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WB: Governor Bose forwards state govt's anti-rape bill to President

WB: Governor Bose forwards state govt's anti-rape bill to President

Kolkata, Sep 7 (UNI) West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose has forwarded the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024’ to President Droupadi Murmu for her assent after it was passed unanimously in the state assembly early this week, official sources said on Saturday.
Bose forwarded the Bill to the President after Raj Bhavan received the mandatory technical report from the Mamata Banerjee ministry.
However, the gubernatorial office expressed its displeasure over the failure of the Assembly secretariat to provide the text of the debates and its translation as required under the rules, a Raj Bhavan Media Cell stated on X.

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Sinlung Hills Council to witness triangular contest in upcoming polls

08 Oct 2024 | 9:02 PM

Aizawl, Oct 8(UNI) The second election to the 12-member Sinlung Hills Council (SHC), located along the Manipur and Assam borders, scheduled to take place on November 5 is likely to witness a triangular contest, with the BJP expected to stay out of the fray.

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Special CBI Court sentences a former SHO to Life imprisonment in a fake encounter case

Special CBI Court sentences a former SHO to Life imprisonment in a fake encounter case

08 Oct 2024 | 9:00 PM

Patna, Oct 8 (UNI) A special CBI court on Tuesday sentenced Mukhlal Paswan, former Station House Officer (SHO) of Barhara police station in Purnia district of Bihar to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh in a fake encounter case.

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40 senior doctors and professors of RG Kar Hospital resign en-masse to support Juniors

40 senior doctors and professors of RG Kar Hospital resign en-masse to support Juniors

08 Oct 2024 | 8:55 PM

Kolkata, Oct 8 (UNI) In a far reaching impact on the health sector, about 40 senior doctors and professors of the government-owned RG Kar medical college and hospital on Tuesday resigned en-masse to express their solidarity with their juniors, who have been on fast unto-death, which entered the fourth day, official sources said.

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Government benefits will be provided only to recognized villages: CM Biren

08 Oct 2024 | 8:49 PM

Imphal, Oct 8 (UNI) Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh announced that government benefits will be provided only to recognized villages as the state braced for the problem of an increase in the number of villages.

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Former SHO of Barhara police station gets lifer in fake encounter case

08 Oct 2024 | 8:32 PM

Patna, Oct 8 (UNI) A special CBI court on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to former Station House Officer (SHO) Mukhlal Paswan of Barhara police station in Purnia district of Bihar in a fake encounter case.

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