Though Sovandeb Chattopadhyay was selected by the party for the post, Ritabrata Banerjee claimed the support of 58 MLAs and sought his appointment to the LoP's position.
Aroop Biswas has raised an apprehension that unauthorised persons may misuse signed cheques and sought status quo until a competent authority resolves the matter.
On June 18, Aroop Biswas was spotted arriving at the Bidhannagar (South) Police Station in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal to face questioning in the case.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh has accused Mamata Banerjee of encouraging roadside encroachments after she joined a protest against alleged hawker evictions in Kolkata.
With a deep fiscal scar left by the previous regime, the state transport department is exploring options to stay afloat and bring the financial accounts to positive at the earliest.
In the Hindu religious and philosophical tradition, Maghi Purnima is a date of profound significance.
Despite objections from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Pankaj Kumar Singh, former Deputy National Security Advisor and the Centre-appointed interlocutor on issues relating to Darjeeling, Terai and Dooars, began his official engagement in the region on Saturday amid rising political temperatures ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections.
A day ahead of the nationwide Rozgar Mela across 45 locations in the country, representatives of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) met Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and raised serious concerns over prolonged vacancies and restructuring of the force.
Mohammad Sarfukdin (35), a shop owner dealing in iron grills, was shot dead early this morning at Karimdangal under Hirapur police station in Burnpur.
The FIR was filed on Saturday by the BJP’s Jangipur organisational district, accusing Manirul of storming the BDO office in Murshidabad’s Farakka, creating chaos and attempting to disrupt the SIR process.
