Kolkata: Kolkata Police have placed the recovery and restoration of funds lost in cyber frauds at the top of their operational agenda, aiming to streamline process protocols and expedite refunds to victims across the city.During a high-level review meeting chaired by police commissioner Ajay Nand, senior officers of the detective department emphasized that returning stolen…
A meet to announce the birth centenary celebration of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar on Tuesday — TOI Kolkata: To celebrate the birth centenary of Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and weave his legendary presence into the everyday cultural rhythm of the city, the state govt’s I&CA department is organising Shatoborshe Mahanayak, a four-day programme from Sept 3 to…
The body of Brishti Mukherjee, a distant niece of Mamata Banerjee, was recovered from her father’s home in Rampurhat. SURI: The body of 28-year-old Brishti Mukherjee, a distant niece of former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, was recovered from her father’s residence in Rampurhat’s Nischintapur on Tuesday.She was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a…
Kolkata: The govt has started penalising people for spitting, littering, open urination and defecation in public along with crackdown on using banned plastic bags kicking off on Tuesday. Ward-wise civic teams that are being formed to keep tabs on violations will collect fines through an app, according to state urban development and municipal affairs minister…
Kolkata: While the number of dengue cases in Bengal this year is significantly less in number than the earlier years, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday did a review meeting on dengue and other vector borne diseases at Swasthya Bhawan. The meeting was attended by various stakeholders, including health, urban development, transport irrigation, police, district…
The crime took place while the woman was passing by a store, Das Bhandar, located at 117 Bidhanpally Kolkata: An unidentified man got down from a vehicle and snatched a gold chain from a 75-year-old woman in Bansdroni on Friday morning. The incident took place when the victim was returning from her morning walk.According to…
Kolkata: The West Bengal Samagra Shiksha Mission organized a three-day workshop to prepare a roadmap for the development of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) and to foster an inclusive educational environment. Additionally, the State School Education Department sent a requisition to the School Service Commission to fill vacant positions for special educators.Dipak Barman, the school…
Suvendu Adhikari at the opening of the Consumer Rights Protection Week at New Market Kolkata: A large number of complaints about citizens being duped while buying properties were pouring into ‘Janatar Darbar’ at the BJP party office in Salt Lake as well as the CMO grievance cell every day, said Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday as…
On Tuesday, CM Suvendu Adhikari interacted with some beneficiaries virtually from Swasthya Bhawan Kolkata: Within the first fortnight of its launch, Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana has touched the lives of 19,700 Bengal residents including 452 Bengal residents who are stationed in other states due to work. On Tuesday, CM…
Soumitra Nandi and Roshan GuptaKolkata/ DarjeelingKolkataIn the wake of the recent tragedy in Nepal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the centre and the state would jointly undertake an early scientific assessment of the vulnerabilities of the Himalayan region. Adhikari from a programme at Nabanna Sabhaghar formally launched a new 200-member state level region…
