State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta on Saturday said that an increased tax net and larger compliance will boost the state’s revenue Kolkata: Bengal is aiming for a revenue growth of 18% by the end of the current fiscal. State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta on Saturday said that an increased tax net and larger compliance will…
Kolkata: Acting on a Zero FIR registered by Shyampur PS in Howrah, Kolkata Police’s Chitpur police station registered a case against former Trinamool Congress spokesperson Riju Dutta, alleging he cheated a retired doctor of Rs 25 lakh in 2014 by promising to secure his daughter’s admission to an MBBS course and later assaulted and threatened…
Burdwan: The authorities at Burdwan Medical College & Hospital (BMCH) have issued a strict advisory banning all forms of protests and agitational activities on campus with immediate effect, following a call by students for a 12-hour hunger strike.Students at BMCH had previously announced plans to hold a 12-hour hunger strike on July 24, from 9…
Mamata Banerjee faced controversy after a video showed her pushing a police officer. The incident occurred during a protest against the alleged NEET paper leak. KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday courted fresh political controversy after a video purportedly showing her pushing an on-duty woman police officer during a face-off with…
Kolkata: Bengal minister and BJP neta Dilip Ghosh’s song ‘Jhalmuri’ was launched at an event at Eco Park in New Town on Saturday. Written and composed by Lokesh Giri and his wife Rimashree, clips of the song recording session had earlier gone viral on social media.Speaking at the song launch, Ghosh said, “The writers thought…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (file photo) Kolkata: Two motor vehicle inspectors have been suspended and the Anti-Corruption Bureau asked to initiate a criminal inquiry after they allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 22,000 from a truck driver with valid documents at the Rampur checkpost in West Burdwan. CM Suvendu Adhikari announced the action on X…
Kolkata: The authority to register births and deaths in Bengal has been transferred from panchayat pradhans and municipal chairpersons or executive officers to govt officials, the state govt said in a notification.In an X post, CM Suvendu Adhikari said: “The district collector of each revenue district will now officially function as the district registrar of…
The complainant named five primary suspects—Abdul Aziz Molla, Sofik Molla, Asraf Molla, Mohatali Molla, and Firoz Molla—along with 15 to 20 unidentified accomplices Kolkata: Police launched an investigation into a case of alleged abduction, assault and extortion stemming from political rivalry in Bazarait area under Bodra Police Station jurisdiction in Bhangar.According to police, the case…
After marching from Sealdah to Esplanade, the protesters clashed with the cops at the Dorina Crossing when they tried to stage a sit-in demonstration. pic by Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: The Kolkata leg of the nationwide students’ protests on Friday lasted 1.5 hours and covered a 3-odd-km stretch, bringing the city centre to a grinding halt…
Kolkata: Some 100 lawyers came together at Calcutta High Court on Friday in support of students protesting at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, and against issues like eviction of hawkers, among others. The protest started from the main building of the HC and continued till the E gate.Though the timing of the protest coincided with the one…
