Kolkata: Since its implementation in March 2024, a little less than 400 migrants have been granted citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), say sources. However, the process is expected to gain substantial momentum in Bengal, with CM Suvendu Adhikari’s announcement of enforcement of the Act that aims to grant citizenship rights to persecuted non-Muslim…
Kolkata: ITC Ltd has reported a 5% year-on-year rise in standalone net profit from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal, at Rs 5,113.3 crore. The growth came despite a higher GST rate and a steep increase in excise duties, while West Asia conflict weighed on profitability.The Kolkata-headquartered company had seen a…
Kolkata: The Special PMLA Court on Thursday remanded former state fire minister Sujit Bose to judicial custody till June 4 after the CBI opposed his bail plea, saying it may seek his custody again for further questioning.Opposing the bail application, the CBI referred to the statement of Pachu Roy, former chairman of the South Dum…
Kolkata: Several senior IAS officer were given new postings on Thursday.Ravi Agarwal was posted as commissioner of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation while Rajat Nanda was posted as senior special secretary of PAR department. Nitin Singhania was posted as senior special secretary of home and hill affairs department and Sujay Sarkar is now MD of Tantuja &…
Kolkata: The Union home ministry has extended the deployment of 500 companies of central armed forces (CAPF) in Bengal till June 20 to maintain law and order amid concerns over post-poll violence and tensions in sensitive areas.The Bengal govt, in a May 16 letter, had sought continuation of the central forces till end-Oct 2026. Acting…
Falta/Kolkata: The repoll in the Falta assembly constituency on Thursday recorded a turnout of 87.9% till 8 pm, with no reports of violence or untoward incidents, according to a senior Election Commission (EC) official. Falta registered a 91.8% turnout during the original polling on April 29, which was later countermanded by the EC over allegations…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand on Thursday terminated the extended tenure of Santanu Sinha Biswas, deputy commissioner of police (II), security branch. Biswas had been deputed to the Special Security Unit. According to an official order, DC (II) SCO Angsuman Pal will take over Biswas’s responsibilities with immediate effect, in addition to his existing…
Howrah/Durgapur: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced that elections to the Howrah, Bally and Durgapur civic bodies are likely to be held after the pujas, while promising a crackdown on alleged corruption and administrative irregularities in the municipalities.Speaking after review meetings in Howrah and Durgapur, Adhikari said the govt would request the state Election…
Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has called for an urgent meeting of all councillors at her home amid speculation of possible widening fault lines in the party, with TMC councillors resigning en masse in several parts of Bengal, and at least one high-profile councillor quitting in Kolkata. Sources indicate that Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim has…
Kolkata: A toxic combination of climbing midnight temperatures and relentless relative humidity is trapping Kolkata in a worsening cycle of nighttime heat stress, with the city’s low-income populations bearing the brunt of the crisis.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that Kolkata’s minimum temperatures — typically recorded past midnight — will rise further in the…
