Abhishek’s second CID session goes on for 8.5 hrs | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned by CID for over eight-and-a-half hours at Bhawani Bhawan on Sunday, his second session with the agency in connection with the Signgate investigation. Part of the questioning involved Banerjee being made to sit face-to-face with party colleague and MLA Kunal Ghosh, with investigators posing multiple questions…

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Govt kicks off Jan Kalyan Shivir across Bengal today | Kolkata News

Kolkata: The BJP govt’s flagship outreach programme, Jan Kalyan Shivir, will be launched in Bengal from Monday, with camps offering a range of citizen-centric services, including assistance for Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) applications, Aadhaar enrolment, opening of bank accounts and registration under welfare schemes such as Annapurna Yojana and Ayushman Bharat.Officials said the CAA enrolment…

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Tribeni couple celebrates daughter’s menarche, challenges taboo | Kolkata News

Kolkata: A couple from Tribeni celebrated their daughter’s first menstruation day , challenging societal taboo and stigma. Thirty two years old Moumita Das posted the pictures of 12-year-old Ahona and the celebration on a social networking site. Her post was flooded with congratulatory messages from the netizens.“A decade ago, I watched the video of how…

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TMC rift deepens: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar’s son sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee over MLA ticket claim | Kolkata News

Mamata Banerjee (L), Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (C), Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar (R) KOLKATA: Amid the ongoing split in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar, son of rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, has issued a legal notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and several party leaders. He has denied allegations…

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