A view of Katchatheevu in Sri Lanka. | Photo Credit: L. BalachandarL Government to record parents’ religion to register births When registering the birth of a child, parents will now be required to separately record the religion of both the child’s father and mother, according to Model Rules drafted by the Union Ministry of Home…
Shahjahan Sheikh: Former Trinamool Congress leader suspended for six years (File). Kolkata: The Bengal government has refused to hand over custody of Sheikh Shahjahan – the former Trinamool strongman accused of extortion, land grab, and sexual assault in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali – to the CBI despite a Calcutta High Court order Tuesday to the police’s criminal…
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…
Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on February 28 claimed that absconding TMC strongman Shajahan Sheikh of Sandeshkhali is in “safe custody” of the State police since Feb. 27 night. The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), however, dismissed Mr. Adhikari’s claim as…
Kiren Rijiju said there is no law and order in West Bengal (File photo) South 24 Parganas (West Bengal): In response to Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s allegations on Sunday that the state police is not able to arrest Sandeshkhali prime accused, Sheikh Shahjahan due to legal complications, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that…
Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, led by former Chief Justice of Patna High Court L Narasimha Reddy, was stopped by police as they were proceeding to trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. | Photo Credit: X@ANI Six members of an independent fact-finding committee, led by former Chief Justice of…
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According to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, from the 2025-26 academic session, students will get an opportunity to appear for 10th and 12th class board exams twice. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu PM Modi to to launch projects worth ₹30,500 crore in Jammu and Kashmir on February 20 All eyes in J&K are…
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is likely to issue a clarification soon on Aadhaar as a ‘date of birth’ proof. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Fresh advisory soon on Aadhaar as date of birth proof To avoid inconvenience to the public and government schemes’ beneficiaries and quell…
West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) Chairperson Tulika Das arrives in Khulna, Sandeshkhali to meet the woman whose child was snatched and thrown away by unknown persons, in North 24 Parganas on February 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI 10 dead in blast at fireworks unit in Tamil Nadu’s Sattur Ten workers…
