Kolkata mosques to hold prayers in two shifts KOLKATA: In the wake of the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s emphasis on keeping roads clear during religious gatherings, mosques across Kolkata will begin holding prayers in two separate jamats, or shifts, with staggered timings, from Friday. This is to ensure that worshippers can offer…
Fencing work begins in Siliguri, West Bengal (Photo credit: ANI) SILIGURI: Fencing work began along the India-Bangladesh border in the Phansidewa area of Siliguri subdivision on Friday. This comes after the West Bengal government handed over 27 kilometres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF), along with additional land for Border Outposts (BOP) and…
Kolkata: The Trinamool-run KMC board was on the verge of a crisis after the municipal secretary, Swapan Kumar Kundu, on Thursday postponed the KMC House, where policy decisions were taken. Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has convened a meeting of party councillors in the KMC on Friday.According to the KMC Act, the civic board chairperson gives…
Kolkata: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), along with state and central intelligence agencies, is investigating whether a deeply entrenched local spy network exists in Bengal, following the arrest of an alleged Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative from the outskirts of the city.The suspect, Zafar Riaz alias Rizvi, a prominent footwear merchant from Central Kolkata’s Entally neighborhood,…
Kolkata: Former TMC MLA Aditi Munshi and her husband Debraj Chakraborty moved the Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking anticipatory bail over apprehensions of arrest in a disproportionate assets case. The application is likely to be heard on Friday by a bench headed by Justice Jay Sengupta. The couple’s move comes after Chakraborty was recently…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday granted interim protection from coercive action to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee till July 31 in connection with an FIR registered over his remarks at a public rally. A single bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya directed the TMC national general secretary to cooperate with the probe and not travel…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said the Railway Protection Force (RPF) had been asked to keep a watch on “Bangladeshi infiltrators” at railway stations across the state.Speaking after an administrative review meeting in Howrah, Adhikari said he had spoken to the Howrah police commissioner and the RPF regarding the matter. “If they spot…
Kolkata: Since its implementation in March 2024, a little less than 400 migrants have been granted citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), say sources. However, the process is expected to gain substantial momentum in Bengal, with CM Suvendu Adhikari’s announcement of enforcement of the Act that aims to grant citizenship rights to persecuted non-Muslim…
Kolkata: ITC Ltd has reported a 5% year-on-year rise in standalone net profit from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, at Rs 5,113.3 crore. The growth came despite a higher GST rate and a steep increase in excise duties, while West Asia conflict weighed on profitability.The Kolkata-headquartered company had seen a…
Kolkata: The Special PMLA Court on Thursday remanded former state fire minister Sujit Bose to judicial custody till June 4 after the CBI opposed his bail plea, saying it may seek his custody again for further questioning.Opposing the bail application, the CBI referred to the statement of Pachu Roy, former chairman of the South Dum…
