Kolkata: Bengal assembly speaker Rathindra Nath Bose was hospitalised on Friday evening after complaining of sudden chest discomfort and shortness of breath. Doctors said he was stable. The 66-year-old was previously diagnosed with hypertension and type-2 diabetes. He has been provisionally diagnosed with unstable angina. Source link
Kolkata: A mob of nearly 100 people allegedly assaulted a Christian family and disrupted a private prayer gathering in Dhalhara village, East Midnapore, on Friday.According to the Bangiya Christiya Pariseba (BCP), assailants forcibly entered the residence of Sonali and Bapi Rana during an afternoon prayer service, assaulting residents including a 15-year-old. The mob planted a…
Behrampore: Sagardighi MLA Bayron Biswas sustained burn injuries in a fire at his Dhulian home under Samserganj police station on Saturday morning. Biswas was admitted in a private nursing home at Dakbungalow owned by his family.CM Suvendu Adhikari said the incident would be investigated and wished Biswas a speedy recovery.The incident took place between 11-11.15…
Kolkata: Mystery shrouds the deaths of a 49-year-old Trinamool Youth Congress functionary and his 70-year-old father, whose bodies were recovered from their home in Ashoknagar, North 24 Parganas, on Saturday morning.The deceased were identified as Sanjay Routh and his father Kamal. “Sanjay’s body was found hanging inside a room, while his father was found unconscious…
Tigress BTR-TF1 as clicked in camera traps at Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar prior to its capture for translocation to Buxa Kolkata: Foresters are in no hurry to release BTR-TF1, the three-year-old tigress relocated from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve, into the wild, with the big cat still recovering from the rigours of capture, transport and…
Kolkata: Bengal has secured first position in the Centre’s Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue (VBYLD) 2027 Quiz, a selection pathway for the 30th National Youth Festival in New Delhi in Jan 2027, where top participants will present their vision to the Prime Minister.Against a target of 1,09,300, Bengal achieved participation of 3,11,802—285.3% of its target…
The pickup van in which they had arrived was later set on fire by the mob near the Balason river. KOLKATA: One person was killed and another seriously injured after locals allegedly assaulted a group of people on suspicion of cattle theft and smuggling in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district on Saturday, a senior police officer…
A slab of dough hits the counter with a soft slap. Hands stretch it outward – knuckles first, never a rolling pin – until it’s thin enough to see light through. Across the city, that same motion is happening in a dozen different kitchens: think pizza dough headed for a 450-degree blast, a sourdough loaf…
Kolkata: Beginning Thursday, Kolkata Police has shifted passport verification entirely to the Security Control Organisation (SCO) to clear nearly 42,000 pending applications. Lalbazar has directed police stations to clear pending cases within two months. The move follows approval of a proposal by the Intelligence wing (Special Branch).“Lalbazar has plans to set up a SCO desk…
Mamata Banerjee expressed her support for the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended her support to the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) agitation seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, as the outfit stepped up its protests in Delhi and Mumbai over its demands.Banerjee was…
