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…
Kolkata: Bengal minister and BJP neta Dilip Ghosh’s song ‘Jhalmuri’ was launched at an event at Eco Park in New Town on Saturday. Written and composed by Lokesh Giri and his wife Rimashree, clips of the song recording session had earlier gone viral on social media.Speaking at the song launch, Ghosh said, “The writers thought…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (file photo) Kolkata: Two motor vehicle inspectors have been suspended and the Anti-Corruption Bureau asked to initiate a criminal inquiry after they allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 22,000 from a truck driver with valid documents at the Rampur checkpost in West Burdwan. CM Suvendu Adhikari announced the action on X…
Kolkata: The authority to register births and deaths in Bengal has been transferred from panchayat pradhans and municipal chairpersons or executive officers to govt officials, the state govt said in a notification.In an X post, CM Suvendu Adhikari said: “The district collector of each revenue district will now officially function as the district registrar of…
