Kolkata: Trinamool is set to launch a protest campaign against what it described as BJP’s “bulldozer culture” and the forceful eviction of hawkers. As part of the programme, the party will hold demonstrations at Howrah Station, Sealdah Station and near Ballygunge on Thursday.The decision was taken following a meeting chaired by former CM and party…
Kolkata: State govt has decided to reverse the previous regime’s stance and send a representative to the Damodar Valley River Regulation Committee.For the past two years, Bengal left its seat vacant, with the TMC govt withdrawing its representative.CM Suvendu Adhikari held a virtual conference with DVC officials on Thursday. Irrigation and power departments have been…
Kolkata: Two employees of a Gujarat-based trader were kidnapped by a gang of six armed men, robbed of Rs 42 lakh and then abandoned on the Kona Expressway in the first week of May. The complainant, Kamlesh Rajnikant Shah, 63, a resident of Gandhinagar arrived in Kolkata on Monday to report the crime at the…
Kolkata: The Calcutta HC on Tuesday directed police to escort a disabled woman back to her home by May 21 after her husband refused to take her back despite the court waiving hospital dues exceeding Rs 1 crore.The woman had been admitted to Apollo hospitals in Sept 2021 following a two-wheeler accident. Her husband allegedly…
In a session that blended entrepreneurial insight with personal candour, Wow! Momo co-founder and chief marketing officer Muralikrishnan recently interacted with students of Calcutta Public School, Baguiati, under The Times of India’s flagship initiative ‘Leaders on Campus’. The event, themed ‘From Idea to Impact: Scaling with Speed’, drew an enthusiastic audience of high school students…
Kolkata: Less than 24 hours of receiving the complaint, Bidhannagar Police has started a probe into allegations raised by Satadru Dutta, the organiser of the Messi India tour, against former sports minister Aroop Biswas, former DG Rajeev Kumar, New Alipore councillor Juin Biswas and IAS officer Santanu Basu for allegedly sabotaging the event at the…
Kolkata: Faced with a rapidly shrinking supply of beef, zoo authorities are scrambling to find alternative food sources for carnivorous animals, with chicken and pork emerging as temporary substitutes amid fears of a prolonged supply disruption.Officials said the crisis has already forced authorities to alter feeding plans for some of the zoo’s largest carnivores, including…
Kolkata: All private hospitals in Kolkata have been asked to join Ayushman Bharat panel through the online portal ‘as soon as possible’ by the state health dept. At a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Swasthya Bhavan officials interacted with representatives of over 350 private hospitals and nursing homes across the state, including Kolkata. It was attended…
Kolkata: Taslima Nasrin, the Bangladesh-born author living in exile and now based in Delhi, said the change in regime in West Bengal has rekindled her hopes of returning to Kolkata, from where she was forced out in Nov 2007. She said she has not been allowed to return to the city since then.An upbeat Taslima…
Joint STF raid bunks illegal arms unit in Bihar’s Purnea; 5 arrested (File Photo) KOLKATA: An illegal arms manufacturing unit operating from an underground chamber beneath a paper plate factory was busted in Bihar’s Purnea district, police said on Tuesday. The concealed “mini gun factory” at Haripur village under Damdaha police station limits was exposed…
