Kolkata: Continuing on his agenda to take stock of the BJP West Bengal unit’s preparedness for the assembly polls scheduled early next year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday held a meeting with the party’s public representatives, past and present, at a hotel in Salt Lake here. The party’s former state president, Dilip Ghosh,…
Mumbai: In view of New Year’s Eve celebrations across Maharashtra, the state government has permitted establishments like eateries, restaurants, hotels, orchestra bars and pubs to operate till 5 am on January 1, officials said on Wednesday. The home department issued a “permanent” order on Tuesday night, permitting extended hours to the entertainment and hospitality venues,…
Patna: BJP National Working President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday said he was trying to follow in the footsteps of his father, who was “available to all” and “made familial bonds with party karyakartas”. Nabin’s father, Naveen Kishore Prasad Sinha, was a former BJP MLA. The BJP national working president, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, DyCM Samrat…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to hold two meetings with BJP leaders and workers in Kolkata on Wednesday, the last of his three-day visit to West Bengal, party sources said. During the day, Shah will also visit the Thanthania Kali Temple in north Kolkata and offer prayers, they said. The visit of…
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have deployed more than 17,000 personnel as part of elaborate security arrangements to maintain law and order during the New Year celebrations, an official said on Tuesday. Large gatherings are expected at prominent places in the city, including the Gateway of India, Marine Drive, Girgaon Chowpatty, Bandra Bandstand, Juhu and Versova…
Guwahati: Eleven people have been arrested in Assam and Tripura for their alleged links with Bangladesh-based fundamentalist groups that were aiming to destabilise the Northeast, police said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Guwahati Police Commissioner Parthasarathi Mahanta said the Special Task Force (STF) made the arrests on the basis of intelligence inputs provided by…
Mumbai: A “human error” may have led to the horrific accident involving a bus of Mumbai’s civic-run transport undertaking BEST as the more than 6-year-old vehicle appeared to be “mechanically sound”, officials said on Tuesday. The Olectra Greentech-made nine-metre-long electric bus from the fleet of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking crashed into pedestrians…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India is being appreciated by the world for the manner in which the pace of progress has been accelerated with next-generation reforms, which are cross-sectoral and amplify the nation’s growth potential. In a post on business and employment-oriented social networking platform LinkedIn, Modi said India has…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was abetting the infiltration of Bangladeshis, which has “dangerously altered” the state’s demography over the past few years. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata with months left for elections in the state, Shah said people of West Bengal were…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described Union Home Minister Amit Shah as ‘Dushasan’ without naming him, and demanded his resignation, accusing him of failing to prevent subversive activities in the country. Banerjee also questioned Shah, who reached Kolkata on a three-day visit to West Bengal on Monday, why this state is…
