KOLKATA: ED on Sunday carried out searches at several locations in Kolkata as part of an investigation into alleged land grabbing and financial fraud cases connected to fugitive criminal ‘Sona Pappu’, a senior official said.The raids were conducted at the residences of two businessmen in Anandapur and Alipore.“The searches are part of an ongoing investigation…
KOLKATA: A clash broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in West Bengal’s Howrah on Sunday, prompting police to resort to a lathi charge to disperse the crowd.The incident came a day after heightened political tension was reported in the Bhabanipur constituency on Saturday.Earlier on Saturday, the high-stakes political contest…
Kolkata: Lux Industries, one of India’s leading innerwear and apparel manufacturers, is set to be trifurcated among three branches of the founding Todi family in an amicable settlement that will also resolve cross-holdings between the groups. The Rs 3,000 crore company will be split into three verticals, each led by a separate family faction, with…
Asansol: A 43-year-old man was allegedly attacked and beaten to death by miscreants on Friday night near his home at Kanyapur, Asansol, in West Burdwan, after which police detained two persons. Congress netas said the victim was a party supporter and that the assailants were Trinamool supporters.The incident triggered tension in Asansol on Saturday and…
Kolkata: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi went after Trinamool while campaigning in Bengal on Saturday, asking why the ED had summoned him for 55 hours of questioning while CM Mamata Banerjee — in whose state numerous alleged scams had surfaced — had faced no such scrutiny. Trinamool hit back hard, calling Gandhi’s remarks “irresponsible” and pointedly noting…
Kolkata: Tamil superstar and TVK chief Vijay, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav converged in support of CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, applauding her fight against BJP and the Election Commission ahead of the second phase of Bengal polls.Vijay posted a video message hailing Banerjee as “an inspiration…
Kolkata: Tamil superstar and TVK chief Vijay, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav converged in support of CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, applauding her fight against BJP and the Election Commission ahead of the second phase of Bengal polls.Vijay posted a video message hailing Banerjee as “an inspiration…
KOLKATA: For 50-year-old Benji, the anguish of disenfranchisement has brought with it the heartbreak of being orphaned again.An orphan from Kerala, his home for the past 27 years has been his employer’s family in Beleghata. But the Election Commission’s diktat has severed his ‘formal’ link with octogenarian Padmarani Baral, who he considers his mother. During…
Clashes broke out between supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area on Saturday. KOLKATA: Clashes broke out between supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area on Saturday.Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel to intervene and separate…
KOLKATA: A last-minute scramble to “secure” their votes has sent air and train fares to Kolkata from other metros soaring as SIR-spooked voters rush home ahead of Wednesday’s second phase.Between Sunday and Tuesday, one-way flight tickets from Delhi to Kolkata are selling for anything between Rs 13,000 and Rs 20,000, two-three times more than the…
