Kolkata: Actor and former Trinamool MLA Soham Chakraborty was on Friday booked in a fresh fraud case after a complaint was lodged at Charu Market Police Station, alleging he and his production company cheated an investor of Rs 1 crore in connection with a 2023 film that starred him and Jadavpur MP Saayoni Ghosh.The case…
Kolkata: The house of a Trinamool councillor in Salt Lake, Alo Dutta, who reportedly went into hiding, fearing post-poll violence, was burgled earlier this week, prompting her to return and lodge a complaint on Thursday.Police said Dutta, councillor of Bidhannagar Ward 38, and her husband Nirmal, a former councillor and a Trinamool functionary, fled their…
Tree plantation by CM Suvendu Adhikari at Nolbon, Sector V in World Environment Day Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday said the state govt would work on expanding environment-related content in school curricula to sensitise students about ecological issues from an early age.“We will evaluate environment and tree plantation-related subjects in the school syllabus…
Kolkata: In a sweeping mandate on World Environment Day, the state govt announced a strict, statewide enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics, permitting only plastic bags with a thickness of 120 microns or more.Municipal and urban development minister Agnimitra Paul on Friday directed officials to stringently implement the national regulation across all urban local…
KOLKATA: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) faced another political setback on Friday after the chairman of Mekhliganj Municipality in Cooch Behar district, along with five councillors, resigned from the party and joined the Congress, shifting control of the civic body to the opposition.The move comes amid continued organisational strain within the TMC following its electoral defeat…
Kolkata: Several neighbourhoods in the Tollygunge-Garia belt experienced power cuts between midnight and 3 am on Friday as circuits in CESC distribution boxes tripped following a sharp surge in load. The utility said its demand hit a record peak, both during the day and night on Thursday, as the city witnessed unprecedented use of home…
Kolkata: IndiGo Airlines will cancel flights from Kolkata to Singapore, Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City and Siam Reap from July 1 and reduce frequency to Phuket, majorly impacting the city’s international flight connectivity.IndiGo is also slashing domestic flights, cutting back on sectors with multiple frequencies and those with low yields or profitability and relatively low…
Kolkata: An intense rain spell along with lightning, thunder and gusty wind pushed the mercury down to its lowest in more than three weeks in Kolkata. The maximum temperature dipped to 32.1 degrees Celsius from 36.8 a day ago while the minimum nosedived to 23.2 degrees from 29.8 degrees. The Alipore Met office has not…
The TMC is challenging the Speaker’s decision to recognize Ritabrata Banerjee as the opposition leader in the Calcutta High Court. KOLKATA: Escalating its battle against the rebel faction, the TMC will approach the Calcutta high court against assembly speaker Rathindra Bose’s decision to recognise Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of the opposition.The party has termed…
KOLKATA: Commemorating World Environment Day, the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata and GreenAI Services Private Limited jointly designed and delivered a pivotal symposium on Friday. The landmark event gathered top technologists, academicians, and industry leaders to discuss the future of eco-friendly, culturally inclusive artificial intelligence in India.Sunil Kumar Khare, Director of…
