West Bengal

25 Jul

West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee does not require hospitalisation, says AIIMS

editorPolitical, West Bengal

The ED on Monday gave info to Kolkata court that West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee, arrested in connection with an alleged faculty jobs scam, has persistent fitness issues, but does not require hospitalisation. The ED introduced AIIMS Bhubaneswar scientific report of Partha Chatterjee in front of the courtroom which mentioned that he is fit and stable. "There is nothing wrong with scientific reports. He was taking benefit of his position to stay in a state-run hospital. He is fit and can be taken into custody," ED stated citing AIIMS report. The Enforcement Directorate demanded 14-day custody of Partha Chatterjee.

24 Jul

Shift Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS in Bhubaneswar, orders court in setback to Mamata Banerjee’s minister

editorPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

The Calcutta High Court directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to shift West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS Bhubaneswar early on Monday, saying the ruling party's political leaders had successfully evaded ED interrogation by taking refuge earlier. SSKM Hospital. The courtroom was listening to the Enforcement Directorate’s plea towards the switch of the arrested West Bengal minister to state-run SSKM Hospital. The court docket said that the accused would be taken to the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata by using an ambulance from the SSKM Hospital and would be accompanied through his suggest and an SSKM doctor.…

24 Jul

SSC scam: Remanded in ED custody, arrested WB minister Partha Chatterjee hospitalised in Kolkata

editorEducation, West Bengal

West Bengal Commerce and Industries Minister and Trinamool Congress secretary usual Partha Chatterjee used to be remanded to ED custody for two days in connection with the instructor recruitment scam. He was produced earlier than a judge in the Bankshall courtroom in Kolkata nowadays afternoon. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court docket did not hear the depend as it is Saturday. Later, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Chatterjee's close associate Arpita Mukherjee, a day after the central probe enterprise seized Rs 20 crore in cash from her residence. Hours after being remanded to ED custody, Chatterjee was once…

21 Jul

JU Pro V-C found dead at his Kolkata house

editorEducation, West Bengal

Jadavpur University (JAB) Pro Vice-Chancellor Samantak Das was found dead at his home in South Kolkata on Wednesday, police said. He was taken to Bangur Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. Police have sent the body for post-mortem. It is known that Das was suffering from depression for the past few days. University officials said when Professor Das did not come to his office in the morning, an automobile would be sent to pick him up for work. But he did not answer after knocking the door. Later the neighbors broke the door and saw his body falling from…

20 Jul

West Bengal: Six people died after drinking country liquor in Howrah district

editorWest Bengal

6 people died and quite a few fell ill allegedly after consuming country liquor from a hooch den in West Bengal’s Howrah district, a police officer said on Wednesday. While the motive behind the death is yet to be ascertained, the police have arrested liquor shop owner Pratap Karmakar. A number of people fell ill after ingesting the country liquor on Tuesday night time in the Malipanchghora area, the officer said. "Most of those who fell ill were hospitalized and six of them died this morning. We are ready for the post-mortem examination file to ascertain the cause of death.…

16 Jul

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is BJP’s vice-presidential pick

editorPolitical, West BengalJagdeep Dhankhar

The BJP has announced Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhakhar as its choice to be the next Vice President of India. BJP chief JP Nadda made the announcement after the party's parliamentary board meeting in Delhi to discuss their choices. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the meeting, which was attended by Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and BJP National General Secretary BL Santosh. Jagdeep Dhankhar was in the national capital these days and referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi before the top minister left for the Parliamentary Board meeting. Governors…

14 Jul

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tries her hand at making momos in Darjeeling

editorWest BengalDarjeeling, Mamata Banerjee

On a visit to Darjeeling, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tried making momos. In a Facebook post from her legitimate account, Mamata Banerjee said: “Today I made momos during my morning walk in Darjeeling. Happy to share such a unique moment with my people. Darjeeling will always be in my heart and I salute our hard working hill people who make every visit memorable. However, this is not the first time that the Chief Minister has put his cooking skills to the test. Bandyopadhyay also tried to make momos during the rest of his trip to the hill. In…

12 Jul

West Bengal’s oldest Royal Bengal Tiger dies at 25, gets send-off fit for a Raja

editorWest Bengal

The king is dead… lengthy stay the king! Raja, one of the oldest surviving tigers in the united states at 25 years and 10 months old, breathed his remaining on Monday in a north Bengal rescue centre, his passing marked by using senior officers of the district and forest administration, apart from a host of zoo staff, who lined up to pay homage. Bengal tigers normally live up to 15-16 years in captivity; in the wild, they stay around 12-13 years. When Raja used to be added to the Khairbari Royal Bengal Tiger Rehabilitation and Research Centre in Alipur’s Madarihat…

12 Jul

Kolkata: KMDA plans to harvest storm water on 5-km stretch of EM Bypass for recharging under groundwater

editorWest BengalKolkata

The Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), with the help of a Mumbai-based firm, is drawing up a plan to harvest storm water to recharge the groundwater table along the five-km stretch of EM bypass from Ultadanga to Chinrighat. Save it with the country's government's "Jal Dharo Jal Bharo" scheme to harvest rainwater, which can be used to artificially recharge the city's depleting groundwater table. According to KMDA officials, EM Bypass and its surrounding districts are the first to be considered for such rainfall harvesting and synthetic groundwater recharge schemes. “Presently, there is no stormwater drainage point between the Jap drainage…

10 Jul

TMC fumes as Irani invited to open Sealdah Metro station, Mamata ‘ignored’

editorWest Bengal

With the Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation (KMRC) asserting the inauguration of the Sealdah Metro station by using Union minister Smriti Irani on Monday, the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has accused the Centre of enjoying politics by means of “not inviting” chief minister Mamata Banerjee to the inauguration of a fundamental station on the East-West Metro corridor. TMC MLA Madan Mitra claimed that because Banerjee is no longer in the state, the KMRC inaugurates the major metro station, alleging “this isn't the lifestyle of democracy”. The birthday celebration additionally claimed that at some stage in her tenure as the…