Kolkata: Spells of thundershower pushed the mercury down on Thursday in Kolkata. While the showers were not uniform across the city in terms of intensity and duration, most pockets received a spell or two, bringing a respite from the scorching sun. The Met office has not ruled out another nor’wester spell between Thursday and Friday…
Kolkata: In a dramatic four-hour operation that pushed the city’s disaster management units to their limits, a fully grown cow was pulled from the depths of the city’s subterranean drainage network on Thursday evening.The rescue near the perennially busy Haldiram crossing on VIP Road, necessitated a coordinated effort by the Bidhannagar Traffic Police, the Fire…
Kolkata: Calling the state’s requisition of eight buses of South Point High School for election duty “arbitrary”, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday quashed the requisition order under Section 160 of the Representation of the People Act, which gave the state the power to requisition “any” vehicle for polls.The officer-in-charge of Jadavpur East and RTO…
Kolkata: “You (Election Commission of India) can appoint judges also under Section 26 (of Representation of People Act) as polling officers… I am ready to go,” said Justice Krishna Rao of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday, slamming the EC for not producing notifications, indicating whether assistant professors could be appointed as presiding polling officers…
KOLKATA: People in the city are in awe of the multiple armoured capsule-based infantry mobility vehicles deployed for polls. It is hard to miss their sight. Be it on arterial roads or at crossings in the city.A few of these vehicles, the Shourya Light Bulletproof Vehicle (LBPV) and the Mahindra Marksman, have J&K number plates….
Kolkata: With good scores in the class 10 boards, several city CBSE schools have reported that students who earlier wanted to appear for a second board exam have started withdrawing their names. However, schools on Thursday issued fresh circulars to know how many still want to avail of the second chance to improve their scores.At…
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said “no one happier” than her after the Supreme Court allowed those, whose names were deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) but restored by appellate tribunals, to vote in the Bengal polls.“Congratulations to everyone. I received the good news just after boarding the helicopter from Dinhata. I was…
Kolkata: City-based Shyam Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra govt to establish a large-scale manufacturing plant in Chandrapur district for over Rs 10,000 crore. Shyam Steel has a strong presence in the eastern region, with plants in Bengal, Jharkhand and other states. The proposed plant in Maharashtra is expected to generate…
hargram: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday criticised BJP’s poll promise to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Bengal within six months of coming into office, alleging it would dictate how people practise their religion.“Earlier, Amit Shah mentioned implementing UCC if they come into office. UCC is basically forcing on you how…
The Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh searches on Friday against Kolkata-based Merlin Group and linked entities as part of an ongoing money laundering probe. KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday carried out searches in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into Kolkata-based real estate firm Merlin Group and its linked entities, officials said to…
