Christmas was observed in the city with usual enthusiasm. Thousands of people visited the places of importance while long queues were seen outside restaurants. Vast areas of central Kolkata were lit up giving the flavour of a magical world.
West Bengal Joint Doctors’ Forum, a platform of senior doctors, staging a sit-in near Dorina Crossing in connection with the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar
The two signatories, who have signed the letter, are the party legislator from Keshpur-SC seat and minister of state for panchayat and rural development Seuli Saha and her colleague from the Dantan constituency Bikaram Chandra Pradhan.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her Trinamul Congress will organise blocklevel and ward-level protest rallies on 23 December condemning the recent remarks by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah about Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
A controversy has erupted around the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) over the appointment procedure for its new registrar.
"Unhe bhi atma manthan karne ki jarurat hae (Mamata Banerjee also needs to do an honest soul searching)," Randeep Surjewala said.
"If they do not allow us to raise voice and people's issues in Parliament, we will raise it outside," said protesting Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen.
Initially the government had an estimate that nearly 2 crore beneficiaries will register for the 'Lakshmir Bhandar' project but so far, the government has received 1.63 crore applications of which 1.52 crore have been approved. Nearly 7 lakh applications have been cancelled. The government has spent more than Rs 800 crore on the project and going by the figure the finance department estimates that the state government will have to cough up another Rs 5600 crore which might in turn lead to a staggering figure in a full financial year.
The visit coincides with the start of Parliament's winter session. Banerjee is expected to meet with other like-minded party leaders in order to form an alliance with the opposition in Parliament since the Centre has been on the defensive since farm laws were repealed.
"For taking a call under Article 200 of the Constitution WB Governor Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar has sought an official report of debates and relevant details as regards Howrah Municipal Corporation(Amendment) Bill, 2021, as inputs are wanting on substance and procedural counts,"
