The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Friday issued a notice to the West Bengal Government over the reported deaths of nine labourers and injuries to several others in an illegal fireworks factory in the East Midinipore district.
Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the ban imposed by the West Bengal government on the film 'The Kerala Story', Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, said that the people of the state are extremely tolerant however
Filing its affidavit before the top court, the Mamata Banerjee government said that film can cause communal disharmony and a law and order situation, as has been gauged from various Intelligence inputs.
The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the West Bengal government over banning the film 'The Kerala Story' saying the movie is running in different parts of the country with similar demographic profile.
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the West Bengal government on the plea of the makers of the movie, 'The Kerala Story', challenging the decision of the Mamata Banerjee government to ban the screening of the movie in the State.
Days after Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government imposed a ban on 'The Kerala Story' film, citing "peace and harmony", the Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha on Thursday staged protests outside Inox Multiplex here in the city.
West Bengal government on Tuesday evacuated 35 stranded students from strife-hit Manipur, said the authorities. They were brought back to their home state by flight which landed in Kolkata at 8:00 PM.
The West Bengal government in a notification on Monday said that the movie 'The Kerala Story' is "likely to cause a breach of peace" and that it has prohibited the screening of the film to avoid "any incident of hatred or violence to maintain law and order in the state".
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday, condemned the West Bengal government over its move of banning 'The Kerala Story' movie in the state, and accused the Opposition parties of doing "appeasement and vote bank politics".
The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate to maintain the status quo for a week into its probe in a case relating to irregularities in recruitment in West Bengal.
The NCSC Vice Chairman, Arun Halder also accused the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of "not cooperating" in the investigation, and also "shielding" the administration and one particular community behind the incident.