Bhubaneswar, July 7 (IANS) The Standing Committee of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) on Tuesday resolved to strengthen inter-state coordination, expedite the resolution of pending issues, and ensure effective implementation of development programmes across the eastern region during its 15th meeting held in Bhubaneswar. The meeting was organised by the Inter-State Council Secretariat under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs in association with the Odisha government. It was chaired by Odisha Chief…
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Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The BJP government in West Bengal on Tuesday announced that it will release 50 per cent of the Dearness Relief (DR) arrears to state government pensioners and family pensioners who draw their pensions through banks in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area. According to the state government, the decision has been taken to expedite payments that have been delayed due to the non-availability of verified bank records.In a notification issued by the Pension branch, the f…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) In his speech while addressing the Indian diaspora in Jakarta on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an indirect reference to the rampant corruption and the system of “cut-money” for securing benefits under government welfare schemes in West Bengal during the past 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule from 2011 to 2026. The reference to West Bengal came as the PM elaborated on the benefits of direct benefit transfers (DBT) introduced by his government, in which financi…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The 26-year-old youth who was lynched by an angry mob in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district, after being suspected of involvement in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, was innocent, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday.The youth, identified as Indrajit Tanti, was beaten to death on July 5 after tension erupted in the area following the recovery of the minor girl’s body from a pond. A mob, enraged over the incident, attacked Tanti, s…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) RJD on Tuesday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement that the implementation of the CAA would be expedited. The party alleged that the BJP raises such issues to polarise voters and spread hatred on religious lines. This comes as Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Kolkata on Monday that the process of granting citizenship under the CAA will be expedited and completed in West Bengal, and that the central government will make every effort to weed ou…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) A 17-year-old Class 10 student was allegedly hacked to death over an old dispute linked to a football match in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, with the police arresting three youths in connection with the murder, officials said on Tuesday.The deceased, identified as Prosenjit Biswas, was a resident of the Fultala area in Baruipur. According to his family members, he had a heated argument with a group of local youths a few days ago over a football game in a field …
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl at Baruipur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal earlier this week, has come across some crucial digital evidence that indicates the pre-planned nature of the crime.An insider from the Baruipur District Police said that the tower locations of the mobile phones of the three arrested in the case were the same between 4.30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on July 4, which coincides with the date …
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Popular television actress Munmun Dutta has voiced her pain over the rape and murder case involving a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur and asked for justice for the child by urging the authorities to “find these men”. Munmun shared a poster, which had “JUSTICE FOR BARUIPIUR” written on it.For the caption, she simply wrote: A 12 year old girl, a mere child, raped and murdered. Yet AGAIN. Find these MEN. (sic).”The body of the 12-year-old girl was recovered from a pond in W…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A teenager from Bihar, who went missing from near his home 14 months ago, was successfully reunited with his family on Sunday, July 5, thanks to the efforts of amateur radio operators and officials in neighbouring West Bengal.A few days ago, a lawyer, Sonu Bagchi, came to the aid of the teenager, who was unwell, on a street in Kakinara in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district.After the boy recovered sufficiently, Bagchi realised that he had hearing and speech impairment…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The police have arrested a person from Bihar on charges of raping a minor in West Bengal’s Malda district, said a senior police officer of the district on Monday. The incident comes close on the heels of the alleged rape and murder of a minor in South 24 Parganas district’s Baruipur area.This time, the police have taken prompt action in this incident. The accused was arrested from Purnia in Bihar, within hours of the news of the incident coming to light.The seriously ill m…