KOLKATA: Kashmira Sheikh, 36, visited the Kultali Jamtala branch of PNB in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas to check whether the subsidy for her LPG cylinder had come through. She froze at the sound of what the bank official said was the latest “credit” to her account — Rs 99,99,99,997.She lives in an asbestos-roofed house and…
Kolkata: Cops have launched a multi-agency probe after a businessman residing in an eleventh-floor apartment of a gated complex on Sarat Bose Road in Bhowanipore alleged that he received threats and an extortion demand of Rs 5 crore from members claiming to represent the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. According to sources, the complainant alleged that since…
Jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh was stolen Kolkata: A 69-year-old woman has complained that gold and diamond jewellery estimated to be worth Rs 20 lakh was allegedly stolen from a locked almirah in her Woodburn Park Road home. According to sources, the theft came to light around noon on July 28 when the victim discovered…
The locality where the dispute took place Kolkata: A dispute over feeding stray dogs near the main gate of a complex in the Sovabazar area escalated into attack and death threats last week. A complaint by residents of the apartment has prompted cops to register an FIR on Friday. The incident took place between 10.30…
Kolkata: An ATM fraud gang has duped a 58-year-old resident of South Port of Rs 1,61,500. The victim’s debit card got trapped in an ATM in the Ekbalpore area around 2 pm last Saturday. When he contacted a helpline number displayed inside the kiosk, the person on the line advised him that he could return…
Aarav Agarwal wants to represent India at the Paralympics Kolkata: A class 10 student of La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata, Aarav Agarwal (16), has won two medals at the First Para National Rowing Championship in Pune, marking another milestone in a sporting journey shaped by resilience and discipline.Representing West Bengal, Agarwal won gold in the…
Kolkata experienced rain in some pockets Kolkata: Despite a cloudy sky and moderate rain in some parts, Kolkata experienced a humid Sunday when the maximum temperature climbed up to 34°C, nearly two degrees above normal.While the cloud cover has been predicted to persist on Monday, the mercury may not slide, said the Met office. Light…
The spot where the incident took place Kolkata: A 42-year-old hawker, Md Bellaluddin, was severely assaulted by fellow vendors for trying to set up his stall along Chowringhee Road on July 31. The altercation started due to reduced vending space in Esplanade.According to police, the incident occurred around 8 pm in front of the YMCA…
Green blueprint for Kolkata Kolkata: Kolkata’s next phase of growth must be guided by where the city can expand safely and where expansion must stop. A new IIT Kharagpur study, ‘Heat island, pollution load and urban sprawl in the Kolkata metropolitan city of India during 2000–2020: implications for its sustainability’ shows that two decades of…
Inside a Howrah flat that Hamid Mondal had rented Kolkata: Hamim Mondal, the alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed operative who was arrested in Burdwan last Thursday, communicated with his Pakistani handlers first on the now-banned Element X and later on Session, both end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms, officers of Bengal’s Special Task Force (STF) said on Sunday.To avoid detection,…
