Kolkata: The EC’s no-outsider-on-premises rule has drawn flak from residents of city high-rises, some of whom vote in places like East Burdwan but stay in a gated complex in Kolkata. Some others have relatives coming over from Mumbai or other places for the summer vacation. The EC order banning everyone from outside a particular constituency…
Kolkata: Leading contemporary Bengali poet Subodh Sarkar has been invited by Harvard University to give a talk on the place of India in Allen Ginsberg’s poetry on the occasion of the centennial of Ginsberg’s birth, followed by a reading of his own poetry in both Bengali and its English translation. Ginsberg is regarded as a…
Kolkata: A dispute over vehicle parking escalated into a violent confrontation in east Kolkata’s Tangra area late Tuesday night, leaving three members of a single family seriously injured and sparking fresh security concerns amid a heightened election atmosphere.The incident, which occurred around 9:15 p.m. at Pulin Khatik Road, reportedly saw a mob of nearly two…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police anti-cybercrime sleuths have successfully orchestrated a significant financial recovery after an 83-year-old resident of Baghbazar fell victim to a sophisticated “digital arrest” scam earlier this month, the first of the eight reported in April so far.In a swift operation involving the Cyber Crime Branch of the detective department and the North Division,…
Kolkata: The Bengal Police has intensified their crackdown on digital misinformation, issuing three warnings over the last five days to alert the public against fake posts of a sensitive nature being circulated in connection with the assembly elections. According to cops, the warnings issued on Tuesday and Wednesday highlight a growing trend of malicious actors…
KOLKATA: Hours after ordering a prohibition on riding motorcycles in the run-up to the polls, the Election Commission did a flip-flop on Tuesday evening, after facing flak from citizens. The Bengal CEO claimed the ban was aimed at putting brakes on the “movement of toughs and miscreants” and not on the general public. The EC…
Kolkata: Every citizen must consider national interests, Calcutta High Court observed on Tuesday, staying the single judge’s order and upholding the EC order, appointing assistant professors as presiding officers at polling booths.The EC challenged the single judge’s order, which had exempted assistant professors from election duty, before the division bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and…
Kolkata: EC’s liquor prohibition for nine and a half days over the next fortnight will ostensibly take the worst toll on restaurants and pubs in shopping malls as such establishments pay high rents, a significant portion of which is realised through liquor sales. Owners of most leading restaurants in malls pointed out that for April,…
Kolkata: Every citizen must consider national interests, Calcutta High Court observed on Tuesday, staying the single judge’s order and upholding the EC order, appointing assistant professors as presiding officers at polling booths.The EC challenged the single judge’s order, which had exempted assistant professors from election duty, before the division bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and…
Kolkata: The fine art of bootlegging — once thought to be a fading relic of the past — has made a dramatic comeback in Kolkata, driven by the unprecedented 9.5-day liquor ban imposed ahead of the elections. From shadowy roadside exchanges to discreet home deliveries, an underground network of illegal liquor sales has sprung to…
