Md Salman Hossain, one of the 14 accused, being produced in court on Sunday Kolkata: Foreign-funded “Jamatis”, and not students, may have been behind the attacks on police personnel and journalists during Friday’s demonstration in Esplanade over the alleged NEET paper leak, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday. He clarified that neither Cockroach Janta Party…
The man lost Rs 7 lakh in the scam Kolkata: A 70-year-old resident of Naktala lost Rs 7 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Kolkata Police launched an investigation to track the culprits and froze the recipient bank accounts. The scam came to light when the senior citizen appeared distressed in his home, prompting his…
The Indian Museum, Kolkata, on Sunday commemorated the birth centenary of artist and visual chronicler Rathin Mitra Kolkata: The Indian Museum, Kolkata, on Sunday commemorated the birth centenary of artist and visual chronicler Rathin Mitra (1926-2019) by inaugurating a retrospective exhibition and released a commemorative volume that pays tribute to his contribution in documenting India’s…
Kolkata: A 26-year-old KMC contractual driver was hospitalized with serious head injuries following a violent assault triggered by a minor parking dispute near an eye clinic in East Santoshpur on Wednesday afternoon. One person has been arrested so far.The victim, Subrata Mandal, was accompanying Subrata Mazumdar (30), a resident of Nadia district, and Sujan Sarkar,…
Kolkata: The renewed attempt to issue a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) will pave the way for Rs 500-crore project comprising a 950-capacity hostel building, a substation building, a service building, academic block and a food court. This is part of a phased modernisation plan of the business school campus…
Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya (file photo) Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday launched a blistering attack on those involved in the violence that ensued at the Kolkata rally on Friday, saying that “anti-national forces” were surfacing across the country again and “divisive forces raising anti-national slogans” will end up in hospitals. Bhattacharya’s…
Kolkata: Actor Sreelekha Mitra is facing fresh legal trouble after multiple police complaints were filed against her for holding an offensive caricature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a student rally between Sealdah and Esplanade in Kolkata on Friday.BJP spokesperson Keya Ghosh lodged a formal complaint at Anandapur Police Station, while additional complaints were filed…
Kolkata: The state govt has directed all departments, district administrations and civic bodies to organise a week-long series of programmes under the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign from Aug 9 to 17, culminating in Independence Day celebrations.In a notification, Nabanna asked all departments, district magistrates and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to ensure widespread public participation,…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s contributions to the country’s education, women empowerment and the rise of eastern India will endure for generations, CM Suvendu Adhikari said “with a heavy heart” in a social media post on Friday night.“Public life often demands difficult decisions, but the contributions he has…
Kolkata: In a 26-year-old case over the demolition of an unauthorised building, the Calcutta High Court on Friday reprimanded the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), saying that while other administrations are “actively” using JCBs to demolish illegal structures, HMC has taken years to act despite the court’s orders.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya gave the corporation time till Aug…
