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ISKCON sends defamation notice to Maneka Gandhi over ‘selling cows’ remarks

Published on Sep 30, 2023 02:27 PM IST

Earlier this week, Gandhi, who is an animal rights activist, called the organisation the “biggest cheat” in the country and alleged that the ISKCON sells cows from their gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Maneka Gandhi (File Photo)

Impasse over swearing-in of TMC legislator ends; oath-taking to be held today

Last week, Chandra Roy couldn’t be sworn in following a tussle between the governor and the West Bengal government

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose (File Photo)
Published on Sep 30, 2023 12:55 PM IST

3 children killed as mud wall collapses in West Bengal’s Bankura district

The districts in south Bengal have been receiving heavy rainfall since Friday due to a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal. Bankura too received heavy rains throughout the night.

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Sep 30, 2023 10:40 AM IST

‘Not competent enough’: ED assistant director removed from recruitment scam probe

Earlier this week, the Mithilesh Kumar Mishra, Enforcement Directorate (ED) assistant director, was pulled up by the high court after the bench of justice Sinha expressed dissatisfaction with a report filed by Mishra in connection with the probe

Calcutta high court (Representative Photo)
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 07:54 PM IST

Woman’s body with throat slit, face burnt found in Bengal village; one arrested

Police on Friday said that the accused was arrested in Bikhari village under Swarupnagar police station on Thursday night and was produced before the district court, which has remanded him to 14 days in police custody

The accused has been identified as Nechar Ali Molla, 55 (Representative Photo)
Published on Sep 29, 2023 06:17 PM IST

Abhishek Banerjee to skip ED questioning on October 3: 'Stop me if you can'

Earlier, Abhishek Banerjee took a dig at the Centre following his summon by the ED on October 3, the same day when TMC is set hold an agitation in New Delhi.

Trinamool Congress national general secretary and party MP Abhishekh Banerjee speaks to the media.(PTI file)
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 12:02 PM IST

ED summons Abhishek Banerjee on Oct 3; MP claims day coincides with Delhi rally

The TMC is scheduled to hold an agitation in Delhi on October 3 to protest against suspension of Central funds for schemes under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MNREGA) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was previously summoned by the ED on September 13 (File Photo)
Published on Sep 28, 2023 06:35 PM IST

Calcutta HC orders transfer of special CBI judge; summons state law minister

The chief of CBI’s special investigation team probing the school job case appeared before the court on Wednesday and accused the local police administration of “harassing the central agency sleuths”

Calcutta high court (Representative Photo)
Published on Sep 28, 2023 02:39 PM IST

TMC to send 5 million letters to PM Modi over denial of central schemes benefits

The party has also planned a protest in Delhi on October 2, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, over the alleged denial of funds under the MGNREGA and PM Awas Yojana

The Centre had stopped sending funds to West Bengal under the MGNREGA since November 2021. (Representative file image)
Updated on Sep 27, 2023 03:24 PM IST

Myanmar student, his abductors involved in illicit hair trade: Bengal police

The Myanmar student was allegedly abducted from his rented accommodation outside the Visva-Bharati campus on Thursday by a gang, and he was rescued from the beach town of Talseri in Odisha on Saturday

The Myanmar student has been pursuing PhD in Visva Bharati and living in India since 2002. (File Photo)
Published on Sep 25, 2023 09:28 PM IST

Calcutta HC pulls up ED as documents miss Abhishek Banerjee’s assets

On September 14, the Calcutta high court had directed the ED to submit property details of Abhishek Banerjee and his company

The Calcutta high court. (File Photo)
Published on Sep 25, 2023 08:49 PM IST

Standoff between TMC and Bengal Governor over swearing-in of Dhupguri legislator

According to officials at the Raj Bhavan, Bose was prepared for the swearing-in ceremony on Saturday afternoon, but the TMC MLA did not turn up even after being intimated

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose (File Photo)
Published on Sep 25, 2023 02:56 PM IST

Doctors advise 10-day rest for Mamata Banerjee after examining old leg injuries

Mamata Banerjee had suffered injuries on her legs and waist in June while getting off a chopper that had to make an emergency landing at the military airbase in Siliguri to avoid running into a storm

File Photo of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (HT Photo/Samir Jana)
Published on Sep 24, 2023 09:42 PM IST

Driver arrested for murdering employer who refused to give his BMW car: Police

Police said the incident took place on September 15 and his decomposed body was found on September 20, adding that the BMW car was missing from his house

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Sep 24, 2023 01:59 PM IST

Septuagenarian woman was assaulted by caretaker night before her death: Police

The septuagenarian woman, identified as Kala Mishra, used to stay alone in a flat while her family members and relatives lived in the same campus in other flats. She died on September 11

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Sep 24, 2023 01:13 PM IST

Missing Myanmarese Visva-Bharati PhD student rescued from Odisha; 12 held

31-year-old PhD student Panchara Thai went missing on Thursday from his rented accommodation outside the campus at Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district

Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal (File Photo)
Published on Sep 24, 2023 10:55 AM IST

Jadavpur probe details horrific sexual humiliation of freshman

The 46-page report, compiled after questioning 85 people, throws light on rampant ragging and abuse in the university's hostels.

