Kolkata: Increase in working hours does not automatically trigger a right to get double the pay, Calcutta High Court ruled on Monday, rejecting demands of mint workers after their weekly working hours were increased from 37.5 hours to 44 hours.The mint workers had challenged a National Industrial Tribunal order turning down their demand for an…
Rain in Kolkata on Monday A waterlogged street in north Kolkata Rain in Kolkata on Monday A waterlogged street in north Kolkata Rain in Kolkata on Monday Kolkata: The city received a few spells of rain for most part of Monday, but the rainfall pattern was marked by a massive north-south divide. While Dum Dum…
An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Waterlogging in front of the airport terminal An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Waterlogging in front of the airport terminal An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Kolkata: Heavy afternoon rain and extensive waterlogging brought air traffic to a crawl and…
Saurav Palodhi, the film’s director, with child actors Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, and Gitashree Chakraborty Kolkata: Saurav Palodhi, director of “Onko Ki Kothin”, which saw its three child actors win National Awards, has publicly declared his support for Sonam Wangchuk. Palodhi dedicated the film’s recent success to Wangchuk, who is leading a youth-driven movement calling…
Kolkata: A 40-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl after distracting her by handing over a mobile phone, triggering widespread protests in Dum Dum. Police also arrested a former councillor of Dum Dum Municipality for allegedly attempting to shield the accused, identified as Billal Gazi of Sapuipara.The woman’s mother…
Kolkata: The Union rural development ministry will conduct a four-day training programme for Bengal govt officials this week to accelerate the implementation of the VB-G RAM G scheme. According to officials, the programme will be held from Tuesday to Friday at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town. Senior officials from the Union ministry…
Martyrs’ Day July 21 rally Kolkata: Three rallies marking the July 21 Shahid Diwas—one led by the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress, one by the Ritabrata faction and the third by the Congress—are set to hit the city on Tuesday, putting Kolkata’s traffic management to test.While the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool will hold…
Kolkata: “There was no need to fire bullets to control the crowd located far away from Writers’ Buildings,” CM Suvendu Adhikari read out from the Sushanta Chatterjee Commission’s report on the police firing on a Mamata Banerjee-led Youth Congress rally on July 21, 1993, that led to the death of 12 activists (a 13th person…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official work in the state from Sept 1, a day after Union home minister Amit Shah suggested the move in a letter to him.“From Sept 1, 2026, the use of Bengali will be compulsory in govt work at all levels….
Spanish players reach the Madrid airport after their World Cup triumph Kolkata: Several schools and colleges on Monday saw half-filled classrooms, as on average 30 to 40% of students were absent. The hangover from last night went on almost all day, as several school teachers and principals noticed that during classes, discussions about the match…
