Student’s Federation of India (SFI), the students' wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), on Saturday decided to stage a massive demonstration on January 27 to protest against the deteriorating school education standards in West Bengal as highlighted in the recent report of the Union government.
The West Bengal police investigating the murder of Trinamul Congress councillor Dulal Sarkar, also known as Babla, have recovered the firearms used in the crime.
Education minister Bratya Basu today lauded chief minister Mamata Banerjee for her unparalleled contributions to the development of north Bengal, asserting that no other chief minister in the state has achieved as much since Independence.
Trinamul Congress has suspended two leaders today for their anti-party activities.
Tension is escalating in Daspur of West Midnapore as villagers have come together to oppose the state government’s plan to excavate a six-kilometer canal connecting the Chandreshwar Canal in Baikunthapur to the Shilabati river in Suratpur.
Union home minister Amit Shah will hold organizational meeting and join rallies in the state tomorrow.
A fire broke out in a multi-storey building at Dasdrone in the Kaikhali area. The fire engulfed a garment manufacturing unit on the top floor of a five-storey building.
Following the directive of the state chief minister, Rishra Municipality has taken up an innovative project of bringing relief and comfort to the lonely and the aged at their doorstep.
Mr Alam has requested the CEC to deploy central forces and even additional forces to maintain law and order in all 368 sensitive booths out of 1,812, including auxiliary booths in Maldah Uttar parliamentary constituency.
Opposition candidates from the BJP Kabir Shankar Bose and CPM’s Dipsita Dhar are contesting from the seat.
