"An ex-gratia of Rs 2.5 lakhs will be given to the next of kin of those who died in the firecracker factory blast in Egra and a home guard job will be given to one of the family members," she said while addressing a people East Medinipur.
Sanoj Mishra, director of the Hindi film "The Diary of West Bengal," who received a notice from the West Bengal police for allegedly defaming West Bengal, said that his intention is not to malign the image of the state and his film is based on well-researched facts.
Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann met Banerjee in Kolkata as a part of his efforts to seek the support of opposition parties against the ordinance
Slamming the Centre over the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday made controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ahead of the West Bengal panchayat polls, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Nussrat Jahan made a controversial remark saying that Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress will be beaten with bamboo sticks if they come to seek votes in Basirhat.
BJP leader and Leader of opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Monday launched a scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee -led TMC government and said that the "situation in the State is far worse than the situation in Ukraine".
While talking to ANI, Madan Mitra said, "We will talk to the lawyer regarding this case. FIR filed by the hospital is wrong. No such hooliganism happened as alleged by the Hospital."
The three deceased have been identified as Karan Singh, Nasim Ali, and Rohit Kesari. Police said that the bike came at a very high speed towards the pickup van which resulted in a collision.