TMC block president’s visit to BJP office sparks protests, arrest in Durgapur
Hundreds of BJP supporters gathered outside a party office in Durgapur after TMC block president Rajib Ghosh reportedly arrived there late at night.
Hundreds of BJP supporters gathered outside a party office in Durgapur after TMC block president Rajib Ghosh reportedly arrived there late at night.
BJP MLA Chandrashekhar Banerjee alleges 18 Durgapur parking zones were secretly handed to a TMC-linked INTTUC leader through women's SHGs as fronts. ADDA forms probe panel; report expected next month.
The construction of the new Durgapur Sub-Divisional Court building has run into controversy, with the BJP alleging corruption by a former minister, besides, against the chief of a statutory urban development body today.
The incident took place on Thursday morning at Booth No. 230, located at Kuldihi Primary School. According to reports, the voter, identified as Tumpa Hazra, had arrived at the polling station to cast her vote and was waiting in line when a section of the ceiling suddenly broke off and fell on her.
Two Election Commission officials were allegedly dragged out of their vehicle and thrashed by a local TMC leader, Somnath Das.
The second-year student was allegedly attacked on October 10 near her private medical college. The incident sparked political controversy in the state.
Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose visited the private medical college in Durgapur this evening, where the alleged gang-rape victim still under medical supervision.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur and directed the police to take strict action against the culprits.
According to the West Bengal police, the student of a private medical college in Durgapur, West Burdwan district, had stepped out of the campus with a male friend for an evening snack around 8.30 pm on Friday night when a group of young men on motorcycles began stalking them and making lewd comments.
The upper dams have reduced their discharges substantially, but the discharge level at the Durgapur Barrage has not shown any significant decline today.
