Dutta, 37, his wife Afsana Shirmin, 25, their four-year-old son Swarnashis were among 9 people killed after a fire broke out at Shikha Inn KOLKATA: “Bengaluru bye bye” — a farewell message posted by Bangladeshi journalist Debashis Dutta just a day before a hotel fire in Kolkata claimed his life and those of his wife,…
Kolkata: Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday made another arrest as part of its investigation into the alleged ISI-linked spy module operating from Topsia in Kolkata, taking the total number of arrests as part of the probe to four.Zafar, alias Sunny, was arrested for allegedly helping Pakistani national Rana Rouf illegally enter India…
A devastating fire in a Kolkata hotel claimed nine lives early Wednesday morning KOLKATA: Horrified guests of a Kolkata hotel, who were rescued from a devastating blaze that claimed nine lives in the early hours of Wednesday, recounted a night of terror.Dark smoke engulfed the second and third floors of the dilapidated building, leaving those…
A senior official said around 80 people were rescued from the five-storey building. KOLKATA: At least nine people, including a four-year-old child, were killed and six others injured after a fire broke out early Wednesday at a cramped five-storey building on Mirza Ghalib Street in central Kolkata, which housed several hotels, police said.The blaze erupted…
The worn out surface of Gariahat flyover; cratered stretches in Mominpore and Ranikuthi. The worn out surface of Gariahat flyover; cratered stretches in Mominpore and Ranikuthi The worn out surface of Gariahat flyover; cratered stretches in Mominpore and Ranikuthi The worn out surface of Gariahat flyover; cratered stretches in Mominpore and Ranikuthi. The worn out…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) national co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka addresses the media on the street outside the Kolkata Press Club on Aug 18. pic by Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday alleged that the BJP govt in Bengal was following the “same playbook” it uses in other states to stop the organisation from…
Building collapse at Sikadar Para Lane in Jorasanko area — Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: A 53-year-old woman lost her life even as 19 others residing in the same three-storey dilapidated building in north Kolkata had a miraculous escape on Tuesday morning after it collapsed in the wake of continuous rain. Six hours later, a…
The deceased were Bangladeshi citizens who had travelled to Kolkata for medical treatment. KOLKATA: At least nine people were killed and six others injured after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata’s Mirza Ghalib Street early on Wednesday, officials said.According to news agency ANI, the deceased were Bangladeshi citizens who had travelled…
Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging a verbal directive from West Bengal Police regarding the removal of loudspeakers and microphones from mosques in the state.Dismissing the petition, the division bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Atarup Banerjee clarified that the court would not pass…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari plants a coconut tree at Mohar Kunja on Tuesday Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday stressed the need for aftercare of saplings, being planted across Bengal as part of the Sabuj Swadhinata drive, even as he inaugurated the campaign to promote greenery and ecological balance.The event was held at Mohur…
