Taslima Nasrin will make her comeback to Kolkata on August 1 KOLKATA: Nearly 19 years after she was forced to leave Kolkata amid violent protests, Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city on August 1 for a literary event at Rabindra Sadan.For Nasrin, who has repeatedly described Kolkata as her ‘home’,…
Kolkata: After weeks of turmoil over Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) presidency issues, Piya Sengupta’s resignation has been accepted to make way for Krishna Daga as the new president of the organization. Simultaneously, in an effort to stabilize Tollywood, four actor-turned-BJP MLAs Papiya Adhikary, Rudranil Ghosh, Hiran Chattopadhyay and Roopa Ganguly met information and…
The CM at Banabitan bio-diversity park in Salt Lake on Tuesday Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday called for setting a target of planting 10 crore trees this year, advising the govt functionaries in the panchayat, Assembly and parliamentary constituency levels to set targets to plant trees in their respective areas.Addressing a gathering after…
Kolkata: “You cannot be inhumane,” the Calcutta High Court told KMC on the public notice, not undersigned by any official, issued for eviction of dwellers under the Hastings flyover and extended the interim protection till July 28.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee was hearing a PIL, which…
Agnimitra Paul conducts inspection of Subhas Sarobar Kolkata: State urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday said she was unhappy with the poor condition of Subhas Sarobar, a century-old artificial lake near Beleghata off EM Bypass.She visited the lake after morning walkers and regular visitors complained about poor maintenance, dirty grounds, broken…
Residents of the Alipore neighbourhood claimed their narrow lane stayed chock-a-block Kolkata: Request to sit and sort it out, Calcutta High Court advised the residential estate opposite Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital and the hospital authorities to discuss and find an amicable solution to the problem of parked vehicles obstructing the estate entrance as “this menace could…
Kolkata: Eleven under-construction highrise buildings received the go-ahead to resume full-fledged construction on Tuesday after a high-powered committee constituted to conduct an audit of projects cleared them.However, work remained suspended at 125 other project sites that the expert inspection team had visited after anomalies were detected in labour issues and use of deep tube well…
On DH Road, passengers are allowed to board or alight from a bus ata point away from Behala Chowrasta Kolkata: Kolkata Traffic Police is attempting to move some bus stops 10m-15m from busy crossings to reduce congestion and ensure free traffic movement.The first four crossings chosen are Behala Chowrasta on Diamond Harbour Road, Kasba crossing…
Kolkata: Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, will resume classes for standards 5-12 from July 24. The notice, which was issued on Monday and signed by headmaster Swami Ishteshananda and secretary Swami Shastrajnananda, stated, “Students are required to return to the Vidyalaya and re-join their respective Bhavans by 5 pm on July 23. Regular classes for students…
. overnight eviction drive around 200 illegal structures beneath in Dakshineswar ————–Amar Kar Kolkata: In an overnight drive, a large contingent of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, the National Highways Authority and PWD pulled down around 200 illegal structures—shops, bus kiosks serving several Kolkata and suburban bus routes, accommodation for bus drivers and conductors, toilets, eateries…
