Kolkata: Monsoon reached Kolkata and most parts of south Bengal on a cloudy Friday even as the city recorded a maximum temperature of 34°C. While some parts of the city received drizzles, rain will be scanty in and around the city over the next seven days, said the Met office. This is the earliest monsoon…
Jhargram: Another fatal elephant attack was reported in Jhargram on Friday morning, taking the number of deaths in such incidents in the district over the past two months to seven.The latest incident occurred at Ramchandrapur village under Nayagram police station in the Kharagpur forest division. The victim, identified by forest department and police sources as…
Shantiniketan on harish mukherjee road 188 Harish Mukherjee Road in Kolkata…….. Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings dept will send a team from borough IX to several Abhishek Banerjee properties in the Kalighat area for physical inspection. This inspection is needed, as per the KMC buildings rule, to determine on the spot whether…
The playground in Kolkata where the incident took place KOLKATA: A late evening stroll turned into a nightmare for a south Kolkata pet loving couple, , who were allegedly assaulted, and the woman was molested, by some locals after they attempted to enter a neighborhood playground with their pet dogs on May 30. Both of…
Kolkata: Mass resignations by councillors in civic bodies across the northern suburbs and Barrackpore industrial belt, including North Dum Dum, Titagarh, North Barrackpore, New Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia, continued on Friday, with councillors of Kamarhati Municipality, including the chairman, resigned.Kamarhati Municipality chairman Gopal Saha and a councillor have tendered their resignations from their…
KOLKATA: A 48-year-old female shop owner in north Kolkata’s busy commercial district was allegedly stalked, verbally abused, and faced an extortion attempt by a fraudster, who used the name of a female municipal councillor for intimidating the victim.The incident took place in Jorabagan Police Station jurisdiction on June 5. It has raised serious safety concerns…
KOLKATAL: TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee repeatedly replied, “I do not know,” during his marathon questioning by the West Bengal CID in the alleged signature forgery case on Thursday.Investigators were reportedly dissatisfied with his responses and have summoned him again on June 14 for a second round of grilling, according to news…
Banknotes celebrate past football legends KOLKATA: As the FIFA World Cup, the biggest spectacle on earth, got underway in Mexico, football has found an unusual place of celebration in the collection of Debkumar Pal, a member of the Numismatic Society of Calcutta and the International Bank Note Society.Pal has assembled 15 bank notes from across…
John Paul, known for his live guitar performances with Arijit Singh, Amit Trivedi and Raghu Dixit to name a few, treated Kolkata to an electrifying performance at a city pub on Sunday. The musician performed tracks from Kalpana, his cross-cultural fusion debut album dedicated to his late mother. Inspired by his vivid imagination, collaboration and…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee has been summoned again by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the alleged signature forgery case. Officials said Banerjee has been asked to appear before investigators on June 14.The fresh summons came a day after Banerjee was questioned for nearly six…
