The eighth edition of the 25K Marathon flagged off in Kolkata on Sunday morning with the presence of West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, Lt General R P Kalita and other dignitaries.
"The major issues which beset Bengal's public life are violence and corruption," the Governor said adding that these issues have not been created by the existing system but it has been there.
The plaque was mired in controversy for not mentioning the Nobel Laureate's name and instead featuring the names of the Chancellor (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) and the Vice Chancellor (Bidyut Chakrabarty).
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday offered prayers at a Durga Puja pandal in Raja Bazar in West Bengal's Kolkata on the occasion of 'Maha Ashtami', the eighth day of Navratri.
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose announced the Rs 5 lakh 'Bengaliana' award for the best 'Durga Puja' pandal in the state here on Thursday, as per a press release from Raj Bhavan.
Speaking to ANI after the meeting, the WB governor said, "They insisted that I meet them. I invited them warmly to the Rajbhavan. Three representatives came including West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar, MP Abhishek Banerjee and MP Mahua Moitra. I greeted them in the Raj Bhavan and th
Amid the dharna by the TMC outside the Raj Bhavan, the West Bengal governor on Sunday called the Trinamool representatives, including Abhishek Banerjee, but they refused to meet. So the Governor, CV Anand Bose, has given an appointment to the TMC delegation at 4:00 PM on Monday in Raj Bhavan
In his post on X, Adhikari claimed that West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has instructed the Chief Secretary to remove the agitators from within the prohibitory area around the Raj Bhavan where Section 144 has been imposed.
Bose said, "The situation is very very disturbing, people have suffered. There is uncertainty even now. We have to see what can be done immediately as a way of relief and also what preventive measures can be taken. Before the floods, during the floods and after the floods there are various t