Category: West Bengal

In bribery case, Ethics Committee asked for travel and login details of Mahua Moitra from IT Ministry

Mahua Moitra Bribery Case: Following its initial meeting on the Mahua Moitra bribery case, the Lok Sabha Ethics Committee has now asked the IT Ministry for Mahua-related travel and login information.

On Thursday, the Ethics Committee convened for the first time regarding this issue. Lawyer Jai Ananth Dehadrai and BJP leader Nishikant Dubey had also recorded their statements during that period.

The Ethics Committee has requested information regarding Mahua Moitra’s login in a letter to both the Home Ministry and the IT Ministry. In addition, details regarding Mahua Moitra’s whereabouts have been requested in order for the Ethics Committee to verify the veracity of all the accusations made against her.

There has been an accusation against TMC MP Mahua Moitra that she has taken money and asked questions in Parliament. On behalf of the businessman, he allegedly targeted the government and Adani Group with his queries.

Amit Shah to inaugurate Durga Puja pandal inspired by Ram Temple in Kolkata on October 16

With the arrival of Navratri, Durga Puja will also begin on 15th October. Bengal’s Durga Puja is well-known across the world, and each year, visitors from all over the nation and the globe gather to view the exquisite themes used in decorating their pandals.

The elaborate Ram Temple was the inspiration for the Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata. On Monday, Home Minister Amit Shah will open the pandal with a Ram Temple motif. The Santosh Mitra Square Puja Committee organizers have completed all of their preparations. The pandals for Durga Puja have also been decked with World Cup-inspired decor.

The Durga pandal was decorated with a Chandrayaan-3 theme this year to honor the ISRO scientists. In addition to this, it will feature pandals like the Disneyland of Paris, the Palace of Mysore, the renowned Somnath Temple of Gujarat, the Museum of Jodhpur, and even the Ganga Ghat of Banaras.

ED raids rice mills in West Bengal’s Nadia district in connection with recruitment scam

In relation to a recruiting scam, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is raiding rice mills in West Bengal‘s Nadia District today. Raids are in progress at the rice and flour mills, ESSSGE Rice Mill, and GK Agro Food Production, which are situated next to Babla Kanda Khola on the Shantipur Bypass Road.

While search activities are under progress, central force personnel are stationed at the mills in Shantipur, Dhubulia, Ranaghat, and Krishnanagar.

ED raids TMC minister Rathin Ghosh’s residence in West Bengal municipality recruitment scam

Bengal Municipalities Recruitment Scam: In connection with an investigation into alleged irregularities in municipality recruitments in West Bengal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) began raids on Thursday at several places, including the residence of TMC state Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh.

According to officials, the ED team arrived at Minister Ghosh’s home in Michaelnagar in the North 24 Parganas district at around 6.10 a.m., escorted by a sizable presence of central forces.

In conjunction with the case, authorities also began raids at 12 additional locations. Ghosh, a Madhyamgram TMC legislator, previously worked for the municipality. The ED claims that between 2014 and 2018, numerous municipal organizations in West Bengal fraudulently hired 1,500 individuals in exchange for cash.

ED summons TMC MP Nusrat Jahan in the case of scam of lakhs of rupees in the name of giving flat

Nusrat Jahan, a Trinamool MP from Basirhat, West Bengal, has been called in by the ED in connection with a case of fraud involving lakhs of rupees in the pretext of providing a flat. Next Tuesday, he must appear at the CGO Complex, according to the request.

According to ED sources, Rakesh Singh, the director of that organization, has also been called in addition to Nusrat. He must also appear in the ED office on Tuesday, September 12.

In the years 2014–2015, Nusrat is suspected of stealing Rs 5.5 lakh from more than 400 senior persons under the pretense of offering them apartments. He was promised an apartment with 1,000 square feet in exchange. But neither the apartment nor his money were returned to him. Nusrat was referred to be the organization’s “sole director” by BJP politician Shankudev Panda.

