Kolkata: The state on Tuesday transferred and appointed 18 IAS officers to key positions in various departments, marking the first significant administrative reshuffle of secretary-level officers since the BJP formed the govt on May 9. The reshuffle occurred in food and supplies, transport, women and child development, land and land reforms, labour, irrigation, PHE and…
Last year’s Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square, headed by BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh Last year’s Durga Puja pandal of Mohammad Ali Park MD Last year’s Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square, headed by BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh Last year’s Durga Puja pandal of Mohammad Ali Park MD Last year’s Durga Puja pandal…
Kolkata: An extortion case has been registered by Lake Town police against a history-sheeter and his associate for allegedly demanding Rs 10 lakh from a trader and threatening to kill him if the money was not paid within seven days. The prime accused allegedly claimed to possess a firearm.The case was initiated following a written…
Kolkata: A squall lashed Kolkata and the neighbouring districts of North and South 24 Parganas and Howrah with the wind speed gusting at 60 kmph early on Wednesday evening. The KMC drainage pumping stations recorded 96 mm of rainfall in Belgachhia, 70 mm in Ultadanga, 68 mm in Duttabagan and 63 mm in Maniktala. The…
TMC Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from Rajya Sabha. KOLKATA: In another setback for Mamata Banerjee-led TMC, Rajya Sabha MP Prakash Chik Baraik resigned from the Upper House on Thursday, becoming the third TMC member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha to quit amid signs of growing unrest within the party.His exit comes…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: Bengal’s first BJP govt announced the distribution of cabinet portfolios on Wednesday, putting qualified ministers and veteran politicians in charge of critical departments like health, education, finance and commerce and industry.CM Suvendu Adhikari kept the key home portfolio with himself. The party put oncologist Sharadwat Mukherjee in charge of…
Trinamool Congress and Congress leaders met, denying any merger talks despite speculation. KOLKATA: Congress and Trinamool Congress on Wednesday denied there was any proposal or discussion about the Mamata Banerjee-headed party merging with Congress even as TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee met Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi for 90 minutes at 10,…
Kolkata: Four members of a family and their associate were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly attacking a police officer, SI Rajib Roy, during a legal eviction drive in central Kolkata’s Taltala area. SI Roy sustained injuries and was taken to NRS Hospital. tnn Source link
Howrah: A 38-year-old man, Gopal Sarkar, accused of running a sex trafficking racket was found dead and wrapped in a saree near the Dhulagarh truck terminal in Howrah on Tuesday night. Police arrested Happy Singh, who allegedly confessed to killing Sarkar, claiming his sister was among several underage girls lured into prostitution through false job…
TMC national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee has been named in an FIR alongside 41 party members for an alleged attack on a BJP worker nearly eight years ago.The complaint was lodged at Diamond Harbour police station on Tuesday by BJP leader Abhijit Das, who contested against Banerjee in the 2024 Lok…
