Kolkata: A day after his “removal” from the posts of Iskcon Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson, Radharamn Das issued an open letter on Monday, saying he accepts the organisation’s authority and had no intention of fighting it, forming a separate body or seeking sympathy. Describing himself as a lifelong servant of Srila Prabhupada’s movement, Das said…
Proceedings underway in the Bengal assembly on Monday Kolkata: The Bengal assembly on Monday passed two amendment bills aimed at overhauling the legal framework governing reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), restoring greater powers to the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes while scrapping the statutory recognition accorded to a list of OBC communities under…
Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Taratala warehouse collapse has recovered two mobile phones and several documents during a raid at the Shibpur residence of Kalicharan Banerjee on Sunday. Banerjee served as the officer on special duty (OSD) to former mayor Firhad Hakim.Following the recoveries from the Howrah residence, the SIT directed five…
shams iqbal, ex-councillor of TMC Kolkata: Barely hours after his arrest on charges of extortion., the former ward 134 Trinamool Congress councillor Shams Iqbal, representing Garden Reach, walked out free on Monday.Around 8 am, Shams became the 12th ex-councillor to get arrested since the last week of May. However, by 4 pm, Shams was granted…
KOLKATA: In a quiet citizen-led effort, a seven-member volunteer team cleared hundreds of unauthorised advertisements from public infrastructure across parts of south Kolkata.The drive began at 5.30 am outside Menoka Cinema and lasted more than 2 hours. Volunteers moved along Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Southern Avenue and SP Mukherjee Road, removing material from roadside grills, wire…
Agartala: Tripura govt issued 18 letters of intent worth about Rs 11 crore at the Buyer-Seller Meet during the three-day Tripura Queen Pineapple Global Festival 2026 in Delhi.Agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath said the festival’s second day drew policymakers, industry leaders, buyers, exporters and entrepreneurs, helping expand the market for the fruit.Union agriculture and farmers’…
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference after the 49th GST Council meeting in New Delhi Kolkata: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and chief ministers of at least a dozen states are likely to attend the GST Council meeting in Kolkata, proposed to be held on July 16-17. CM Suvendu…
National rower Sanglap Bose, who is based in Kolkata, became the first Indian to win the Open Men’s Double Sculls event at the 65th Grand Moscow Regatta, held in Moscow from June 3 to 9, 2026. Competing at one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious rowing events, Bose clinched the gold medal in the…
KOLKATA: Former councillor Shams Iqbal was arrested on Monday in connection with a Rs 70 lakh extortion case registered in 2023, police said, clarifying that the arrest is not related to the recent Taratala warehouse collapse that claimed 16 lives.The clarification comes amid growing political demands for action following the collapse of an under-construction warehouse…
Dwaipayan.Ghosh & Saikat RayKolkata: Barely three days after Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s former Mayor Firhad Hakim’s then Officer on Special Duty (OSD) Kalicharan Banerjee was arrested in connection with the Taratala warehouse collapse incident where 16 persons have lost their lives so far, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) – that is probing the incident – raided…
