Howrah: Aakash Singh, a key aide of the ex-Howrah North MLA Goutam Choudhary, who was feared in the area, was arrested by the Howrah City Police detective department on Thursday. An aide of his was also arrested. The arrested persons were apprehended with foreign-made firearms, police said. They were arrested from Kolaghat and have been…
Kolkata: Governor RN Ravi on Thursday appealed to Bengal citizens to join PM Narendra Modi‘s efforts to cut down energy use in view of the West Asia conflict. In a post on X, RN Ravi pushed for energy conservation, urging people to use public transport and carpooling. He also encouraged natural farming and domestic tourism….
Kolkata: Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh on Thursday said former party netas Tapas Ray and Sajal Ghosh were “forced to leave” Trinamool, in a pointed social media post that also called for “self-analysis” within the party.The remarks came hours after Kunal took oath in the assembly from pro tem speaker Tapas Ray, who returned to the…
Kolkata: Kalita Maji, the BJP’s newly-elected MLA from Aushgram who continued to work as a domestic help even after being named a candidate, announced on Thursday that she would no longer work in households as she now had “a bigger responsibility” towards the people of her constituency.Hours after taking oath as an MLA in the…
KOLKATA: Noted tabla exponent Ustad Sabir Khan passed away at a city nursing home on Thursday. The ‘khalifa’ of the Farukhabad gharana succumbed to a cardiac arrest. He was 66 and is survived by his wife and three sons.Born on Dec 3, 1959, in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur, Khan did more than inherit a tradition; he…
State authorities on Thursday informed Calcutta High Court that nine people had been arrested in connection with the New Market incident, following which the court directed the State to file a detailed affidavit in response to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) over an alleged illegal bulldozer action in the area, reports Srishti Lakhotia. Deputy Solicitor…
Kolkata: Scooters, bicycles, buses and suburban trains replaced the usual procession of SUVs and flashing beacons outside the Bengal Assembly on Thursday as a number of BJP lawmakers turned the second day of the oath-taking ceremony into a carefully crafted message on austerity and fuel conservation.Among striking arrivals was that of newly elected Shyampukur MLA…
Kolkata: The Bar Council of India (BCI) on Thursday directed the West Bengal Bar Council to furnish details on former chief minister Mamata Banerjee‘s status as a lawyer before May 16, after she appeared as an advocate to argue a PIL in Calcutta high court on ThursdayIn a letter undersigned by BCI principal secretary Srimanto…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed police to ensure the safe return of any citizen “irrespective of party affiliation” who had been illegally driven out of their home, shop or property in the wake of post-poll violence following the 2026 Bengal assembly elections. The direction came during the hearing of a PIL in…
Kolkata: Chants of “Jai Shri Ram”, “chor (thief)” and a few feeble “Joy Banglas” were heard in Calcutta HC’s corridors when former CM Mamata Banerjee stepped out of the courtroom on Thursday after arguing a public interest litigation (PIL) on post-poll violence.Banerjee had arrived at the HC donning a lawyer’s attire around 10.30 am. She…
