The state Assembly today passed Clinical Establishments Bill 2025 with an aim to bring transparency and to put a leash on patients’ treatment expenses.
The Trinamul Congress on Tuesday launched a sharp counterattack against BJP MLA and chief whip of the Opposition, Sankar Ghosh, after he raised the issue of alleged eviction of tribal tea growers from forest land in Cooch Behar during a recent session of the state Assembly.
One Trinamul Congress worker was murdered on Monday night in the Basirhat area of North 24-Parganas district. Four persons have been arrested by police so far in connection with the incident.
Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary, lambasted the Centre and raised five questions regarding the Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists 55 days ago.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee and BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar traded sharp barbs on Monday during a heated session in the state Assembly, reigniting political tensions and resurfacing a controversial 2020 incident involving alleged police excesses.
The stage is ready for by-elections in six Assembly constituencies in the state, scheduled to take place on 13 November.
Bipadtaran Bagdi (36) died when a gas cylinder burst during the refilling of gas balloons in Ahmedpur in Sainthia of Birbhum district.
There was much enthusiasm among Trinamul Congress leaders and workers when party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee went to Amtala, under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat, after a gap.
Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly bye-elections in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday filed a complaint with Election Commission of India (ECI) against Union Minister and state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar over his alleged derogatory remark against state police.
After Kajal Sheikh, the sabhadhipati of zilla parishad, now the all India general secretary of Trinamul Congress, Abhishek Banerjee has also supported retaining the core committee for running the party in the Birbhum district.
