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KOLKATA: The BJP on Monday alleged that women are unsafe in West Bengal under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's leadership, citing the alleged gang rape at South Calcutta Law College and questioning the rising crimes against women in a woman-led state. The party criticised the Trinamool Congress government for failing to ensure women's safety and demanded immediate action against the perpetrators. A four-member BJP fact-finding team arrived at Kolkata on Monday morning. The team, which consiste ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar on Monday condemned the deteriorating law and order situation in West Bengal following the recent gangrape of a student at a law college in Kolkata. She expressed deep concern over the lack of safety for women in the state, stating that even she fears for her own daughter's safety. Speaking to IANS, Archana Majumdar said: "Even as a member of the NCW, as a mother, and as a voter of Bengal, I feel tha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The recent alleged gang rape of a law student within her college premises in Kolkata has reignited public outrage over women's safety in educational institutions, drawing sharp political reactions. Amid mounting criticism from the public, a probe committee set up by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being questioned by Congress MP Imran Masood, calling the move unnecessary and emphasising that the case is 'not a matter of politics'. Masood emphasised that the ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 30 (ANI): A four-member investigation committee on Monday including Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar arrived in Kolkata to investigate the alleged gang rape case in Kolkata. Former Union Minister and committee member Satpal Singh stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stood with daughters and sisters of the state, further stating that if the committee was not granted permission to meet the Police officials and the Chief Se ...Read More >
Kolkata, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A four-member team of the fact-finding committee, formed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), for probing alleged lapses in the Kolkata gang-rape case and studying ground realities in its aftermath, reached the metropolis on Monday. The four-member team includes former Union Ministers Meenakshi Lekhi, Satpal Singh and MPs Biplab Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra. The fact-finding team will investigate the alleged security lapse at the Kolkata law college where the gh ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A letter petition has been addressed to the Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, urging the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of the heinous gang-rape of a law student within her college premises at Kasba in South Kolkata. On June 25, a first-year female law student was allegedly raped on the premises of South Calcutta Law College by three accused, all linked to the Trinamool Congress' student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP). The plea urged the ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore/Baripada, Jun 30 (PTI) With major rivers in north Odisha in spate, the state government has started evacuating people from low-lying areas and launched rescue and relief operations in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, officials said on Monday. The state government has sounded a red alert for both districts as water levels in rivers like Subarnarekha, Budhabalang, Jalaka, and Sono continue to rise. According to official sources, the Subarnarekha river reached a water level ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore/ Baripada: The state government Sunday placed the Balasore and Mayurbhaj district administrations on high alert with an impending flood threat looming over the northern part of the state as several major rivers in the region continue to swell, an official said. Rivers such as Budhabalanga, Subarnarekha, Jalaka, Jambhira and Sona are witnessing rising water levels and may cause flooding by Monday, he warned. Balasore Collector Suryawanshi Mayur Vikash has cancelled the leav ...Read More >
Jalpaiguri: In a first, the West Bengal irrigation department has started receiving a 72-hour weather forecast for Bhutan, thanks to the dispatch of periodic warnings from the National Centre for Hydrology and Meteorology (NCHM) of Bhutan to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The updates will assist in the timely combat of floods. The chief engineer of the Northeast Irrigation Department gets these updates through email. According to the sources of the irrigation department, 71 rivers ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said on Saturday that the probe in the rape incident of a female student is going on war footing and stressed that TMC-led West Bengal government has "zero tolerance" for crime against women. A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday, June 25. Kolkata police has formed a five-member Special team to investigate the incident. The three accused, Manojit Mishra, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit M ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Following his release from the Lal Bazaar police headquarters, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar hit out at the West Bengal government, stating when the 'police sleep, someone has to wake up.' West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar was detained by Kolkata Police on Saturday while leading a protest against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. The protest was part of the BJP's statewide demonstrations demanding justice for t ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said on Saturday that the probe in the rape incident of a female student is going on war footing and stressed that TMC-led West Bengal government has 'zero tolerance' for crime against women. A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday, June 25. Kolkata police has formed a five-member Special team to investigate the incident. The three accused, Ma ...Read More >
DHARMAPURI: For the third time in the past two months, a wild leopard wandered into a private farmland near Valaithottam village near Palacode and hunted chicken raised by a local farmer. Locals are increasingly distressed and urged the forest department to take steps to relocate the leopard. Over the past few months, there have been several reports of leopard sightings in forest areas near Palacode, particularly in Valaithottam village, near the forest's fringe. There have been two instances ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said on Saturday that the probe in the rape incident of a female student is going on war footing and stressed that TMC-led West Bengal government has "zero tolerance" for crime against women. A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday, June 25. Kolkata police has formed a five-member Special team to investigate the incident. Also Read | Bhopal's ...Read More >
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurated the Purulia-Bankura-Howrah MEMU train. He says the government prioritizes railway expansion and modernization. Investment in West Bengal railways has significantly increased. The new train aims to improve connectivity and passenger convenience in several districts. Kolkata Metro has also seen considerable expansion. Vaishnaw urged the state government to address land acquisition challenges.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday flagged off the ...Read More >
