Kolkata: Five persons have been arrested for assaulting a Kashmiri shawl trader in West Bengal’s Nadia district, police said on Thursday. Jawed Ahmed Khan, 27, was assaulted by a group of people in Taherpur area on February 18 but he was rescued, a police officer said. He said Khan’s safety[Read More…]
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Modi is master of corruption: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi for terming the opposition alliance as ‘mahamilawat’ (grand adulteration), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday dubbed him “master of corruption and arrogance”. Addressing a rally in Jalpaiguri district, Modi also accused the opposition parties of coming together to protect the fraudsters, touts[Read More…]
Twitteratis applaud father’s refusal for “Kanyadan”
A Twitter user who was present at the wedding shared the details by tweeting a picture of the wedding.
Opposition a ‘gang of corrupt’, says BJP’s UP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey
Lucknow, The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit chief Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday slammed the Samajwadi Party for extending its support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee in her stand-off with the Centre and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Questioning the criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi[Read More…]
Bengal: Once close to Mamata Banerjee, former IPS Bharati Ghosh joins BJP
On Monday, former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). For more than six years, Ghosh was the West Midnapore superintendent of police, after that, on December 26 last year, she was transferred as commandant of the third battalion of the state armed police. But she resigned[Read More…]
Kolkata: BJP office in Bhabanipur vandalised
The Bhabanipur, Kolkata office of the Bhartiya Janata Party has been vandalised. Meanwhile the Twitter handle of BJP West Bengal has pointed its fingers to the “goons” of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. They tweeted, “@mamataofficial’s goons have vandalised the BJP party office in Bhawanipore, South Kolkata. Mamata represents the[Read More…]
We want peaceful, fair LS polls in Bengal: BJP
New Delhi, A BJP delegation met the Election Commission on Monday and requested it to conduct the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal in a “violence free and fair” atmosphere. “In view of the ongoing violence by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, we requested the[Read More…]
CBI requires permission to inquire in these states; know what is Section 5 and 6
CBI derives its legal power investigation from Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act
Rajeev Kumar: Know all about Kolkata Police Commissioner and why he’s under CBI scrutiny?
Rajiv Kumar is an IPS officer of the 1989 batch who had headed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating into the Saradha and Rose Valley scams
Mamata clarifies over missing police commissioner reports; calls it BJP’s ‘Political Vendetta’
Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar has reportedly gone ‘missing’ after he was summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Rose Valley and Saradha ponzi scams. Responding to the reports, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday she was “sorry” that Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar[Read More…]
Modi apologises after several fall ill in stampede-like situation at rally
Thakurnagar/Durgapur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cut his speech short at a rally in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and later apologised after several women and children fainted following a stampede-like situation at the venue. An officer manning the state police control room said two-three women had fainted. “They were[Read More…]
Odisha seeks Centre’s decision on realignment of railway line
Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday requested the Centre to take an early decision on the realignment of a railway line from Balasore district to West Bengal’s Digha so that it touches various pilgrimage and tourist spots in the state. In a letter to Union Railway Minister Piyush[Read More…]
SC junks plea by six states to appoint head of the police force
New Delhi, In a setback to Bihar, West Bengal, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Punjab and Haryana, the Supreme Court on Wednesday declined their plea seeking they be allowed to appoint Director General of state police through their own selection process instead of approaching the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Dismissing the applications[Read More…]
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge to attend West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’ grand opposition rally
Mallikarjun Kharge will attend the grand opposition rally organized by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. The rally is set to take place at the Brigade Parks Ground in Kolkata on January 19. Top leaders like, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president Chandrababu Naidu, Rashtriya Janata Dal’s and leader[Read More…]
Trade strike hits Bengal
Kolkata, Normal life was partly hit in West Bengal on Tuesday during the 48-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions in protest against the “pro-corporate, anti-national and anti-people” policies of the Modi government. Sporadic incidents of vandalism and disruptions were reported from some parts of the state since earlier[Read More…]
Bengal mulling coffee cultivation in Darjeeling
Kolkata, West Bengal is exploring the possibility of coffee cultivation in Darjeeling on a large scale, encouraged by the success of some self-help groups, a state minister said on Tuesday. “Some of our self-help groups (SHGs) in Darjeeling are involved in coffee cultivation but not on a large scale. We[Read More…]
255 kg Ganja seized in Bengal, 2 arrested
Kolkata,The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department on Tuesday seized 255 kgs of ganja from a vehicle in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district and arrested two persons, an official said. Acting on a tip-off, a team of CID officers intercepted one truck at Mahananda Barrage Road and recovered the ganja. “Driver Md[Read More…]
Mamata announces life insurance, financial aid for farmers
Kolkata, In a bid to woo farmers ahead of new year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a yearly financial aid worth Rs 5,000 per acre for all the peasant family in the state. Banerjee also announced a life insurance coverage worth Rs 2 lakh for each[Read More…]
Crafts made by inmates of Bengal’s jails to be showcased at winter carnival
Kolkata, Inmates lodged in West Bengal’s correctional homes will get an opportunity to showcase their handmade crafts and other products at a winter carnival organised by the state, a minister said here on Monday. “We have tried this so that inmates of all the correctional homes of the state can[Read More…]
Trinamool leader beaten to death in Bengal
Kolkata, A district level leader of the Trinamool Congress was beaten to death in West Bengal’s Hooghly district and one person has been arrested in this connection, police said on Monday. Sheikh Mukhtar of Madhurpur was beaten to death on Sunday. Based on his family’s complaint, Sheikh Akhtar Ali Khan,[Read More…]
Calcutta University BA, BSc Part-II results released @ wbresults.nic.in
Calcutta University BA, BSc Part-II results update: CU BA, BSc Part-II results are now available on the official website of Calcutta University. While the varsity declared the results on December 14, 2018, candidates can now check the scores online. Guide to check Calcutta University BA, BSc Part-II results is given[Read More…]
Amid brawl with wife, man kills his 6-month child by throwing her on floor
Kolkata: A man allegedly killed his six-month-old daughter by throwing her on the floor after a domestic argument with is wife in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The incident happened last week on Friday morning. The baby was admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition following which the[Read More…]
Singur March: Thousands of farmers march to Kolkata under red flag
Singur: At least 10,000 farmers, Bargadars and agricultural workers launched a historic march towards Kolkata on Wednesday. The national highway lit up in the afternoon sun, as the farming community of Singur and south Bengal, holding aloft giant Red flags, briskly covered 10 km in just under three hours. The gritty[Read More…]
Rare species of snake worth Rs 9 crore rescued in Bengal, one arrested
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) A person was on Friday arrested from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district for trying to smuggle a rare species of takshak snake (gecko) worth Rs 9 crore, police said. “A man named Isha Seikh was arrested near Murshidabad district’s Farakka area with a rare species of takshak[Read More…]
After losing Rosogolla war to WB, Odisha seeks GI status for palm jaggery
While the neighbouring state West Bengal celebrated its one year of Rosogolla Day on November 14 after winning the three-year pitched geographical indication (GI) tag battle, Odisha is planning to get GI status for its local natural sweetener palm jaggery. There are four palm jaggery selling points across the State at[Read More…]