Kolkata: The BJP’s decision to hold the oath-taking ceremony at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground on May 9 carries a political message rooted in history, symbolism and reflects on the change of guard in the state. The carefully chosen space is a symbol of political churning and transformation in Bengal for a century or more.The Brigade…
Kolkata: Senior PWD officials on Wednesday stepped up preparations to shift the state secretariat to the historic Writers’ Buildings as the incoming BJP govt is apparently unwilling to work from Nabanna.The urgency of the move was underlined by a police inspection on Wednesday, when officers visited different floors of the Writers’ Buildings to assess the…
Kolkata: With allegations against him flying thick and fast after Trinamool’s drubbing, Swarup Biswas on Wednesday said that his term as the head of Federation of Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India had ended in Dec 2025. Allegations have been levelled against both Biswas and president of Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA) Piyaa…
Kolkata: The state’s rail network is set for a major boost as the Centre approves projects, worth Rs 895.3 crore, aimed at upgrading the North-South Metro infrastructure and rebuilding an ageing bridge.Of the fund, Rs 671.7 crore is set aside for the upgrade of the Blue Line and Rs 223.5 crore is earmarked to rebuild…
Kolkata: Lives in minority pockets across Kolkata changed overnight after the election results, with bike gangs riding through Muslim neighbourhoods and letting out “Jai Shri Ram” slogans.In South Tangra, the situation turned extremely volatile on Tuesday night when a mob chanting “Jai Shri Ram” attacked a Trinamool Congress office and targeted bikes and houses of…
Kolkata: Hundreds of stalls lining the pavements around New Market sprang back to life after two days of anxiety and silence, as hawkers returned to Bertram Street, Humayun Place, Hogg Street, Chowringhee Place, Lindsay Street and Grand Arcade following Tuesday’s bulldozer scare.The change of guard in the state had triggered uncertainty across the belt, where…
SURI: A flex put up at the entrance of Kankalitala temple in Bolpur on Monday evening declared that only Hindus would be allowed to offer puja at the shrine, one of Birbhum’s five Shakti Peethas. The banner was installed by unidentified youths claiming affiliation to ‘Sanatan Paksha’.“We have neither removed the banner nor endorsed it,”…
Bengal Inc welcomes ‘double engine’ govt, hopes for ‘new dawn’ KOLKATA: Bengal’s leading industrialists and chambers on Tuesday welcomed the poll verdict and said the same party in office, in both the state and at Centre, after five decades may usher in a new dawn for industrialisation.Ambuja Neotia Group chairman Harsh Neotia said this would…
Howrah/Suri/Jalpaiguri: Post-poll violence claimed its first two lives in Bengal within hours of the announcement of election result as clashes erupted between BJP and Trinamool supporters across various districts. The deaths were reported from Howrah and Birbhum.In Howrah’s Udaynarayanpur, BJP activist Jadav Bar (45) was allegedly lynched on Monday night in Debipur village, triggering tension…
Post poll violence in Bengal leaves 5 security personnel injured (Picture credits: PTI) KOLKATA: Post-poll violence continued to rock parts of West Bengal with a clash between rival Trinamool Congress (TMC) groups in North 24 Parganas’ Sandeshkhali leaving five security personnel injured, while a BJP worker and a TMC worker were killed in separate incidents,…
