Kolkata, June 14 (UNI) The Calcutta High Court has reversed a lower court order and directed the CBI to include Gorkha leader Bimal Gurung in a chargesheet into the murder of his rival Madan Tamang in Darjeeling Hills in 2010, court sources said Friday. The Justice Subhendu Samanta’s single bench order came Thursday following a…
Kolkata, June 11 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the “Yogyashree” scheme which was started to provide completely free-of-cost training to SC/ST students of the state for admission in Engineering and Medical courses would be extended for boys and girls of Minority, OBC and General categories across the state. ”…
Kolkata, June 8 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday predicted the fall of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government and the INDIA block taking over the reins of power, saying the people and the country need change of guard at the Centre. Addressing the media after being reelected All India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary…
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on moral ground for failing to get full majority. She thanked the INDI Alliance partners and congratulated the people of the state to repose faith once again the state ruling…
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) With Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress leaving the BJP in the dust maintaining unassailable leads in 32 Lok Sabha constituencies, ecstatic party supporters smeared with green colour burst into jubilation all over the state. Hundreds of party supporters assembled in front of Banerjee’s residence at Kalighat in South Kolkata to…
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) Ahead of counting in West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, a bomb blast caused critical injuries to five persons in South 24 Parganas’ Bhangar area, notoriously known as violence prone, official sources said on Tuesday. All the injured, aged between 25-35 have been shifted to the government-owned SSKM Hospital in south…
Kolkata, June 4 (UNI) Counting of votes for 42 Lok Sabha and two Assembly seats in Bengal began at 8 am in 55 centres on Tuesday under three-tier security layer. The three-tier security layer comprises State police, armed police and last central forces. The two Assembly seats, where bypoll was held, are Baranagar in North…
Kolkata, June 2 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced repolling in two polling stations in Bengal, which went to the last and final phase election on June 1. The repolling will take place in June 3. The two polling stations – Kadambagachi Saradar Pada FP School and Aaddir Mahal Srichaitanya Vidyapith…
Kolkata, June 1 (UNI) The BJP on Saturday said it would demand repolling in at least 230 of the 260 polling booths in the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal alleging irregularities in the live webcasting in the booths. The booths were part of the Falta Assembly segment. “We (BJP leadership) have decided…
Kolkata, May 30 (UNI) As promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the process of granting citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, has commenced in West Bengal, a government communiqué said on Thursday. “The first set of applications from the state was granted citizenship by the Empowered Committee, West Bengal, on Wednesday,” the communication…
