Kolkata: Former Rajganj BDO Prashanta Barman, who had been on the run for months following the murder of a Salt Lake gold trader, Swapan Kamilya, despite a Supreme Court order in Feb to surrender, walked out on bail on Tuesday evening, within less than 24 hours of being arrested in a drink-driving case in New…
Kolkata: Even as police on Tuesday said a case of negligence was initiated at the Netaji Nagar Police Station following the death of a class 3 boy at a private school in Bansdroni, a large number students and their parents staged a protest outside Maharishi Vidya Mandir , demanding justice.The demonstration started around 10.30 am…
Kolkata: Two fires were reported on Tuesday, one on the city’s fringes and another in central Kolkata.Panic gripped Ramchandrapur in Narendrapur around 8 am when a fire broke out at a paint godown. A large stock of paints and chemicals led to the blaze intensifying and residents were moved to safer locations. Six fire tenders…
Kolkata: The state health department has transferred the MSVP of Medical College and Hospital Kolkata (MCHK), Anjan Adhikari, to Raiganj Govt Medical College & Hospital, where he has been sent as a professor of pharmacology.General surgery professor at MCH Santanu Sen has been asked to take over as the new MSVP.This is the first transfer…
The Bengal govt will separate AYUSH from the health department. “A senior official will be in charge of AYUSH,” CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday. After a meeting in Kalyani, Adhikari said AYUSH and the sports department would observe World Yoga Day on June 21. He said the state would hold Jana Kalyan camps on…
Howrah: A parking-zone contractor and his staffers were attacked with choppers at Shalimar station on Sunday night after allegedly refusing an extortion demand of Rs 50,000. The assault, which took place at the parking area, was captured on CCTV cameras.According to police and other workers in the parking zone, the prime accused, Vicky Pandey, and…
Kolkata: In a notification issued by the state’s labour department on Tuesday, a new 100-point roster for govt jobs has been announced. At the same time, the notification mentions 7% OBC reservation.This new guideline mentions reservation of SC, ST, OBC, EWS, ex-Servicemen and persons with disabilities. According to administrative sources, the new roster has been…
Darjeeling: The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR) will soon introduce special train rides for school students between Ghum and Darjeeling following a request from the civil administration, amid worsening traffic congestion and acute vehicle shortages during the peak tourist season.The service is expected to bring relief to hundreds of students who struggle daily to commute through…
Kolkata: Coal India Limited (CIL) has sought to allay concerns over coal shortages despite a sharp rise in daily consumption by thermal power plants, saying 168 million tonnes (MT) of coal is available in the system to meet peak summer demand. Coal stocks at domestic coal-based plants stood at 47.6 MT as of May 23,…
Kolkata: Baduria Municipality chairman Dipankar Bhattacharya was arrested on Tuesday after police recovered about Rs 80 lakh in cash and around 4,000 tarpaulin sheets allegedly meant for disaster relief from a godown at his residence in Punra, in North 24-Parganas. He has been sent to police custody for six days.Police said the raid began Monday…
