"Intimidating or threatening a public servant from performing their duties is a graver offence, punishable with 2 years' imprisonment and a fine, or both. The third issue is Constitutional and serious," CV Ananda Bose said.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday took a dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly obstructing the Enforcement Directorate's raid at the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC and taking away "key evidence" from the site.
Selling pressure continued to hang over domestic equity markets in the opening session on Friday as benchmark indices opened in the red, weighed down by persistent 500 per cent US tariff threats on countries importing Russian crude and record foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows.
West Bengal Police on Friday said that attempts were being made by certain quarters to spread misinformation and create communal disharmony over an incident that took place in Santipur a few days ago.
As part of implementing two major reforms aimed at bringing qualitative changes in the state's general education sector, the proposed measures focus on reducing the weight of school bags to ensure the physical and mental well-being of students, and creating a classroom environment without
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal has granted an exemption from personal appearance in Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings for students and other individuals who are temporarily residing abroad.
"There have been corruption cases in West Bengal for years now. But it has become a fashion among the BJP that whenever a state is about to go to the polls, they send ED there before them. If this were indeed a case against this company, the company has been in operation for years now. Th
Bharatiya Janata Party National President and Union Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda addressed a Doctors' Meet held in Tangra, West Bengal, on Thursday. Addressing the Doctors' Meet, Nadda highlighted the transformative healthcare initiatives undertaken under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's le
"IPAC has been working in Bengal for 10 years. What is the reason for the ED raids just before the elections? So many cases are pending. ED can go there. There is no issue with it. But today, the BJP is misusing ED people," Subhankar said.
Governor CV Ananda Bose on Thursday asserted that the state has two cancerous growths on its body politic - one is violence, and the other is corruption.
Patra said the ED conducted searches at 10 locations across the country, six in West Bengal and four in Delhi, in connection with an alleged coal scam and linked hawala transactions. According to him, raids were carried out on premises connected to Anup Majhi, an accused in the coal scam,
Security around West Bengal Governor Dr C V Ananda Bose has been tightened late Thursday night after he received a threatening email stating "will blast him", allegedly warning of a blast and posing a threat to the Governor's life, an official statement said.