A scheduled tour of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to West Bengal to take stock of the organisational setup of BJP in the state has been postponed for some time, according to the party’s state president and Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar.
Amid experiences of clashes in different pockets in West Bengal over Ram Navami processions in the past, Kolkata Police have decided to bring the routes this year on April 6 under blanket CCTV coverage.
Tamil Nadu Chief on Friday said that fair delimitation was crucial for the state's rights and what started as Tamil Nadu’s initiative has now grown into a national movement.
Thakur noted that most Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs) prefer to adopt younger children, particularly those below six years of age and in normal health, through the designated CARINGS portal. "If there is availability of a lesser number of such children in the adoption pool, the waiting period for PAPs may be higher," she stated in a written response.
Controversies have started surfacing over the appointment of two new members of the West Bengal Information Commission the official announcement of which was made on Wednesday evening.
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of private promoter Ayan Sil in connection with the multi-crore municipalities recruitment case in West Bengal.
Approximately 46,000 active police posts are lying vacant in West Bengal as of now, according to information provided by the state police directorate to the Election Commission of India (ECI) through the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal.
As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to attend the fifth day of the second phase of the budget session on Wednesday, there is little chance of her coming face-to-face with Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari in the House.
In response to widespread protests from opposition parties and trade unions across the tea belt of Terai, Dooars, and Hill regions, the West Bengal government has amended certain provisions of the Tea Tourism and Allied Business Policy, 2019.
West Bengal has revoked the incentive scheme to encourage the setting up of new industries in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced in the Assembly on Wednesday, the second-last day of the second round of the Budget session.
