Kolkata: A 40-year-old woman and the wife of a college professor, Enakshi Das, was found dead at her Garia home on Sunday morning with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth and a blunt-force injury to the back of her head. Her husband, Soumik, has been missing since the incident, leaving behind their ailing…
Kolkata: Film writer Utsav Mukherjee has been found after being missing for 24 days and is currently staying at a friend’s house in Delhi, according to people close to the family. The police, too, confirmed the same. “Script writer Utsav Mukherjee has been traced in Delhi, presently residing with his friend,” said joint CP (crime)…
Kolkata: Fending off barbs over the RG Kar incident, alleged infiltration, and his “outsider” status raised by the BJP, current MLA and deputy mayor Atin Ghosh appears confident of retaining the Cossipore-Belgachhia constituency for a second term. While Ghosh is confident of a record-margin win, his primary opponent, BJP’s Ritesh Tiwari, has centred his campaign…
Barrackpore/Noapara/Khardah: Perhaps no other political figure encapsulates the shifting sands of the intense turf battle within the Barrackpore industrial quagmire as former MP Arjun Singh. Having traversed between Trinamool and BJP multiple times since 2019, Singh — who recently lost the 2024 LS polls — is now contesting the Noapara Assembly seat on a BJP…
Kolkata: Nearly 12.9 lakh voters across 142 assembly segments, which go to the polls on April 29, will get to know on Monday whether they get back their voting rights. According to the SC guideline, names cleared by the SIR tribunals by Monday will be added to the supplementary voter lists 48 hours before the…
Kolkata: Politicians across party lines made a beeline to make the most of the last Sunday of campaigning before the second phase of polling. While several started early to finish by 11 am, some braved the heat even after 12 noon.Though the scorching sun was missing in morning, there was extreme discomfort throughout the day….
Kolkata: A bomb-like explosion was reported near Noapara police station on Saturday. The incident reportedly took place when an explosive device was being defused by a bomb squad, leading to an unexpected blast. “A probe is underway to ascertain the exact cause of the suspected blast,” said an officer. tnn Source link
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted a number of searches across West Bengal in connection to the ration distribution scam. The agency is targeting the money laundering sources in connection to the suspected ration distribution fraud. The central investigating officers visited the North 24 Parganas home of a businessman to investigate his ties to…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Saturday issued a fresh transfer and posting order involving four inspectors across three police stations in the city.In an official communication, KP commissioner informed the Bengal CEO that inspector Gautam Das of the Special Branch has been posted as OC of Kalighat PS. Inspector Subrata Pandey from the south division…
Kolkata: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that while some Hindu names have been deleted from the electoral rolls, they have to “do a little sacrifice to make the nation better”.Addressing a press conference, Sarma said, “Some Hindu names were deleted in the SIR (special intensive revision) process. How will the country…
