BONGAON: Unease around SIR and deletion of names is palpable across the Matua belt, but so is BJP’s efforts to limit its impact.With SIR in Bengal leading to deletion of around 90 lakh names in the state, the Matua belt has been one of the hardest-hit. BJP, which holds considerable sway in the belt, is…
Kolkata: Centre has ordered an NIA investigation in the recovery of 79 crude bombs in Bhangar on Saturday.“Central govt is of the opinion that a Scheduled Offence under the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008, has been committed in the instant case, and the aforesaid case is related to the illegal storage and handling of explosives…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday sharpened BJP’s electoral pitch in Bengal, accusing chief minister Mamata Banerjee of orchestrating a “conspiracy” to delete the names of Matua and Namasudra voters from the electoral rolls.Addressing a rally in Ranaghat South, a constituency with significant Matua population, Shah said, “Mamatadidi got names of some Matuas…
Kolkata: A 23-year-old woman from Alipore has accused her boyfriend of rape, cheating, physical assault and intimidation, according to a complaint filed on Friday.The woman alleged that she was in a relationship with the accused since 2024 and on Jan 1, 2025, he took her to a guest house in Howrah. He then drugged her…
Kolkata: One man has been arrested for allegedly snatching a 5.5g gold chain from a 65-year-old woman, Niva Middya, in Survey Park on Friday. The partner of the accused Manirul Shah, is on the run. The stolen chain could not be recovered as it was taken away by the fleeing accomplice, said cops. In her…
Kolkata: A 40-year-old woman and the wife of a college professor, Enakshi Das, was found dead at her Garia home on Sunday morning with a piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth and a blunt-force injury to the back of her head. Her husband, Soumik, has been missing since the incident, leaving behind their ailing…
Kolkata: Film writer Utsav Mukherjee has been found after being missing for 24 days and is currently staying at a friend’s house in Delhi, according to people close to the family. The police, too, confirmed the same. “Script writer Utsav Mukherjee has been traced in Delhi, presently residing with his friend,” said joint CP (crime)…
Kolkata: Fending off barbs over the RG Kar incident, alleged infiltration, and his “outsider” status raised by the BJP, current MLA and deputy mayor Atin Ghosh appears confident of retaining the Cossipore-Belgachhia constituency for a second term. While Ghosh is confident of a record-margin win, his primary opponent, BJP’s Ritesh Tiwari, has centred his campaign…
Barrackpore/Noapara/Khardah: Perhaps no other political figure encapsulates the shifting sands of the intense turf battle within the Barrackpore industrial quagmire as former MP Arjun Singh. Having traversed between Trinamool and BJP multiple times since 2019, Singh — who recently lost the 2024 LS polls — is now contesting the Noapara Assembly seat on a BJP…
Kolkata: Nearly 12.9 lakh voters across 142 assembly segments, which go to the polls on April 29, will get to know on Monday whether they get back their voting rights. According to the SC guideline, names cleared by the SIR tribunals by Monday will be added to the supplementary voter lists 48 hours before the…
