Indranil Khan on Wednesday after becoming a minister Kolkata: Rooting out corrupt practices from the state sports arena and bringing glory to Bengal were his main tasks now, said Indranil Khan, after becoming the minister of state (independent charge) for sports and youth affairs and consumer affairs departments on Wednesday. He said nepotism and syndicates…
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,…
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…
New tourism minister Shankar Ghosh in Siliguri on Wednesday Siliguri: Bengal’s unique feature of the Himalayas on one side and the coastline on the other gave the state enormous tourism potential, said the new tourism minister, Sankar Ghosh, who is also the Siliguri MLA, on Wednesday. He urged all stakeholders to take a collective responsibility…
Kolkata: Calling the Messi fiasco at the Salt Lake stadium a “blot” on the city’s image, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday slammed former state sports minister Aroop Biswas’s “close proximity” to football great Lionel Messi. Though Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya ordered no coercive action against Biswas till Aug 17 in a case lodged by Satadru…
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…
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
