Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has prohibited its personnel from using mobile phones along with other hearing devices on duty.The top brass has warned that any violation of this directive will attract severe disciplinary action.The official order, which was sent to all police units on Saturday, is for personnel on active duty. “It is hereby ordered…
Students sporting their favourite player’s jersey Kolkata: The state on Sunday asked all state schools which have morning classes to either declare holiday, or relax attendance, due to the post-midnight start of the Fifa WC final. The order said, “In view of the fact that the Fifa World Cup 2026 between Spain and Argentina kicks…
Fans watching the World Cup in Kolkata Kolkata: While several restaurants stayed open beyond midnight for the World Cup final on Sunday, they also saw significant growth in sales over the last six weeks, thanks to football fans who stayed glued to match replays that were beamed continuously at restobars. With most matches being played…
Rain in Kolkata on Sunday Kolkata: Brace for more rain between Tuesday and Thursday as the three synoptic conditions become more favourable for enhanced rain activity in Kolkata and its surrounding along with other south Bengal districts. Met officials said that the city will continue to get one of two spells of rain on Monday…
Totos compete with buses, choke roads Kolkata: The West Bengal Transport Department has drawn up a plan to realign the operation of toto, or e-rickshaw, services across urban local bodies (ULBs), restricting them primarily to last-mile connectivity and keeping them off major roads and highways. The move is aimed at easing congestion and strengthening the…
Banabitan bio-diversity park in Salt Lake Kolkata: The daily entry fee of Rs 10 for morning walkers from 5 am to 7 am at Banabitan bio-diversity park in Salt Lake has been waived. The green projects wing under West Bengal Forest Development Corporation issued a public notice, announcing the waiver coming into effect from Sunday.“It…
Kolkata: A 30-year-old woman was molested at a night club on Park Street in the early hours of Sunday. A venue employee was also involved in allegedly assaulting the woman’s fiance when the latter tried to intervene, the woman claimed.According to cops, the incident took place at around 3 am when the woman was preparing…
The woman, Puja Biswas, with the firearms and ammunition Kolkata: A 38-year-old woman was arrested and CID found her handbag packed with pistols, ammunition and cash in Ashoknagar on Sunday, exposing what investigators suspect could be an interstate arms trafficking network.“Dressed in a salwar-kameez with her head covered by a scarf, the woman appeared to…
Kolkata: A 40-year-old woman was arrested for leading a robbery in which the victim had been tied up at her own house. Cops have recovered the stolen gold jewellery worth lakhs within days of the robbery in the Rajabagan area.Accused Sultana Begum, alias Rosy, is a resident of SA Farooque Road. According to cops, the…
Kolkata: A man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a customer to steal gemstones worth nearly Rs 5 lakh from a jewelry shop in Behala on Thursday. The accused, 40-year-old Prabhat Debnath, was tracked down to his residence in Durgapur within 24 hours of committing the crime.According to cops, the jewellery store was inaugurated…
