Could strip you of medals, Centre warns Bengal cops
5 years, 11 months ago

Could strip you of medals, Centre warns Bengal cops

Hindustan Times  

As many as six Indian Police Service officers of West Bengal, including director general of police Virendra Kumar, may face disciplinary action for participating in a political rally with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, a senior home ministry official, who did not want to be named, said. Rajeev Kumar, Kolkata Police Commissioner with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during West Bengal and Kolkata Police award ceremony beside the dharna stage of the later against BJP led Central government at Esplanade in Kolkata on February 4. The last round began when a team of Central Bureau of Investigation officers tried to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar for his alleged involvement in the Saradha chit fund case. Earlier on Tuesday, the Centre wrote to the state asking for action to be taken against Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on similar grounds.The home ministry said in the letter that every member of the service should at all times maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty and do nothing which is unbecoming of a member of the service.

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West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to reshuffle state CID department amid corruption complaints
1 month, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to reshuffle state CID department amid corruption complaints

India TV News  

Amid the growing accusations against a section of CID officials being involved in corrupt practices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday she will initiate a total reshuffle in the state department. Speaking at a meeting during a state secretariat 'Nabanna', the West Bengal CM called for strict actions to be taken against those found guilty in the …

Mamata Banerjee cracks down on corruption in Bengal Police: Don't spare anyone
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee cracks down on corruption in Bengal Police: Don't spare anyone

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday pulled up the state's top cop over allegations of corruption in the lower ranks of the police force. In a meeting with the top officials of the state, Banerjee directed West Bengal's Director General of Police, Rajeev Kumar, that no official or political leader, facing corruption charges, should be spared from legal …

What next in West Bengal?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

What next in West Bengal?

Hindustan Times  

The decision of junior doctors on strike in West Bengal to suspend their strike and provide essential services from Saturday will come as a relief to large sections of the population that depend on public hospitals. The striking doctors decided in favour of the partial resumption of services after the state chief secretary issued a set of directives to ensure …

Bengal Governor directs Mamata Banerjee to discuss doctors' demands to sack Kolkata top cop
4 months ago

Bengal Governor directs Mamata Banerjee to discuss doctors' demands to sack Kolkata top cop

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose directed chief minister Mamata Banerjee to hold an emergency meeting of the state cabinet to discuss protesting doctor's demand to sack Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, news agency PTI reported. West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose "Governor Bose has directed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to hold an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss people's demand …

Mamata to stage dharna over Centre's 'discrimination' against West Bengal
1 year, 9 months ago

Mamata to stage dharna over Centre's 'discrimination' against West Bengal

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will stage a two-day sit-in demonstration in Kolkata from Wednesday in protest against the BJP-led Union government's alleged discriminatory attitude towards her state. "The Centre has not released over Rs 7,000 crores pending under the MGNREGA scheme and has not given work to our people despite West Bengal topping the list of states …

West Bengal panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee begins her 2-day 'dharna' against Centre in Kolkata
1 year, 9 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee begins her 2-day 'dharna' against Centre in Kolkata

India TV News  

Mamata Banerjee dharna: In an attempt to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the upcoming panchayat polls in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off a two-day "dharna" in Kolkata today. Launching the 'Pathashree-Rastashree' scheme ahead of panchayat elections due later this year, Banerjee had said the entire expenditure of Rs 3.75 thousand crores for constructing …

Bengal CM Mamata plans two-day protest against Centre over non-payment of dues
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengal CM Mamata plans two-day protest against Centre over non-payment of dues

India Today  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to sit on a two-day dharna from March 29 against the Centre over non-payment of dues near Kolkata’s Ambedkar statue. "I met the Prime Minister around six months ago in this regard and asked for the disbursement of Rs 1.15 lakh crore under various heads. I have also spoken to Amit Shah …

West Bengal: BJP slams Mamata Banerjee after Kolkata Police brutally remove protesting job seekers
2 years, 2 months ago

West Bengal: BJP slams Mamata Banerjee after Kolkata Police brutally remove protesting job seekers

Firstpost  

Thousands of candidates who had passed the Teacher Eligibility Test have been protesting at the headquarters of the West Bengal education department at Karunamayi in the Salt Lake area of Kolkata for several days now Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari slammed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday over alleged corruption by the ruling Trinamool Congress in the education …

Bengal Governor Demands Records From CM Mamata Banerjee Over Pegasus Probe Panel
3 years ago

