j…
Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday paid his respects to his murdered personal assistant Chandranath Rath at his residence. Adhikari met the victim’s mother and assured the family that “justice will be done”.Chandranath’s mother, Hasirani Rath, told media persons: “He (Suvendu Adhikari) also cried. I have faith in the Chief Minister. I hope justice will be done for my son’s murder.”On the night of May 6, Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant was…