US Congressman unharmed after armed carjacking

IANS | October 3, 2023 10:58 AM

Washington, Oct 3 (IANS) Three armed assailants reportedly stole US Congressman Henry Cuellar's car while he was parking his vehicle in Washington D.C., but he was unharmed in the incident, his office said in a statement.

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.