Kolkata: Traffic movement on Vidyasagar Setu will be halted for eight hours on Sunday to facilitate repair and rehabilitation. The Kolkata Traffic Police has issued a notification on Thursday, confirming that vehicular movement will be suspended from 6 am to 2 pm, necessitating traffic rerouting across the city.According to the official advisory, vehicles heading towards…
Kolkata: Having completed their staff training for Ayushman Bharat, several city hospitals plan to strengthen and reshape their operational capabilities to usher in the central health scheme. Anticipating a patient rush once the distribution of Ayushman cards begins, some plan to extend their facilities, employ dedicated medical teams and earmark spaces for patients admitted under…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police has started a new policy, booking errant motorists not only under the Motor Vehicles Act but also adding a criminal case section of the BNS for violations that turn out to be grave, such as reckless driving, dangerous driving and even signal-jumping that put public safety at risk.Penalties and traffic…
Evening rain in Chinar Park Kolkata: The city finally got a long-due rain relief on Thursday, with a thunderstorm in the evening. The rain, along with gusty wind, forced the mercury to plunge about three degrees within minutes — from around 30°C to 27°C. The Met office said there is more rain in the offing.In…
The historical Ogilvie Hostel of Scottish Church College Kolkata: The 100-year-old Ogilvie Building will now serve as the second campus of Scottish Church College. The college spent two years renovating it after the four-year degree programme was introduced. The building will be inaugurated soon, and classes will begin there in June. This is part of…
Kolkata: The rags-to-riches story of Baduria Municipality chairman Dipankar Bhattacharya — who was arrested on Tuesday after unaccounted cash and tarpaulin sheets allegedly meant for disaster relief were recovered from his premises — is stranger than fiction. From being a humble mason stacking bricks to make ends meet, to driving other people’s cars and operating…
Behrampore/Midnapore: Two men have been arrested in separate incidents for allegedly drawing financial benefits under Lakshmir Bhandar scheme, a state welfare scheme meant exclusively for women.In Murshidabad, Behrampore Police arrested Rakibul Sekh of Sialmara following an FIR lodged by the BDO. The arrest came after CM Suvendu Adhikari highlighted Rakibul’s case while unveiling the ‘Annapurna…
Asansol: A class 6 student allegedly drowned in the swimming pool of a private English medium school in Asansol during a summer camp session on Thursday morning. Aadvik Hilarian, 11, was among 30 students participating in a swimming session of the summer camp at St. Vincent’s School under the supervision of two trainers, school authorities…
Kolkata: CID officers visited the residence of Chowringhee MLA Nayana Bandyopadhyay on Thursday regarding an FIR lodged by the Bengal assembly secretary, which alleges that her signature proposing Sovandeb Chattopadhyay as the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) was forged. Bandyopadhyay slammed the move, calling it the “harassment” of a five-time MLA and a bid to…
Kolkata: A city court on Wednesday sent Santanu Sinha Biswas, accused in a land grab and money laundering case, to judicial custody till June 1. Biswas was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the case.During the hearing, the counsel for Sinha Biswas raised concerns over his security inside the correctional home, arguing…
