Ritabrata and (R) Sandipan (L) KOLKATA: The ‘Signgate’ row over the alleged forging of Trinamool MLAs’ signatures claimed its first casualties on Monday, immediately after a press conference by Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, and threw Trinamool into even greater disarray.Trinamool was forced to expel two of its MLAs, Sandipan Saha (Entally) and Ritabrata Banerjee (Uluberia…
KOLKATA: Alleging that BJP was trying to break the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Mamata Banerjee on Monday dared the saffron party to “arrest her if they want”, her words coming shortly after police denied TMC permission for a sit-in at Rani Rashmoni Avenue on June 2.“Trinamool will protest on June 2 even without police permission, a…
Bengal CID records statements of 13 TMC MLAs in alleged signature forgery case KOLKATA: The West Bengal crime investigation department (CID) has recorded statements of 13 Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs so far as part of its probe into alleged signature forgery case.According to officials, three legislators have stated that the signatures in the May 6…
Kolkata: Security aide of former mayor and ex-MLA Sovan Chatterjee was arrested after being accused of molesting the minor daughter of his associate, police said.The accused, identified as Sanju Sharma, was arrested following a complaint lodged at Rabindra Sarobar Police Station by the close associate. The complaint alleged that she too was physically assaulted when…
Kolkata: Security aide of former mayor and ex-MLA Sovan Chatterjee was arrested after being accused of molesting the minor daughter of his associate, police said.The accused, identified as Sanju Sharma, was arrested following a complaint lodged at Rabindra Sarobar Police Station by the close associate. The complaint alleged that she too was physically assaulted when…
Kolkata: More than 130 hawkers from a market in east Kolkata’s Anandapur, near Ruby Hospital, have lodged a police complaint against ward 108 councillor Sushanta Ghosh and at least seven of his associates, alleging that they extorted nearly Rs 3 crore from traders over the past few years.The complaint was filed at Anandapur PS, where…
Kolkata: chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has advised the Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings department not to hurry in demolition of buildings without giving notices in advance, thus giving the errant persons enough time to defend themselves. Adhikary, during an interactive session with the civic officials of different KMC departments on Saturday evening, sounded a word of…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (File Photo) KOLKATA: The newly sworn-in West Bengal cabinet under chief minister Suvendu Adhikari reflects a blend of experienced politicians, emerging leaders, social diversity and professionals from various fields.A total of 35 ministers took oath on Monday at Lok Bhawan in Kolkata, where Governor R. N. Ravi administered the oath…
Kolkata: The Centralised Admission Portal (CAP) closed at midnight on Monday, with 24.6 lakh applications and registrations from over 4.4 lakh candidates. Meanwhile, Presidency University closed its UG admission portal on Monday after receiving over 15,000 applications.The CAP merit list will be published on June 9. Seat allocation and admissions will be held from June…
Students sing ‘Vande Mataram’ in the morning assembly on Monday Kolkata: ‘Vande Mataram’ was introduced in school prayers across the state on Monday. But though the first two stanzas were sung properly, many students faced challenges with the remaining four stanzas as they were unfamiliar with them. Teachers were assigned to help students learn the…
