KOLKATA,DEC 24 : Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasrin accused the West Bengal government of stifling the voice of artistes and writers, claiming that the play ‘Lajja’ (Shame), adapted from her novel, was forced to be cancelled at two theatre festivals in the state. Nasrin alleged that the police intervened at the Gobardanga Natyoutsav in North […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA,AUG 27: BJP called for a 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on August 28 to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to state secretariat Nabbana on Tuesday. The police used batons, tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd who proceeded to Nabanna. They were demanding […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 14 : The United Doctors Front Association (UDFA) and the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) had decided to continue its nationwide strike to condemn the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Earlier, the Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) on […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, JUN 17: Atleast five passengers are now feared to be dead and 20-25 injured after a Sealdah-bound Kanchanjungha Express collided with a goods train on Monday morning near New Jalpaiguri “The situation is serious. The incident occurred when a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express,” says Abhishek Roy, Additional SP of Darjeeling Police. Continue Reading
KOLKATA, MAR 15: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s health condition is “stable”, a senior official of the state administration said on Friday. The 69-year-old Banerjee, who suffered a major injury on her forehead and nose during a fall inside her Kalighat residence in South Kolkata on Thursday evening, also “slept well”, he said. Continue Reading
Kolkata,Mar 4: Kolkata Police has arrested Congress leader and advocate Koustav Bagchi for making derogatory remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a private television talk show. Following his comments, a written complaint was lodged at the Burtolla Police Station in Kolkata, against the Congress leader, who has been vocal against the chief […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA,FEB 28: The official Twitter account of the Trinamool Congress was hacked on Tuesday. The display picture of the party’s account was changed and the display handle was changed to “Yuga Labs”. Party sources told India Today that they are trying to resolve the issue. So far, the hackers have not tweeted any posts from […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, SEPT 20 : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has said that former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who is an accused in the teachers recruitment scam case, acquired a huge amount of cash through illegal activities. On Monday, the ED filed its first chargesheet against Partha Chatterjee and his alleged associate Arpita Mukherjee in the […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, AUG 12 : Two Central law-enforcing agencies — the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) — on Thursday went after the Trinamool Congress, arresting its Birbhum strongman in a cattle smuggling case, and summoning eight IPS officers in connection with a coal smuggling case. While the CBI arrested Anubrata Mondal in a dramatic raid […]Continue Reading
KOLKATA, JULY 29 : A day after being axed from the state cabinet and removed from party hierarchy, suspended Trinamool Congress heavyweight Partha Chatterjee first time spoke out on the issue of alleged recruitment scam in schools saying he was a victim of conspiracy. While being taken to ESI Hospital, Joka, for medical check-up by […]Continue Reading
