TMC leader Jahangir Khan, who famously declared ‘I will not bow down,’ was arrested near the India-Nepal border. KOLKATA: Just weeks ago, TMC strongman Jahangir Khan was at the centre of one of West Bengal’s most talked-about election battles in Falta, projecting himself as a fearless political enforcer who would not bend before authorities or…
Senior Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy has resigned from TMC. KOLKATA: In a major setback for the TMC amid deepening internal rebellion, senior leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on Monday announced his resignation as member of Rajya Sabha and also quit the party.Roy’s exit comes days after the TMC suffered one of the biggest rebellions…
Cops use fibreglass shields to protect Bappaditya Dasgupta from eggs hurled by protesters. KOLKATA: Cops in Kolkata were forced to bring out fibreglass shields, bought as part of riot-control gear, and helmets on Sunday to protect an arrested Trinamool Congress councillor from Bengal’s newfound “dim-ocracy”. Protesters with eggs near arrested councillor Jasimuddin’s house “Dim”, or…
Kolkata: A jail may soon have to be set up at Brigade Parade Ground, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said while addressing party workers on Sunday, in a sarcastic reference to the spate of arrests on corruption charges since BJP came to office in Bengal.“Wherever you touch, a rotten stink emanates. It appears a jail may…
Kolkata: State cabinet minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Sunday that mafia control of the Kalighat temple complex will be a thing of the past. “There is a law-and-order issue here, and a great amount of ‘tola-baji’ (extortion). It is very unfortunate, I have to say, that there is a sense of mafia control in the…
Kolkata: Stronger enforcement measures are needed to stop manufacture, distribution and sale of illicit liquor, said the Society for the Welfare of West Bengal Foreign Liquor Licenses. At an event on Sunday, the society called upon the state govt to consider reforms in the liquor trade. It has also called for the rationalisation of trade…
Kolkata: A 65-year-old resident of Regent Park was allegedly swindled out of nearly Rs 4.4 crore in a digital arrest scam. Police have been able to recover Rs 1.5 crore in connection with this fraud. The victim, a retired bank employee, received a phone call on April 1 from individuals posing as TRAI officials, claiming…
Kolkata: An on-duty traffic sergeant, Animesh Biswas, attached to the East Traffic Guard was allegedly wrongfully restrained, verbally abused, and physically assaulted by a two-wheeler rider during a joint naka checking session on Friday. The incident took place at the intersection of Jhowtala Road and Nasiruddin Road near Beckbagan and led to the immediate arrest…
Kolkata: The city was lashed by a squall with a wind speed of 60 km/hour, gusting up to 64 km/hour on Sunday evening, that resulted in a sharp temperature drop. It was preceded by a period of total darkness, with a thick cloud cover hanging low over Kolkata from around 3 pm. Kolkata recorded a…
Darjeeling: Across Bengal, state minister Agnimitra Paul said strict restrictions on littering and the use of plastic in public places would come into force from Sept 1. On Sunday she announced a major cleanliness and waste-management drive across the Darjeeling hills, including a minimum Rs 100 fine for littering from July 1.“Violators will face heavy…
