Kolkata: In one of the largest seizures of animal export from India in recent times, Kolkata Customs has seized nearly 1,100 protected and exotic animals and aquatic species covered under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES on Friday night. Two passengers travelling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were intercepted and the officials found the animals…
Kolkata: The city may receive light to moderate rain and thunderstorms on Sunday under the impact of monsoon currents and a seasonal trough that extends from Punjab to Bihar across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. A bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre said that “in view of the favourable wind pattern and strong moisture incursion…
Kolkata/Tarakeswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented to the state projects worth over Rs 1,492 crore spanning agriculture, railways, connectivity and healthcare at an event to mark Paschimbanga Divas in Tarakeswar on Saturday. Addressing his first public rally since the new CM’s swearing-in, Modi said winds of change have brought “a new freshness and fragrance” to…
T-Shirts being sold at Bidhan Market —— Suparna Goswami Kolkata: Preparations for the International Yoga Day celebrations on Red Road on Sunday, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be leading a mass yoga session, have triggered a sharp rise in demand for yoga-related products across Kolkata. This has provided a healthy boost to the city’s…
Kolkata: As the city prepares to celebrate the International Day of Yoga on Sunday, with PM Narendra Modi leading a mass yoga event on Red Road, housing societies across Kolkata are preparing to host community yoga sessions for residents.Diamond City South in Tollygunge will hold its annual group yoga session on Sunday. “Last year, we…
Howrah: Acting on CM’s orders, CID on Saturday took over the investigation into the murder of BJP functionary Prasanta Dey in Bagnan. A CID team visited Dey’s home and spoke to his wife, Soma Dey, and other family members.The same team then recorded statements of family members of the main accused — Sheikh Mofizul Islam…
Kolkata: Trinamool on Saturday issued a show-cause notice to former minister Aroop Biswas over his June 12 letter to HDFC Bank that led to a freeze on three of the party’s bank accounts.The party is likely to move the Calcutta High Court, questioning how police can seek a debit freeze without court orders and how…
CM Suvendu Adhikari with PM Narendra Modi during the celebrations at Tarakeswar on Saturday Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday said the state govt has officially observed “Paschimbanga Divas” (West Bengal Day) for the first time, signalling a major shift in acknowledging the historical timeline that had led to the state’s creation.June 20 marks the…
Kolkata: Veteran Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay on Saturday handed over a copy of the controversial resolution book to CID investigators as the agency intensified its probe into the Signgate case.The Ballygunge MLA said he himself called the CID to come over to his place and collect the copy of the May 19 resolution, for which…
A badly leaned Cotton Tree (Shimul) at Rabindra Sarovar successfully replanted with bulldozer (payloader) and 15-ton hydraulic ladder Kolkata: Payloaders and cranes rolled into Rabindra Sarobar on Saturday morning, not to demolish illegal structures or remove encroachments, but to replant four large trees that had toppled during a thunderstorm about three weeks ago.The 88 kmph…
