States » East


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.

More News
Nitish offers Rs 50 lakh compensation to the martyr Md Imtiyaz

Nitish offers Rs 50 lakh compensation to the martyr Md Imtiyaz

13 May 2025 | 12:16 PM

Patna, May 13 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex gratia of Rs 50 lakh to the family of BSF sub-inspector Mohd Imtiyaz, who was martyred during Operation Sindoor.

see more..
Sudarshan creates sand sculpture to commemorate Virat Kohli's Test retirement

Sudarshan creates sand sculpture to commemorate Virat Kohli's Test retirement

13 May 2025 | 12:13 PM

Puri, May 13 (UNI) Padma Shri awardee and renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has crafted a striking sand sculpture at Puri Beach in Odisha to honour Virat Kohli’s retirement from Test cricket.

see more..
Odisha's GSVA highest among all states: Naveen

Odisha's GSVA highest among all states: Naveen

13 May 2025 | 12:08 PM

Bhubaneswar, May 13 (UNI) Former Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday thanked the people of the state for their support in its transformative journey, as Odisha registered the highest industrial Gross State Value Added (GSVA) in the country.

see more..

Arunachal leaders take out Tiranga Yatra at Walong, pay tribute to 1962 war heroes

13 May 2025 | 11:42 AM

Itanagar, May 13 (UNI) In the wake of the recent success of Operation Sindoor, which struck terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, senior Arunachal Pradesh BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Pema Khandu, along with his Cabinet colleagues, led a Tiranga Yatra in a stirring display of patriotism and unity at Walong, India’s easternmost region in Anjaw, bordering China, on Tuesday.

see more..
Three militants nabbed in Manipur

Three militants nabbed in Manipur

13 May 2025 | 10:21 AM

Imphal, May 13 (UNI) Five people, including three militants, were nabbed in separate incidents during the last 24 hours in trouble-torn Manipur.

see more..