According to local sources, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly attempted to push back a group of individuals trying to infiltrate into the country through the Sukhdevpur border.
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.
Trinamul Congress has been very vocal about the migrant labourers from Bengal being detained in various states, especially in Odisha. The party has highlighted the detention of 23 migrant workers from Nadia by Odisha police.
The Division Bench of Justice Soumen Sen today put a poser to both the School Service Commission and the state, asking the SSC on whether the Commission was in a position to argue for the ‘tainted’ candidates or whether it had any legal standing to argue for them.
The number of dengue and malaria cases in the city has gone down considerably, said a report prepared by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
The process to set up the stage for the Martyr’s Day rally on 21 July began today.
In the aftermath of the recent unrest at South Calcutta Law College, the University of Calcutta is preparing to issue a comprehensive advisory to its 170 affiliated colleges, mandating heightened campus security measures and administrative oversight, officials said today.