Bengal Governor Demands Records From CM Mamata Banerjee Over Pegasus Probe Panel

News 18  

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday invoked Article 167 of the Constitution to get all the records and proceedings of the Pegasus Inquiry Commission which was set by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in July. The two-member inquiry commission to get into the allegations of spying on politicians, judges, journalists and government officials using an Israeli spyware Pegasus was set …

Political gatherings banned, local trains suspended: Mamata Banerjee announces strict curbs to check virus
3 years, 8 months ago

Political gatherings banned, local trains suspended: Mamata Banerjee announces strict curbs to check virus

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced sweeping restrictions in the state to curb the spread of Covid-19. Addressing the media in Kolkata today afternoon, Banerjee said that the government is taking measures to increase beds in hospitals to address the issue of bed crunch at hospitals. West Bengal: Covid-19 guidelines Covid-19 negative report will now be mandatory for …

Mamata Banerjee’s swearing-in to be low-key due to corona pandemic
3 years, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee’s swearing-in to be low-key due to corona pandemic

The Hindu  

The swearing-in of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee as Chief Minister at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday morning will be a low-key programme given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a government official said. Invitations for the programme have been sent to her predecessor Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, leader of Opposition of the outgoing House Abdul Mannan and CPI veteran leader Biman Bose, the official …

Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee stages dharna to protest against Election Commission's ban order
3 years, 9 months ago

Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee stages dharna to protest against Election Commission's ban order

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sat on a dharna in the heart of the city to protest against the Election Commission's "unconstitutional" decision to ban her from campaigning for 24 hours. Banerjee, still confined to a wheelchair owing to the injuries she sustained last month, arrived at Mayo road around 11.40 am and began …

Centre Interfering in West Bengal's Jurisdiction, Says CM Mamata Banerjee on Summons to IPS Officers
4 years, 1 month ago

Centre Interfering in West Bengal's Jurisdiction, Says CM Mamata Banerjee on Summons to IPS Officers

News 18  

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Centre of interfering in West Bengal's jurisdiction by summoning IPS officers to serve under it and dared the union government to impose President's Rule in the state. A top West Bengal government official said on Saturday that a communication had been sent to the union home ministry conveying the state's "unwillingness to …

Mamata Banerjee not to send state officials, 3 IPS officers to Delhi
4 years, 1 month ago

Mamata Banerjee not to send state officials, 3 IPS officers to Delhi

Op India  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided not to send the state’s chief secretary and police chief to New Delhi in compliance with Union Home Ministry’s summons in the wake of a mob attack on BJP chief JP Nadda’s convoy. MHA summons West Bengal CS and DGP to for an explanation on the law and order situation in the …

Centre summons Bengal top cops over attack on Nadda's convoy, combative Mamata says 'no'
4 years, 1 month ago

Centre summons Bengal top cops over attack on Nadda's convoy, combative Mamata says 'no'

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday appeared to take the tussle with the Centre a step further as she refused to send the state's chief secretary and police chief to New Delhi. Chief Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay and DGP Virendra were asked by the Union Home Ministry to attend a meeting called in the national capital in the wake …

‘Bengal becoming a police state’: Governor sharpens attack on CM Mamata
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Bengal becoming a police state’: Governor sharpens attack on CM Mamata

Hindustan Times  

Amid increasing coronavirus disease cases, the political temperature continued soaring with governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleging that West Bengal was emerging as a “police state” on Monday. The state’s ruling Trinamool Congress dismissed Dhankhar’s statements, made in a fresh letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee, as “nonsense” and alleged that the governor was working as spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party …

Centre likely to strip medals of officers who joined Mamata Banerjee's dharna in Kolkata against CBI
5 years, 11 months ago

Centre likely to strip medals of officers who joined Mamata Banerjee's dharna in Kolkata against CBI

India TV News  

The Narendra Modi vs Mamata Banerjee duel is likely to witness yet another round as the Centre is contemplating to take strict action against five IPS officers who took part in dharna with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to protest the CBI’s raid at Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar’s residence. Mamata had begun her protest claiming that the spirit …

Centre hauls up five other Bengal IPS officers for presence at Mamata Banerjee's dharna; may strip off their medals
5 years, 11 months ago

Centre hauls up five other Bengal IPS officers for presence at Mamata Banerjee's dharna; may strip off their medals

