Minister Agnimitra Paul visits Lindsay Street on Saturday Agnimitra pal visited at New Market —— TOI Kolkata: Effective steps would be taken to clear encroachments from carriageways in and around New Market, said state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul during an unannounced visit to Lindsay Street on Saturday.Expressing her dismay over the…
State panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh said the bill would empower people by not allowing gram panchayat pradhans to become ‘too powerful’ Kolkata: The state assembly on Saturday passed the West Bengal Panchayat (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aims to curtail the direct signing authority of gram panchayat pradhans in financial matters.State panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh…
Sukanta Majumdar said that the issue of question paper leak is not new, and they are ready to ask about leaks during 2004 and 2012 Kolkata: Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday said that govt is ready to amend laws to prevent question paper leak as “no law is foolproof” and…
Police security at the entrance of the mosque in Malda on Saturday. —- TOI Malda: The mandir-masjid controversy has resurfaced in Malda, this time around the 14th century Adina Mosque, with the Hindu Suraksha Samity vowing to worship Lord Adinath, identified with Shiva, at the site on Monday as part of its campaign to “reclaim”…
CM Suvendu Adhikari (file picture) Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday asked BJP MLAs to “cleanse” the list of Annapurna Yojana beneficiaries in the next 10 days and expressed concern over controversies that have surfaced over the list. An Annapurna Yojana beneficiary receives Rs 3,000 monthly as financial assistance under the social welfare scheme.The CM’s…
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly met for its first independent session on Nov 21, 1947 Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday mooted a proposal to develop a new assembly building to accommodate more MLAs, saying more space would be needed if delimitation took place and the present building was a heritage one.A new assembly has…
State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta on Saturday said that an increased tax net and larger compliance will boost the state’s revenue Kolkata: Bengal is aiming for a revenue growth of 18% by the end of the current fiscal. State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta on Saturday said that an increased tax net and larger compliance will…
Kolkata: Acting on a Zero FIR registered by Shyampur PS in Howrah, Kolkata Police’s Chitpur police station registered a case against former Trinamool Congress spokesperson Riju Dutta, alleging he cheated a retired doctor of Rs 25 lakh in 2014 by promising to secure his daughter’s admission to an MBBS course and later assaulted and threatened…
Burdwan: The authorities at Burdwan Medical College & Hospital (BMCH) have issued a strict advisory banning all forms of protests and agitational activities on campus with immediate effect, following a call by students for a 12-hour hunger strike.Students at BMCH had previously announced plans to hold a 12-hour hunger strike on July 24, from 9…
Mamata Banerjee faced controversy after a video showed her pushing a police officer. The incident occurred during a protest against the alleged NEET paper leak. KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday courted fresh political controversy after a video purportedly showing her pushing an on-duty woman police officer during a face-off with…
