Ferran Torres in Kolkata during the U-17 World Cup in 2017; pic by Pradip Datta Kolkata: Long before Ferran Torres broke Argentine hearts in the Fifa World Cup final on Sunday night, Kolkata witnessed his talent first-hand.Nine years ago, a teenage Torres turned out at a packed Salt Lake stadium in the 2017 Fifa U-17…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court in a July 14 order directed Bengal Police to arrest cricketer Abhishek Porel and seize his electronic devices. Porel is facing criminal charges of rape lodged by a third-year medical student who alleged she was sexually assaulted and abused with a false promise of marriage. She had moved HC alleging…
Kolkata: A 25-year-old woman was found hanging inside a rented apartment in New Town on Sunday night while her live-in partner was discovered with slit wrists, lying in a pool of blood. Cops are probing whether the case involves murder followed by a suicide attempt.The deceased, social media influencer Trisha Saha, was originally from Barrackpore…
Waterlogging on Amherst street Kolkata: Two spells of heavy rain on Monday afternoon left areas in north and central Kolkata, including arterial roads, inundated, leading to traffic snarls that lasted for hours.KMC sources said several areas in north and northeast Kolkata went under water following torrential rain between 1 pm and 3 pm. The highest…
Kolkata: Increase in working hours does not automatically trigger a right to get double the pay, Calcutta High Court ruled on Monday, rejecting demands of mint workers after their weekly working hours were increased from 37.5 hours to 44 hours.The mint workers had challenged a National Industrial Tribunal order turning down their demand for an…
Rain in Kolkata on Monday A waterlogged street in north Kolkata Rain in Kolkata on Monday A waterlogged street in north Kolkata Rain in Kolkata on Monday Kolkata: The city received a few spells of rain for most part of Monday, but the rainfall pattern was marked by a massive north-south divide. While Dum Dum…
An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Waterlogging in front of the airport terminal An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Waterlogging in front of the airport terminal An app cab stuck at the waterlogged Haldiram crossing Kolkata: Heavy afternoon rain and extensive waterlogging brought air traffic to a crawl and…
Saurav Palodhi, the film’s director, with child actors Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, and Gitashree Chakraborty Kolkata: Saurav Palodhi, director of “Onko Ki Kothin”, which saw its three child actors win National Awards, has publicly declared his support for Sonam Wangchuk. Palodhi dedicated the film’s recent success to Wangchuk, who is leading a youth-driven movement calling…
Kolkata: A 40-year-old man was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl after distracting her by handing over a mobile phone, triggering widespread protests in Dum Dum. Police also arrested a former councillor of Dum Dum Municipality for allegedly attempting to shield the accused, identified as Billal Gazi of Sapuipara.The woman’s mother…
Kolkata: The Union rural development ministry will conduct a four-day training programme for Bengal govt officials this week to accelerate the implementation of the VB-G RAM G scheme. According to officials, the programme will be held from Tuesday to Friday at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town. Senior officials from the Union ministry…
