Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to entertain TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s plea challenging a lower court’s direction of providing his voice sample in connection with the alleged ‘DJ remark’.Banerjee’s counsel had argued in court that the magistrate’s order was “perverse” and contrary to sections under BNSS. He argued that HC had already…
Kolkata: The NIA has filed a charge sheet against 11 people over an alleged terror conspiracy linked to Imam Mahmuder Kafila (IMK), described as an offshoot of the banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), aimed at expanding operations in Bengal and the northeast.The charge sheet was filed on June 26 before the NIA special court in…
Kolkata: From “cross-voting” to abstaining, rebel Trinamool MLAs on Monday repeatedly floundered on the assembly floor during the passage of four bills – the first to be introduced by the BJP govt in Bengal.In the first half, after the discussion, ISF MLA Nawsad Siddique demanded a vote. Three Mamata Banerjee loyalists – Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, Biman…
Stretch leading to lady doctors hostel at NRS —— Kolkata: The arrest of four men accused of harassing junior doctors at NRS Medical College has brought a sense of security back to the campus, even though the accused, residents of neighbouring Convent Road, were released on bail.Women doctors and students on Monday told TOI that…
Kolkata: Bengal Gas Co Ltd (BGCL) is set to submit a detailed plan to KMC, seeking permission to lay piped natural gas (PNG) pipelines across nine stretches in the city in the first phase, following an assurance from the civic body that the application would be processed expeditiously.BGCL, a joint venture of GAIL and the…
Fire in Naphtha pipeline at Bengal’s Haldia refinery injures several workers. KOLKATA: A massive fire broke out in a Naphtha-carrying pipeline at the Haldia Refinery in West Bengal’s Haldia between 4 am and 4.30 am on Tuesday, leaving several workers injured. The injured workers reportedly suffered burn injuries and were rushed for medical treatment. The…
Ashoknagar oilfield Dharmendra Pradhan, minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel dedicates the 8th producing basin of India, Bengal Basin to the nation, at Asokenagar, in North 24 parganas district, nearly 50km from Kolkata. …….kamalendu bhadra Kolkata: Ashoknagar in North 24 Parganas is poised to emerge as Bengal’s newest energy hub, with commercial crude…
Kolkata: The debut of a robot in a city school on Monday emphasised the growing trend of aggressively integrating AI and robotics into classroom teaching. Aiming to provide students with vital hands-on experience, several other schools in the city are undertaking a drive to upgrade their laboratories to keep pace with the tech-driven shift.DPS Ruby…
Empty 239 bus stand in Salt Lake near Mayukh Bhawan, photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: All 41 odd buses plying on route 239 and operating on two alignments – one connecting Shapoorji to Babughat and Salt Lake 12 number Tank to Babughat – have stopped plying from Monday throwing hundreds of regular passengers in the lurch.The…
An illegal car-rental kiosk masquerading as a “Prepaid Cab – City & Outstation” counter outside Kolkata airport has finally been shut down, nearly nine months after airport authorities ordered it to cease operations. The closure marks the end of a prolonged standoff that had allowed the outlet to function despite repeated allegations of overcharging passengers…
