The rights panel has made several recommendations and sought an action taken report. New Delhi: In a spot inquiry into the Sandeshkhali case in West Bengal, the NHRC has flagged “several instances of atrocities”, saying it indicates that there was a “violation of human rights” due to “negligence” in the prevention of such incidents. The…
The district magistrate has been urged to publicise the email ID extensively. Sandeshkhali: The CBI announced a dedicated email address for registration of complaints regarding crimes against women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal. The email address, sandeshkhali@cbi.gov.in, will serve as a platform for the people of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district…
NEW DELHI: A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials was attacked by villagers in the Bhupatinagar area of West Bengal‘s Purba Medinipur district on Saturday. The officials went there to investigate a 2022 bomb blast case, according to police reports.A team of NIA officials earlier this morning arrested two persons in connection with the…
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court on Thursday slammed the Bengal government while hearing the Sandeshkhali violence case. Calling the case ‘extremely shameful, if true’ the court pulled up the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led government, saying safety of citizens falls entirely within their ‘responsibility.’Sandeshkhali, located in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has become a…
Kolkata: Women in West Bengal are outraged and the storm that started in Sandeshkhali will not remain restricted to the island but reach every corner of West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today. Firing barbs at the Mamata Banerjee government over what has emerged as the biggest talking point in Bengal politics, the Prime…
Suvendu Adhikari earlier visited Sandeshkhali on February 20 on an order of the high court Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday allowed senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari to visit Haldarpara in restive Sandeshkhali area on Thursday. The court also stayed imposition of Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 of CrPC at Haldarpara. Justice Kausik Chanda…
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Police has arrested Ajit Maiti, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, in the Sandeshkhali area of North 24 Parganas district.Maiti, who is known to be a close associate of the absconding TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh, was arrested after complaints were received regarding land grabbing from villagers.He had sought refuge in the residence of…
Nusrat Jahan has drawn criticism for her silence on the Sandeshkhali issue New Delhi: Drawing fire for her absence and silence on the raging Sandeshkhali issue, Lok Sabha MP and actor Nusrat Jahan has said she has “genuinely served the people” in her constituency and followed her party’s guidelines. The Trinamool MP from Basirhat said…
SANDESHKHALI: In a fresh incident of arson at Sandeshkhali, locals mobbed a bheri controlled by absconding Trinamool functionary Sheikh Shahjahan’s brother and torched a structure set up to oversee fishing operations there on Thursday afternoon, prompting police to once again clamp fresh prohibitory orders under section 144 of CrPC in nine places under five gram…
Kolkata: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP today after a video surfaced that showed a confrontation between BJP protesters and the state police, after a Sikh officer was called “Khalistani”.. Accusing the BJP of practicing “divisive politics”, the Chief Minister said she condemns it. “I VEHEMENTLY CONDEMN this audacious attempt to undermine the…
