Akhil Giri on Saturday (August 3) stoked controversy after he was seen in video clip threatening and verbally abusing a woman official of the state forest department and her team for allegedly removing encroachments on its land in Purba Medinipur district.
After learning about the anti-encroachment operation, West Bengal Minister Akhil Giri, accompanied by local traders, reached the spot and confronted the forest department officials on Saturday.
The death toll in the Wayanad landslides rose to 218, including 90 women and 30 children. Of the 218 bodies recovered from the landslide-hit areas, 152 have been identified by relatives.
According to the police, ankle-deep water was also reported from several other parts of central and south Kolkata, but traffic movement was not disrupted.
The gherao began at 3 PM on Friday and continued until midnight, according to TMCP spokesperson Abhirup Chakraborty.
Mamata Banerjee said that the imposition of GST on insurance premiums increases the financial burden on the common people and urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the Centre's recent move in the Union Budget.
This latest derailment comes amid a concerning spike in train accidents across the country in recent times, highlighting ongoing challenges in railway safety and infrastructure maintenance.
Jadavpur University has constituted a four-member committee to probe the circumstances leading to a student's panic attack after alleged questioning over a missing laptop. The panel includes university officials and external experts.
A meeting was convened with Border Guard Bangladesh after the infiltration attempt and a strong protest was registered. Unfortunately, despite several meetings, the BGB refuses to take any action against miscreants.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to President Droupadi Murmu, condemning the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for its "ruthless approach" and the suffering of the people under its leadership.
NITI Aayog meeting: CM Mamata said that dividing West Bengal means dividing the nation and further mentioned that she will record her voice at the meeting and if they won't let her, she will protest and leave the meeting.
Sources suggest that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to skip the NITI Aayog meeting. However, details on her participation are still awaited.
The resolution, passed in the state assembly urged the West Bengal government to resume conducting joint entrance examinations in the state.
The sudden collapse of the temporary gate built to welcome visitors created a chaotic situation. The alert security personnel controlled the situation and took the injured to the hospital.
The strike started on Sunday by the Progressive Potato Traders' Association (PPTA), which alleges that the authorities are "illegally" detaining trucks carrying the tuber going to neighbouring states.
The traders alleged that the Mamata government and local authorities were harassing the traders and resisting exports of potatoes to neighbouring states.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her solidarity with the people who have remained at the receiving end of the ongoing violence in the neighbouring country.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her residence in Kalighat in the southern part of Kolkata.
All State Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors of Union Territories, and several Union Ministers will attend the NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting on Saturday in the national capital.
The committee will be headed by Justice (retired) Ashim Kumar Roy and includes state Law Minister Malay Ghatak and Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya.
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