Srinagar: Ahead of the annual Amaranth Yatra, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with various stakeholders here on Saturday to discuss arrangements for the smooth pilgrimage. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was present at the interaction at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here in which members of the civil society, religious leaders, DDC chairpersons, members of business and trade associations, and MLAs also participated. The LG said the administration has made ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 28 (PTI) The police on Saturday stopped a BJP rally led by its West Bengal unit chief Sukanta Majumdar and detained him along with several other party leaders when they tried to take out the protest march to a law college in the city, where a student was allegedly gang-raped, a senior officer said. The rally was not allowed to proceed towards the South Calcutta Law College, where the 24-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped by three men, including an alumnus of the institute, o ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 28 (PTI) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said the Centre is committed to investing in the railway sector in West Bengal and has significantly increased allocations as part of its broader push to boost connectivity, cargo movement and support micro and small enterprises in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of the Udyami Sammelan Mela 2025 at the National Library in Kolkata, Vaishnaw said the railway budget for Bengal has seen a sharp rise from around Rs 3,000 crore ...Read More >
Kolkata, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Forum of State Government Employees, the umbrella body of the West Bengal government employees, spearheading the movement against non-payment of dearness allowance at par with that of the Central government employees and the arrears accrued on it, will organise a protest rally coinciding with Trinamool Congress's annual Martyrs' Day rally on July 21. The decision had been taken amid the deadline for crediting the 25 per cent dearness allowance arrear ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 28 (PTI) Kolkata Police on Saturday arrested a security guard of a law college here in connection with the alleged gang rape of a first-year student of the institute earlier this week, an officer said. The total number of arrests has now reached four in the crime that took place inside the guard's room on the college premises on June 25. The city police also formed a five-member special investigation team (SIT) led by an assistant commissioner rank officer, to probe the case, even ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): BJP MP Sambit Patra slammed the West Bengal government on Saturday, over the alleged Kolkata gang-rape case and said Why is there so much 'insensitivity and cruelty towards women' despite the state having a female Chief Minister. Addressing a press conference, Patra claimed that the entire 'vicious cycle of gang-rape is state-sponsored.' 'In a state where there is a woman Chief Minister, there should be sensitivity towards women, but why is there so much insen ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 28 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday flagged off the inaugural Purulia-Bankura-Howrah MEMU train via Masagram and said the Centre's focus is to expand railway coverage besides modernising the sector. The minister highlighted that investment in railways in West Bengal increased from around Rs 4,380 crore in 2009-14 to around Rs 14,000 crore currently. Also Read | Bengaluru Power Cut: BESCOM Announces Scheduled Outages Across Over 100 Areas on June 29 and 30 Due to ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 28 (PTI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday flagged off the inaugural Purulia-Bankura-Howrah MEMU train via Masagram and said the Centre's focus is to expand railway coverage besides modernising the sector. The minister highlighted that investment in railways in West Bengal increased from around Rs 4,380 crore in 2009-14 to around Rs 14,000 crore currently. He flagged off the train through video conferencing from Santragachi railway station in West Bengal. Vaishnaw sai ...Read More >
Kolkata: The police on Saturday stopped a BJP rally led by its West Bengal unit chief Sukanta Majumdar and detained him along with several other party leaders when they tried to take out the protest march to a law college in the city, where a student was allegedly gang raped. The rally was not allowed to proceed towards the South Calcutta Law College where the 24-year-old student was allegedly gang raped by her two seniors and an alumnus of the institution on June 25. "The rally was stopped at ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 28 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led West Bengal government over the alleged gangrape of a 24-year-old law student in Kolkata, accusing the state administration of shielding the accused, who reportedly have links to the ruling party's student wing. Addressing a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said that the brutal incident had not only shaken the conscience of the nation but also exposed what he called " ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The naming of the recently constructed Jagannath Temple at Digha as 'Jagannath Dham' by the West Bengal government seems not to have made any dent in the devotion of pilgrims from the neighbouring state who participated in large numbers at this year's world famous Rath Yatra at Puri which they unequivocally hailed as the 'only' Jagannath Dham. Joyeeta Roy, a regular attendee of the Rath Yatra at Srikshetra, said Puri will always remain the true Dham. "There is a profound historical, ...Read More >
Kolkata: First Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath on Friday was celebrated in Digha in East Midnapore in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Taking part in the ritual, Mamata swept the chariots with a golden broom and she also held the 'Aarti' before the chariots started rolling. Just like Puri, at first the chariot of Lord Balabhadra (Taladhwaja), then the chariot of Goddess Subhadra (Darpadalana) and at the end the chariot of Lord Jagannath (Nandighosha) started rolling. T ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR : The state government signed two separate agreements for expansion of Gopalpur Port and construction of a jetty at Jatadhari river mouth mouth in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi at Lok Seva Bhavan here on Thursday. A concession agreement was signed with JSW Utkal Steel Limited to build a captive jetty at Jatadhari mouth in Ersama tehasil of Jagatsinghpur district with an initial investment of Rs 2,100 crore. The jetty will have a cargo handling capacity of 52 mill ...Read More >
The Puri seer criticised the West Bengal government for allegedly exploiting Lord Jagannath's name for commercial benefit. The seer claimed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lacks religious sentiment. He alleged the Digha temple construction aims to divert revenue from Puri. The seer also criticised ISKCON for deviating from scriptural rituals. The inauguration of the Jagannath Temple in Digha sparked controversy.The Puri seer on Thursday accused the West Bengal government of misusing the name of L ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Puri Shankaracharya Swami Nischalananda Saraswati on Thursday targeted the West Bengal Government, asserting that the driving force behind the construction of the Jagannath Temple at Digha and terming the temple as 'Jagannath Dham' in the neighbouring state is economic interests rather than religious sentiments. Answering queries over the controversy surrounding the Digha Jagannath Temple during a press conference at the holy coastal town, the Puri seer sai ...Read More >
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