In this matter, ED representatives have already submitted an Enforcement Matter Information Report (ECIR). The ED has received allegations alleging that the aforementioned corporate organization misled investors by offering them residential apartments at fair prices within four years in exchange for many crores of rupees. They have yet not received the residential apartments, though.

ED unearths Sujay Krishna Bhadra’s links with multiple real estate companies in multi-crore school job case in Bengal

Bengal School Recruitment Scam A reputed real estate company based out of Kolkata through which a prime accused in the case, Sujay Krishna Bhadra, channeled the proceeds of the alleged scam has been mentioned in the Enforcement Directorate’s last charge sheet investigating a multi-crore school job case in West Bengal.

Sources claim that ED officials included information about how Bhadra utilized his network with these real estate companies in the charge sheet that was submitted to a special court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) in Kolkata on July 28. moves ahead.

ED investigators carried out raids and searches at the offices of four real estate development companies earlier this month, seizing crucial records in the process. Both businesses, in which Bhadra has a significant stake, were established in March 2020, just as the nation was entering its period of lockdown following COVID-19.

According to sources, the 7,600-page charge sheet, which includes the main charge sheet’s 125 pages, mentions all of these.

Former Bengal CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya’s condition still critical, still on invasive ventilation

Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, a former chief minister of West Bengal and a seasoned CPM leader, is still in serious condition. Due to respiratory problems, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya was brought into the intensive care unit of a hospital in Kolkata on Saturday, July 29.

According to the medical professionals caring for him, mechanical ventilation has been started. He said that 79-year-old Bhattacharya had a chest CT scan performed the morning.

The interdisciplinary team’s chief physician stated, “Mr. Bhattacharya’s health situation is critical but stable. Still receiving invasive ventilation, he. This morning, we performed a CT scan of his chest. The treatment is working for him,- while attending to him.

To determine the severity of the lung infection for which the seasoned leader was admitted to the hospital on Saturday afternoon, he is likely to undertake several tests later in the day.

According to the doctor, the outcomes of the tests will be used to determine the medical team’s next course of action.

TMC wins panchayat elections in West Bengal, BJP comes second

West Bengal’s panchayat elections saw a lopsided victory for the Trinamool Congress (TMC). Out of 3317 seats, TMC has won 2552 of them overall in this election. Additionally, TMC won 232 Panchayat Samiti seats and 12 of the 20 seats in the Zilla Parishad.

Second place went to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Seven panchayat samiti and a total of 212-gram panchayats have been won by the BJP. However, the BJP’s account in the Zilla Parishad could not be opened. In many seats, the election results are still pending.

Additionally, CM Mamata Banerjee published a Facebook post about her outstanding accomplishment in the Panchayat elections. In the panchayat elections, the TMC’s voice, according to his writing, held sway. We acknowledge the people for this success. We appreciate the love and assistance as well. This election’s outcome has demonstrated that only TMC has the support of the state’s citizens.

BJP constitutes a four-member fact-finding committee to visit violence-affected areas in West Bengal

The violent game had begun in West Bengal with the publication of nominees for the panchayat elections on June 5. A four-member inquiry committee has been established by the Bharatiya Janata Party to look into the state’s panchayat elections violence.

Former Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Satyapal Singh, Rajdeep Roy, and Rekha Verma have all remained on this team under Party national president JP Nadda. In order to look into the causes of the violence, this committee will visit the violent districts of Bengal. As soon as it has finished, it will create a report and provide it to the National President.

In Bengal on Saturday, there were 19 fatalities in the violence that occurred during the panchayat elections. A number of voting places were looted. The voting box had been looted by the criminals. The ballot box was witnessed being thrown down the sewer as people fled. The DMs of every district have been asked to submit a thorough report on the election-related violence to the State Election Commission.

485 companies of central force got approval for west bengal panchayat elections

The Union Home Ministry has approved the final 485 companies of the central force for the panchayat elections, bringing the total to 822 companies, the West Bengal State Election Commission informed the Calcutta High Court on Monday.

SEC counsel expressed concern about 4,834 booths, or 7.8% of the total 61,636 booths, that were identified as sensitive.

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