Kolkata: Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has sought 10 days’ time for submission of detailed building-plan drawings to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) buildings department executive engineers, said municipal commissioner Smita Pandey on Sunday. The appeal reached the KMC buildings department through Banerjee’s lawyer, KMC sources said. However, his lawyers may visit KMC this week, sources…
Kolkata: The civic body has put up demolition notices on several buildings in Tiljala and Beleghata, giving residents 48 hours to vacate the properties branded “unauthorised”. Residents who had moved into those buildings in the past 15 years feel the bulldozer fear and are worried about moving homes in a short span of time. What…
Kolkata: Several vehicles, including a police vehicle fitted with a blue beacon, an SUV and a luxury bus, were allegedly vandalised by a group of armed miscreants in Sodepur around 4.30 am on Sunday morning. Police are examining CCTV footage to identify and capture the attackers. Witnesses said the goons arrived in an auto and…
BJP secured a massive victory in Falta, winning by over a lakh votes, marking its highest margin in the 2026 assembly elections. KOLKATA/FALTA: CPM came in a distant second – but a second, nevertheless – in the first election to an assembly seat after BJP’s victory in the recent state poll. Debangshu Panda of BJP…
Kolkata: Aortic dissection — a potentially fatal condition in which the inner wall of the aorta, the body’s main artery, ruptures — causes a significant number of deaths in Bengal but remains one of the most underdiagnosed and delayed-to-treat ailments, experts said at the 4th Eastern India Aortic Conclave 2026, which concluded in Kolkata on…
Kolkata: The KMC on Sunday launched a massive drive to demolish illegal buildings ‘linked’ to Trinamool councillor Faiz Ahmed Khan, real-estate promoters, Beleghata strongman Raju Naskar and Kasba strongman Sona Pappu (now in ED custody). According to a buildings department source, a special hearing officer on Saturday ordered complete demolition of these buildings as they…
Kolkata: Long-time councillor from Behala and Borough 16 chairman of KMC Sudip Polley is facing attempt-to-murder charges from police. Polley, the ward 123 councillor, had allegedly demanded Rs 5 lakh from a trader and assaulted him with an intention to murder when he refused to comply, police told a local court on Sunday. He has…
Kolkata: A Trinamool panchayat pradhan from Jangra was arrested on Sunday by Bidhannagar cops on charges of extortion. Rita Gayen, pradhan of Jangra-Hatiara-2 Gram Panchayat under Rajarhat block, allegedly approved the construction of several buildings on wetlands and govt land in her panchayat area in exchange for large sums of money. Cops also claimed she…
Kolkata: According to the preliminary postmortem report, cops on Sunday said South Dum Dum Municipality Trinamool councillor Sanjay Das died by suicide. However, cops are probing if there was provocation or external involvement.Police have also launched an inquiry into allegations that banners accusing Das of land grabbing, corruption and extortion were put up outside his…
Jalpaiguri: Nine years after the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Global Tiger Forum (GTF) proposed relocating tigers to Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR), the talks of the plan have been revived by Centre.Speaking at an event in New Delhi on Saturday, Union minister of environment Bhupender Yadav announced a tiger-reintroduction plan. “Buxa hasn’t had a…
