According to police sources, the arrests were made on Saturday from Mahaldarpara village which falls under the Teghari gram panchayat area in the Raghunathganj assembly constituency.
The training programme, held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., focused on the fundamentals of administrative work.
The case has also raised questions about the role of certain employees in the Land and Land Reforms Department. Investigators are examining whether Sumit Roy exerted any influence in this case.
There are around 6,000 liquor shops in the state, an official of the West Bengal Excise Department told The Statesman.
As per ED sources, the Kamarhati MLA has been accused of being linked to the recruitment of more than 125 candidates into various municipal corporation posts.
With the BJP and Nitish Kumar alliance securing victory in Bihar as early trends indicated a favourable mandate, Union minister Giriraj Singh on Friday turned his political gaze eastwards.
Six bighas of 'vacant' land in the heart of Burdwan town can be the target of any real estate shark, even if the land happens to be a burial ground.
The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) extended deadline for distributing enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ends on Saturday, with around 70 lakh forms still left to be delivered across West Bengal.
Buoyed by the Bihar Assembly election results, BJP leaders in north Bengal are increasingly confident that they can wrest power in West Bengal in 2026—provided the Election Commission of India carries out a thorough Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to identify and delete false and ghost voters.
Debangshu Bhattacharya along with local leaders of Nadia (Ranaghat) met the family of late Shyamal Santra, who died due to SIR fear on Thursday, whereas Senior TMC leader and minister Dr Shashi Panja spoke at a public rally against SIR, NRC and justice for death of Pradip Kar in Sandeshkhali 1 block.
