BJP Hingalganj MLA Rekha Patra BJP candidate during filling nomination at Barasat Kolkata: A monk from Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas on Monday complained to CM Suvendu Adhikari at Janata Darbar that BJP MLA Rekha Patra had occupied his house since March without paying most of the rent. Patra was the face of the Sandeshkhali…
Villagers corner officials seeking answers on the water crisis Ponda: Department of drinking water (DDW) officials in Ponda faced their second gherao in four days on Friday as residents protested acute water scarcity at the Daag-Ponda office.This time, residents of Talem-Bondbag cornered the officials. On Monday, residents of Sapana Colony in Bethora had staged a…
Ponda: At least 50 residents of Sapana colony in Bethora, Ponda, gheraoed drinking water department officials on Monday over continued irregular water supply. They threatened a “Ghagar Morcha” after four days if the supply is not normalised.Despite assurances from chief minister Pramod Sawant, residents have not regularly received water for the past three months.Villagers met…
For nearly twelve years, the family of bicycle mechanic Krishna Bauri lived in complete darkness despite repeatedly applying for an electricity connection. Their long wait finally came to an end just twelve days after they approached Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari‘s Janata Darbar (Public Grievance Hearing), bringing relief and tears of joy to the family. The…
Nagpur: Hundreds of citizens thronged Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s weekly Janata Darbar at Gadkari Wada in Mahal on Sunday, with civic issues, medical assistance requests, and welfare-related grievances dominating the proceedings. Gadkari personally heard representations from citizens and directed officials from various govt departments to ensure immediate action on pending matters.One of the highlights of…
Ponda: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday warned officials of the drinking water department of action if they failed to resolve the water supply issues in Bethora at the earliest.Sawant was hearing public grievances at a Janata Darbar held at an auditorium in Ponda, where residents raised issues related to drinking water, roads and healthcare.Residents…
The plot on which the building stands is one of the three properties allegedly usurped Kolkata: A woman battling cancer complained to CM Suvendu Adhikari at his Janata Darbar on Wednesday that former CM Mamata Banerjee’s elder brother Ajit Banerjee had usurped three plots owned by her family — the first in 1999 and the…
Midnapore Medical College and Hospital Midnapore: The suspension of three doctors of Midnapore Medical College and Hospital was revoked on Friday. Hospital superintendent (MSVP) Jayanta Kumar Routh, RMO Soumen Das, and assistant professor Dr Himadri Nayek — who were suspended after the death of two women and a newborn in Jan 2025 — returned to…
Kharagpur: The medical community has welcomed the state health department’s decision to revoke the suspension of Professor Md Alauddin, the former gynaecology and obstetrics head at Midnapore Medical College. The move has sparked fresh hope among other senior doctors suspended alongside him, who are now anticipating similar relief.The disciplinary action dates back to Jan 8,…
