ECI to meet Trinamool factions today; may decide who gets name
Kolkata: As the Election Commission of India (ECI) meets separately with delegations from the two factions of the Trinamool Congress in New Delhi in the second half on Thursday, September 17, speculation is rife that the ECI may as well decide on who gets the party symbol and name. The ECI will meet the two Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
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ECI to meet two Trinamool factions tomorrow to decide on party name and symbol
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will meet delegations of the two factions of the Trinamool Congress in New Delhi on Thursday and a decision on the party's name and symbol may be taken by the poll panel following the meeting. First, the ebel but majority faction led by the party's expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee will meet the full bench of the ECI at 3 p.m. on Thursday at ECI's headquarters at Ashoka Road in New Delhi. Thereafter, the party's original but minority faction led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee will meet the ECI's full bench at the same venue in New Delhi on Thursday within a gap of an hour at 4 p.m. Although in its communications to both the Trinamool Congress factions on Wednesday, the ECI Secretary Ashwani Kumar Mohal had not stated the agendas for the meetings, ECI insiders said that the discussions will be in relation to the arguments of both the delegations in favour of their claims for the party name and symbol. Each faction in the meeting will be represented by a five-member delegation. The Commission will decide on the fate of the party name and symbol only after hearing both the sides. Both the meetings are extremely crucial considering that bypolls for the Nandigram Assembly Constituency in East Midnapore district and the Rejinagar Assembly Constituency are scheduled on October 6. Already both the factions have fielded candidates for the bypolls from both the Assembly constituencies, the last date of filing nominations which was held on Wednesday. Rabiul Alam Chowdhury is the candidate from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in the Trinamool Congress from Rejinagar, Sheikh Saifuddin is the candidate from the Ritabrata-led faction from the same constituency. On the other hand, in case of Nandigram, Sanchita Pradhan Dey, is the candidate from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction in the Trinamool Congress, Mohammad Etesamul Haque is the candidate from the Ritabrata-led faction from the constituency.
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Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday, September 16, faced a protest allegedly by BJP workers and was pelted with eggs during a visit to Nadia districts Tehatta area, where demonstrators waved black flags and raised go back slogans as she left a party meeting. Eggs were allegedly thrown at Moitra as she was Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
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Kolkata High Court Cancels Eviction Notice Against Abhishek Banerjee
The Kolkata High Court has annulled an eviction notice issued to Abhishek Banerjees office by the fire department, citing procedural issues. Kolkata High Court Cancels Eviction Notice Against Abhishek Banerjees Office
HC quashes Bengal Fire Services' eviction notice to Abhishek Banerjees Kolkata office
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed the notice of eviction served by the West Bengal Fire Services Department to the office of the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the partys Diamond Harbour MP, Abhishek Banerjee, on Camac Street in Central Kolkata. Previously, the Calcutta High Court had given an interim stay on the notice by the fire services department. The matter came up for hearing again on Wednesday, and at the end of the hearing, the single-judge bench of Justice Krishna Rao quashed the same notice. The single-judge bench directed the state fire services department to first serve a notice in advance to Trinamool Congress, intimating the date of inspection of the Camac Street office. Justice Rao ruled that the fire services department should inform the Trinamool Congress about the fire safety measures that were required to be adopted at the same office. Thereafter, according to the single-judge bench, Trinamool Congress will have to take the necessary steps for security and safety in accordance with those guidelines. If the Trinamool would not follow those guidelines even then, the fire services department would take appropriate action as per the legal provisions, ruled Justice Rao. The office of Abhishek Banerjee has been in the midst of controversy since last month after Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) staff and police removed an illegal billboard from the roof of the building. Trinamool workers led by Abhishek Banerjee, the partys Rajya Sabha member, Derek OBrien, and leaders like Humayun Kabir and Baishwanar Chatterjee got involved in scuffles with KMC staff and police personnel. Thereafter, three FIRs were registered at the local Shakespeare Sarani Police Station, naming Abhishek Banerjee, OBrien, Kabir and Chatterjee. At the same time, the officials from the state fire services department conducted a fire safety audit at the office and thereafter served an eviction notice.
