TMC MP Mahua Moitra claimed that the 20 parliamentarians switched sides in lieu of payouts worth Rs 40 crore, payable in Rs 4 crore up front and Rs 1 crore a month over a span of 36 months.
Currently, a 800 metre bamboo or wooden structure connecting Burnpur with the Biharinath Hill of Bankura, which remains inaccessible during the monsoon season.
Party sources claim that a significant portion of this sum was spent for party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's air travel to various places.
In an indirect reference to the previous Trinamool Congress government, Suvendu Adhikari said that yoga was not promoted adequately under the former regime.
The ground was decorated with symbols deeply associated with the state, ranging from Kolkata’s yellow taxis, hand-pulled rickshaws to images of Dakshineswar Temple and Belur Math.
At least 30 temporary and semi-permanent structures were demolished on government land in Karaibari, near Milan Pally under Champasari gram panchayat in Siliguri on Tuesday, in a joint drive led by the Matigara block development officer (BDO), officials from the block land & land reforms department, and the police.
Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry organised a webinar with Piyush Goyal, minister of commerce & industry, on ‘India’s March Towards a $5 Trillion Economy: Navigating Global Challenges’ on 24 June.
After the massive fire that engulfed the British-era market at Orphangunge market in Kidderpore, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is now emphasising fire audits at privately-owned markets in the city.
The bodies of the three students who drowned in the Dwarakeswar river yesterday were recovered today by divers from the Disaster Management team in two phases.
After visits by the CRPF and CISF, a delegation from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has now inspected the premises of the closed Hindustan Cables Limited (HCL) unit at Rupnarayanpur in West Burdwan.
