The five accused in the multi-crore financial irregularities case at state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, including the former principal of the institute Sandip Ghosh, on Tuesday, sought exemption from the case.
Trinamul Congress chairperson and chief minister Mamata Banerjee may fix strict "conduct guidelines" for the maverick party MLAs at a crucial meeting on the state Assembly premises on 10 February, party sources said.
Trinamul Congress MP from Diamond Harbour today visited a Sebaashray camp in Metiabruz this morning.
The Diamond Harbour MP and Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee had asked the minister of home affairs some pertinent questions regarding measures to curb communalism.
A Class VII girl, who was visiting her school friend's place during Saraswati Puja on Monday was allegedly kidnapped. The police have interrogated her classmate and two senior boys in connection with the incident.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today asked the police to spruce up intelligence to curb crime like murder and communal tension.
The Siliguri Metropolitan Police has suspended assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Tania Roy following allegations of negligence and misconduct.
Large parts of Kolkata were inundated today in the aftermath of cyclone Dana bringing torrential rain in the city that recorded 74.9 mm rainfall within a few hours today.
Even as cyclone Dana wreaked havoc in the neighbouring districts but largely spared Kolkata, it did leave a trail with inundated roads, lanes and bylanes.
Vast areas in the city were inundated following torrential rain which hit Kolkata this morning as a fallout of the cyclonic storm Dana which made a landfall between Bhitorkonika and Dhamra in Odisha early today.