ED Conducts Raids Across Six Locations in Kolkata Linked to Multi-Crore Chit Fund Scam
The Enforcement Directorate has launched a major operation in Kolkata, raiding multiple locations tied to a significant chit fund scam. ED Conducts Raids Across Six Locations in Kolkata Linked to Multi-Crore Chit Fund Scam
Tripartite MoU to be signed next week for developing 4 more regional airports in Bengal
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) involving the Union Government, West Bengal Government and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for developing four more regional airports in West Bengal, will be signed next week. The tripartite MoU will be signed at the main auditorium at the state secretariat, Nabanna on September 23, said a West Bengal government official. The proposed sites of the four regional airports are Chharra in Purulia district, Balurghat in South Dinajpur district, Hasimara in Alipurduar district and Kalaikunda in West Midnapore district. Hasimara and Kalaikunda are also important bases of the Indian Air Force. The state government will be responsible for providing the land, electricity, water and other services for the projects. The Union government will look after the development of airport infrastructure, and the Airports Authority of India will look after the air traffic. The MoU will be signed in the presence of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. The Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu, West Bengal Transport Minister Arjun Singh, Chief Secretary, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Secretary of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, Chairman of the Airports Authority of India and MPs and MLAs from the respective districts are expected to be present on the occasion, said a senior state government official. According to him, the signing of this MoU will pave the way for further strengthening of air connectivity infrastructure and regional air services in Purulia, South Dinajpur, Alipurduar and West Midnapore. As per the Regional Connectivity Scheme of the Union Government, the state government will take responsibility for the necessary land, connecting roads, power supply, water supply and basic security as per the agreement. On the other hand, the Union government will build the basic infrastructure of the airport, the state government official said. It is learnt that the initial work for the project at Chharra in Purulia district has already progressed a lot. The airport was built in 1942 for military needs during World War-II. It was actively used until 1945. However, since then it has been completely abandoned. Although initiatives had been taken to start this airport again in the Left Front regime of West Bengal, the work did not progress much then.
ED arrests Kolkata builder Amit Gangopadhyay in land-grabbing case
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Kolkata-based construction businessman Amit Gangopadhyay, a close associate of former TMC MLA Debashis Kumar, in a money laundering probe linked to alleged land-grabbing and illegal construction activities. According to the central agency, Gangopadhyay's company is accused of constructing housing projects on encroached land at multiple locations in south Kolkata. He was summoned to the ED office for questioning on Tuesday and was later arrested. Sources said the arrest was made on allegations of non-cooperation with the investigation. Gangopadhyay is considered a close associate of former Trinamool Congress MLA Debashis Kumar. In 2023, police registered around 20 FIRs against him at different police stations, including in South 24 Parganas district, on charges related to land grabbing, cheating and forgery. The ED subsequently initiated a money laundering investigation based on those police cases. Ahead of the Assembly elections, the ED searched multiple locations linked to the case and claimed it gathered crucial information from electronic devices and documents seized during the raids. The agency also questioned Debashis Kumar multiple times and searched his residence and office. He was called to ED's CGO complex in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata on April 1, 3, and 9. The probe is linked to a wider alleged land-grabbing network that has already led to the arrests of construction businessman Joy Kamdar, alleged land mafia figure Biswajit Poddar alias Sona Pappu, and former Kolkata Police Deputy Commissioner Santanu Sinha Biswas. Investigators claim the accused generated substantial illegal proceeds through land-grabbing activities. Kamdar was arrested in April, while Sinha Biswas and Poddar were taken into custody in May. Investigators claim the trio amassed substantial illegal proceeds through land-grabbing operations.
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ED raids six locations in Kolkata in chit fund scam case
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting simultaneous raids and search operations at six locations in Kolkata on Wednesday in connection with a multi-crore chit fund case. Sources aware of the development said a team of ED officials, accompanied by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), reached the house of a businessman in the Narkeldanga area in North Kolkata at around 7 a.m. It is learnt that the said businessman collected public deposits promising lucrative returns and invested them in various sectors. Later, five other teams of ED, the investigation arm of the Union Finance Minister, conducted raids at five other locations in North and South Kolkata in connection with the same chit fund case. Sources said the public deposits were collected in the name of a Ponzi entity, APM Group, which collected money and invested in various sectors, but through another corporate entity that mainly acted as a shell company. It is learnt that raids and search operations were conducted on charges of embezzlement of money deposited in that chit fund scheme. According to sources, in addition to the residence of the Ponzi entity's owner, similar raids are also being conducted at the houses of the owners linkmen. Sources said that the modus operandi of the forgery by the said entity was the same -- where first huge public deposits were collected through different multi-level marketing schemes promising investors of lucrative returns, and then the collected money was invested in different sectors through a shell entity. These public deposits, sources said, were collected without proper authorisation from the concerned regulatory authorities. At the time the report was filed, the raid and search operations at the six locations were continuing, and ED officials were also questioning different persons linked to the Ponzi entity. Since 2012, West Bengal has been a hotbed of Ponzi entities, including Sudipto Sen-owned Saradha Group and Gautam Kundu-owned Rose Valley Group, among others. The ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have been conducting separate probes into the activities of many such entities for a long time, and have also arrested several top leaders of Trinamool Congress for links to them.
