Kolkata: Nearly 200 auto-rickshaw and e-rickshaw operators from Salt Lake and Lake Town gathered outside the residence of newly elected Bidhannagar MLA Sharadwat Mukherjee at AD Block in Salt Lake last week, carrying what they said was a sizeable amount of cash — money they claimed was long paid as daily ‘syndicate fees’ to local…
Kolkata: In a major shift in state’s sports policy, Bengal will now come under the purview of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, as the state government decided to adopt it here immediately. This will help the state sports units get recognition from national federations and the Central government easily and ensure transparency in their…
Kolkata: The scorching spell has triggered a sharp rise not only in heat exhaustion and dehydration cases but also in heart attacks, strokes and neurological emergencies across the hospitals over the past week. Several hospitals have reported a surge in emergency admissions and deployed more staff to manage the rush.Doctors said the rise in cardiac…
Kolkata: Trinamool councillor and borough chairman of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Ranjan Poddar was arrested on Wednesday in connection with alleged extortion activities, marking the latest development in a widening crackdown on alleged rackets involving Trinamool functionaries in Bidhannagar.Poddar, councillor of BMC ward 34, is known to be a close associate of former Bidhannagar MLA…
An image of ‘Ebar Khalanayaker Pala’ KOLKATA: The home minister’s promise to establish a theatre training institute in Bengal on the lines of FTII Pune has drawn a mixed response from the theatre community, with many expressing concerns about artistic freedom. BJP MLA Roopa Ganguly sought to allay those fears, saying the theatre community should…
Kolkata: The city continued to simmer in heat and humidity on Tuesday. The Met office sees no immediate respite for now. Even as thundershower activities are occurring in parts of southern as well as northern districts, Met officials said chances of rain in the city are slim. Even as the maximum temperature at 35.4°C was…
Kolkata: The ED, which arrested Biswajit Poddar, alias Sona Pappu, on Monday for usurping land, said he ran a racket of buying high-value property at a very low price. Pappu was on Tuesday sent to 10-day ED custody.ED officers told the special PMLA court that Pappu terrorised owners into selling their properties at a low…
Kolkata: The Suvendu Adhikari-led BJP govt on Tuesday revised West Bengal’s OBC reservation list to 7% from 17% in line with a Calcutta High Court order, and regularised 66 communities that were included on the state’s OBC reservation list before 2010.The list now included several traditional and social communities, such as Kapali, Kurmi, Nai (Napit),…
Kolkata: An expanding probe into alleged illegal assets in West Bengal has brought a string of properties linked to individuals with alleged Trinamool Congress affiliations under scrutiny. On Monday, CM Suvendu Adhikari alleged that Beleghata-based promoter Raju Naskar owned 18 properties, land shark Biswajit Poddar, better known as Sona Pappu, held 24 properties, and Faiz…
Kolkata: A sudden drop in the number of public buses on Tuesday left thousands of commuters stranded across Kolkata, following another steep hike in fuel prices. The crisis deepened as private bus operators officially renewed their demands for an immediate fare hike, warning that running vehicles at a loss has become unsustainable. Despite assurances of…
