Families and supporters frequently gather outside the Bankshall Court in Kolkata to celebrate bails or releases after hearings for arrested protesters or defendants. Pix:- Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: Flower petals rained down and emotional embraces marked the release of 16 accused outside Bankshall Court on Tuesday evening after they were granted bail in connection with Friday’s…
Kolkata: The state govt is trying to do away with the middlemen in the farm-to-table segment of agricultural produce by increasing the reach of the state-owned agri-marketing platform Sufal Bangla, state agriculture marketing minister Dilip Ghosh said. While the vegetables are being purchased from farmers’ markets and collection centres in Singur and Bhangar, the state…
Kolkata: The health department on Tuesday raided six private blood banks across Bengal, including one in Kolkata, following complaints of irregularities ranging from illegal trafficking of blood and blood components to violation of norms at blood donation camps.The centres inspected included Om Blood Bank in Beleghata, Howrah Thalassemia Blood Centre, Krishnanagar Institute of Medical Sciences…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at Bhavani Bhawan on Tuesday Kolkata: Commending Bengal Police for cracking the Baruipur rape-murder case within days and arresting all four accused, with one later killed in an encounter, CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the force had “brought honour to the police minister”.“I am grateful to all of you. We do…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday extended the status quo order on the demolition of the Amtala party office of TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee till Aug 6.Justice Suvra Ghosh will hear the case on Aug 6 at 2 pm. The HC, in an urgent hearing on July 19, ordered the status quo.The state argued…
Team of two engineers installing solar panels on roof Kolkata: Solar cell manufacturer Jupiter International is setting up an ingot-wafer manufacturing plant in Nagpur, with an investment of Rs 3,000 crore. The work has already started, and the plant is likely to be fully operational in phases over the next 20 months, said company CEO…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday granted interim protection against coercive action to former TMC MLA Atin Ghosh till Aug 14 in a land scam case.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh is scheduled to hear the matter on Aug 10.The complaint was filed against Ghosh by a Bidhannagar resident alleging that when Ghosh was the deputy mayor…
Pradip Chopra, chairman and managing director of the PS Group KOLKATA: In a city where old buildings, markets and memories are constantly being remade, a quiet group of Kolkata changemakers is proving that waste need not be the end of a material’s journey.They are architects, educators, entrepreneurs and recyclers who see discarded glass, plastic, electronics,…
Kolkata: The Blue Line’s Kavi Subhash station may reopen in April or May 2027, sources said on Monday. Work to rebuild the Dakshineswar-bound platform inside the New Garia station has started. Services to the southern terminal station of the North-South corridor were suspended on July 28, 2025. The reason cited by Metro Railway was that…
Kolkata:Madhya Pradesh Police, with local assistance, arrested a Kolkata-based woman on Saturday night for orchestrating a Rs 6 lakh fraud targeting a retired bank executive.The accused, Afroz Siraj Khan, was apprehended from her hideout in the Anandapur area. Investigators believe Khan served as a key operative in a multi-state cyber fraud syndicate operating out of…