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CM Adhikari thanks Centre for allocating road infra projects worth Rs 1,042 crore in Bengal
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 16 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways for administrative approval for six major road infrastructure projects in the state under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) scheme with a total investment of Rs 1,042 crore. On behalf of the Government and the People of West Bengal, I express our sincere gratitude to Honble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji, Honble Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari Ji and the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), Government of India, for according administrative approval to 6 major road infrastructure projects under the CRIF Scheme for 202627, amounting to Rs 1,042.62 crore, said the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari in a social media post on Tuesday. The Chief Minister claimed that the state public works department (PWD) had earlier sent a proposal on this count to the Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Following that proposal, the Union Minister has now sanctioned covers for over 194 kilometres of vital road networks across North Bengal, South Bengal and the tribal-dominated Junglemahal region scattered over the four districts of Bankura, Purulia, West Midnapore and Jhargram, the Chief Minister informed. Strengthening rural and highway connectivity remains a top priority for our administration. Our State PWD will ensure timely execution and adherence to the highest quality standards for these projects, ensuring smoother journeys, improved logistics and robust economic growth for our citizens, the Chief Minister claimed. A state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader claimed that the sanction of the Rs 1,042 crore road infrastructure project is yet another example of how the double-engine government in the state is working for infrastructure and economic development. The Union Government was keen on extending support for the economic and infrastructure development in the state even during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress regime. However, the previous regime was only interested in constantly quarrelling with the Union Government, as a result of which the worst sufferers were the common people of the state, the BJP leader added.
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Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have registered an FIR against two employees of courier company DTDC in connection with alleged forgery and irregularities related to the upcoming Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) elections. The FIR follows a complaint lodged at Maidan Police Station, which alleged that a private courier company, in collusion with a section of CAB officials, manipulated the dispatch of election-related documents to affiliated clubs. According to a police source, the case was registered after a preliminary inquiry into a complaint filed by Gautam Dey, a member of the Calcutta University Institute. The accused include Arghya Das, a channel management executive of DTDC, and Shubham Bakshi, manager of the company's Taratala-Gopalpur branch. The persons against whom the FIR had been registered include Arghya Das of the courier company, DTDC, and Shubham Bakshi, DTDCs manager, among others. The first is the channel management executive of the courier company concerned, and the second is the manager of the Taratala-Gopalpur branch of the company. It is to be noted that the brand ambassador of this courier company is CAB President and the former Indian cricket team captain, Sourav Ganguly. As per the complaint lodged by Gautam Dey, besides the courier company employees, a section of the CAB officials was also involved in the forgery. A team of investigating officials from Kolkata Police also appeared at the CAB office in Kolkata for a probe into the matter. Police sources said the accused have been booked under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including charges related to forgery of valuable documents, forgery with intent to cheat, use of forged documents as genuine, criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal conspiracy. Most of the offences invoked are non-bailable. As per the FIR, the accused allegedly generated fake consignment numbers and passed them off as genuine while dispatching election-related documents. They are also accused of sending couriers in violation of prescribed procedures. Investigators found that the consignment numbers in question reportedly had no traceable history on the company's tracking portal. The FIR further alleged that the accused acted with the intention of providing an unfair advantage to certain members in the election process. The alleged irregularities relate to documents connected with the election of the Secretary, Joint Secretary and Apex Council members, among other matters to be taken up at the CAB Annual General Meeting scheduled for September 24.
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Two 'ragpickers' arrested for stealing expensive cameras from Kolkata studio
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) Two persons were arrested in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district for stealing expensive DSLR cameras and other equipment from a photography studio in Kolkata's Jadavpur area while disguised as ragpickers, police said on Tuesday. The two criminals, identified as Qayum Sheikh and Lutfar Sheikh, were arrested in Ghutiari Sharif after they tried to sell the stolen goods. According to the police, the arrested duo frequently came to Kolkata by early morning train with a sling on their shoulders, got down at any station they wanted between Garia and Ballygunge in south Kolkata, and roamed the streets dressed as ragpickers, while keeping an eye on houses and shops they could target. The studio in Jadavpur had caught their attention. During the day, they looked at the cameras and other equipment kept there from the outside under the pretext of collecting papers. After this, late at night, they returned, broke the lock of the back door of the studio to enter and take away all the expensive cameras, flashlights, stands, tripods, and other accessories. Lutfar and Qayum reached their camp in Ghutiari Sharif from Jadavpur station with the stolen goods. On the very next day, they tried to sell the stolen cameras and things. Meanwhile, the studio owner filed a complaint with Jadavpur police station about the theft of these expensive items. A detective team from Lalbazar started its investigation and initially identified the two persons after scanning the CCTV footage of the area. As the news of the duo trying to sell off the stolen goods reached the detectives, they set a trap for the thieves. Qayum and Lutfar were caught while trying to sell expensive cameras cheaply. A search was conducted at their tent, and the entire haul of the stolen goods was recovered. It is their job to steal expensive items while pretending to be ragpickers. Both the arrested persons are being interrogated to find out whether anyone else besides the two is involved in this and whether there is a big gang behind it, a senior Kolkata Police officer said.
