Kolkata: The crackling sound over walkie-talkies announcing the VIP call sign, “Charlie Mike on the go” (Chief Minister on the move), will soon be a thing of the past.The police Wireless Branch, which maintains radio communication networks to enable instant real-time data transmission between field officers and headquarters, will be relieved of its VIP security…
Road opened for cars at Mechhua market Kolkata: In a city where bulldozers have become synonymous with drive against encroachments since the new govt assumed office in May, clearance of roads and pavements at Mechhua fruit market has taken a different route.Govt has cleared decades-old encroachments from one of central Kolkata’s busiest commercial pockets without…
CM Suvendu Adhikari hands over the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman to a recipient at Nabanna on Sunday Kolkata: In a first in Bengal, 325 people imprisoned during the 1975 Emergency were conferred the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman by the state govt on Sunday. CM Suvendu Adhikari handed over the honour at a special programme at…
CM Suvendu Adhikari hands over the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman to a recipient at Nabanna on Sunday Kolkata: In a first in Bengal, 325 people imprisoned during the 1975 Emergency were conferred the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman by the state govt on Sunday. CM Suvendu Adhikari handed over the honour at a special programme at…
Mamata Banerjee in Halisahar on Sunday Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee came under attack in Halisahar, North 24 Parganas, on Sunday afternoon while she was visiting the family of a TMC worker who died in police custody late on Friday. Her white SUV was smeared with mud, while bricks, stones and slippers were hurled…
Kolkata: The appearance of an image of Lord Krishna accompanied by a religious-philosophical message on the official website of the Bengal legislative assembly triggered a political controversy, with Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh questioning whether imagery associated with a particular faith should feature on a govt institution’s digital platform.Visitors to the website initially found, alongside photographs…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari with PM Narendra Modi (file picture) Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was keeping regular tabs on policy execution in Bengal.“The PM keeps tabs on developments in the state regularly. He takes updates on policy execution in the state from CM Suvendu Adhikari,”…
Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge Kolkata: Supreme Court collegium has recently proposed elevation of Bombay High Court’s Acting Chief Justice Ravindra V Ghuge as the 45th Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge took charge as the ACJ of Bombay High Court on June 2, 2026, after the elevation of former Chief Justice Shree…
Kolkata: The state govt has identified two land parcels in Nadia and Paschim Burdwan to set up industrial parks under the Centre’s Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojona (Bhavya) scheme, even as it prepares to roll out a new industrial policy by the end of this month.The state has identified 118.5 acres at Dhubulia in Nadia and…
Kolkata: Bengal will observe Partition Horrors Remembrance Day on Aug 13 and 14 to commemorate the suffering, displacement and resilience of the millions affected by Partition of India in 1947.The state govt’s information and cultural affairs department has directed district magistrates to organise commemorative events, including exhibitions, documentary screenings and candle marches. The decision follows…