Firstpost  

The Ministry of Home Affairs seems to have, for the first time, brought five top Bengal police officers who were present at Mamata Banerjee’s protest venue in Kolkata, into the disciplinary ambit, along with Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar. The Centre on Thursday escalated action originally ordered against Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar for his presence at a dharna called …

Mamata Banerjee says West Bengal govt yet to receive MHA notice for action against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar
5 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee says West Bengal govt yet to receive MHA notice for action against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar

Firstpost  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s statement came a day after she described as “blatant lie” the MHA’s charge that Rajeev Kumar had participated in her dharna and said the Kolkata Police commissioner never went up to the dais. Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the state government is yet to receive any notice from the …

Centre may take away medals of 5 top cops who joined Mamata Banerjee dharna
5 years, 11 months ago

Centre may take away medals of 5 top cops who joined Mamata Banerjee dharna

India Today  

After the Kolkata Police versus CBI standoff that rocked the political circles last week, the Centre has asked the West Bengal government to act against five IPS officers, including the Bidhan Nagar Commissioner, who took part in Mamata Banerjee's dharna on Sunday. According to sources, the Union Home Ministry has issued a notice asking the Bengal government to take action …

Mamata's dharna proves interference in bureaucracy has become integral to Indian politics, sets unhealthy precedent
5 years, 11 months ago

Mamata's dharna proves interference in bureaucracy has become integral to Indian politics, sets unhealthy precedent

Firstpost  

The situation in West Bengal right now, with Mamata Banerjee’s dharna against CBI action, raises the question of how politics and bureaucracy are intertwined today. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee staging a dharna in protest against the CBI action against Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar entered its third day on Tuesday. Also, Mamata may have the support of scores …

Mamata vs Centre: Support pours in from Opposition parties across country even as West Bengal CM calls protest 'non-political'
5 years, 11 months ago

Mamata vs Centre: Support pours in from Opposition parties across country even as West Bengal CM calls protest 'non-political'

Firstpost  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s indefinite dharna against the Centre, in Kolkata, kept political participants busy through Monday as effects rippled through the Parliament, the Election Commission of India’s office, the Kolkata High Court and even the Supreme Court. Describing her sit-in over the CBI’s attempt to question Kolkata Police chief as a “non-political” protest, Mamata on Monday said …

Will the Mamata Banerjee versus Centre battle end up uniting opposition parties against BJP even more?
5 years, 11 months ago

Will the Mamata Banerjee versus Centre battle end up uniting opposition parties against BJP even more?

Firstpost  

From Rahul Gandhi to Omar Abdullah, from Arvind Kejriwal to Sharad Pawar, the length and breadth of India’s regional political forces seem to have latched on to the lucrative pre-poll situation presented by Mamata’s protests following a CBI team’s visit to question the Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar for his alleged involvement in a chit fund scam. From Congress chief …

Mamata Banerjee holding protest to ‘save herself’ from CBI, says Prakash Javadekar; claims breakdown of order in West Bengal
5 years, 11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee holding protest to ‘save herself’ from CBI, says Prakash Javadekar; claims breakdown of order in West Bengal

Firstpost  

The situation in West Bengal is an Emergency imposed by Mamata Banerjee, not by us, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. Kolkata: The situation in West Bengal is an Emergency imposed by Mamata Banerjee, not by us, the Bharatiya Janata Party said on Monday. Terming the incident as “one of a kind”, Javadekar said that never before a CBI …

West Bengal under Mamata: When Army’s routine exercise becomes ‘hostile deployment’ and CBI doing its duty is ‘coup’
5 years, 11 months ago

West Bengal under Mamata: When Army’s routine exercise becomes ‘hostile deployment’ and CBI doing its duty is ‘coup’

Op India  

For all the posturing of simplicity that a plain, Hawaii chappal, wrinkled white saree clad Mamata Banerjee claims, her proclivity for high voltage drama can put even the most ravishing vamps of TV serials to shame. In December 2016, the TMC government in general and Mamata Banerjee, in particular, had created a full-scale furore over the presence of army cadre …

Kolkata Police-CBI face-off: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s sit-in continues
5 years, 11 months ago

Kolkata Police-CBI face-off: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s sit-in continues

India TV News  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s dharna against the CBI’s attempt to question the Kolkata Police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams is underway in the state capital. An all-out war broke out between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government on Sunday, with the feisty West Bengal leader beginning the sit-in protest in front of Metro Cinema over …

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