Kolkata: Saradha Group director and close associate of Sudipta Sen, Debjani Mukherjee was on Monday remanded in judicial custody till May 31 by the Bidhanagar court.
Mukherjee, who failed to present herself before the Bidhanagar Court a few days back due to ill health, was produced before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (Bidhannagar), who remanded her to judicial custody till May 31.
Yesterday Sudipta Sen, chairman and managing director of Saradha Group which is accused of duping thousands of poor investors in West Bengal and a few other states, was remanded to 10 days' police custody.
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11:03 PM, May 20, 2013
Kolkata: Indian Army's first woman jawan (personnel) Shanti Tigga was found hanging in a railway hospital in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Tuesday, police said. A senior police officer said prima facie it appeared to be a case of suicide. The 37-year-old Tigga's body was found in the toilet of a cabin at the Alipurduar Railway Hospital. Tigga, attached to the 969 Railway Engineer Regiment of the Territorial Army and...
11:55 PM, May 14, 2013
Jalpaiguri: A daily wage farm labourer on Monday allegedly attempted to commit suicide after losing money in Saradha chit fund scam. Sixteen-year-old Sahanur Rahman tried to end his life by drinking pesticide Monday morning at his home near here, the police said. He had invested Rs 75,000 with Saradha chit fund group after being lured by a promise of higher returns, sources said. He was in depression since the chit...
02:39 PM, May 13, 2013
Workers of tea gardens in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal are battling acute poverty and unemployment since the tea gardens shut down 10 years ago. The workers are now seeking permission to kill themselves as the extreme situation has even driven many to sell off their women to the human trafficking trade. ...
10:45 AM, Mar 25, 2013
In a tragic incident, the 27-year-old Mahesh Thapa died after a collision with the goalkeeper during a local match. ...
02:06 PM, Jul 10, 2012
Guwahati: To travel across all 28 states of India and neighbouring Bhutan in a Tata Nano car covering around 25,000 kms is no easy task. Yet, this is being attempted by 62-year-old Kochi-based car enthusiast Thomas Chacko, who has so far covered 5,400 km in the small car and reached Guwahati on Saturday. Starting his journey from Mumbai on May 3, Chacko has so far travelled through Indore, Bhopal, Khajuraho,...
07:40 PM, May 20, 2012
A rhino went on a rampage in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, and mauled a young man. ...
01:30 PM, Oct 03, 2011
Kolkata: Taking advantage of the earthquake on Sunday, prisoners in Jalpaiguri jail tried to escape as some of the doors and windows collapsed under the impact of the tremor, prison authorities said. Nearly 1,100 prisoners came out of their cells in the Jalpaiguri Central Correctional Home after the windows and doors of some prison cells collapsed. "Nearly 1,100 prisoners broke open the collapsed doors and came outside," jail officials said....
02:24 AM, Sep 19, 2011
Jalpaiguri: As Mamata Banerjee's juggernaut rolls out, the Left seems to have hit a red-end in Jalpaiguri. It looks like the tea tribes are drifting away from the Left. Living on the brink of civilisation, these people have been through decades of neglect and deprivation. Trade-unionism and management woes have left many tea-gardens such as this, shut for years, leaving hundreds of families jobless. Seen as the traditional vote bank...
09:14 AM, Apr 17, 2011
Darjeeling: As tension prevailed in the hills, the Centre's interlocutor for Darjeeling peace process Bijay Madan reached nearby Siliguri and will come here this evening for talks with the leadership of GJM which is spearheading the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland. Before coming to Darjeeling town, Madan will hold a meeting on the law and order situation in the hills with District Magistrate Mohan Gandhi and Superintendent of Police Debendra...
04:37 PM, Feb 12, 2011
Jalpaiguri: A herd of wild elephants strayed into a tea estate in Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, creating chaos and tension among the people residing in and around the tea gardens on Tuesday. Reportedly, this herd comprising of 50 to 60 adult and calf elephants has been often visiting Dumding tea garden after dusk over the past couple of days. "These elephants attacked two persons in which one died on the...
12:26 PM, Oct 13, 2010
Jairam Ramesh visited Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal where seven elephants were killed by a speeding goods train recently. ...
12:03 PM, Oct 02, 2010
Jalpaiguri, (West Bengal): Environment minister Jairam Ramesh visited Banarhat in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal where seven elephants were killed by a speeding goods train recently. He termed the killing of seven elephants as a ghastly incident and expressed concern over the lack of recruitment of forest rangers. "Well I have discussed this with forest officials. One of the problems has been the lack of recruitment at the local level...
11:51 AM, Oct 02, 2010
The herd was crossing the tracks to go from Maraghat range forest to Diana forest when a goods train hit them. ...
12:54 PM, Sep 23, 2010
He has not even said what his problem or demands are. ...
05:41 PM, Oct 27, 2008
The Looksun tea garden is not just functioning but producing more than ever now. ...
04:22 PM, Jul 14, 2007
Calcutta HC sentenced the DGP, District Magistrate, Superintendent of Police of Jalpaiguri to six months in jail. ...
02:46 PM, Mar 02, 2007
A day after a blast aboard a train in West Bengal killed eight people, the investigations are in full swing. ...
02:03 AM, Nov 22, 2006
More than 60 passengers are injured after a powerful explosion rips through Haldibari-Siliguri passenger. ...
07:29 PM, Nov 20, 2006
