Bengal LoP demands CBI probe in MGNREGA irregularities in state

IANS | October 2, 2023 6:47 PM

Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) At a time when Trinamool Congress under the leadership of party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was protesting at Rajghat in New Delhi over the non-payment of central dues to West Bengal government, Leader of Opposition in state assembly Suvendu Adhikari has demanded CBI probe in the alleged gross irregularities in implementation of the 100-day job scheme in the state under MGNREGA.

Around 1,500 recruited illegally between 2014-2018 in different Bengal municipalities: ED

IANS | October 2, 2023 3:30 PM

Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers, during their course of investigation in the multi-crore municipalities' recruitment case in West Bengal, has drawn out a rough estimate that around 1,500 individuals were recruited illegally between 2014 and 2018 against some financial considerations in different urban civic bodies in the state, an official said.

Violence in K’taka city: Miscreants tried to unleash horror on us, claim victims

IANS | October 2, 2023 12:25 PM

Shivamogga, Oct 2 (IANS) The victims of the Eid Milad violence, that took place in Shivamogga city of Karnataka on Sunday evening, explained that the miscreants tried to unleash horror on them. Many of them explained that the violent mob, which was indulged in stone pelting, targeted all -- elders, children and women.

Six killed in land dispute in UP’s Deoria

IANS | October 2, 2023 10:22 AM

Deoria, Oct 2 (IANS) In a shocking incident related to an ongoing land dispute, six persons were killed on Monday morning in the Rudrapur village in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria district, said police.