The spot where the incident took place Kolkata: A 34-year-old woman fought off a toto driver who allegedly tried to molest her, photographed him on her cellphone and escaped before alerting police, leading to the accused’s arrest within an hour on Wednesday evening.The incident occurred near the airport when the woman was returning home after…
Kolkata: Nine people were injured and property worth around Rs 10 lakh was damaged after employees of two manufacturing units clashed over vehicle parking inside Kasba Industrial Estate (Phase III) on Tuesday. Anandapur police registered FIRs after both sides accused each other of assault, stone-pelting and rioting.Police said the dispute began on Monday over vehicle…
Kolkata: A 74-year-old woman from Salt Lake, Kolkata, has alleged that cyber fraudsters cheated her of Rs 9.2 lakh by posing as investment advisers and promising unusually high returns.Roushan Ara Momtaz, a resident of Purbachal Housing Estate, told police that the fraudsters contacted her on WhatsApp from number with a UK code. They allegedly persuaded…
Kolkata: A tenant verification drive by Bidhannagar Police led to the arrest of two Nigerian nationals allegedly staying in India without valid visas. The accused, Nnamdi Jonathan (36) and David Agyei (34), both from Lagos, were arrested by Baguiati police during a raid at Prantik Abas in Dashodrone Ghosh Para.According to police, a team conducting…
Recent showers have opened up craters on VIP Road. Photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: Despite Kolkata receiving only a couple of light rain spells on Thursday, the cloud cover over the city sky forced the mercury to slip below 30 degrees after a gap of 10 days. While Alipore had recorded only 3.9 mm of rain…
The Nehru Children’s Museum on Jawaharlal Nehru Road in Kolkata has dolls and idols which are combustible Kolkata: Hours after chief minister’s adviser Subrata Gupta assured Nehru Children’s Museum authorities of help with the upgradation of fire safety norms so that the facility that is extremely popular among children continues to operate, a team from…
Kolkata: Police have launched an investigation following allegations that a 30-year-old woman, who was staying in north Kolkata, was lured with the false promise of employment in Tamil Nadu, abducted, and illegally trafficked across the international border into Bangladesh.The revelation has prompted calls for an urgent probe by specialized agencies to dismantle a suspected transnational…
Kolkata: The school education department has introduced a plan to provide eggs to children twice a week. A meeting in this regard was conducted on Wednesday with local self-help groups (SHGs).At the meeting, the SHGs were asked to procure eggs from the local markets, boil those at existing community kitchens and distribute the same among…
The area where Wednesday’s incident took place. Photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: A 35-year-old accountant from Charu Market in south Kolkata was allegedly attacked in a road rage incident on Wednesday evening near Exide crossing.The victim, Ajay Khemka, a resident of Deodar Rahman Road, filed a complaint with Bhowanipore police. He said he was returning…
Retired Calcutta High Court judge Justice Ranjit Kumar Bagas has been appointed as the chairman Kolkata: Bengal govt has reconstituted the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes, appointing retired Calcutta High Court judge Justice Ranjit Kumar Bagas its chairman.According to a notification issued by the Backward Classes Welfare department, retired IAS officers Naveen Prakash and…
