Kolkata received 10.6mm of rain on Sunday Kolkata: A low-pressure area formed over north Bay of Bengal on Sunday, which could trigger light, intermittent rain across south Bengal and Kolkata on Monday, said the Met office.Even though Kolkata received 10.6mm of rain, the city’s northern suburbs were lashed by a heavy downpour on Sunday afternoon.While…
Scores have sought treatment with heat exhaustion, dizziness, nausea and blackouts which are unusual during monsoon Kolkata: The late monsoon warm spell has led to a spate of heat-induced diseases which are rare at this time of the year. Scores have sought treatment with heat exhaustion, dizziness, nausea and blackouts which are unusual during monsoon,…
A tree being planted in New Town Kolkata: Ecologic, a New Town-based nature lovers’ forum on Saturday achieved a unique milestone of planting 5,000 trees across New Town over a span of five years with 1,000 trees planted on a trot each year since 2022.Over the years, the forum has been planting mostly local indigenous…
Kolkata: Ahead of the Monday (Aug 31) deadline, Bengal has achieved an estimated 87% compliance in Aadhaar-based biometric e-KYC for domestic LPG connections. The LPG dealers said the final figure was likely to be available on Monday only after the oil marketing companies (OMCs) complete the tabulation process.The state has around 2.7 crore domestic LPG…
Sita Mullick with her grandson Kolkata: A 60-year-old Free School Street pavement dweller on Saturday unknowingly triggered a political row when asked to move off the pavement by state urban development minister Agnimitra Paul during an anti-encroachment drive, to which she replied she was boiling milk for her grandson.Videos widely circulated on social media showed…
Bireswar Mitra being produced in court Kolkata: The owner of the fire-ravaged Free School Street hotel on Sunday told police that he had shelled out Rs 1 lakh-Rs 1.5 lakh to touts and local syndicates to get neccessary permission to run the hotel.Bireswar Mitra (46), the owner of Shikha Inn, had converted a two BHK…
Kolkata: Police have questioned 16 persons, including Sealdah court public prosecutor Dilip Kumar Ram, over allegedly locking the Entally PS during a protest in the wee hours of Independence Day.Those questioned include Ram’s brother Sudeep Ram and several BJP workers. “We have sent them notices and asked them to join the probe. We have collected…
32-year-old Anita Khatun allegedly died by suicide on Saturday Malda: A day after 32-year-old Anita Khatun allegedly died by suicide at her home in Malda’s Bachahar village, police arrested her husband Inzamamul Haque on Sunday following a complaint by her father, Anisur Alam, who alleged his daughter had faced physical and mental abuse from her…
JU Campus…..Debobrata Shome Kolkata: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Sunday demanded an impartial inquiry by the state higher education dept into the JU vandalism. They also demanded an NIA probe into alleged anti-national activities on the campus.Following a press meet, they questioned administrative lapses concerning campus safety, political influence, and the cancellation of…
Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said the party was not averse to inducting members but sounded a word of caution against those who suddenly became overenthusiastic about the saffron party’s ideology following the assembly poll verdict.BJP does not need any ally in Bengal and will fight the forthcoming municipal polls alone, he…
