In a landmark visit marking his first official tour of North Bengal since taking the oath as Chief Minister on May 9, Suvendu Adhikari arrived in Siliguri on Wednesday with a promise to “return the debt” to a region that has long anchored the BJP’s rise in the state.
In a significant escalation of the newly formed state government’s “zero-tolerance” policy toward illegal structures, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has issued formal demolition notices to 17 properties linked to Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee.
The West Bengal government has granted sanction to prosecute former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital principal Sandip Ghosh in connection with alleged financial irregularities during his tenure at the institution.
Panic spread across the Manikchak area of Malda after three minor girls reportedly went missing in the waters of the river Ganga while taking a bath on Tuesday. The incident took place at a riverside ghat where several local residents had gathered during the afternoon.
In a major political development ahead of the Falta Assembly repoll in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan on Tuesday withdrew his nomination, a big blow to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
In a major blow to the Trinamool Congress (TMC), former West Bengal minister and three-time MLA Giasuddin Molla has registered a police complaint against the party’s second-in-command, Abhishek Banerjee. The complaint, which alleges threats and systemic intimidation, underscores deep-seated fractures within the party following a high-stakes West Bengal Assembly election.
The mysterious death of a young man near the railway tracks at old Bulbulchandi railway station in Malda has triggered tension and speculation in the area, with family members alleging that the victim was murdered. The deceased, identified as Gopal Sarkar, was found lying in bushes beside the railway line on Thursday morning under the jurisdiction of Habibpur Police Station.
