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Statesman News Service

Football clubs endorse candidate; Suvendu writes to Union minister

In a significant political development ahead of the Naihati Assembly by-election, Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition, has raised serious concerns over what he termed as "unprecedented and unethical" political endorsements by high-ranking officials of prominent football clubs and governing bodies.

Cuffs on 2 for Cheque fraud

Officers of Cyber Crime police station of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) in Udichi have arrested two persons from Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh (MP) within seventy two hours after receiving the complaint from the Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC) over withdrawal of over Rs 40 lakh from a bank account after forging signatures.

Ukraine and Nato

Irked with the uncertainty over membership, Ukrianian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blasted the alliance as it was a personal setback for him; he had harboured hopes that the Vilnius summit would culminate in a concrete invitation for Ukraine to join the alliance. In scathing criticism, Zelensky termed this Nato stance ‘unprecedented and absurd‘ when there is no time frame set ‘neither for the invitation nor for Ukraine‘s membership‘. He was also upset with vague wording about added conditions ‘even for inviting Ukraine‘

CM virtually inaugurates hybrid CCU at Serampore hospital

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday virtually inaugurated a 24-bed hybrid CCU facility from Nabanna. On the occasion, district magistrate Dr P Deepap Priya, Serampore SDO Samrat Chakraborty, civic body chairman Giridhari Shaw, Chairman-in-council members and other hospital staff were present.