The Bengal Newz

23/06/2022

Again a 'BJP Sarpanch' arrested for ra**ng girl in Kashmir Vally.

22/06/2022

⚡ The 6.1 magnitude Earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Wednesday has so far killed nearly 1,000 people and destroyed crucial infrastructure. | More on: facebook.com/BengalNewzWorld

22/06/2022

Mockery of so-called Indian Democracy... 😵‍💫

(Watch) How did Eknath Shinde-led "sold" Shiv Sena MLAs go to Guwahati from Surat? NDTV's Saurabh Shukla reports on Maharashtra Political Crisis. | Via. facebook.com/BengalNewzIndia

21/06/2022

Modi Government's Agnipath Scheme 'illegal' and "unconstitutional", petition filed in Supreme Court.

Advocate Manohar Lal Sharma termed the 'scheme', in his plea, "illegal" and in contrary to the constitutional provisions and sought a direction from the Court to quash the 14 June press note issued by the Ministry of Defence. | Via. facebook.com/BengalNewzIndia

21/06/2022

Former BJP spokesperson, notorious Nupur Sharma skips Kolkata Police' summons over her controversial Prophet remarks.

Citing fear of "possible attack" on her, Sharma sent an email seeking four weeks' time for her appearance, an officer at Narkeldanga Police Station have said on Monday.

21/06/2022

Former BJP Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday morning posted a tweet that could intensify the speculation of him being considered as the opposition's candidate for the 18 July presidential election. "I am grateful to Mamata Ji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a time has come when for a larger national cause I must step aside from the party to work for greater opposition unity. I am sure she approves of the step," he tweeted.

Yashwant Sinha, who has served as India's Finance and Foreign Minister, has been the Vice President of the Trinamool Congress. He had quit the BJP in 2018. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been holding talks with opposition leaders for the Presidential Polls.

Opposition leaders are holding a meeting at the residence of Sharad Pawar on Tuesday to hold discussions about the Presidential Polls, a day after West Bengal's ex Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi refused to be nominated for the post.

https://twitter.com/YashwantSinha/status/1539107126026584064

20/06/2022

No major impact on normal life in 'Bharat Bandh' on Monday in Howrah and parts of West Bengal.

Police and Railway authorities remain on high alert in West Bengal today in view of the 'Bharat Bandh' call given by some organisations to protest against recently announced "scheme" Agnipath for Army recruitment.

As many as 529 trains were cancelled in India on Monday in the wake of massive pan-India protest against the Modi Government's newly introduced defence recruitment "scheme" Agnipath.

20/06/2022

⚡ Multiple people including Police shot at near the site of Juneteenth Music Concert in Washington DC. (More details awaited)

19/06/2022

The flood situation in Assam deteriorated on Sunday with nine more persons, including three children, losing their lives and over 42 lakh people suffering across 31 Districts, an official bulletin said.

According to the daily flood report of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), six persons drowned and three were killed in landslides in different parts of the state.

Among those killed are three persons, including a child, in Cachar, two persons, including a child, in Barpeta, and one person each in Bajali, Kamrup, Karimganj and Udalguri Districts, it added.

Besides, eight more people are missing across five Districts, the bulletin said.

With this, the total number of persons losing their lives in this year's flood and landslides has gone up to 71.

At least 42,28,100 people are affected due to the floods, the bulletin said.

Barpeta is the worst-hit District with over 12.76 lakh people suffering, followed by Darrang with nearly 3.94 lakh people affected and Nagaon with more than 3.64 lakh people hit by the deluge.

Massive landslides were reported from Cachar, Dima Hasao, Goalpara, Hailakandi, Kamrup Metropolitan and Karimganj.

Till Saturday, almost 31 lakh people were affected by the deluge across 27 Districts of the state.

The weather office has issued an 'Orange Alert' for Monday, while a 'Yellow Alert' has been issued for Tuesday to Thursday.

