Kolkata: Scottish Church College has been granted a No Objection Certificate (NoC) by Calcutta University (CU) to apply for autonomy status from the University Grants Commission (UGC). While the college had applied to the UGC for autonomous status in May, it simultaneously requested the necessary certificate from the university. Following this appeal, the university issued…
Sector V hawkers free up pavement space Kolkata: Following instructions to clear encroachment from pavements, hawkers and street vendors across the IT hub of Sector V are removing temporary structures and tarpaulin to free up almost two-thirds of the space. Since Saturday, street vendors on several stretches of Sector V have been removing the temporary…
Kolkata: A 77-year-old resident of New Town was reportedly defrauded of Rs 53 lakh by cyber criminals who kept him under fake “digital arrest” after falsely accusing him of money laundering and anti-national activities.According to cops, the incident began on April 21 when the 77-year-old victim, a resident of a co-operative society in Action Area-I,…
One of the teams after receiving the award at an event in Kolkata recently Kolkata: Teams from north Bengal’s Jaldapara and Cooch Behar wildlife divisions were recently felicitated at an event in Kolkata for their efforts to save 13 stranded one-horned rhinos during 2025 flood rescue operations.The teams were awarded the Professor Ratan Lal Brahmachary…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at an organisational meeting in East Midnapore on Sunday Kolkata/Mecheda: After Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya described the party’s induction of three ex-Trinamool MPs into BJP “an exception”, CM Suvendu Adhikari described it as a “necessity” while addressing party members and supporters at a meeting in East Midnapore on Sunday.According to sources,…
Agartala: Tripura govt signed MoUs worth about Rs 2,240 crore at the Destination Tripura Business Conclave to build a sustainable transport ecosystem focused on electric mobility and civil aviation, transport minister Sushanta Chowdhury said.Planned investments cover EV manufacturing, battery production, charging infrastructure, EV fleet deployment, mobility services and workforce training, along with aviation services, pilot…
The investigating officer (IO) in the rape-murder of the 12-year-old girl at Baruipur’s Surjapur was changed again on Sunday — third time in the past 8 days. The probe has now been handed over to Shantanu Mukhopadhyay, DSP (detective branch), Baruipur Police District in what the administration claims will expedite the process. The case was…
Surjapur outpost cops speak to locals A team of police officers from Suryapur outpost are taking to the streets to talk to people in the area —— TOI Baruipur: Hours after chief minister Suvendu Adhikari called the death of 35-year-old Indrajit Mondal as pre-meditated murder, Baruipur cops have intensified their probe into the lynching incident…
One of the teams after receiving the award at an event in Kolkata recently Kolkata: Teams from north Bengal’s Jaldapara and Cooch Behar wildlife divisions were recently felicitated at an event in Kolkata for their efforts to save 13 stranded one-horned rhinos during 2025 flood rescue operations.The teams were awarded the Professor Ratan Lal Brahmachary…
Access to Bankra mosque is suspended for two days due to urgent road repairs. KOLKATA: Access to the 136-year-old Bankra mosque inside airport’s operational area has been suspended for two days, till Sunday, after airport authorities cited rain damage to the approach road and began urgent repairs. Devotees may resume namaz from Monday if work…
