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Santanu Sinha Biswas, a highly influential figure in the Kolkata Police Department, came under ED's radar when it was examining Kasba-Golpark-based criminal Pappu's bank accounts. The agency found suspicious financial transactions linked to Biswas.

The impugned notification was issued by the newly elected BJP government in West Bengal in compliance with the already existing West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950. The Act has been effective in the state for 76 years and was passed with the objective of increasing the supply of milk and avoiding the wastage of animal power needed for agricultural improvement. 

A state that is unable to pay itself cannot defend its citizenry, maintain its infrastructure, or enforce its commitments. In this way, the Arthashastra represents an early expression of what contemporary economists refer to as 'state capacity', the institutional capability of governments to convert policy intent into actual results.

"The entire crime scene was under the possession and control of both accused for nearly two days," Twisha's family charged.

The meeting, headed by PM Modi, served as a midterm review of the government’s performance as NDA completes two years into the third term. The core agenda of the meeting was accelerating reforms to achieve the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047, improving Ease of Living, Ease of Doing Business, and addressing the fallout of the ongoing West Asia crisis.