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HOOGHLY: Abhijit Majumdar, who resigned as Assam Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, has alleged that the party has “lost its vision” and has “become a sectarian outfit, chasing Muslim vote banks instead of standing for all communities.”Majumdar, who submitted his resignation to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday, said he had been associated with the party…

Kolkata: Fearing drainage issues during monsoon due to stalling of day-to-day functioning of KMC and the deferment of 54th Corporation meeting after the change in political party in the state govt, KMC chairperson Mala Roy moved Calcutta High Court on Friday. The matter might be taken up for hearing on June 3.The matter was mentioned…

Eight people were killed, including two in Kolkata, after a severe squall with a top speed of 88 kmph and intense rain left a trail of destruction across south Bengal districts on Friday. KOLKATA: Eight people were killed, including two in Kolkata, after a severe squall with a top speed of 88 kmph and intense…

Place of occurrence at Chatla.Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: One person was crushed by a heavy tree branch and another died when a chunk of concrete from a dilapidated building crashed on him while three others were seriously injured by uprooted trees in Friday afternoon’s storm, in which over 65 trees toppled and around 50 others…

Squall in Kolkata According to the weather office’s forecast, a sudden severe thunderstorm wreak havoc in Kolkata and adjoining districts this afternoon. The sky became dark as night by midday, covered with black clouds.Torrential rain, accompanied by a severe storm, is lashing the entire city………..Subhojyoti Kanjilal Squall in Kolkata According to the weather office’s forecast,…

Kolkata: Amin Ahmed alias Cheena Gabbar, a history-sheeter known for dropping names of some junior cops to carry out extortion, has been arrested after a home-invasion incident on Wednesday. According to cops, Ahmed routinely extorted money by falsely claiming to be an official police driver. Lalbazar has clarified he was never on the department’s payroll.Locals…

Kolkata: The season’s strongest squall disrupted flight operations at the city airport for nearly an hour on Friday, forcing five flight diversions and delaying around 20 services. The squall recorded at the airport was 74 kmph.Flight movements were suspended between 2.21 pm and 3.20 pm after weather conditions deteriorated rapidly, airport officials said. Officials said…

Passengers at a bus depot Kolkata: A mix of an extended Eid weekend, school summer vacation and a growing appetite for quick getaways has sent travel demand soaring in Kolkata, with bus fares to north Bengal becoming comparable to air tickets.Fares for luxury buses operating between Kolkata and Siliguri, which usually hover between Rs 2,000…

Kolkata: In a ‘Swachh Bharat’ push, the state municipal affairs department on Saturday will launch the Swachh App, a dedicated, geo-tagged mobile application for cleanliness.The app will be launched in the presence of Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar and CM Suvendu Adhikari. “We are open to all kinds of ideas. Please come up with new…

Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will flag off the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccination programme for teenaged girls from Bidhannagar Subdivisional Hospital on Saturday.While most states in India started the pan-India vaccination drive in Feb, the implementation in Bengal got delayed owing to the assembly elections.“We are finally rolling out the vaccination campaign in the…