"Widespread rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm/lightning/heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places is very likely to continue over Northeastern states during the next 48 hours and a decrease in rainfall intensity thereafter," it said.

At present, 5,137 villages are under water and 1,07,370.43 hectares of crop areas have been damaged, the ASDMA said.

Authorities are running 1,147 relief camps and distribution centres in 27 districts, where 1,86,424 people, including 29,722 children, are taking shelter.

In the last 24 hours, 8,760 persons were rescued from various flood-hit areas.

Massive erosions were witnessed in Baksa, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Chirang, Dhubri, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Majuli and Morigaon, among others.

Embankments, roads, bridges and other infrastructure have been damaged by flood waters in several Districts. A total of 29,28,030 domestic animals and poultry have been affected in the deluge across 25 Districts, the ASDMA said.

Quoting a Central Water Commission bulletin, the ASDMA said that the Brahmaputra is flowing above the danger marks at Neamatighat in Jorhat, Tezpur, Goalpara town and Dhubri town.

Its tributaries Beki, Manas, Pagladiya, Puthimari, Kopili, and Subansiri are also flowing above danger levels. (PTI)

19/06/2022

(Watch Video) BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Sunday sought to defend Modi Government's 'Agnipath Scheme' for military recruitment, which is facing stiff opposition from various quarters, saying if he has to appoint security personnel at his BJP party office in Indore, he would give priority to those who have served as 'Agniveers'!

His remark soon kicked up a row, with some prominent political leaders, including his party colleague MP Varun Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, besides several netizens slamming him for it. The Madhya Pradesh Congress demanded an apology from the BJP for "insulting" the Defence Forces.

Under fire for the statement, Vijayvargiya later said what he meant was that the excellence of Agniveers will be utilised in whichever field they choose after completing service in the Defence Forces. He also accused the "toolkit gang" of twisting his remark to insult the "Karmveer".

The Modi Government on Tuesday announced the 'Agnipath Scheme' for four-year contractual military recruitment that has sparked protests in many parts of the country and is being questioned by many parties. The soldiers to be recruited under this plan will be called Agniveers.

A video of his statement went viral on social media platforms. Several other social media users also slammed Vijayvargiya for his statement.

K K Mishra, Chairman of the Media Department of Madhya Pradesh Congress, also criticised Vijayvargiya for the statement.

"Agniveers, who will be recruited (in the Armed Forces) only for four years, will be later appointed as security guards at the BJP office. This is a big insult of the unemployed youth and the valour of the armed forces. BJP should apologise," he said in a tweet.

18/06/2022

India and Bangladesh will hold 7th round of Meeting of the Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) in New Delhi tomorrow. The JCC will be co-chaired by Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India and Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. 🇧🇩🇮🇳

18/06/2022

First Sub-National Immunization Day for 2022 for administering Polio vaccine drops is being conducted from 19th June 2022 in 11 states / UTs of the country viz. Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

18/06/2022

A group of agitators protesting against the Narendra Modi-led BJP Government's 'Agnipath Scheme' resorted to a unique way of protest by doing push-ups on railway tracks at Barrackpore Railway Station in North 24 Parganas District in West Bengal on Saturday.

18/06/2022

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre on Saturday warned that floods could hit 14 districts in the northern region of Bangladesh in the next two days.

According to the FFWC, flood waters are entering the Brahmaputra basin through Kurigram and advancing further.

As a result, waters could enter Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogra, Tangail, Sirajganj, Manikganj and Pabna in the next few days.

In the Teesta basin, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Rangpur might also get flooded.

Meanwhile, due to water coming down hilltops, water level in the Teesta River in Sylhet has risen which is affecting the Jamuna River. As a result, its water level in Sirajganj has risen beyond the danger level. Kazipur point in the district is at 1cm above danger level.

On the other hand, heavy rains have started upstream of the Padma River which may increase further. As a result, floods may start in the lower areas of Shariatpur, Madaripur, Chandpur and Faridpur.

