Kolkata: A resident of Ballygunge Park, alleged continuous stalking, harassment, and intimidation of her 14-year-old minor daughter within the complex premises. Based on her complaint, the Karaya police has registered a FIR.The complainant, a medical professional and an assistant professor at a state medical institute, has escalated the matter to the state administration, citing absolute…
Dossier submitted by KP CP in connection with the inquiry against three suspended IPS officers Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has submitted an overall report to the home department at Nabanna in connection with the ongoing inquiry against three suspended IPS officers — KP ex-CP Vineet Goyal, ex-DC (north) Abhishek Gupta, and ex-DC (Central) Indira Mukhopadhyay….
Abhishek Banerjee at ED CGO COmplex office Abhishek Banarjee at CGO complex Saltlake, photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday interrogated Trinamool neta Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the cash-for-jobs case the agency is already probing. Banerjee came out of the CGO Complex office after 11 hours of interrogation.Banerjee, who was earlier questioned…
Kolkata: Mass resignations by councillors in civic bodies across the northern suburbs and Barrackpore industrial belt, including North Dum Dum, Titagarh, North-Barrackpore, New-Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia, continued on Monday, with all 24 councillors of Barrackpore Municipality, including the chairman submitting their resignations.Three-time chairman Uttam Das and other councillors submitted their resignation to the…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the ED to file an affidavit in connection with former minister Sujit Bose’s arrest in the alleged municipality recruitment scam by June 29. The matter will be heard on July 1.Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Dhiraj Trivedi, representing the ED, sought time to file opposition. Justice Jay Sengupta directed…
Kolkata: Tourism activities will remain suspended in the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve area from June 17 (Wednesday) to June 22 (Monday), said a notice issued by the office of the chief conservator of forests and the field director, Sundarbans Tiger Reserve on Monday.While the notice said that the instructions were being given due “unavoidable administrative circumstances…
Jahangir Khan being paraded by cops Falta: In a decision that will put arrested Trinamool neta Jahangir Khan aka Pushpa in further legal trouble, the Diamond Harbour District Police has re-opened a six-year-old high-profile political assault case on senior national BJP netas for re-investigation.The move comes years after the BJP repeatedly slammed the initial probe,…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) would be held by December this year. He signalled the BJP government’s intent to restore an elected civic board just days after dissolving the Trinamool Congress-controlled body and mayor Firhad Hakim’s resignation.Addressing a programme at…
KOLKATA: Marking World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, HelpAge India launched its first-of-its-kind landmark study, ‘Climate Resilient Ageing – Ensuring Care, Dignity & Agency’ on Monday. The report presents urgent evidence on how climate change is reshaping ageing in rural India.The national study covered 2,224 older persons across 20 districts in 10 states—Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat,…
Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Arup Chakraborty alleged Mamata Banerjee faces “family pressure” and cannot function freely, fueling a deepening party rift KOLKATA: The ongoing rift within the Trinamool Congress escalated further on Monday morning after rebel MP Arup Chakraborty made explosive claims about the circumstances surrounding party chief Mamata Banerjee’s leadership and the role of…
