Chief Guest Suresh Prabhu, former Union Minister for Industry & Commerce, Aviation and Railway and the Chancellor of Rishihood University, Sonipat, inaugurated the summit.

The PIL alleged that the power transmission towers of the company in Farakka in Murshidabad district were constructed without paying due compensation for land.

The ruling Trinamool Congress, however, dismissed the allegations as “baseless” and said it will table two motions in the Assembly — one against “attempts to divide West Bengal” and the other to “recognise Sarna religion of the tribals”.

Chief Secretary Hari Krishna Dwivedi on Monday held a meeting with officials of the MSME Department and directed them to recover such land.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, in an interview recently, said the BJP would never accede to the demand for a separate state for tribals in Tripura as it would trigger similar demands in other northeast states.

At the university's fourth annual convocation on the Rajarhat campus, Vice-chancellor Felix Raj handed over the citation to Banerjee in the presence of Governor Bose who called it an occasion “where a deserving woman leader has been honoured with the degree”.

Those sent to police remand are Sajauddin Sheikh, alias Ahmed, the main accused, Bapi Sheikh, Lucky Sheikh and Gabbar Sheikh while the ones to get judicial custody are Akhbar Sheikh and Chhotu Mal.

The FIR against Rawal was registered by CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim. Single bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha noted that Rawal, who had moved a petition seeking quashing of the FIR against him, has given clarifications and tendered an apology over the speech in question.

Kanjilal was camping in Kolkata for the last three days, sources in the BJP said. He is believed to have switched sides on the persuasion of another MLA who earlier left the BJP to join the TMC.

Addressing a press conference at Trinamool Bhawan, senior TMC leader Firhad Hakim accused ISF MLA Naushad Siddiqui of working at the behest of the Opposition BJP.

Major General H Dharmarajan, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Sena Medal Bar, Vishisht Seva Medal, took the charge of General Officer Commanding (GOC), Bengal Sub Area, on Wednesday. The General is an alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Khandakwasla, IMA-Dehradun and Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. The General has attended Higher Command Course in Washington DC […]

Ten of the accused are currently in the custody of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the central agency probing the case, while 10 others are still on the run.

Speaking at a function in Purba Bardhaman district, Banerjee said, “The share market witnessed a massive crash after the Union Budget was presented… Telephone calls were made to some people asking them to pump in several thousand crores of rupees.”

Speaking at a function in Purba Bardhaman district, the Trinamool Congress chairperson again hit out at the BJP-led Centre over the Union budget, claiming that income tax concessions are nothing but a jugglery of words.

Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, MD & CEO of Bandhan Bank, described the Budget as “well-rounded, progressive and inclusive”.

Asked about the terror threat scenario and growing instances of smuggling of goods and drugs through sea route, Chauhan said, “Threats will always be there, but we are there to tackle these.”

Mitra said that as per an economic survey of the financial year 2022-23, “The GDP growth rate in the fiscal year 2023 is expected to be 7% (in real terms) and GDP growth rate of the budget estimate of 2022-23 was 9.2%

While the BJP accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of making an attempt to hide another scam, the ruling party hit back by saying the saffron party is indulging in political vendetta to malign the image of the Mamata Banerjee government.

The CAA aims at granting citizenship to migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. However, the Centre is yet to frame rules under the Act.

Naushad Siddiqui is vocal in the Assembly and his arrest over a week ago has enraged his outfit, the Indian Secular Front, which is trying to bring together Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis.

Earlier in the day, the joint review mission consisting of Union Education ministry officials, a nutritionist, a representative of UNICEF along with director of PM Poshan Scheme, V Bhaskar held a high-level meeting with state education department officials at Vikas Bhawan in Salt Lake.

The primary school recruitment exam took place about one-and-a-half months ago. Kuntal Ghosh, however, told the ED that he got the OMR sheets through an RTI application.

The Left leadership alleged that they were prevented from paying tribute at the statue. CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and Left front chairman Biman Bose alleged that as they reached the venue before the arrival of Trinamool Congress leaders , they were obstructed.

She said, “I condemn this culture of spewing hatred. Having said that, I am not against anyone, but please be polite. Let us think about humanity… about the fundamental rights of people.”