According to police, the woman had met Ghatak on social media around six months ago Kolkata: A youth, Shibranjan Ghatak, was arrested on Friday for allegedly taking a woman to hotels on the pretext of consulting an astrologer, spiking her drink and sexually assaulting her on multiple occasions, police said.Ghatak allegedly also transferred Rs 44,000…
Large stretches of land in Mousuni have been swallowed by the sea Kolkata: For a family living in the Sundarbans or along a river in Malda, leaving home may not always be a choice dictated by a job, marriage or better prospects in a city. Sometimes, the house is swallowed by a river, farmland turns…
The residence of the deceased boy Kolkata: The preliminary post mortem report of 16-year-old Sarit Ghosh who drowned in a swimming pool at Rabindra Sarobar, read death due to drowning while investigators said they are awaiting a final report to know if the youth has suffered a cardiac arrest. “We have sent the blood tissue…
Devotees can now buy coupons through a mobile app Tarapith: Online booking for ‘VIP’ darshan commenced on Sunday at the Tarapith temple in Birbhum. Devotees can now buy coupons through a mobile app. However, alongside this new facility, on-the-spot physical coupons will remain available until the online system functions seamlessly.With ‘Kaushiki Amavasya’ falling this Thursday,…
Kolkata: A rare seabird with a rather unusual way of finding food has made its second recorded appearance in Bengal, after an Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) was sighted in the Sundarbans on Sunday by several naturalists and tourists.Known locally as ‘Jaladashyu Pakhi’, or the pirate bird, the Arctic Skua gets its colourful name from its…
Kolkata: While retrospective conversations surrounding his birth centenary frequently label Uttam Kumar as a romantic matinee idol, such views often overlook the actor’s willingness to embrace dark, complex and non-conformist roles that challenged his standard ‘bhadralok’ screen image. To explore this uncharted territory with fresh academic scope, a discussion was held at Sisir Mancha on…
KMC team visited the South City food court for inspection Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s food safety drive reached the food courts and restaurants in some of the city’s top malls — South City, Acropolis and Metropolis at Hiland Park — on Sunday.Inspection teams also visited multiple restaurants in Bentinck Street and Waterloo Street including…
A tiger caught in camera traps in Buxa this Jan Kolkata: They want tigers back in Buxa — but they do not want to live in fear of them.A perception survey among forest-fringe communities of Buxa Tiger Reserve has found broad support for the proposed tiger reintroduction, but also flagged a significant challenge: safety concerns….
KOLKATA: While retrospective conversations surrounding his birth centenary frequently label Uttam Kumar as a romantic matinee idol, such views often overlook the actor’s willingness to embrace dark, complex and non-conformist roles that challenged his standard ‘bhadralok’ screen image.To explore this uncharted territory with fresh academic scope, a discussion was held at Sisir Mancha on Saturday,…
Queue for long-distance buses at Esplanade Queue for bus at Esplanade bus terminus on Saturday — Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: Train services between Kolkata and North Bengal were restored by Saturday evening after nearly 48 hours of round-the-clock work by around 400 railway officials and workers to repair tracks affected by land subsidence near…