GRSE lays keels for two Coastal Research Vessels for Geological Survey of India
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) State-run Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) on Tuesday achieved a key milestone in the construction of two Coastal Research Vessels (CRVs) for the Geological Survey of India (GSI) with the laying of their keels at its Rishi Bankim Dockyard in Kolkata. The ceremony was attended by Varsha Ashok Aglawe, Director General of GSI and the chief guest on the occasion. The keel-laying marks a significant stage in shipbuilding, signifying the commencement of the vessel's structural construction. The two CRVs, being built for GSI, are designed to support offshore geological mapping, mineral exploration, ocean environment monitoring and scientific research. Each vessel will measure 64 metres in length and 13 metres in width, with a deadweight tonnage of about 461 tonnes. The ships will have an endurance of 15 days, a top speed of 10 knots, and accommodation facilities for 35 personnel. They will be equipped with advanced scientific laboratories for data processing and sample analysis, along with Dynamic Positioning-1 capability to maintain precise positioning in Sea State 3 conditions. Powered by diesel-electric propulsion, with diesel generators driving the thrusters, these ships would operate within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of India, in depths of 5-1,000 meters. The order for these CRVs was placed in recognition of GRSE's proven excellence in the field of advanced specialised vessels. The shipyard is currently building an Ocean Research Vessel (ORV) for the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, and an Acoustic Research Ship (ARS) for the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), an establishment under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Having delivered two series of Sandhayak-class survey vessels to the Navy and the marine acoustic research ship INS Sagardhwani to NPOL in 1994, GRSE has established its position as a designer and builder of specialised platforms. Recently, the shipyard received the Notification of Award (NOA) from Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) for the construction of four Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs). The two Coastal Research Vessels being constructed will prove to be extremely valuable in exploring our mineral resources beyond the countrys land borders. Once commissioned, these vessels will play a pivotal role in augmenting Indias offshore mineral exploration capabilities. This project aligns seamlessly with our national vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat @2047 and achieving comprehensive self-reliance in the mineral sector, Aglawe. The keel laying of the two Coastal Research Vessels is a significant milestone, marking the transformation of design and planning into the physical construction of the vessels. Backed by strong collaboration among all stakeholders, GRSE is confident of delivering these specialised vessels to the Geological Survey of India on schedule and with the highest quality standards, Cmde Hari said.
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Digital Desk | Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The secretary of the Association of Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes (APHN), Rajeev Pandey, has lodged a complaint with the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate seeking an investigation into senior officials of the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) over the alleged increase in registrations of fake doctors in the state. The complaint names the council's president Sudipta Roy, secretary Sushanta Roy, registrar Manas Chakraborty, council member and former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Maji, among others. It is learnt that Kaushik Chaki, president of the West Bengal Doctors Forum (WBDF), has also approached the police, while several other medical bodies are reportedly considering similar action. According to APHN, the Medical Council plays a crucial role in verifying credentials and preventing unqualified individuals from entering medical practice. The organisation alleged that due to the council's failure to discharge this responsibility, registrations of fake doctors increased steadily between 2017 and 2025. It further claimed that repeated alerts from district health authorities regarding such cases did not elicit any effective action from the council. The association alleged that several individuals posing as doctors managed not only to practise medicine but also secured registration under the state's Swasthya Sathi health scheme. It contended that many of the accused claimed to have graduated from medical colleges outside West Bengal and subsequently obtained permission to practise in the state, raising questions about the scrutiny exercised by the council. In his complaint, Rajeev Pandey requested the police to investigate whether the alleged irregular registrations could have occurred without the knowledge or patronage of the council's officials. APHN also alleged that attempts were made to remove or destroy relevant documents from the council office, a charge that has been strongly denied by the council leadership. Responding to the allegations, Sudipta Roy said the present council took charge only in November 2022 and questioned why it was being linked to events that allegedly occurred earlier. He denied any attempt to remove documents, asserting that electronic copies of all records are maintained and suggested that the allegations were politically motivated. Countering the claim, Rajeev Pandey maintained that several of the registrations under scrutiny were issued in 2023, 2024 and 2025, during Sudipta Roy's tenure as president, and said the council must answer the questions being raised over the alleged irregularities.
