Kolkata: The proposed Union cabinet reshuffle is likely to see several Bengal BJP heavyweights secure important berths.Ahead of the expansion — expected after Parliament’s monsoon session — the names of several Bengal netas have started doing the rounds. The prominent among them are state president Samik Bhattacharya and Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan. While Bengal currently…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has set up a Special Task Force (STF-D) to identify, trace and process overstaying foreign nationals and illegal migrants in the city, acting on directions from the Union home ministry and the Bengal home and hill affairs department.The STF-D, headed by the deputy commissioner of police (II), southern division, will comprise officers…
Howrah: Fifteen-year-old national-level shooter Damayanti Sen, whose disappearance from her Howrah home on Thursday morning triggered widespread concern and viral social media appeals, was found on Saturday morning near Ramkrishnapur Ghat. But her return, as puzzling as her disappearance, has left police and family members searching for answers.Damayanti had reportedly left home to buy milk…
. West Bengal Health Minister Sharadwat Mukherjee at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital —— TOI Kolkata: State health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee on Saturday made a surprise visit to RG Kar Hospital and expressed strong dissatisfaction over the cleanliness, inadequate management and alleged broker syndicates at the hospital.Mukherjee visited the hospital around 12.30 pm and…
Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta (File picture) Kolkata: The Bengal govt is working on an industrial policy, including a series of incentives, which it’s likely to unveil by Aug 15, state finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Saturday, adding that the govt would acquire land for industries and also put in place a land policy.“We…
Abhishek Banerjee’s Amatala office demolished. KOLKATA: A demolition drive targeting a Trinamool Congress party office linked to the party’s national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee began in Amtala on Saturday, with district authorities alleging that the five-storey building had been constructed without an approved building plan and in violation of building rules.The…
Missing national level shooter Damayanti Sen returns home (FIle Photo) HOWRAH: National-level shooter Damayanti Sen, who had been missing since Thursday afternoon, was found safe in Howrah on Saturday.The 15-year-old, who was recently selected for national team trials, had left her home on Thursday to buy household items but did not return. Police launched a…
Kolkata: Bengal STF has set up a State Terror Monitoring Grid to track, detect, and break up extremist networks across the state. The grid will work as a central system for counter-terror operations, keeping real-time digital records related to suspects, funding, illegal arms, and incidents.The ‘Terror Suspect Database’ will include details of people suspected of…
Kolkata: Sabyasachi Laskar, the Bengal topper in NEET (UG), the national entrance test to medical colleges, has decided to forgo a career in medicine and instead, study computer science engineering. Sabyasachi, who said his ultimate goal was hardware research to reduce global energy consumption, has already secured admission to IIT-Kharagpur, where his classes will begin…
Kolkata: The Congress functionary from the port area, Mohammad Mukhtar, was arrested on Friday in connection with alleged violence during Muharram in Metiabruz.Police sources said Nadial Police Station had registered a suo motu case after the incident and later took Mukhtar into custody as part of the investigation. A senior officer from the Port division…
