Kolkata: A 55-year-old delivery agent, Bechan Jha, was allegedly cheated by two men who pretended to be Kolkata Police officers near Digambar Jain Temple Road in north Kolkata on Monday evening.Jha was carrying Rs 10 lakh to deliver to a jewellery shop. The money was divided into four bundles of Rs 2.5 lakh. Two unknown…
The victim, Prasenjit Biswas Kolkata: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a private tuition centre in Baruipur on Monday evening while allegedly trying to stop a fight between two groups of classmates. Police have arrested five youths in connection with the murder.The cause of death was initially believed to have been caused due…
Kolkata: Queries on Annapurna Yojana dominated the direct phone-based grievance system between citizens and the state urban development and municipal affairs minister that got underway on Tuesday. The programme, called ‘Mukho Mukhi’, allows people to call minister Agnimitra Paul directly about civic problems.However, with most Kolkatans unable to get through due to a last-minute change…
Addressing an event commemorating Syama Prasad Mookerjee at Muralidhar Sen Lane on Monday, Bhattacharya had said: “Syama Prasad Mookerjee was delivering a speech at Mohammad Ali Park when Forward Bloc goons pelted stones at him, leaving him bleeding. Had Mookerjee made any statement to incite the crowd, Forward Bloc members wouldn’t have survived that day….
The ED search in Salt Lake on Tuesday Kolkata: The ED on Tuesday carried out coordinated searches at five locations across Kolkata as part of its probe into transactions linked to Trinamool Congress’s bank accounts. The central investigating agency has claimed to have detected transactions worth more than Rs 150 crore routed through a network…
Demanding strict punishment for the culprits in the Baruipur-rape murder case, state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra said a strict campaign will be launched against illegal liquor shops across the state. “The CM said he will issue strict orders — all hootch dens across Bengal will be demolished. No illegal liquor shop will…
Kolkata: A partly cloudy sky and traces of rain continued to shield the city from heat and humidity. Met officials has ruled out heavy rain in Kolkata and south Bengal for now even as the city will continue to be under partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain.The low pressure area that…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday fixed Friday for the hearing of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s pleas challenging notices directing him to provide a voice sample in connection with the alleged “DJ remark” case. During the mention, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked Banerjee’s counsel, “You (Abhishek) comply with the notices.”Banerjee’s counsel sought an urgent…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused an urgent hearing to TMC MP Mahua Moitra, who sought protection from coercive action following an FIR against her, with the court noting it had “gallons of such petitions” pending. Meanwhile, a separate bench heard a plea by former MLA Sujit Bose, while TMC member Atin Ghosh’s…
Behrampore: Police have busted two fake Aadhaar card rackets in Murshidabad district, four days ahead of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s scheduled visit.The first raid was conducted at an illegal Aadhaar centre operating under the guise of a cyber cafe at Jhulanpur village in Nabagram. The centre was allegedly run by a minor. Police detained the…
