A six-member team from the CID carried out an hour-long search at the Ballygunge MLA's Bhabanipur residence and questioned Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay in relation to the case, police sources said.
The Uttar Banga chapter of Vishwa Samvad Kendra in Siliguri is scheduled to hold an evening programme featuring cultural performances and a discussion.
The visit assumes significance as the Prime Minister is coming to West Bengal, after his party has come to power for the first time in the state in the recently concluded state assembly elections.
Police arrested Regina Bibi, wife of Trinamool leader Jahangir Khan, in the Falta Police Station attack case. Investigators say she played a key role in planning the attempted rescue operation.
A swarm of 3,000 drones will light up the city’s night sky on Saturday, putting up a synchronised show on the banks of the Hooghly as part of the Vande Yogam and West Bengal Day celebrations.
North 24 Parganas district has recorded the highest number of “under adjudication” cases in West Bengal ahead of the publication of the final voters’ list by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday.
The division bench of Justice Paul and Justice Sen also directed the Kolkata Police to inform the court on the actions taken against the BLOs concerned.
The hearing process to address “logical discrepancies” identified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has concluded, paving the way for the publication of the final voters’ list on Saturday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the details of the 240 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel that will be deployed in the first phase on March 1, amid the preparations for the Assembly polls in West Bengal.
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, sought 200 judicial officers -- 100 each from the High Courts of Odisha and Jharkhand -- to join the team of judicial officers already appointed for adjudication of voters’ documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category.
