Kolkata: Election Commission may bring a resolution to the dispute over Trinamool Congress’s party name, symbol and funds — claimed by both the Mamata Banerjee camp and the faction led by MLA Ritabrata Banerjee — before Sept 16, the deadline for filing nominations for Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls. EC has sought to meet netas of…
JU acting registrar Debjit Dutta Kolkata: Governor-chancellor R N Ravi on Wednesday removed Jadavpur University acting registrar Selim Box Mandal and finance officer Shiladitya Chatterjee from their posts.A letter from the higher education department circulated on Wednesday said the chancellor had appointed history department associate professor Debajit Dutta as registrar and arts faculty secretary Indrajit…
Jalpaiguri: Two people were killed in lightning strikes during a sudden storm in Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday afternoon.The dead were identified as Arjun Oraon, 40, and Ratna Roy, 50.Arjun, a mahout patrolling in Gorumara National Park atop a kunki elephant, took shelter under a tree after dismounting and was struck by lightning there. He was…
Nadanghat: At least 14 people, including a girl, have been injured in attacks by stray horses over the past two days in Nadanghat’s Nichu Chanpahati, in East Burdwan.Sources say the attacks have been carried out by three horses apparently abandoned in the area. Following complaints, a team from the state animal resources development department reached…
Governor RN Ravi administers the oath of office to Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court in Kolkata on Wednesday Kolkata: Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge on Wednesday took oath as the 45th Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court outlining three key priorities — improving access to justice, embracing technology…
According to a State Election Commission report, ruling TIPRA Motha submitted nominations for 4,390 seats (nearly 95.5%), while BJP put up candidates for only 1,974 seats, accounting for 42.9% of the total. Agartala: BJP has failed to field candidates in over 57% of seats in village committee (VC) elections under Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District…
The prime accused in the Attappadi double murder case was arrested in West Bengal. PALAKKAD: The prime accused in the Attappadi double murder case was arrested in West Bengal by Agali police on Tuesday, days after the bodies of a woman and her four-year-old daughter were found dumped in the Bhavani river.The accused has been…
Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar, tasked with leading BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls, said that Kolkata will soon get a “sanatani” mayor KOLKATA: Kolkata will soon get a “sanatani” mayor, Union minister of state Sukanta Majumdar, tasked with leading BJP’s campaign for the upcoming Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls, said on…
Kolkata: Several areas of the city were pounded by an intense spell on Tuesday afternoon. While the shower was heavier in parts of northern and eastern pockets of the city, southern Kolkata escaped with relatively lighter rain. The Met office expects similar thunder shower activities in the city on Wednesday as well.According to meteorologists, the…
Kolkata: Despite a light drizzle, admirers gathered outside 77B Golf Club Road — a dilapidated building where Bhupen Hazarika once lived in a top-floor flat — on Tuesday. Though that flat now lies empty, neighbours still look back with nostalgia at its open windows. It was here that he composed iconic songs like ‘Ami ek…
