Kolkata: Hundreds across Kolkata have been left with red, swollen and sticky eyes, thanks to a twin outbreak of viral conjunctivitis and seasonal allergic conjunctivitis.Triggered by a swelling of the conjunctiva gland of the eye, it is highly contagious and has made many rush to doctors and hospital OPDs for treatment. This time, the outbreak…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Saturday granted interim protection from eviction to alleged occupiers of railway land at Belgharia station till Aug 31.As the eviction drive was supposed to take place at 11 pm on Saturday, an urgent hearing was conducted before Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya’s bench.Since it was submitted by the petitioners that hearing on…
Kolkata: Bidhannagar Police has booked a former driver for alleged sextortion, voyeurism, and criminal intimidation after he allegedly morphed and circulated photographs of his employer’s wife, a resident of Kestopur, to her family members and friends.The accused has been identified as Amit Kumar Ray. After a complaint at Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police Station, lodged by…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced the suspension of five police personnel, including IPS officer Koteswar Rao, for “misusing” powers and “hurting faith” of people in different incidents during the previous govt.The suspended police officers are linked to different incidents including the police firing at Rajbanshi youth Mrityunjay Burman at Kaliaganj, the controversial…
Kolkata: Two men from Haryana were arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly defrauding an elderly Kolkata woman of Rs 3.7 crore in a digital arrest scam by posing as police officers two years ago.The accused, identified as Deepak Tewatia and Akhil Bansiyal, were produced before the Bankshall court on Saturday. The court has sent them…
Kolkata: Bengal’s stringent, new anti-gang law made its debut on Saturday, with the administration using it to register seven FIRs at Hare Street and Entally Police Stations as it doubled down on Friday’s protest march in the city against the Centre for repeated paper leaks and other grievances.Seventy people — none of them students —…
Kolkata: CPM on Saturday distanced itself from attacks on journalists at the rally organised in Kolkata on Friday. “Left student groups were not involved in attacks on mediapersons,” CPM functionary Sujan Chakraborty said.He added that Left groups instead had condemned the attacks and had visited the injured journalists in hospitals.Congress, which too had condemned the…
A crater near CGO Complex in Salt Lake has been filled up with debris Kolkata: The civic authorities have started conducting urgent road patchwork as spells of rain have damaged several roads across Kolkata and Salt Lake. KMC roads department has also roped in a mobile road repair van for repair of parts of several…
The rush of orders for Ganesh idols on Ulto Rath raised hopes for a busy season ahead among artisans at Kumartuli Kolkata: The return journey of Lord Jagannath’s chariot, or Ulto Rath, is considered an auspicious occasion, and on Friday it brought an early festive cheer to Kumartuli as Ganesh idol orders began pouring in,…
Howrah: A 42-year-old gold trader, Pallav Saha, was shot in the leg and hand and robbed of cash and jewellery near Patihal bus stand under Jagatballavpur police station in Howrah, police said.The incident triggered protests by the locals on Saturday. The attack took place on Friday, when Saha closed his showroom and was preparing to…
