Kolkata: A quest to find his missing son turned into a nightmare and financial deceit for a senior citizen, who was reportedly duped of his life savings of over Rs 29 lakh by a private detective, who apparently offered to rescue the youth.The 64-year-old retired WBCS officer, who is a resident of Burdwan, lodged a…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at the programme in Keshpur on Tuesday Keshpur: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s helicopter made an emergency landing at Kolaghat on Tuesday after bad weather disrupted its scheduled flight to Mohabani in Keshpur, West Midnapore.The helicopter, which took off from Dum Dum, landed at the football ground of Kolaghat Balaka Mancha near the…
Kolkata: A technical glitch disrupted the Blue Line (Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram) Metro services on Tuesday morning, leading to trains running behind schedule and leading to crowding at stations. Metro Railway authorities said services normalised shortly after 6.30am, though delays persisted for some time. Later in the day, another snag affected services between Noapara and Dakshineswar.“During the…
Kolkata: What’s in a surname? Well, for many in Bengal during Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, it could have meant the difference between being on the voters’ list and off it.The Ayushman Bharat health insurance card, however, may be easier to crack. The administration has issued detailed guidelines for resolving mismatches between Aadhaar details…
A temporary market has been built for Maidan Market traders Kolkata: Metro was banking on the state to clear the Purple Line’s BC Roy Market hurdle, Metro Railway general manager Prem Sagar Gupta said on Tuesday.The state PWD recently asked the 528 traders at BC Roy or Maidan Market to shift to the temporary market,…
Kolkata: In the wake of the state health depart finding irregularities in some private blood banks, health officials on Tuesday held a meeting with 73 private blood banks, including 11 that are under the scanner. While cautioning action against blood centres that violate blood safety norms, health officials suggested ways of rectifying the standard shortfall…
Kolkata: The CBI has arrested another absconding accused in the murder case of BJP activist Avijit Sarkar, who was killed during post-election violence in Kolkata in 2021.Bishal Pal, also known as Gopal Das, a resident of Kankurgachhi, was arrested from Rabindranagar in Madhyamgram around 11.45 am on Tuesday. An officer said Pal had been absconding…
Waterlogged Patipukur underpass Waterlogging at Amherst Street on Tuesday. photo by Sayantan Chakraborty VIP Road under water . photo Mayukh Sengupta Waterlogging in front of Jain Pareshnath Mandir at Belgachhia on Tuesday. photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Waterlogged Patipukur underpass Waterlogging at Amherst Street on Tuesday. photo by Sayantan Chakraborty VIP Road under water . photo…
Kolkata: In the backdrop of the continuing deadlock on the EC meetings, the higher education department has requested Jadavpur University (JU) to submit detailed information regarding the Executive Council (EC) meetings that have been conducted in the last three years (2023 to 2026).This development comes amid JU vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee writing to higher education minister…
Kolkata: Former BJP national secretary Anupam Hazra, who has on several occasions been critical of the party, on Tuesday posted a veiled “message” apparently aimed at BJP functionaries who have recently gained prominence.Hazra, who has not been seen in any active role during the 2026 polls, shared a video on his Facebook page along with…
