West Bengal Forms Panel to Review New Criminal Laws

18 Jul 2024

West Bengal has become the third state, after Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, to set up a committee to amend three new criminal laws. Governor CV Ananda Bose has asked the Mamata Banerjee government to explain the objectives of this seven-member panel. The committee, established on Wednesday, is headed by a...

Manohar Lal gives Peptalk to party workers of BJP in Bengal

17 Jul 2024

Union Minister and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Wednesday gave a peptalk to Bharatiya Janata Party karyakartas who have been on the backfoot in West Bengal after the party put up an unexpectedly poor show in the Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly by-elections held last week. He...

Suvendu Adhikari Calls for Scrapping BJP’s Minority Morcha After Lok Sabha Polls Debacle

17 Jul 2024

Senior Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari attributed the party's poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls to a lack of support from minorities in the state. Addressing the BJP's state executive committee meeting, Adhikari suggested scrapping the party's Minority Morcha and moving away from the motto 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'....

SPORADIC VIOLENCE MARS 4 BENGAL ASSEMBLY BYPOLLS

11 Jul 2024

By-elections in four Assembly seats in West Bengal were marked by sporadic violence and charges of rigging by Trinamool Congress supporters. According to the BJP candidates, Trinamool Congress activists attacked and prevented them from moving about in the constituencies even as bogus voting was resorted to in the four Assembly...

Supreme Court Upholds West Bengal’s Challenge Against CBI Jurisdiction

10 Jul 2024

In a significant ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court declared that the lawsuit filed by the West Bengal government challenging the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) authority within the state remains valid under the law. The bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta affirmed that the case, which contests...

Woman files FIR against BJP’s Amit Malviya, CPI(M)’s Md Selim

09 Jul 2024

The West Bengal Police have booked Amit Malviya, BJP IT cell chief and co-observer for Bengal, and CPIM state secretary Mohammed Selim for circulating the video of public flogging of a woman by a Trinamool Congress strongman in Chopra in North Dinajpur district. Bengal Police officials said that a First...

West Bengal: Man Held For Molesting His Minor Daughter Under BNS

03 Jul 2024

West Bengal witnessed its first arrest under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) on Monday night, as police apprehended a man in South 24 Parganas district for allegedly molesting his minor daughter. According to police sources, the man, employed in the Bengali television industry, was detained following a complaint filed by...

West Bengal: Second Woman Ends Life After Mob Flogging Incident

03 Jul 2024

A tragic incident has unfolded in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, where another woman has reportedly died by suicide after being publicly flogged over an alleged extramarital affair. According to reports from news agency PTI, the incident follows widespread outrage sparked by the public flogging of a couple in Chopra, Uttar...

West Bengal: Woman Changes Stance, Claims Video Filmed Without Consent

02 Jul 2024

In a recent twist, a woman from Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal, who was seen in a viral video being beaten publicly along with a man, has claimed the footage was recorded without her permission. The woman, now recovering in a government hospital, has lodged a complaint with the...

West Bengal Police Arrests Man Who Publicly Assaulted The Woman In Viral Video

01 Jul 2024

The West Bengal police arrested the man who publicly assaulted a woman in a horrific viral video from Chopra located in Uttar Dinajpur district on Monday. The man identified as Tajemul, popularly known as JCB in the area, heinously assaulted a woman. Check The Video The newly minted, self styled...