Anisur Rahman

Senior CPM leader Anisur Rahman has triggered a controversy by allegedly making derogatory remarks against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her cabinet colleagues, drawing angry reaction from Trinamool Congress leaders today.

A delegation of Left front MLAs led by Anisur Rahman was denied access to entering the podium of the press corner in Nabanna while they were going to brief the press on Wednesday.

The special court here on Friday convicted one Anisur Rahman, a former state government employee, and sentenced him to three and half years in prison for having disproportionate assets.

CPM MLA Anisur Rahman, who was a minister in the previous Left Front govt, had made indecent remarks during a rally in North Dinajpur district on Wednesday.

In the wake of six cattle death due to anthrax last week, the heath authorities have kick started a vaccination drive in Coochbehar.

Senior CPM leader Anisur Rahman apologized unconditionally in the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday for his obscene comments against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Haj pilgrims this time will have to spend less compared to the previous year, thanks to the fall of the value of Saudi Riyal.

The death toll in the clash at Ghughupara in Murshidabad's Islampur went up to six after CPM worker Alamgir Sheikh died in Behrampore New General Hospital on Monday night.

All these years, we had mostly known Tagore through the words of the poet himself. But here is a chance to see a large number of his works in the drama format, thanks to an initiative by the Centre at the behest of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"We carried out a probe and found no records of a meeting at Panskura Banamali College on that date.We have sent our report to EC," Rajoria said.

The state government wants the Centre to take up the bird flu issue with the Bangladesh government after reports that the deadly virus may have come to Bengal from across the border.

Dispute over payment of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme on Tuesday led to bloodshed in Murshidabad's Domkal the home turf of state panchayat minister Anisur Rahman.

The Chief Judicial Magistrate's court remanded them to seven days' police custody.

KOLKATA: Blaming the CPM for resorting to large-scale violence during the panchayat polls on Sunday, the state Congress demanded repoll 76 booths but refrained from asking for a fresh election in the state.

LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday went to the Haj Bhavan and met the pilgrims leaving for Haj.

The staff of a nursing home in Panskura, East Midnapore, and some Trinamool Congress supporters allegedly locked up a police team from West Midnapore which had gone there on receiving information that some Maoists were undergoing treatment on Saturday night.

Kolkata, Apr 21 () Violence today claimed the life of a CPI-M polling agent in Murshidabad district during the third phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal in which a voter turnout of 40 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of polling in 62 seats.

KOLKATA: The state government aims to attain self sufficiency in milk production within 10 years, state animal resources minister Anisur Rahman said at a programme in Salt Lake on Wednesday.

A string of rapes in Uttar Pradesh has shocked the country. But those who matter in the ruling Samajwadi Party reacted with nonchalance. When a woman reporter put a question on the state’s deteriorating law and order situation, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav mockingly countered – “you are safe, aren’t you?”

With the last Haj flight touching down at the Gaya International Airport shortly before noon on Monday, eight Haj pilgrims from the state were found missing.

A day-long celebratory festival "Aadaab: Celebrating Urdu" was organised in the capital recently.This year’s programme saw popular names of Urdu writers and poets showcasing their thoughts on the revival of the language, the role of social media and the scope of urdu drama in theatre platforms. Participating speakers included Anisur Rahman, Dr. Urshila Chanana, Dr. Saif Mahmood, Asghar Wajahat, SukritaPaul Kumar, Noor Zaheer amongst others.

BETTIAH: Five persons, including a woman, were injured in an exchange of fire between CPI(ML) activists and farmers at Mahuwa village under Shikarpur police station, 40 km from here, early on Saturday.

A delegation of the West Bengal Left Front Legislature Party led by former minister Anisur Rahman submitted a memorandum to minister of state for minority affairs and madrasa education, Giyasuddin Mollah at Writers' Buildings, placing a seven-point demand for the welfare of minorities.

Phulwarisharif-based Imarat Shariah incharge Maulana Anisur Rahman Quasmi was unanimously elected chairman of the Bihar State Haj Committee at a meeting of the newly-constituted panel.