West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday reviewed preparations for the Gangasagar Mela and urged the central government to announce the mela as a national fair. Banerjee said huge funds have been allocated for the Kumbh Mela by the Centre unlike the Gangasagar Mela.She noted that West Bengal has been deprived for a long time … Read more
Pinning the blame on Centre and Border Security Forces, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that that the infiltration from neighbouring Bangladesh was done with the help of the security forces. “They are sending goons. pPople are coming, killing and going back through borders. These type of people are being sent. This is inside … Read more
Kolkata: The West Bengal government is yet to give its formal clearance on the charge sheet filed against the former controversial principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, and house-staff Asish Pandey in the case of multi-crore financial irregularities in the said hospital. That is why, sources aware of the development said … Read more
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to take all necessary steps to ensure peace in Kolkata and adjoining areas during the festive season. The direction of Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam came while hearing of a petition by Leader of Opposition in state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari.A division bench of Chief … Read more
The West Bengal government has decided to preserve the last double-decker bus, which ceased operations in the early 2000s, reversing its earlier decision to scrap it. A senior transport official told PTI on Monday that the initial decision to retire the bus was made due to the high maintenance costs associated with keeping it. However, … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that the probe being carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the rape and murder of a 31-year-old resident doctor at RG Kar hospital has revealed “substantial leads”. The observation was made by a bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud … Read more
Kolkata: Blaming the Centre for depriving Bengal of flood assistance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said in North Bengal that the Centre fails to do its duty and Bengal is deprived of central assistance to deal with the natural calamity. Calling the flood situation in the north Bengal districts as “alarming”, Banerjee … Read more
Kolkata: West Bengal government removed Kolkata Commissioner of Police (CP) Vineet Goyal. He is replaced by new CP Manoj Verma, meeting the demands of the agitating Junior doctors. Goyal’s removal and appointment of the new CP seems to be the first sign of a breaking the stalemate over the month-long protests, which began over the … Read more
Union women and child development (WCD) minister Annapurna Devi has written a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee highlighting the lapses and delay by the state government in implementing women safety measures despite repeated reminders from the central government. The WCD minister was responding to Banerjee’s letter to PM Modi demanding a central … Read more
Kolkata: A day after the West Bengal government constituted a seven-member panel, headed by a retired judge of the Calcutta High Court to review the three new criminal laws, Governor CV Ananda Bose has called upon state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to “furnish an immediate report on the objectives of the Committee”. With a fresh … Read more
