Puja organisers are worried the controversy could affect the puja economy Kolkata: Organisers of big-ticket pujas and the catering industry are hoping that the cloud hanging over Durga Puja since Bageshwar Dham Peethadhishwar Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s appeal to the “Hindus of Bengal” to keep non-vegetarian food away from puja venues will soon clear.Puja organisers…
Kolkata: Supreme Court on Tuesday settled a three-decade-old dispute involving Peerless General Finance and Investment Company Limited (PGFI) and Parasmal Lodha-owned Bhagwati Developers Private Limited (BDPL) over change in shareholding pattern by ruling in favour of PGFI.PGFI is the holding company of Peerless group, one of the largest home-grown conglomerates in Bengal. Currently, the Roy…
Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday issued suspension notices to 40 establishments including several prominent restaurants and confectioneries in the city for alleged violation of food safety norms during a week-long inspection drive.Among the establishments named by civic officials are specific outlets of popular Mughlai restaurants like Arsalan, Kareem’s, Nizam’s, Simla Biryani, Chinese restaurants Big…
Durga idol immersion at Baje Kadamtala ghat Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s announcement barring the use of cranes during Durga Puja idol immersion has prompted the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), which oversees immersion in the city, to explore alternatives that may include dissolving idols in situ with water jets or deploying workers to push them…
Kolkata: Critically injured after an attack by a Bengal tiger, organs of a 36-year-old Sundarbans fisherman who was declared brain dead at SSKM Hospital’s Trauma Care Centre are set to save multiple lives. The organs of another deceased donor, a 37-year-old from Hooghly, will breathe new life in two renal failure patients.With this, the deceased…
Kolkata: Several north-India bound trains, including Howrah-Delhi Duronto and Poorva Express, and trains headed to Kathgodam, Dehradun, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction and Prayagraj will be rerouted later this month owing to advancement work in Sonpur and Danapur in Bihar. Six trains from Howrah to different parts of Bihar will be cancelled between Sept 20…
.Jalpaiguri Zilla school headmaster Dharmu Chand Barui being rescued from irate mob Jalpaiguri: The headmaster of Jalpaiguri Zilla School was left bleeding after being assaulted by students following an incident in which he allegedly beat up four Class 10 students during an altercation over a midday meal.On Tuesday afternoon, as the school prepared a special…
Kolkata: The Centre has approved Rs 1,042.62 crore for widening and strengthening six road projects covering 194.10 km across Bengal under the Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) scheme, Union minister for road transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said in a social media post on Tuesday.Gadkari said the projects would improve connectivity, reduce travel time and…
People from the flood-affected areas of Manikchak Block are being evacuated to safe locations by boat in Malda district on Monday Malda: Authorities breached a ring embankment at South Chandipur on Tuesday using an excavator to drain floodwaters trapped in Bhutni in Malda’s Manikchak block. The move followed appeals from residents and political functionaries after…
Preparation on for CM’s programme at Jadavpur 8B bus stand Kolkata: Gariahat-bound traffic was channelised through the Jadavpur 8B bus stand on Tuesday to facilitate construction of a dais on Raja SC Mullick Road near Jadavpur crossing for Wednesday’s Gerua Samman Yatra. During the yatra, in which chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will participate, Jadavpur University…
