Writer Mahasweta Devi (right) releases a book written by railway minister Mamata Banerjee (centre) at the 34th Kolkata Book Fair at Milan Mela ground on Tuesday. State Congress working president Subrata Mukherjee (left) is also seen. PHOTO: Asian Age

KOLKATA, Feb. 2: To ensure a smooth sailing in the coming municipal polls and to avoid a fiasco like Siliguri municipal polls, alliance partners, the Congress and the Trinamul Congress, started the ball rolling on Tuesday with the first round of discussions between state Congress working president Subrata Mukherjee and Trinamul Congress Mamata Banerjee.

KOLKATA, Feb. 2: Jadavpur MP Kabir Suman on Tuesday again put Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in trouble by expressing his outrage against the Centre for making a law like the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for combating the Maoists.

Kolkata, Feb. 2: In a tragic accident, a rock climber fell to death at the Gojaburu hills in Purulia. A group of four mountaineers, known as the Mountains Quest of Kolkata who hailed from Thakurpukur area, went to the hills. While one of the four, Kaushik Bera remained in the base camp at Mohultar village, Amitabha Sen, Pulak Ghosh and Amalesh Kha began rock climbing.

JHARGRAM, Feb. 2: The People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called for an indefinite bandh in three Maoist-affected districts of West Bengal to protest the alleged killing of two of their supporters by joint-security forces in Barikul in Bankura on Monday.

KOLKATA, Feb. 2: CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury, chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and state commerce and industry minister Nirupam Sen on Tuesday did not turn up for Jyoti Basu’s condolence meeting which was jointly organised by seven business chambers.

NABADWEEP, Feb. 2: A deputy magistrate did not compromise with his principles and got his wife and son arrested for allegedly murdering his elder brother.

Actress June Maliah distributes pamphlets urging people to fight against crime and terrorism in the city in front of New Market in Kolkata on Wednesday. PHOTO: Abhijit Mukherjee

Aug. 13: In a serious breach of security, an outsider, Bichitra Sarkar, managed to enter the Assembly on Wednesday and sit on the Opposition benches in the House for some time before a Congress MLA discovered him.

Aug. 13: The preliminary post-mortem report of Prasun Adhikari, caretaker of Ritz Bengal Hotel, substantiated the police’s claim that he was thrown from the terrace and did not fall while climbing down the pipe.According to the post-mortem report, there was a fracture in Prasun’s left ankle and a burn injury on his left thigh. Multiple internal haemorrhages were found on his body, with no trace of blood from either his nose or mouth. No alcohol was also found in his blood.