Minister Agnimitra Paul at Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s house in Shyambazar on his birth anniversary on Tuesday Kolkata: The house of Birendra Krishna Bhadra may be declared a heritage site to preserve his legacy while Shyambazar Metro Station could be named after him. There may also be a bust or statue of Bhadra on or just…
Kolkata: The state higher education department is scrapping PhD entrance test conducted by respective universities and made the National Eligibility Test (NET) mandatory for admission to PhD programmes in state and private universities, as well as aided institutions. The department issued an order to this effect on Monday.Higher education department officials said the state govt…
The building from where the man fell and died Kolkata: A 39-year-old man died after allegedly falling from a seven-storey residential building located in Kankurgachhi on Tuesday, triggering an investigation whether he has died by suicide or an accidental fall.The deceased has been identified as Birendra Bahety (39), a trader, was a resident of Narkeldanga…
Kolkata: Two exclusive special NIA courts were inaugurated on City Session Court premises on Tuesday by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Tapabrata Chakrabarty for “expeditious trial” of NIA cases where regular bail is often restricted due to stringent statutory checks. The ACJ said, “A swift trial is the ultimate safeguard for personal liberty and public confidence.”The…
Agnimitra Paul said Kolkata Police is developing an app through which parking fees will be collected Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will introduce an app-based parking system to bring greater transparency to parking management and curb illegal parking and alleged financial irregularities, state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul said on Tuesday.“Around…
Nehru Children’s Museum houses miniature clay models, depicting the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, around 1,100 dolls from various countries and a Ganesh gallery Kolkata: Nehru Children’s Museum director Sudip Srimal is set to meet the chief minister’s chief adviser, Subrata Gupta, at the state secretariat to find a way to prevent the closure of the…
Monday’s 89 mm rainfall led to overnight waterlogging at Heysham Road in Bhowanipore Kolkata: After clocking 89 mm of rain on Monday Kolkata recorded only 3.8 mm of rain on Tuesday. While the city is expected to encounter light to moderate rain on Wednesday, the Met office has forecast enhanced rainfall activity in Kolkata and…
Kolkata: Alleged JeM-Shazad Bhatti operative Hamim Mondal, arrested last week, was present in the Chinar Park area near chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s residence as well as on the routes the CM took, revealed an examination of his cellphone tower locations by security agencies. He, however, was not caught in any CCTV footage in the zone.Adhikari’s…
Kolkata: A College Street resident, Sumit Bose (55), was robbed of his cellphone as two men on a motorcycle snatched it from him near Lady Dufferin Victoria Hospital on Monday afternoon.Bose was walking along Raja Rammohan Ray Sarani around 4 pm, speaking with his wife on his mobile, when the accused rode up behind him…
Kolkata: A youth, Subhendu Mondal (25), died on Tuesday afternoon, being electrocuted by an exposed live wire while he was working on a pandal in the Muchipara area.Subhendu was a resident of Dhanyakata village in Mandirbazar, South 24 Parganas.Police said Subhendu, along with his father, Basudeb, and his brother, was setting up a pandal on…
