Kolkata: With Durga Puja travel bookings set to gather pace over the next few weeks, Kolkata Police has issued an advisory urging travellers to exercise caution while booking hotels online and to avoid sharing unmasked Aadhaar cards during hotel check-ins, warning that cyber criminals are increasingly exploiting holiday travel to steal personal and financial information.The…
The toilets that were demolished at the park where the Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durgatsav Samity organises its Durga Puja Kolkata: The preparedness of one of the famous Durga Pujas in north Kolkata — organised by Chorbagan Sarbojanin Durgatsav Samity — is likely to face hurdles following demolition of a structure at Sarada Banerjee Park where the…
Kolkata: The school education department will conduct inspections at private schools to check whether they have no-objection certificates (NOC) from the state and are officially recognized. Department officials have been asked to conduct regular inspections of both govt and private schools.The initiative follows a high-level review meeting chaired by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at Bikash…
Tourism minister Shankar Ghosh announced that the state will pursue Unesco recognition by projecting Dalhousie Square as a “Living Heritage” precinct Kolkata: The Bengal govt has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to reposition Kolkata as a global heritage tourism destination, announcing plans to seek Unesco recognition for the city’s Dalhousie Square and the centuries-old artisans’ quarter…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police is preparing to overhaul its emergency response system by introducing the national emergency helpline number 112 alongside the existing 100 helpline.The move follows concerns expressed by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari that police response times in Bengal have been higher because the state police had not been fully integrated with the national 112…
SHANTINIKETAN Residence of Abhishek Banerjee at Harish mukherjee road……Debobrata Shome Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s buildings dept will conduct the much-discussed hearings on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s properties on Friday. All eyes will be on ‘Shantiniketan’, a prime property on Harish Mukherjee Road owned or co-owned by Banerjee, his family or his company. Apart…
Bishop Paritosh Canning, Bengal Christian Council joint secretary (centre) Suman Biswas and vice-president (far left) Pradip Goswami at Bishop’s House on Thursday Kolkata: Bishop Paritosh Canning on Thursday urged both the Centre and the state to protect churches and their properties from being vandalised.Canning, who is also the moderator of the Church of North India…
No blanker protection for Abhishek: Cal HC Exterior of Calcutta High Court- Kolkata Heritage story. Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused interim protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in eight FIRs. Responding to the claim of Banerjee’s counsel that chief minister Suvendu Adhikari also got blanket protection in 17 cases filed as one petition…
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish fast-track courts for paper leak cases will act as “a decisive blow to crush the paper leak mafia”.Adhikari on his X handle said, “This will ensure swift and stringent justice and would be effective in protecting…
Kolkata: Bishop Paritosh Canning on Thursday appealed to the Centre to talk to protesters and listen to their demands to find a solution at the earliest. “Political functionaries are like father figures to this student community that has been protesting against the NEET paper leak. A solution must be found immediately, and their demands should…
