Kolkata: The fallout of last month’s Maha Kumbh stampede rumbled on Tuesday with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slamming rivals BJP – in power in that state and at the centre – for failing, even now, to recover the bodies of all 30 people who were killed. “This is the ‘Mrityu‘ (death) Kumbh… I respect … Read more
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made some big-ticket announcements at the inaugural session of the Bengal Global Business Summit 2025. One of the biggest was on coal extraction from the Deucha Pachami block, located in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. “Deucha Pachami, which is one of the largest coal blocks in the world, world’s … Read more
Expressing her disappointment that Sanjay Roy, the man convicted of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, did not get the death penalty, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said her government will approach the High Court. Immediately after a Kolkata court sentenced Roy to life imprisonment … Read more
Kolkata: Kolkata Police would have ensured death penalty for the convict in RG Kar rape and murder case, but the probe was taken away and handed over to the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today, minutes after a city court sentenced Roy to life imprisonment. “We demanded death penalty from Day 1. … Read more