Martyrs’ Day July 21 rally Kolkata: Three rallies marking the July 21 Shahid Diwas—one led by the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool Congress, one by the Ritabrata faction and the third by the Congress—are set to hit the city on Tuesday, putting Kolkata’s traffic management to test.While the Mamata Banerjee faction of Trinamool will hold…
Kolkata: “There was no need to fire bullets to control the crowd located far away from Writers’ Buildings,” CM Suvendu Adhikari read out from the Sushanta Chatterjee Commission’s report on the police firing on a Mamata Banerjee-led Youth Congress rally on July 21, 1993, that led to the death of 12 activists (a 13th person…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official work in the state from Sept 1, a day after Union home minister Amit Shah suggested the move in a letter to him.“From Sept 1, 2026, the use of Bengali will be compulsory in govt work at all levels….
Spanish players reach the Madrid airport after their World Cup triumph Kolkata: Several schools and colleges on Monday saw half-filled classrooms, as on average 30 to 40% of students were absent. The hangover from last night went on almost all day, as several school teachers and principals noticed that during classes, discussions about the match…
Fans wait for the next world cup Kolkata: For the past one and half months, evenings had a fixed routine. Dinner was planned well ahead kick-off times, sleep schedules were abandoned, WhatsApp groups buzzed through the night and neighbourhoods echoed with cheers and groans till dawn.Then, on Sunday night, Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in…
Calcutta High Court (file picture) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday refused to grant interim relief to the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool against the ED’s freeze on three of its bank accounts, observing that the remaining 36 accounts — holding around Rs 164 crore — remain unfrozen.Justice Krishna Rao held that the ED’s freeze…
Kolkata: Police have arrested four employees of a local rehabilitation center after a 17-year-old boy, who was suffering from mental health issues, was allegedly thrashed to death in Bansdroni on Sunday.Parents of the deceased boy, who was a resident of Bansdroni, had contacted the rehabilitation facility on Sunday for his treatment, police sources said. The…
While a spectacular helicopter flower shower (pushpa brishti) delighted thousands of devotees on Sunday, the aerial ritual had to be called off on Monday due to heavy downpours Tarakeswar: The century-old Shravani Mela commenced at the Tarakeswar temple on Monday with massive security and enhanced pilgrim infrastructure under a special initiative by chief minister Suvendu…
Kolkata: With focus to expand livelihood opportunities while strengthening rural infrastructure, the state aims to generate 27.2 crore person-days in the remaining nine months of the financial year under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G), which has been rolled out in the state from July 1,…
Mamata Banerjee takes stock of preparations for Tuesday’s event on Cathedral Road Kolkata: On the eve of July 21, a date etched in Bengal’s political history, the families of those killed in the 1993 police firing find themselves caught between loyalty, uncertainty and fresh political controversy after CM Suvendu Adhikari’s dramatic remarks in the assembly…
