A Delhi court on Friday sent Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal to Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody for further 11 days in an alleged case of cattle smuggling case.
In a drive against smuggling on the Indo-Bangladesh border, the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered 23 gold biscuits worth Rs 1.43 crores from the international border in West Bengal's North 24 Paraganas, said officials on Thursday.
In view of a strike called by several organisations on March 10, the West Bengal government on Thursday issued a memorandum mentioning show cause notice will be served to state government employees whoever apart from medical emergency abstain from the work.
Lashing out at the West Bengal government over the Adenovirus, spreading among children in the State, Dr Manas Gumta, general secretary of the Association of Health Service Doctors alleged that the State government "underreported" the number of deaths, caused by infection of the virus.
The Supreme Court has said that delay on the part of the authorities of the State to decide claims for compassionate appointment would no doubt be the very object of a scheme of compassionate appointment.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that Trinamool Congress (TMC) government will not be able to provide it on par with that of the Central government.
Officials of the Belakoba forest range on Sunday seized one piece of elephant ivory, weighing three kgs, and arrested one person, accused of smuggling, in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
The West Bengal Government has stated that sufficient infrastructure has been created across the state in recent years to deal with the rising cases of Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) and Adenovirus cases in the state.
Indian Secular Front leader and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddiqui, who had been lodged in jail for the past 42 days, was finally released on Saturday morning.
26 children suffering from ARI are undergoing treatment at North Bengal Medical College (NBMCH) in Siliguri, and some have also been admitted in the critical care unit.
According to the police, Congress leader and High Court lawyer Koustuv Bagchi (32) was arrested on the charges of 120B/153/ 354A/ 504/505/506/509 of the Indian Penal Code, registered in Burtolla Police Station.