Kolkata: Senior advocate Dhiraj Kumar Trivedi was appointed as additional solicitor general (ASG) for high court on Tuesday. His appointment would be effective for three years from June 9. Trivedi was previously the deputy solicitor general in Calcutta high court. He appeared for Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and in recent cases…
Fire at the office of additional district magistrate in Alipore Kolkata: A major fire broke out on Wednesday at the new administrative office building, popularly known as the office of additional district magistrate, located on Alipore Police Court complex. The affected building has the South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad office and multiple govt departments.A little…
Kolkata: Officers from the New Alipore PS on Wednesday took arrested Trinamool functionary Swarup Biswas to the Federation of Cine Technicians and Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) office at Tollygunge Technician Studio, where locks were broken in his presence to conduct a search. The office was the nerve centre of Biswas’s operations.Biswas, brother of former…
Kolkata: Rooting out corrupt practices from the state sports arena and bringing glory to Bengal were his main tasks now, said Indranil Khan, after becoming the minister of state (independent charge) for sports and youth affairs and consumer affairs departments on Wednesday. He said nepotism and syndicates at Maidan clubs had to end.Pointing out how…
Kolkata: Calling the Messi fiasco at the Salt Lake stadium a “blot” on the city’s image, the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday slammed former state sports minister Aroop Biswas’s “close proximity” to football great Lionel Messi. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya did order no coercive action against Biswas till Ag17, in a case filed by event organiser…
The Calcutta high court on Wednesday granted interim protection to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas from any coercive action in connection with the chaos during Lionel Messi’s event at Salt Lake Stadium in December. KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday granted interim protection to former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas from…
Newly inducted West Bengal industries minister Tapas Roy on Wednesday said the BJP government would make efforts to bring the Tata Group back to the state and revive investor confidence KOLKATA: Newly inducted West Bengal industries minister Tapas Roy on Wednesday said the BJP government would make efforts to bring the Tata Group back to…
KOLKATA: In a major push to establish this Bengal district as the undisputed “Mango Capital of India,” the Malda district administration has unveiled a comprehensive blueprint called “Aamar Malda” (a clever portmanteau of Aam meaning mango, and Malda). The initiative aims to transform the region’s primary agricultural strength into a globally recognized brand, blending experiential…
Kolkata: A 17-year-old has been apprehended for allegedly raping and murdering a two-year-old in Tangra on April 23 this year. An FIR was filed at the Tangra police station 41 days after the incident, only after the final postmortem report stated on June 2 that the child was physically abused and then murdered.The incident occurred…
Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials arrive at TMC party office adjacent to the residence of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, as part of an investigation regarding alleged forged signatures of TMC MLAs, in Kolkata, West Bengal. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: In a scene rarely witnessed in Bengal, a 30-member CID team accompanied by central force personnel entered…
