Artwork by Abanindranath Tagore Kolkata: Works of Indian masters, including Rabindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, MF Hussain, Bikash Bhattacharjee, Chintamani Kar, Sunil Das, Ganesh Haloi, Jogen Chowdhury, Paresh Maity, Kishen Khanna and Manu Parekh, will go under the hammer in what is being billed as the first such online auction in eastern India, bringing together works…
Kolkata: The narcotic cell of the detective department seized hydroponic ganja, valued at over Rs 2 crore in the illegal, following late-night raids on Thursday, first on a guest house at Tagore Park and then, a home in Tiljala. A 28-year-old youth was arrested.Acting on a tip-off, police knocked on the door of a room…
Kolkata: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has decided to reconstitute its town vending committee, including representatives from registered associations of street vendors in New Town in the committee for better management. Officials said the process was underway to identify registered hawkers and street vendors who will be eligible for rehabilitation. According to latest…
Kolkata: An Afghan national, Jamil Khan, was arrested from Bhowanipore for allegedly living illegally in the city for five years, using forged ID documents. Khan Police said Khan arrived in Kolkata in Feb 2021 on a temporary three-month visa but he continued to live here and even ran a business. Source link
Kolkata: Refusing to “brush aside” the testimony of a man who, as a 7-year-old, witnessed his father, uncles and aunts poison and kill his mother in 2006, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday reversed the acquittal of the Diamond Harbour man and his four relatives after nine years, and sentenced them to 24 years in…
Central forces and Bidhannagar police deployed in Bankra in Friday Kolkata: A planned protest against the suspension of congregational prayers at the 136-year-old mosque inside Kolkata airport fizzled out on Friday after a massive deployment of police and central forces prevented supporters of the Bankra mosque committee from assembling near the airport, prompting the protesters…
Kolkata: A Haridevpur resident, Dipojjwal Maity (36), died after a heat goods vehicle hit his bike near the Taratala flyover on Thursday. His pillion rider, Suman Haldar, was admitted to Vidyasagar Hospital with injuries. Both had their helmets on, police said. Another biker, Suman Pal, and pillion rider Sushmita Banik were injured after being hit…
Cops take Barun Biswas out of the New Town apartment Kolkata: A BJP functionary accused of extortion got “egg therapy” on Thursday after police arrested him for allegedly occupying a rented apartment in a premium New Town housing complex without paying rent and intimidating its elderly owner for years. As officers escorted him out, angry…
Kolkata: Former KMC MMiC Tarak Singh’s son filed an FIR after Singh’s car was attacked outside Behala Police Station on Wednesday. The complaint alleges unidentified people hurled eggs, bricks, mud and stones, damaging the vehicle and injuring Singh. Police dispersed the crowd and are examining CCTV footage. tnn Source link
Kolkata: Armed with eggs, a group of people protested outside former Rajarhat-New Town MLA Tapas Chatterjee’s home on Friday, shouting “chor, chor” as he prepared to join rebel TMC neta Ritabrata Banerjee’s camp. Police cleared the protesters, after which Chatterjee left for the Assembly and joined the camp. tnnhat. An hour later, he entered the…
