NEW DELHI: In a sharp response to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee‘s second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister of women and child development, Annapurna Devi, outlined the Centre’s stance on the handling of heinous crimes like rape and murder. In her letter, she said that stringent laws already exist under the…
NEW DELHI: BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday drew parallels between West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, saying both of them have one aspect in common —- “Can’t tolerate opposition”. This as the West Bengal chief minister has come under a barrage of attacks from the…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who is under all-round attack over the Kolkata rape-murder case, on Wednesday trained her guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and warned of adverse consequences for other states if the BJP tried to instigate trouble in Bengal. “Some people think this is Bangladesh. I love Bangladesh; they…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday responded to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting incidents of rape cases across India. The Centra said that West Bengal has been allocated 123 fast-track courts, but most of them are not functional yet.Union minister Annuparna Devi responded to Mamata’s letter and…
KOLKATA: A country dealing with the “horrifying” statistic of almost 90 rapes a day needs special fast-track courts with a mandate to wrap up trials within 15 days, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said Thursday in an official letter to PM Narendra Modi.“This (recurrent cases of sexual violence) shakes the confidence and conscience of society and…
NEW DELHI: The West Bengal government on Tuesday sought a hearing and stay in Supreme Court on Calcutta high court’s ruling which invalidated the reservation granted to these castes from April to September 2010 and 37 additional castes were included under a 2012 law.The apex court will hear the plea on August 27.(This is a…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Left and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of collaborating to create unrest in the state. This accusation came after vandalism at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on Wednesday night, where a mob caused damage to the protest site, vehicles, and public property. Banerjee claimed…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Thursday wrote to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and expressed her outrage over multiple issues related to the handling of the alleged rape and murder case at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The former Delhi commission for Women chief said, “Didi, as the…
NEW DELHI: Union minster JP Nadda on Tuesday lashed out at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s handling of the Kolkata rape-murder case and accused the government of conspiring to “suppress and hush” the matter. The union health minister charged that the state of West Bengal had spiraled into lawlessness and increasing “atrocities” against women,…
NEW DELHI: Medical professionals at a government hospital in West Bengal‘s Purba Bardhaman district protested against a patient who allegedly threatened a female doctor on Saturday with consequences similar to those faced by a trainee medic in a Kolkata hospital if his treatment was delayed. The patient, who was reportedly intoxicated, entered the emergency ward…
