Cops can be seen talking to a man in a hotel lobby. (AI image) KOLKATA: A 56-year-old Noida resident was arrested early on Sunday for allegedly molesting two women from Nagaland in the lobby of a five-star hotel off EM Bypass.The incident occurred around 1 am as Brazil players returned to the hotel after their…
Singhi Park pandal under construction Kolkata: Kolkata traffic police will be out on the roads from Tritiya, Oct 14, with Durga Puja traffic restrictions kicking in from 4 pm the same day.With cops and organisers keen on managing movement smoothly, cops said that an early start can actually help in curbing crowding from Saptami. “This…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at the VHP event in Kolkata to commemorate Ashok Singhal’s birth centenary Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday warned against “bedbugs crawling all around”, calling for Hindu unity against “anti-national, hidden and disruptive forces conspiring against the State”.At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad event in Kolkata to commemorate Ashok Singhal’s birth centenary, Adhikari…
Protesters clash with cops outside SRFTI Kolkata: In a near repeat of Sep 27, supporters of the Bangiya Hindu Jagaran Manch on Sunday attempted to break through the gates and enter the SRFTI when blocked by police. The protesters hurled bottles and stones and kept pushing and shoving the gates, reigniting tensions on campus. Students…
CM Suvendu Adhikari leads a BJP rally from Tengua Bazaar to Nandigram Hospital on Sunday Nandigram: CM Suvendu Adhikari led BJP’s charge on the last day of campaigning in Nandigram on Sunday, where he made clear BJP was eyeing Nandigram’s 72,000-odd minority Muslim voters.“For years, you have been misled,” he told them, saying BJP had…
Kolkata: BJP functionaries sparred over the rise in dengue numbers on Sunday with reports of at least two persons who had tested positive for dengue passing away in the city’s hospitals in the last four days.BJP MLA Ritesh Tiwari said, “Civic services in the last four months have been worse than that during Trinamool times….
Kolkata: Over 90,000 people attended the three-day neighbourhood camps by KMC to enrol in various social welfare schemes of state and central govts, a state official said. Old-age pension, Mukhyamantri Swasthya Bima Yojana, widow pension and Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana were among schemes that witnessed the most enrolment and enquiries.The old-age pension…
Kolkata: In a move aimed at giving students a base in financial literacy, the school education department has asked schools to introduce financial literacy activities for classes 6-10 during the last period on Saturdays.Paschim Banga Samagra Shiksha Mission, in a recent memo, has directed district education officers to circulate RBI’s financial education modules among all…
Players in action during the India-Brazil match on Saturday Kolkata: The offer of complimentary tickets has done little to revive interest in India’s international friendly against Uruguay, with a sizeable number of seats still lying unsold ahead of Tuesday’s clash at Salt Lake Stadium.The announcement of free tickets by CM Suvendu Adhikari came on Saturday…
Weekend crowd at a south Kolkata restaurant Kolkata: Footfall soared across the city’s bars and restaurants over the weekend, triggered by a massive swell in the puja shopping crowd and the India-Brazil match on Saturday evening. Many reported a sharp surge, which, they believe, will persist over the subsequent weekends leading to Durga Puja in…
