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17 Sep

Anubrata Mondal’s daughter Sukanya questioned by CBI

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsPolitical, West BengalIndia, West Bengal

Anubrata Mandal's daughter Sukanya was interrogated for more than an hour by the Central Intelligence Agency (CBI) in the cow smuggling case. According to sources, Sukanya Mandal has been questioned on several property-related matters.Her statement will be scrutinized and further action will be taken. Birbhum Trinamool (TMC) president and Mamata Banerjee's 'Baahubali' leader Anubrata has already been arrested in the cow smuggling case. Both he and his bodyguard Saigal Hossain are in jail. Anubrata's daughter Sukanya has also been questioned. CBI interrogated him for about 1 hour and 10 minutes on Friday. According to sources, the CBI interrogated him on…

16 Sep

SSC Scam: Ex-Bengal state board chief produced before CBI court

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsEducation, West BengalCovid 19, India

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)produced West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) former president Kalyanmoy Ganguly before a special court of the agency in connection with the Group-C recruitment scam in government schools on Friday, officials informed. Ganguly was called by the agency's Kolkata office for questioning on Thursday and was arrested after finding evidence of non-cooperation. He did not speak to reporters during the day when he entered the court premises. The agency had on May 20 booked five people, including Ganguly, in connection with the case. It is alleged that the accused extended undue benefits to unqualified…

15 Sep

CID summons BJP leader in coal smuggling case

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCrime, breaking news, West BengalIndia, West Bengal

West Bengal BJP leader Jitendra Tiwari has been summoned to appear before the state CID for an investigation into the coal smuggling case, officials said on Thursday. The CID on Friday asked Mr Tiwari to appear before its officers in the city for questioning in the coal smuggling case. Mr Tiwari, who is a former Trinamool Congress mayor of Asansol and joined the BJP ahead of the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, confirmed receiving the notice. "An investigating authority can summon anyone in the interest of the investigation," said Mr Tiwari, former TMC MLA from Pandaveshwar. The CBI and the…

15 Sep

Jail Bharo Andolan by BJP to start after Durga Puja

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal

Majumdar has rejected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s affirms and accused Trinamool Congress (TMC), party workers, of the violence that occurred on Tuesday (September 13) in Kolkata.The TMC worker has made people creep into the campaign and instigate a violence. Police have also provoked it too and stopped people at railway stations. BJP WB chief said we will start out “‘jail bharo andolan” after Durga Puja,” On Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee accused BJP workers in the state of escalating violence during protests against her government and said action would be taken against those creating nuisance.“Citizens were trashed and vandalized and…

14 Sep

West Bengal logs 229 new Covid-19 infections

Priyanka Bhowmick0 CommentsCovid19, Health, West BengalCovid 19, India, West Bengal

West Bengal on Tuesday recorded 229 new Covid-19 cases taking the tally to 21,09,677, the state health department informed in its bulletin. One more death due to the virus infection was reported during the day as the total death toll reached 21,484, the bulletin said. As per the bulletin, the state now has 1,885 active coronavirus cases, with 86 of them hospitalized. 7,548 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The bulletin said the state now has 1,885 active coronavirus cases, with 86 of them hospitalized. 7,548 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The rate of positivity…

14 Sep

The red alert was issued in parts of Uttarakhand and heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, Andhra, and Sikkim to be occurs

editor0 Commentsweather, North East, West Bengal

The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in isolated areas of the Garhwal and Kumaon regions of Uttarakhand. According to the weather department report, a few places in Uttarakhand’s Kuamaun and abduct districts of the Garhwal region are likely to get heavy to massive rainfall on the 14th of September. Thunderstorms are likely to take place in isolated places in districts of Uttarakhand. Due to perpetual rain in various parts of Maharashtra, Mumbai is facing deluged issues in the Sion area of the city. The Meteorological Department of India has issued a…

08 Sep

“As If I’m Their Servant”: CM Mamata Banerjee To Skip Netaji Statue Event

editor0 CommentsWest BengalDELHI, mamata banerjee, PM modi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee these days said that she will now not attend the inauguration of Netaji's statue in Delhi which was held today as the invitation was "not proper". The Chief Minister said she obtained a letter the day prior to this from a bureaucrat informing her about the cutting-edge events. “I received a letter yesterday, written probably by an undersecretary the previous day pronouncing the PM will inaugurate the Netaji statue at 7 pm and you should be there at 6 pm. As if I am their servant or bonded labor. How can an undersecretary write…

01 Sep

‘Durga Puja is Celebrated by All’: Mamata Thanks UNESCO for Recognising Festival at Kolkata Rally

editor0 CommentsWest Bengalkolkata, mamata banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee took out a rally on Thursday to show gratitude to UNESCO for placing Kolkata’s Durga Puja on the intangible cultural heritage consultant list. Secretary of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Tim Curtis and UNESCO consultant for the New Delhi office Eric Falt were in the metropolis to attend the event. Not simply Kolkata, every district of West Bengal organized a grand rally to thank UNESCO. From ladies drummers of South 24 Parganas to religious and cultural businesses (Bauls) of Birbhum, all were existing for the duration of the event showcasing the tradition of West Bengal. Both…

26 Aug

Celebrating 112th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa’s, Kolkata leaves the covid precaution at bay

editor0 CommentsIndia, West Bengal

On Friday around 6 am, the mass gathered to celebrate the 112th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa which is on the 26 of August; her sisters sang hymns and offered prayers in remembrance of her, near her tomb. Fr Devraj Fernandez, the editor of The Herald, said, “We are expecting many visitors for the morning Mass. Like every year, this year too will be a grand event. After that, there will be a prayer service dedicated to the mother, also on a smaller scale, reflecting the world”. The president of the catholic association of Bengal has arranged a catholic prayer…

21 Aug

Didn’t ask teacher to quit over swimsuit pics, says VC of Kolkata’s St Xavier’s University

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal, Education

Amid on line campaigns aiding a former assistant professor of St Xavier's University, who claimed she used to be pressured to end her job over some of her Instagram images in a swimsuit, its VC Father Felix Raj has rebuffed the allegation and said it was "humiliating to assume" the group would do so. In a statement, Raj stated the university "believes in retaining and retaining the dignity and honour of its teachers, staff members, college students and others connected with it".The 31-year-old PhD holder, who had joined the organization in Rajarhat in August 2021, had stated she was accused…