Yusuf Pathan, here seen with fellow NCPI MP Satabdi Roy, is also in talks with TMC MP Saugata Roy, say sources Kolkata: Two Trinamool MPs who switched over to NCPI – Abu Taher Khan and Khalilur Rahman – got in touch with veteran TMC MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday, a day after skipping the NDA…
Police recover cash found in Minar Mondal’s house on Thursday Suri: Police on Thursday arrested stone trader Tullu Mondal’s (alias Mohammad Najibuddin) manager and brother-in-law Minar following an overnight raid and sealed his residence in Birbhum’s Deocha village.Tullu figured in a CBI probe into a cattle smuggling case and has been on the run since…
Demolition work continues atop Sandip Ghosh’s home Kolkata: Former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh on Thursday got the illegally constructed pergola atop his G+3 Badan Roy Lane house demolished, 45 days after KMC served him a notice.The notice followed a hearing and physical inspection by KMC officials, who found that the pergola had…
KOLKATA: Panic gripped commuters at Dakshineswar railway station in Kolkata after an overhead electric wire snapped with a loud bang, disrupting train services.Videos from the scene show passengers jumping out of a local train and running to safety moments after the overhead traction wire snapped.Some commuters on the platform can also be seen running away…
Haque, Gabur, Alam, Kheriya and Munda were reognised for their rescue efforts in areas including Patlakhawa, Putimari and Salkumar Jalpaiguri: Seven forest staffers of Jaldapara National Park will receive the Gaj Gaurav Award from the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change for their role in rescuing elephants and rhinos during the devastating north…
Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya (file picture) Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday urged CM Suvendu Adhikari to pursue Centre’s chemical parks scheme, calling it a “rare opportunity” to revive large-scale industrialisation in Bengal.In a letter to the CM, Bhattacharya suggested that Singur be pitched as a preferred location for the chemical park…
The catalogue comprises 22 volumes and documents 13,703 species of butterflies and moths belonging to 3,705 genera, 240 subfamilies, 102 families and 31 superfamilies Kolkata: Kolkata-headquartered Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has completed the first comprehensive Catalogue of Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) of India, recording 13,703 species, bringing together updated taxonomic information on the country’s…
KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed investigating authorities not to take coercive steps against Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee in three FIRs — filed at Bhowanipore, Kalitala and Bishnupur police stations — until Aug 6, when the matter will be heard next.Investigators may, however, continue the probe. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya also directed the state…
According to the report, Jio recorded an average download throughput of 86 Mbps, the highest among all telecom service providers evaluated during the drive test Kolkata: Reliance Jio has emerged as the top performer in average download speeds in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) latest Independent Drive Test (IDT) that was conducted along the…
Workers on battery and chassis assembly line. Photo for representation Kolkata: Exide Industries has registered a 27.1% year-on-year jump in Q1 net profit, from Rs 320 crore to Rs 407 crore. The Q1 turnover of the company was up by 17.6% to Rs 5,305 crore, from Rs 4,510 crore in the last fiscal.Increased affordability and…
