Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari over the West Bengal government’s May 13 notice on “Animal Slaughter Guidelines”, saying it has caused confusion and unrest, especially in Murshidabad district.In the letter, Chowdhury wrote, “I am writing with the intention of bringing to your notice the fact that the Public Notice dated 13th May, 2026, issued by the Government of West Bengal regarding adherence to …
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Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government had terminated the services of Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner, Shantanu Sinha Biswas, who was arrested by officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).The action was in connection with a couple of money laundering-cum-land-linked syndicate cases involving a notorious and currently absconding history-sheeter.Despite attaining the official retirement age of 60, Biswas was retained under extension for two years by the previous Mamata Banerjee-l…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) The new Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled West Bengal Government has decided to organise “Janatar Darbar (People’s Court)” for two hours twice a week soon, where the Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, will be present to listen to public grievances directly from the people. An insider from the current state secretariat of Nabanna said that although an official notification in the matter had not yet been issued, the Chief Minister’s Office had taken an in-principle decisi…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday urged the office of the Director of Securities of West Bengal government to ask the absconding Deputy Commissioner of Kolkata Police, Santanu Sinha Biswas, to appear before the Investigating Official of the central probe agency to face questioning in connection with two cases of money laundering where his name had been linked. The ED, at the same time, had sought details of Sinha Biswas’s service records so far.Incidentally, th…
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will no longer require prior permission from the West Bengal government to initiate a probe against government officials involved in corruption in the state. This was announced by the state government on Wednesday.The previous Trinamool Congress-led state government withdrew the “standing clearance” to the CBI for initiating suo motu probes in graft cases. Hence, earlier, the CBI could initiate any probe in the state only if it…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) In his first meeting with departmental secretaries of the West Bengal government, the new Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday directed the top bureaucrats in the state to focus strictly on eliminating wasteful expenditure to ease pressure on the cash-strapped exchequer inherited by the new government.He also instructed departmental secretaries not to use the tagline “inspired by the Chief Minister” in any state government hoarding, advertisement or plaque, whic…
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) The West Bengal government, on Monday, issued an order terminating the tenures of nominated directors, members and chairpersons of different boards, organisations, non-statutory bodies and public sector undertakings under various state government departments.“I am directed to request you that necessary action to immediately terminate the tenures of the nominated Members/Directors/Chairpersons of different Boards, Organizations, non-statutory bodies and public sector unde…
Kolkata, May 11(IANS) The new government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari will be a “West Bengal government” in the true sense and not a “Bharatiya Janata Party government”, BJP’s West Bengal president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya said here on Monday.Speaking to media persons while the Chief Minister stood beside him, Bhattacharya said the state government would function independently, with coordination with the party limited to ensuring the smooth implementation of comm…
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh took oath as a Minister in the new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal, his mother and sister on Sunday appealed the state government to ensure justice to the post-graduate trainee doctor who was raped and murdered in the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in 2024.Speaking to IANS, Ghosh’s sister Subhashini Paria said: “I am hoping that my brother will look after the state, especially…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Former India cricketer and Trinamool Congress MLA Manoj Tiwary on Wednesday accused the outgoing West Bengal government of using him and making “false promises” to deceive the public.Tiwary served as minister of state for sports in the Mamata Banerjee-led government.In a self-made video posted on Facebook, the former cricketer described the “obstacles” faced by him throughout the past five years.Reminiscing about his entry into politics, Tiwary said, “I had refused to con…