Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) In a striking reaction to the encounter death of Pravas Mondal, the first accused arrested in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur, his mother on Wednesday said her son had received the punishment he deserved for his actions.Speaking to mediapersons, Sandhya Mondal said she would neither claim nor even see her son’s body. “I will not go to see my son’s body, nor will I go to receive his body,” she said.According to her, police…
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New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with police and central security forces, is conducting simultaneous raids at 20 locations across Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat, Telangana, and West Bengal in connection with a terror conspiracy case, officials said on Wednesday.These raids are being carried out in connection with the NIA’s investigation into a terror-linked radicalisation case registered at the Visakh…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to convert its historic office at Muralidhar Sen Lane in north Kolkata into a museum dedicated to Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee, highlighting his life, contributions and political legacy.A BJP leader said on Wednesday that the museum will house several items used by Syama Prasad Mookerjee — his chair, books, and other materials, including rare photographs and documents linked to his life and work. The prem…
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of elections to the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) and Bally Municipality, saying the decision would restore democratic governance in civic bodies where polls have remained pending for several years.Speaking to reporters, Ghosh said elected representatives were essential to ensuring better public services and that prolonged administration through state-appointed officials was not in the interest …
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) Pravas Mondal, the first among the three accused to be arrested in the minor girl’s death case at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal last week, was killed in an encounter on early Wednesday morning, as the accused was trying to escape after snatching a service rifle of an escorting police rifle.State police sources said that he was taken to the crime scene on Tuesday night to reconstruct the incident. There, he allegedly snatched a service rifle from one…
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…
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…