BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj and four others have been booked for alleged illegal construction in Rishikesh. The construction sites were sealed by the Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority, but the accused allegedly continued construction. The sites were deemed illegal by the Uttarakhand high court, as they were meant for the rehabilitation of those displaced by the...
Read MoreA postgraduate student of orthopaedics at a Kolkata hospital has died of dengue, becoming the second doctor to succumb to the virus during the current outbreak. The student had suffered cardiac arrests and was admitted with high fever and haemorrhage. This comes as the city has seen a surge in dengue cases, with the...
Read MoreOn Friday, the central forces guarding Jyoti Priya Mallick’s residence were replaced by uniformed personnel from the Bidhanagar Police as the ED officers left with the minister. The crowd outside Mallick’s house had increased as the ED interrogation continued on Thursday, leading to the deployment of police and CRPF jawans. Mallick’s daughter and brother...
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Read MoreThe Trinamool’s North 24-Parganas district unit plans to stage a one-hour protest in Habra to demonstrate against the arrest of minister Jyoti Priya Mallick. Party workers, loyalists, state ministers, and Trinamool seniors are expected to participate. Mallick, a five-time MLA, claims to be a victim of a conspiracy orchestrated by the BJP. He has...
Read MoreThe recent arrest of forest minister Jyoti Priya Mallick by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expected to prompt the Trinamool Congress to adopt an aggressive strategy to overcome any organizational weaknesses. Mallick’s influence over the state’s Matua community, which has an impact on poll results in several constituencies, has made him a key figure...
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