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Abhishek Banerjee at Bhawani Bhavan Abhshek banerjee at bhawani bavan…..Debobrata Shome Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned for six and a half hours on Tuesday by the CID pertaining to alleged inflammatory remarks made by him during the recently concluded assembly elections, including the controversial DJ remark.Banerjee arrived at Bhawani Bhavan…

Kolkata: A primary school teacher — and close associate of Abhishek Banerjee — who led the Trinamool-backed protests by BLOs in Kolkata, and former MLA Saokat Mollah were attacked with eggs while being produced in court on Tuesday.The teacher, Maidul Islam, was arrested by Diamond Harbour police in connection with a 2022 case involving the…

A look-out notice has been issued by West Bengal Police on Tuesday against Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s executive assistant Sumit Roy, who is currently absconding and is wanted in connection with an FIR registered at Salboni PS. Roy is an accused in an alleged land grabbing case. Looking for him, cops had raided Abhishek…

Challenging Calcutta High Court’s single judge order of protection to former sports minister Aroop Biswas against any coercive action till Aug 17, Lionel Messi tour organiser Satadru Dutta moved the division bench on Tuesday. Dutta approached the division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul challenging the order passed by the single bench of Justice Saugata…

Kolkata: Abhijit Das, known as Bobby, who had contested the Lok Sabha polls from Diamond Harbour against Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has lodged a fresh FIR alleging that senior Trinamool functionaries had run an illegal soil excavation and smuggling racket worth over Rs 300 crore in the Bishnupur-Bakrahat region.The complaint, filed late on…

Kolkata: A fresh FIR has been lodged against jailed Trinamool Congress neta Swarup Biswas, accusing him of demanding no less than a Rs 80 lakh bribe to allow a street food stall to operate and even seeking “personal favors”.The latest complaint adds to the mounting legal troubles for Swarup, the brother of former Bengal state…

KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee filed a plea in the Calcutta high court on Tuesday, challenging the result of the assembly election in Bhabanipur, where she suffered a surprise defeat to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.Banerjee lost the Bhabanipur seat by 15,105 votes, marking one of the biggest…

BJP leader Abhishek Das lodged a complaint against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, alleging his involvement in an illegal soil extraction and pilferage racket. KOLKATA: A BJP leader from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district has lodged a complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee. He alleged Banerjee’s involvement in an illegal soil extraction and…

KOLKATA: A dry Monday night in Kolkata saw an unusual security sight as Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee entered former chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s residence carrying an umbrella, days after a series of egg attacks targeting senior TMC leaders triggered security concerns within the party.Private security personnel were seen standing with black umbrellas around Banerjee…

Jan Kalyan Shivir camps in Kolkata Kolkata: The first day of Jan Kalyan Shivir, the new govt’s flagship outreach programme, saw thousands, mostly senior citizens, queuing up at different camps across the city. The maxumim number of registrations were for welfare schemes like Annapurna Yojana and Ayushman Bharat. Other services that were available included Aadhaar…