KOLKATA: Trinamool neta Kailash Kumar Mishra, who contested the 2026 Assembly election from Bally, is facing fresh legal trouble after Kolkata Police registered an FIR against him on charges of extortion, criminal conspiracy and fraud.The case was lodged by Burrabazar Police Station under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) following a court order….
The submerged Tourist vehicle in Balsaon river at Dudhia Siliguri: Four persons, including two women, were rescued after their SUV got stranded in the swollen Balason river at Dudhia, on the outskirts of Siliguri, on Tuesday night.Police said all four escaped unhurt. They were rescued with the help of local residents after the river swelled…
Shyam Steel Group MD Lalit Beriwal Kolkata: Shyam Steel Group’s mega projects, likely to be inaugurated by CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday, are expected to generate employment for 20,000 people with an investment of Rs 15,000 crore, making these the biggest projects in terms of investment and jobs announced since BJP came to office in…
Bengali cinema received accolades this week across Germany. KOLKATA: Bengali cinema has been celebrated this week across Germany, with two film festivals celebrating Indian storytelling in cities 633 kilometers apart. Amitabha Chaterji’s “Rango Bibaaho” earned the Jury Award for Best Film at the IndoGerman Filmweek in Berlin, while Amartya Ray was honored with the “Shooting…
Pics: Manoj Kumar Kar & Amar Khamar Crabs on the menu might not be new, but Sundarbans’s indigenous miniature chiti kankra is a rare treat. So when South Kolkata’s Amar Khamar lunch room unveiled a tasting menu for the second edition of its Family Table last weekend – spotlighting the foraged estuarine crab that’s so…
Taslima Nasrin will make her comeback to Kolkata on August 1 KOLKATA: Nearly 19 years after she was forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city on August 1 for a literary event at Rabindra Sadan.For Nasrin, who has repeatedly described Kolkata as her ‘home’,…
Kolkata: After weeks of turmoil over Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) presidency issues, Piya Sengupta’s resignation has been accepted to make way for Krishna Daga as the new president of the organization. Simultaneously, in an effort to stabilize Tollywood, four actor-turned-BJP MLAs Papiya Adhikary, Rudranil Ghosh, Hiran Chattopadhyay and Roopa Ganguly met information and…
The CM at Banabitan bio-diversity park in Salt Lake on Tuesday Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday called for setting a target of planting 10 crore trees this year, advising the govt functionaries in the panchayat, Assembly and parliamentary constituency levels to set targets to plant trees in their respective areas.Addressing a gathering after…
Kolkata: “You cannot be inhumane,” the Calcutta High Court told KMC on the public notice, not undersigned by any official, issued for eviction of dwellers under the Hastings flyover and extended the interim protection till July 28.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee was hearing a PIL, which…
Agnimitra Paul conducts inspection of Subhas Sarobar Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said she was unhappy with the poor condition of Subhas Sarobar, a century-old artificial lake near Beleghata off EM Bypass.She visited the lake after morning walkers and regular visitors complained about poor maintenance, dirty grounds, broken…
