As Rath’s car came to a halt, four assailants on two bikes pulled up next to the vehicle and started firing indiscriminately. KOLKATA: More chilling details have emerged in the killing of Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath, who was chased, trapped and shot dead by bike-borne assailants near Kolkata airport late…
Kolkata: As the EC on Wednesday handed over a list of elected MLAs to governor R N Ravi for the Bengal Legislative Assembly to be convened, legal experts indicated Ravi might seek the President’s nod to be the state’s administrative head for the one-day gap between May 7, when the term of the previous govt…
Kolkata: With allegations against him flying thick and fast after Trinamool’s drubbing, Swarup Biswas on Wednesday said that his term as the head of Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India had ended in Dec 2025. Allegations have been levelled against both Biswas and president of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) Piyaa…
Kolkata: Seventy-one of the 80 newly elected Trinamool MLAs attended a meeting convened by party chief Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence on Wednesday, where she alleged that functionaries within her own party had “sabotaged” the assembly election, contributing to Trinamool’s defeat.“Some of our own people sabotaged us. We will examine all such allegations. A…
Nandigram: Amid slogans demanding the chief ministerial post for him, Suvendu Adhikari held his first public meeting in Nandigram since elections on Thursday. As locals cheered for him, slogans of “Suvenduda apni Nandigramer, Suvenduda CM (You belong to Nandigram, you are our CM)” rang out loud, with Adhikari saying the decision was not his to…
Kolkata: Three cops and two CRPF jawans were injured while trying to stop a clash between Trinamool and BJP supporters in Sandeshkhali on Tuesday night over the control of a ‘bheri’ (pisciculture pond). The OC of Nazat PS, two constables, and two CRPF personnel suffered bullet injuries. Four people have been arrested, Bengal DGP SN…
Kolkata: Vivek Agnihotri‘s ‘The Bengal Files’ will be released in the state this Friday. The film ran into trouble in Bengal when it was released in Sept last year.Soon after BJP’s win, Agnihotri posted on X about how his ‘The Kashmir Files’ was taken out of cinema halls. Referring to Mamata Banerjee, he alleged that…
Kolkata: The BJP’s decision to hold the oath-taking ceremony at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground on May 9 carries a political message rooted in history, symbolism and reflects on the change of guard in the state. The carefully chosen space is a symbol of political churning and transformation in Bengal for a century or more.The Brigade…
Kolkata: Senior PWD officials on Wednesday stepped up preparations to shift the state secretariat to the historic Writers’ Buildings as the incoming BJP govt is apparently unwilling to work from Nabanna.The urgency of the move was underlined by a police inspection on Wednesday, when officers visited different floors of the Writers’ Buildings to assess the…
Kolkata: With allegations against him flying thick and fast after Trinamool’s drubbing, Swarup Biswas on Wednesday said that his term as the head of Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India had ended in Dec 2025. Allegations have been levelled against both Biswas and president of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) Piyaa…
