Kolkata: The previous govt increased the number of undergraduate seats in colleges in an unplanned way, which led to the problem of vacant seats every year, claimed higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay. “Every year around 6 lakh to 6.5 lakh students clear Higher Secondary exams but there are 9 lakh to 9.5 lakh seats in…
Kolkata: Former KMC councillor of Ward 104 Tarakeswar Chakraborty was on Saturday remanded in police custody till July 7.Chakraborty, who is also the former chairman of Borough XI, was arrested later on Friday in connection with two FIRs registered against him, alleging extortion, criminal intimidation, attempted molestation, forgery, theft and land grab. The complaints, lodged…
Kolkata: A city court on Saturday extended the police custody of Trinamool functionary Swarup Biswas till June 30. He was arrested in an alleged case of financial irregularity of Rs 23 lakh, registered at the Regent Park Police Station.Investigators said nearly Rs 23 lakh was spent under various heads, but no proper account or supporting…
Open-air gym for persons with disabilities Kolkata: Kolkata’s first outdoor gymnasium dedicated to persons with disabilities has been set up at Lions Safari Park in Rabindra Sarobar, creating an inclusive open-air fitness and recreation zone in the heart of the city.Spread across 13,000 sq ft, the play and exercise area has been designed to allow…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is set to make all municipal markets hawker-free. The exercise will begin from New Market and will later be implemented in phases across all major markets to make them encroachment-free. The matter was discussed on Saturday afternoon at a Town Vending Committee meeting at the civic headquarters.The KMC market dept…
Kolkata: Bengal has added another feather to its cap in the field of Geographical Indication (GI) recognition, with 23 more traditional products from the state receiving GI tags.The newly GI-tagged products include ‘jalbhora’ sandesh from Chandernagore, ‘monohara’ from Janai, Santiniketan batik and Santiniketan ektara from Birbhum, ‘mecha’ sandesh from Beliatore in Bankura, Banglar ‘nolen gur’,…
Kolkata: A 14-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly molested by an auto-rickshaw driver in Phoolbagan. Following a complaint by the girl’s family, Phoolbagan police registered a criminal case against the auto driver and launched a manhunt to arrest him.The incident took place around 6.30 pm on Wednesday, near the Phoolbagan crossing, when the minor was returning home…
Kolkata: Chingrighata flyover will remain shut till 8 am on Monday for conducting the first phase of Metro’s Orange line work from Kavi Subhash to the Airport. The flyover was closed from 8 pm on Friday for segment launching work between pillars 325 to 326.With the flyover closed, vehicles coming from the EM Bypass and…
Former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim Kolkata: Fifty-one former Trinamool councillors met at a hotel in east Kolkata on Saturday to chalk out their future strategy amid mounting pressure on former mayor Firhad Hakim following the Taratala building collapse.Hakim skipped the meeting, which was chaired by MLAs Jawed Khan and Sandipan Saha.Addressing the gathering, Saha said,…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Saturday wrote to Kolkata Police seeking permission for its July 21 Martyrs’ Day programme at Esplanade, prompting the Ritabrata Banerjee camp to also claim that they too intend to hold their July 21 rally at the same venue.Speaking to reporters after a party meeting at Kalighat, TMC MP Mahua Moitra said:…