Supporters of Left Front student organisations protest in front of the Jadavpur University campus in Kolkata over the death of a first-year student. (ANI Photo)
Published on Sep 24, 2023 04:39 AM IST

Foreign visit to attract investments to Bengal 'very successful': CM Mamata

Mamata returns to Kolkata, says foreign visit to attract investments to Bengal 'very successful'

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during a train journey from Madrid to Barcelona, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2203.(PTI/ AITC)
Published on Sep 23, 2023 09:27 PM IST
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Myanmar national studying at Visva-Bharati goes missing; abduction alleged

Moni Gurung, a homemaker from India Pally, told local journalists that around seven people arrived at the neighbourhood on Thursday

Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal (File Photo)
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 08:30 PM IST

Cal HC grants relief to TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee, asks ED to not take coercive action

The court, however, did not quash the enforcement case information report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR, filed by the Enforcement Directorate against Banerjee

The TMC Lok Sabha member was questioned by ED on Sept 13 in Kolkata in connection with the investigation. (Calcutta High Court)
Updated on Sep 22, 2023 05:30 PM IST

Night curfew for hostel inmates, visitor’s entry restricted in JU hostel after student’s death

Jadavpur University in India has implemented new rules for hostel inmates following the alleged suicide of a first-year student. Students must now obtain permission from the hostel superintendent to leave after 10 pm, and visitors are only allowed in designated areas. The university has also taken steps to improve security, including the installation of CCTV cameras. An internal probe committee has recommended expelling four students in connection with the student's death.

Jadavpur University (File/Representative)
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 06:49 PM IST

Bengal job scam victim gets appointed as teacher seven years after passing test

After getting her appointment letter, Anamika Roy said that this is the happiest day in her life and hoped that others who were deprived like her get justice too

The woman could get the job because the services of two others who scored less than her in the 2016 eligibility test were terminated by the Calcutta high court. (Representative Image)
Published on Sep 20, 2023 08:14 PM IST

Calcutta HC pulls up CBI again over jobs scam probe, summons SIT head

Two lawyers present during the hearing said that the bench had also asked the federal agency if the Prime Minister’s Office and the CBI director need to be informed about the manner in which it was probing the scam

The Calcutta high court summoned the head of the CBI’s Special Investigation Team probing the jobs scam on September 27. (File Photo)
Published on Sep 19, 2023 09:01 PM IST

Calcutta HC bans indefinite rail blockade by Kurmi community in three states

Besides ST status, Kurmis want their Kurmali language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and want Sarna, distinct from Hinduism, to be recognised as a separate religion

The Calcutta High Court. (File photo)
Updated on Sep 19, 2023 06:42 PM IST

Jadavpur University report confirms ragging, fails to conclude how student died

The first-year Jadavpur university student allegedly jumped from the second floor of a hostel on the night of August 9 after being ragged and sexually harassed.

The victim’s body bore injury marks and he was taken to a private hospital where he died (ANI)
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 08:13 PM IST

CPI(M) decides to stay out of INDIA coordination committee

The will, however, remain a part of the INDIA coalition formed by opposition parties to fight the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury took part in the three meetings the INDIA coalition leaders held in Patna, Bengaluru and Mumbai. (File Photo)
Updated on Sep 18, 2023 05:45 PM IST

Actor Zareen Khan to face jail? Kolkata court issues arrest warrant

The arrest warrant was issued against actress Zareen Khan for alleged cheating in Kolkata. The actor denied the allegations.

Actor Zareen Khan was last seen in Hum Bhi Akele Tum Bhi Akele .
Published on Sep 17, 2023 11:28 PM IST

Santiniketan on UNESCO list: BJP lauds PM Modi, TMC credits Mamata Banerjee

Santiniketan, the famed place in West Bengal where poet Rabindranath Tagore built Visva-Bharati, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Prime Minister Modi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Published on Sep 17, 2023 10:23 PM IST

BJP urges Durga puja organisers to project central schemes, promises govt fund

Bengal BJP chief spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said that central ministries may bear their cost of decorations and themes if they are based on social welfare and development projects undertaken by the Modi government

Around 40,000 community Durga pujas are held in Bengal, with Kolkata and its surrounding areas accounting for around 3,000. (File Photo)
Published on Sep 17, 2023 09:35 PM IST

Fight breaks out between TMC, BJP councillors in Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation chairperson Mala Roy said that both the councillors of the ruling and opposition parties have been sent show cause notices

A fight broke out between TMC and BJP councilors during the session of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation in Kolkata on Saturday. (ANI)
Published on Sep 17, 2023 03:41 PM IST
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