Kolkata, Nov 19 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized over Rs 18 crore in cash and FDs during search operations in at least 22 premises in six states of Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka,Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Punjab in connection with lottery scam. The search operation was conducted against lottery baron Santiago Martin and…
Kolkata, Nov 17 (UNI) South Eastern Railway (SER) has recorded an increased revenue of 4.6 percent with ferrying freight of 122.14 million tonnes in the first 7 months ( April-October) of the current financial year, 2024-25, an official statement said on Sunday. The freight loading also recorded a record of 2.41 percent growth higher than…
Kolkata, Nov 2 (UNI) Two pre-teen girls and a teenager were burnt alive in a fire sparked during bursting of crackers to celebrate Diwali in West Bengal’s Howrah district town of Uluberia, official sources said on Saturday. The tragedy happened in Uluberia’s Bazarpara area on Friday evening in the house of one belonging to Kajal…
Kolkata, Sep 18 (UNI) Despite several global challenges, Indian engineering exports registered positive year-on-year growth for the fourth month in a row in August 2024 and rose 4.36 percent year-on-year to US$9.44 billion from US$9.05 billion in the corresponding month last year, according to EEPC India. On a cumulative basis, the value of total engineering…
Kolkata, (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday night removed city police commissioner Vineet Goyal, DCP (North) and two Health officials – Director of Health and Department of Medical Education after a meeting with the protesting junior medics at her residence here. Ms Banerjee, describing the meeting as fruitful, said a new CP…
Kolkata, (UNI) The crucial meeting between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and protesting junior doctors of the state-owned hospitals held at the former’s residence on Monday ended and the outcome of the meeting is yet to be officially announced, official sources said. The medics entered into CM’s residence at 1900 hours following an invitatitation…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also holds the Home Affairs portfolio, after the CBI arrested a police officer for evidence tampering and delaying the FIR in the lady doctor rape-murder case last month. Taking to his X…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (UNI) Arrested former RGK Medical College Principal Sandip Ghosh and police officer Abhijit Mondal will be produced before a city court on Sunday for purportedly misleading the probe, tampering with evidence and delay in filing of FIR in the alleged rape-murder of a junior medic last month. The Central Bureau of Investigation…
Kolkata, Sep 14 (UNI) Braving heavy rains, the junior doctors’ here on Saturday continued their sit-in protest in front of Swathya Bhavan seeking justice over the rape and murder of a young medic at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. The medics sit-in protest entered the 5th day today. The medics were…
Kolkata, Sep 12 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was ready to resign but claimed some forces were “provoking” the protesting junior doctors to defame her ” Ma Mati Manus’ (mother, land and people) government. Banerjee also said they were after the chair (seat of power) by presenting “distorted information”…
