Kolkata: BJP’s Bengal unit announced on Friday that it would not induct any new members at the moment, at the party’s first formal organisational meeting after the May 4 election results.Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said induction of members from other political parties was prohibited at the moment and any functionary attempting such induction would…
Kolkata: State govt has directed all district administrations to begin re-verification of caste certificates issued since 2011, including those distributed through Duare Sarkar camps. The backward classes welfare department issued the directive on Friday, covering around 1.69 crore certificates issued over the past 15 years.Of these, around 1 crore are SC certificates, 21 lakh ST,…
Abhishek Banerjee (File Photo) KOLKATA: An FIR has been registered against TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee at the Bidhannagar North Cyber Crime Police Station for allegedly making inflammatory statements ahead of the elections, making remarks regarding the playing of DJs and issuing statements against Union home minister Amit Shah.On Friday, Banerjee accused the Centre of allowing…
Kolkata: Former food minister Rathin Ghosh was questioned for eight hours by the ED on Friday in connection with the alleged civic recruitment scam. Ghosh, who reached the agency’s Salt Lake office at 10am, had skipped five previous summonses.“I do not know why I have been called. I will know once I go inside,” Ghosh…
Kolkata: The ED on Friday told a special PMLA court in Kolkata that DCP Santanu Sinha Biswas, arrested at 10.40pm on Thursday, was part of an organised land-grab and extortion syndicate involving illegal land deals, transfer of OCs and threats to genuine builders. The court remanded him to ED custody till May 28.ED said the…
Kolkata: The city’s housing market saw a mild slowdown in April 2026, but residential registrations remained the second-highest for the month in the last five years, underlining underlying demand resilience. The city also witnessed a clear shift towards larger homes.Apartments sized between 501 sq ft and 1,000 sq ft emerged as the most preferred category,…
Kolkata: From June 1, CM Suvendu Adhikari is likely to directly hear public grievances and ensure their immediate redressal through a “Janatar Darbar”, following a model practised in several BJP-governed states such as UP, MP and Odisha.The proposed public outreach initiative, aimed at addressing grievances face to face, is expected to be held once or…
Kolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday formally resigned from the Nandigram assembly seat and chose to retain Bhowanipore, while delivering an emotional message to reassure his support base in his East Midnapore bastion.“My relationship with Nandigram is not tied to any elected post. This relationship runs much deeper, and it will remain until my…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday hinted at a large-scale overhaul of Bengal’s assembly constituencies combined with a significant increase in the number of members in the state legislative assembly — which may necessitate the construction of a new assembly building.Speaking in the Vidhan Sabha on Friday, Adhikari said: “The number of assembly seats may…
Kolkata: ‘Vande Mataram’ played in the assembly as Bengal kept up with its tradition of electing the speaker of the House unanimously on Friday. Cooch Behar South MLA Rathin Bose was elected speaker as Trinamool stayed away from contest.In a display of democratic ethos, Bose was escorted to the speaker’s chair by CM Suvendu Adhikari…
