The demolition at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Amtala party office on Saturday Kolkata: A five-storey building in Amtala, South 24 Parganas, which serves as the local party office of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, was partially demolished with bulldozers by the district administration on Saturday following an unauthorised construction complaint.Banerjee denied the allegations, saying he…
Wreckage of a school van after its collision with a train at the Karnasubarna railway crossing in Berhampore, Murshidabad district of Bengal, on Friday Behrampore: Railway authorities have suspended gateman Anup Karmakar and his superior, permanent way inspector (PWI) Koushik Mal, following Friday’s level-crossing accident near Karnasubarna. Police have taken Karmakar into seven days’ custody.The…
Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Pal on Saturday appealed to citizens not to fall prey to a racket that collects extortion or cut money in the name of state cabinet ministers, including herself. “If someone approaches you and asks for extortion money by taking my name or the names of my…
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…
