Kolkata Apr 24 PTI Trinamool Congress heavyweight leader Anubrata Mandal on Sunday skipped appearing before CBI sleuths in their office here in connection with the investigation into post-poll violence cases citing health reasons but said he is ready to face questioning in his residenceA source close to Mandal said that despite his ill health the TMCs Birbhum district president is ready for questioning at his flat in KolkataMandal has communicated to us stating his inability to come to our Nizam Palace office because of his ill-health He has given his consent to be questioned at his flat here a CBI officer told PTIOn Saturday also the TMC leader did not go to the office of the CBI which summoned him then in connection with a cattle smuggling case and wrote to the central agency seeking four weeks to appear before it citing his health conditionMandal has been advised by doctors to take full rest for the next two to three weeksHe was discharged from the state-run SSKM Hospital here on Friday evening 17 days after he was admitted there with health-related complicationsThe CBI has formed a special medical team to find out Mandals current health conditionMandal earlier dodged CBI appearances multiple times citing health problems and election-related works PTI SCH NN NN

Kolkata Feb 21 PTI Veteran Trinamool Congress leader and senior West Bengal minister Sadhan Pande was cremated with state honours here on Monday He died in a Mumbai hospital on Sunday at the age of 71 after prolonged illness His mortal remains were brought to Kolkata on Sunday night His body was taken to his house in Kankurgachi area on Monday morning and then to the assembly where he was an elected legislator for eight terms Several members of the assembly including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid their last respects to Pande His body was later taken to Nimtolla crematorium in north Kolkata for the final rites Pande had represented Burtola and Maniktala constituencies He was ailing for the last one year He was retained as a cabinet minister after the TMC returned to power for the third consecutive term last year but was not allocated any portfolio due to his ill health The TMC leader was suffering from kidney ailments and he was shifted to Mumbai from state-run SSKM Hospital in Kolkata sometime back He was in a critical condition in the last few days party sources said Pande is survived by his daughter Shreya PTI DC ACD ACD

Kolkata Jan 29 PTI Noted Bengali singer Sandhya Mukhopadhyay diagnosed with COVID-19 is still critical but her condition has improved said the hospital where she is undergoing treatmentMukhopadhyay who has ischemic heart disease is on oxygen support The singer has an irregular heart rhythm for which she is on medicines and is being given medication to keep up her blood pressure the hospital said in a statement on SaturdayShe has multi-organ dysfunction and is on oxygen support Her mentation mental activity is clear and she is communicating well Presently she is taking food orally Her overall clinical status is stable but critical it addedA team of doctors is treating her at the private hospital where she was shifted on Thursday evening from the state-run SSKM Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19Mukhopadhyay who had declined the Padma Shri award earlier this week was admitted to SSKM Hospital as her health condition deteriorated on Thursday morning after she fell in the bathroom of her residence the previous dayA classical and semi-classical singer Mukhopadhyay sang for numerous Bengali and Hindi films and worked with music directors such as SD Burman Madan Mohan Naushad Anil Biswas and Salil Chaudhury PTI SCH SOM SOM