Former TMC MLA Sabyasachi Dutta arrested in extortion case after midnight questioning
A late-night police operation in Rajarhat led to the arrest of former legislator Sabyasachi Dutta, who faces allegations linked to extortion and intimidation.
A late-night police operation in Rajarhat led to the arrest of former legislator Sabyasachi Dutta, who faces allegations linked to extortion and intimidation.
Bottlers told The Statesman that a total of 36 bottlers across the state allegedly suffered and were extorted by the ‘distributors’ allegedly under the instructions of TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
The WBSBCL was established during the tenure of the then finance minister Amit Mitra with the stated objective of streamlining the liquor supply chain, plugging revenue leakages and curbing the circulation of illicit liquor following a series of hooch tragedies in the state.
Ms Paul, the minister for women and child development and social welfare, accompanied by local MP Raju Bista, inspected drinking water supply projects being implemented in the Mirik Municipality area under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme, which is being funded by the Central government.
According to the 61-year-old senior BJP leader, the new government has also laid stress on ensuring that Central schemes reach intended beneficiaries.
The body of a missing tribal girl was fished out of an irrigation canal in Memari near here on Tuesday morning.
In what comes as good news for the cinema lovers of the city, the much awaited mega annual event, 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is to be held from 6 to 13 November.
Even though cyclone ‘Montha’ was mainly restricted to the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata and Howrah, could feel its rippling effect for the next few days.
Siliguri MLA and chief whip of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Dr Sankar Ghosh, has set up a Help Desk at his office to assist residents seeking guidance during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Amid mixed reactions in the Hills over the Centre’s appointment of an interlocutor to address long-standing Gorkha-related issues, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista met Pankaj Kumar Singh, former deputy national security adviser (deputy NSA) and retired IPS officer