17/06/2022

The Guwahati-Silchar flight jointly by ATDC and Fly Big has been resumed again in wake of incessant rains and disrupted connectivity with Barak Valley to help stranded people reach their destinations (Guwahati-Silchar). Booking details given herein 👇

17/06/2022

Indian Army's Gajraj Corps launched flood relief operations in Lower Assam. Rescue and relief operations in the flood affected Districts of Baksa, Nalbari, Bajali, Darrang, Tamulpur, Hojai and Kamrup are being carried out. | Via. Bengal Newz Barak / Defence Newz

17/06/2022

Protests against 'Agnipath Recruitment Scheme' reaches West Bengal on Friday. Youths staged a protest at Howrah Bridge this morning. Police dispersed the agitators later to avoid any traffic snarls.

Many Indian Army veterans referred to this 4-years project as a "Kindergarten Army Scheme"!

17/06/2022

The West Bengal Government on Monday issued an advisory for all multiple-system operators (MSOs) and Cable Operators in the state.

"Several satellite TV channels are transmitting coverage of news and incidents in such a manner which are misleading, sensationalized and having communal tone likely to cause breach of peace in the State," read an official statement.

The state Government advised the TV network providers to refrain from transferring any sensitive content.

"State Govt strongly advises all MSOs and Cable Operators who are broadcasting such news and programs of various private satellite TV channels to immediately refrain from transmitting any such content which is violative of above mentioned Cable Television Network Act, 1995," the statement added.

16/06/2022

Calcutta High Court'S Judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who ordered CBI probes in many WB Govt's irregularities 'fed up' with agency!

"I'm tired. I'm fed up with the activities of the CBI. Now I am in a dilemma whether the investigations will yield any fruitful result," the Judge said in open Court while talking to senior Advocate Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, who is also the Trinamool Congress MP from Serampore.

As Kalyan Bandyopadhyay spoke about the CBI's poor track record. "It is a fact. The performance of the CBI is very bad. This court had in 1993 issued a CBI probe order in the Bhikhari Paswan disappearance case. Till date, the CBI has done nothing," the lawyer said.

Paswan, a jute mill worker, had allegedly been picked up from his home in Telenipara, Hooghly, by then CPM Government's Police in 1993 in connection with an agitation at Victoria Jute Mills. He never returned, nor was his body found.

His family alleged he had been killed by the Police. The Police said they had neither picked up Paswan nor were they aware of his whereabouts (as like like former Naxalite leader, Poet Saroj Dutta). | Read more here 👉 facebook.com/BengalNewzWB

14/06/2022

Rahul Gandhi exits Enforcement Directorate office around 11 pm after over 10 hours of questioning.

Congress has alleged that the questioning is part of the ruling BJP's "vendetta politics". | Read here 👉 facebook.com/BengalNewzIndia

14/06/2022

⚡ Weather Forecast | Enhanced rainfall activity likely to occur over the Districts of North Bengal during 14-18 June 2022.

14/06/2022

As soon as daylight faded, Bangladesh's much-awaited Padma Bridge lit all 415 of its lampposts for the first time on Tuesday.

The Padma Bridge authorities on Tuesday lit all 415 of its lampposts simultaneously on both Mawa and Zajira sides through direct power connection for the first time!

As soon as daylight faded and night came, the mighty Padma also became illuminated by the flash of the street lights.

Padma Bridge Executive Engineer Dewan Md Abdul Quader said Munshiganj Palli Bidyut Samiti and Shariatpur Palli Bidyut Samiti had provided electrical connections to the lampposts on either end of the bridge.

The 6.15-kilometre bridge has 415 lampposts for illumination.

Work to install the lampposts started on 25 November last year and finished on 18 April.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the bridge on 25 June and it will be opened to traffic the next day. 📸 Photo: Focus Bangla