Krishnanagar (Nadia): Two more were arrested on Monday in connection with the murders of Nadia Congress neta Anisur Rahman and his son, taking the total number of arrests to five. The suspects were arrested in Digha and Labhpur, Krishnanagar SP Atul V said.On Monday, a forensic team examined the scene of the crime. The bodies…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the new office-bearers, saying the team combines “organizational experience, energy and grassroots connect” Kolkata: BJP on Monday appointed senior lawmaker and Alipurduar MP Manoj Tigga as national secretary, while oncologist and Mahila Morcha functionary Madhuchhanda Kar was named national vice-president in the new team announced under national president Nitin Nabin….
Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court against Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, Lok Sabha secretary general and 20 Nationalist Citizens’ Party (NCPI) MPs, questioning the delay in deciding disqualification petitions filed against the rebel MPs.The petition, registered in the SC on Monday, alleges that the speaker has failed to…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (file picture) Kolkata: Bengal BJP will reach out to at least four crore voters across the state over the next seven to ten days, presenting its 41-page “report card” of the first 100 days in govt. Party functionaries described the period as one of “policy changes and administrative action” and said…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt has announced has announced early closure of govt offices and educational institutions in Bankura and Purulia districts on Tuesday, Aug 18, on account of Maa Manasa Puja.According to a finance department notification issued on Monday, all state govt offices and institutions under its control in the two districts will close at…
Kolkata: Trinamool MLA Dilip Mondal on Monday moved Calcutta High Court, seeking an early hearing, saying as many as 39 FIRs had been filed against him while the hearing of his prayer against four FIRs filed against him remains pending.Mondal was arrested on May 27 from a hotel in Puri following non-bailable FIRs drawn against…
IIT director Suman Chakraborty delivers a talk on the IITs of tomorrow during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations at the institute’s research park at Rajarhat Kolkata: An IIT can no longer measure its greatness solely by the achievements confined within its own campus walls. Instead, an IIT must become a mentor of mentors—strengthening NITs, IIITs, universities,…
Kolkata: Bengal Police’s Special Task Force on Monday arrested Topsia resident Imran Hossain for allegedly helping suspected Pakistani national and ISI operative Rana Rouf cross over into India from Nepal and set up a spy network. Police have sought Hossain’s custody before a Barasat court.He is the third person to be arrested as part of…
Cockroach Janta Party leaders; CJP member Abdul Hafiz’s father was beaten to death BANKURA: A leader of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Monday gave the West Bengal government 10 days to arrest all those allegedly involved in the death of the father of a party volunteer in Bankura district and demanded a probe into…
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw KOLKATA: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed the impact of heavy rainfall on railway operations in Odisha’s East Coast region and directed officials to step up monitoring of vulnerable stretches to ensure safe and uninterrupted train movement.Vaishnaw instructed the General Manager of South Eastern Railway (SER) to maintain close surveillance of sections…
