KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) seized a cache of arms and ammunition near Rajabazar Science College in Kolkata and detained a man days ahead of the two-phase polling in West Bengal, officials said on Saturday. Acting on suspicion, STF sleuths intercepted the man, who was carrying a bag, near a bus stand…
Kolkata: Sati Chatterjee, a former professor of English literature at Jadavpur University, passed away on Friday at her Lake Gardens residence. The 91-year-old academic was suffering from a lung infection.In 1950, Chatterjee joined Presidency College to study English literature and was a cherished student of professors Subodh Chandra Sengupta and Taraknath Sen. Her father was…
Kolkata: Less than two weeks before the assembly election in Salt Lake-New Town-Rajarhat, the EC removed Bidhannagar Police commissioner, Murlidhar Sharma, from office. The ECI appointed IPS Tripurari Atharva as the new CP. Atharva was previously serving as the director of the Economic Offences Wing.The ECI had earlier directed Murlidhar to report to Tamil Nadu…
Kolkata: The Chinese film festival returned to Nandan after a decade on Friday. The festival, inaugurated by Chinese consul general Xu Wei, will continue till Sunday.The last time a Chinese film festival was held in Kolkata was in 2016.The opening film, ‘Xuan Zang’, is a 2016 Sino-Indian co-production on a young monk’s journey to India…
Kolkata: The annual concert of Sri Ram Narayan Singh Memorial High School, ‘Jhankriti 2025′, was held at Kala Mandir auditorium with eminent personalities from the fields of education and performing arts in attendance. The concert’s theme, ‘Bengal’, celebrated the harmony, diversity and cultural richness of the state. The first day showcased performances by primary section…
Kolkata: Star Health Insurance expects a 25% growth in Bengal in the current fiscal and has set a target of Rs 1,250 crore premium in 2026-27 from the state. Anand Roy, MD and CEO of the company, said Star registered a premium of Rs 1,000 crore in 2025-26 in Bengal, the first time it touched…
Kolkata: Hitting the pause button on the acrimony of an election season where their parties are pitted against one another in Bengal, LoP in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool’s leader in the LS Abhishek Banerjee spoke on a telephonic call on Friday evening. While Gandhi dialled Abhishek to thank him for the “floor coordination”…
Nandigram: Crude bombs were allegedly hurled at BJP neta Abbas Beg’s house in Nandigram late Thursday, hours after he filed a police complaint against TMC neta Sheikh Sufiyan.Beg, BJP Tamluk minority cell general secretary, said the attack in Nayana was meant to silence him. “It was a clear attempt to eliminate me for speaking out…
Kolkata: Just 72 hours to go before the Supreme Court’s first deadline to add voters cleared by SIR tribunals, Election Commission has yet to publish the name of a single person whose voting right has been reinstated and who can participate in the first phase of the Bengal polls on April 23.More than 27 lakh…
Kolkata: Darjeeling, Siliguri, Cooch Behar and North Dinajpur will cease to exist if the delimitation bill is passed, CM Mamata Banerjee said on Friday, slamming the BJP-led govt’s move as a “deliberate attempt at dividing the country”.“They tabled the delimitation bill. Women’s reservation is a false front, as I support it independently. We will support…
