The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has named Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Paresh Pal and two city councillors, among 18 accused in its supplementary chargesheet in a case related to the death of BJP leader Avijit Sarkar, a resident of Sitala Tala Lane, Kolkata, who was killed in post-
All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has alleged that India's "geopolitical clout" seems to be "rapidly diminishing" under the BJP-led government and hoped that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will raise "few pertinent questions with the international community" during his five-nation tour, spec
Pramanik also claimed that the West Bengal Police is trying to mislead the incident like the previous RG Kar rape case, where a female doctor was raped and murder on August 9 in the RG Kar Hospital's seminar room.
This comes after a female student was allegedly gang raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kasba area in the capital city of West Bengal on June 25.
According to party insiders, the election for the BJP's national president will only take place once internal elections are completed in key states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Delhi, and Haryana.
In a significant development, a local court pronounced the death sentence for convict Sanjay Sen alias Bappa, in connection with a 2015 Chitpur double murder case.
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari and the present West Bengal BJP Chief and Union Minister, Sukanta Majumdar, were present, accompanying Bhattacharya.
In a significant legal development, Union Minister of State for Education and DoNER Sukanta Majumdar has filed a writ petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging repeated illegal and arbitrary detentions by the state authorities.
While speaking to the reporters, Sukanta Majumdar said that he was detained thrice at different places. The BJP MP mentioned that he was detained on June 28 due to "democratic agitation" because of which he had to stay in the Lal Bazaar police station the entire night.
According to Sujoy Chakraborty of the Howrah Municipal Corporation, the three staff members were sitting on the roadside and reading a newspaper. Two victims died on the spot after the tree fell on them. The HWC will provide financial assistance to the families of the victims.