Gold bars found in Minar Mondal’s house on Wednesday Suri: Birbhum police on Wednesday raided the house of a retired govt bus driver in Deucha village and seized gold bars and biscuits worth around Rs 21.5 crore, along with two trunkloads of cash. The cash haul had crossed Rs 28.5 crore by late evening, with…
Shed installed over a bench at Rabindra Sarobar Kolkata: Following requests from morning walkers and lake regulars to minister Agnimitra Paul, the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority has started installing iron sheds over the benches at Rabindra Sarobar.Some of the benches will be reserved for the elderly and differently abled. Officials said that 30 such sheds…
The process has to be done by Aug 16 Kolkata: Domestic LPG consumers who fail to complete Aadhaar-based electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) verification by Aug 16 may lose access to subsidised household LPG cylinders and could end up paying higher prices. In Kolkata, a 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinder currently costs Rs 968.The public sector…
The rain is likely to continue Kolkata: The deep depression that was causing frequent rain spells has moved away from the region. However, the monsoon trough persisting over parts of Bengal will continue to cause light to moderate rain in parts of south Bengal the next few days, said Met officials.On Wednesday the deep depression…
The 7th Pay Commission has been tasked with recommending a revised pay structure and service benefits for the state govt employees and pensioners Kolkata: Bengal govt has appointed retired IAS officer Naveen Prakash as the chairperson of the state’s 7th Pay Commission, replacing Atanu Chakraborty, former secretary to govt of India in the Department of…
Guddu Maharaj at khuti puja of Chorebagan Sarbojanin. photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: Chorebagan Sarbojonin Durgotsab Samity on Wednesday evening performed khuti puja 2.0, a ceremonial foundation ritual marking the start of Durga Puja preparations, less than a month after holding the first one, in what several puja organisers in Kolkata said was an unprecedented…
Kolkata: Trinamool Beleghata MLA Kunal Ghosh moved the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday, demanding directives to be issued to assembly speaker Rathindra Bose to allow him time to speak inside the House. Ghosh claimed that he had been allowed to speak only once during consecutive sessions at the assembly since the new govt was formed.Ghosh’s…
Former Bengal CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee (file picture) Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee has written to the Election Commission demanding the immediate conclusion of an inquiry into the party’s recognition status in Bengal, Meghalaya and Tripura, arguing that granting further time to rebel faction neta and Uluberia MLA Ritabrata Banerjee would “undermine public…
NEET protest: Cal HC asks WB govt to file status report on probe during Left students’ rally KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to submit a status report on the investigation into the violence that erupted during a Left student organisations’ protest over the NEET paper leak in Kolkata…
Shantiniketan, on Harish Mukherjee Road, is among 17 properties under KMC scrutiny Kolkata: A team of officials from Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Wednesday inspected Shantiniketan, a property allegedly owned or co-owned by Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, his family or his company, as part of an inquiry into alleged unauthorised construction. Officials said the inspection…
