Kolkata, June 29 (UNI) Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday opined that the judges are the servants of the Constitution and not masters as he batted for more empathy among the judges, who he said must do their service without being judgmental. “The judges are the servants of the Constitution and not a…
Siliguri, June 17 (UNI) Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Monday visited the accident site at Ranidanga and interacted with the injured in the hospital. As per the latest report, nine people were killed and 41 injured after a goods train hit the Sealdah bound Kanchanjunga Exp from Agartala (Tripura) at Ranidanga near Phansidewa in Darjeeling…
Kolkata, June 17 (UNI) Eastern Railway on Monday said an emergency passenger train from Sealdah will leave for the accident site at Rangapani in north Bengal to bring back stranded passengers, ER CPRO Kaushik Mitra said. Besides the train, the North Bengal State Transport (NBST) would run 10 maxi buses to get back the stranded…
Kolkata, June 17 (UNI) At least five people were killed, and some 35 others injured when a goods train hit the Sealdah-bound Kanchenjunga Express near Rangapani in northern West Bengal district of Jalpaiguri on Monday, a senior official confirmed. He said that around 8.30 am, the goods train hit the stationed Kanchanjunga Exp from the…
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…
