Kolkata: City’s office market saw average rentals rise 15% year-on-year in the first half of 2026 to Rs 51.1 per sq ft per month, even as leasing activity moderated following a record year in 2025.Office transactions stood at 8 lakh sq ft in Jan-June 2026, down 26% year-on-year, as occupiers adopted a cautious approach and…
Kolkata: Bengali NRI industrialist Prasoon Mukherjee has been appointed adviser for India and Latin America to the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), Singapore’s apex manufacturing body representing more than 5,000 companies.Mukherjee also serves as chairman of the India Business Committee of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), vice-chairman of its International Action Committee, and vice-chairman of the…
Kolkata: CBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai, supported by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, jointly raided multiple locations in Maharashtra and Bengal and busted a wildlife smuggling racket and rescued 53 animals and birds.Six alleged key members of the syndicate were arrested and charged under provisions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and criminal…
The Calcutta High Court appointed a retired judge to oversee Trinamool Congress party expenses. KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Thursday appointed retired judge Justice Subrata Talukdar as a special officer to oversee the day-to-day expenses of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) from three bank accounts that were frozen as part of a money…
MALDA/KOLKATA: Birbhum resident Danish Sheikh and three others from his village – a mother and her two sons – crossed back into India through the Mahadipur border in Bengal’s Malda Wednesday, ending a 13-month ordeal that began when Delhi Police deported them as illegal Bangladeshi immigrants without a tribunal hearing.Waiting for Danish at home in…
Kolkata: Chaos broke out on Wedsnesday afternoon during a rally led by former CM Mamata Banerjee to protest against the Baruipur rape-murder incident, as well as other issues like the paper leak. A vast stretch of south Kolkata — between Ballygunge Phari and Hazra More — virtually turned into a battleground with BJP supporters clashing…
Kolkata: Three persons were arrested after a violent clash in Kadapara, under Phoolbagan Police Station, on Tuesday night. The clash involved an attack on a local resident, Ashok Yadav. In his police complaint, Yadav said around 30 men, led by a local youth named Hindol, attacked him. He alleged that the group came from the…
Kolkata: Police in Kolkata searched the home and hideouts of Mohammad Firoz Khan alias Mini Firoz after he was arrested from near Dankuni toll plaza, and found a foreign-made 9 mm pistol, a magazine, three illegal country-made guns, and many bullets.Police said Firoz used a fake arms licence from Nagaland, which had his real name…
Kolkata: Twice-a-day sweeping and cleaning work will be conducted on roads, market places and densely populated areas in municipal bodies across the state from the third week of July, state urban development & municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul announced on Wednesday during the launch of the ‘Swachh Kavach’ programme.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari unveiled the pilot…
Kolkata: Police arrested Bhowanipore strongman Rakesh Sahu alias Vicky, from Durgapur while he was allegedly trying to flee to Jharkhand. Cops said Vicky had been active in the Bhowanipore area for several years, and has been accused of forcibly taking over two rooms in a local’s house and demanding Rs 30 lakh when asked to…
