In an exclusive coversation with The Statesman, it has been learnt that the state government has initiated a five-tier rescue and relief operation into the Taratala mishap.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the new building of the police station in Bongaon on May 9, 2023.
The court has also directed him to be in police custody till June 29. Moreover, several new charges have been added to his case.
The redevelopment of the city’s iconic ghat was started in 2025 after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Kolkata port and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
According to police sources, the complaint was filed on Wednesday by two residents of Sarisha under the leadership of BJP leader Abhijit Das alias Bobby.
As chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited Murshidabad on Monday, the BJP launched a sharp attack on the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC), urging the party to restrain its senior leaders Siddiqullah Chowdhury and Humayun Kabir from making provocative statements that could inflame communal tensions.
The Trinamul Congress came out strongly in support of Himanshi Narwal, widow of Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April.
Amid controversies on whether the Lord Jagannath Temple at Digha in the East Midnapore can be described as “dham”, the signage of “Jagannath Dham” has been removed from the site of the said temple.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee, on a two-day tour to the state's Murshidabad district, which was hit by communal violence last month, on Monday advised her party legislators from the district in becoming more active in public interaction keeping in mind the crucial state Assembly elections next year.
With chief minister Mamata Banerjee currently touring Murshidabad, the United Guardian Council, West Bengal, has urged her to initiate a district-level study on the twin issues of migration and rising school dropout rates in the region.
