ALIPURDUAR: Bengal would have reaped the benefits of more welfare projects had the Centre been fair with funding for schemes like NREGS, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday ahead of a visit to Delhi next week to make a pitch for increased allocations.“The Centre owes Bengal Rs 1.15 lakh crore. Imagine the kind of development … Read more
NEW DELHI: One person died and four others received bullet injuries after a clash broke out between two groups in West Bengal on Tuesday morning.The incident took place in Cooch Behar’s Gitaldaha. As per information, five people have received bullet injuries, of which one Babu Hoque has died, reported ANI quoting Sumit Kumar, SP, Cooch … Read more
A majority of women in West Bengal and Jharkhand were married by the age of 21, while the proportion in Jammu and Kashmir was less than 10% in 2020. In Delhi, over 17% of women married before 21. In the country as a whole, nearly 30% of women married by the time they were 21, … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday seized Rs 20 crore cash after raiding the premises of a “close associate” of West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee in connection with the alleged teacher recruitment scam (SSC) in the state. The probe agency launched coordinated searches at the premises of Chatterjee, the state industries and commerce … Read more
JALPAIGURI: On Monday, the oldest surviving tiger in the country in recent times died in the wee hours, leaving everyone in a state of mourning. Raja, the tiger from South Khairbari tiger rescue and rehabilitation centre at Alipurduar’s Madarihat, died on Monday at the age of 25 years and 10 months making it one of … Read more
KOLKATA: In a jolt to the saffron camp in West Bengal, BJP MP Arjun Singh on Sunday rejoined the Trinamool Congress, ending weeks of speculation over his possible switchover to the ruling party. Singh was welcomed into the party by TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at his office in south Kolkata. “Warmly welcoming former … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a move that could further escalate tension between the Centre and West Bengal government, the Delhi Police, which reports to the ministry of home affairs, is learnt to have filed an FIR on a complaint by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) alleging that the Kolkata police officials fabricated and tampered with a court … Read more