Tourism minister Shankar Ghosh announced that the state will pursue Unesco recognition by projecting Dalhousie Square as a “Living Heritage” precinct Kolkata: The Bengal govt has unveiled an ambitious roadmap to reposition Kolkata as a global heritage tourism destination, announcing plans to seek Unesco recognition for the city’s Dalhousie Square and the centuries-old artisans’ quarter…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police is preparing to overhaul its emergency response system by introducing the national emergency helpline number 112 alongside the existing 100 helpline.The move follows concerns expressed by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari that police response times in Bengal have been higher because the state police had not been fully integrated with the national 112…
SHANTINIKETAN Residence of Abhishek Banerjee at Harish mukherjee road……Debobrata Shome Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s buildings dept will conduct the much-discussed hearings on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s properties on Friday. All eyes will be on ‘Shantiniketan’, a prime property on Harish Mukherjee Road owned or co-owned by Banerjee, his family or his company. Apart…
Bishop Paritosh Canning, Bengal Christian Council joint secretary (centre) Suman Biswas and vice-president (far left) Pradip Goswami at Bishop’s House on Thursday Kolkata: Bishop Paritosh Canning on Thursday urged both the Centre and the state to protect churches and their properties from being vandalised.Canning, who is also the moderator of the Church of North India…
No blanker protection for Abhishek: Cal HC Exterior of Calcutta High Court- Kolkata Heritage story. Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused interim protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in eight FIRs. Responding to the claim of Banerjee’s counsel that chief minister Suvendu Adhikari also got blanket protection in 17 cases filed as one petition…
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish fast-track courts for paper leak cases will act as “a decisive blow to crush the paper leak mafia”.Adhikari on his X handle said, “This will ensure swift and stringent justice and would be effective in protecting…
Kolkata: Bishop Paritosh Canning on Thursday appealed to the Centre to talk to protesters and listen to their demands to find a solution at the earliest. “Political functionaries are like father figures to this student community that has been protesting against the NEET paper leak. A solution must be found immediately, and their demands should…
Kolkata: The first attempt by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to stage a protest in the city on Friday and another rally, called by Left-aligned students’ bodies, may have hit a roadblock as Kolkata Police on Thursday cited “pre-occupation with Ulta Rath processions” as a reason to ask the organisers to postpone their demonstrations.Till last…
The Martyrs’ Day rally by the Kalighat TMC on Cathedral Road Kolkata: Taking suo motu cognisance, the Hastings Police Station has registered a case against the conveners, organisers and supporters of Kalighat Trinamool Congress for allegedly violating specific conditions set by the Calcutta High Court during their July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally on Cathedral Road…
Extortion charge against BJP members Kolkata: BJP has suspended a local party worker in Behala and started a probe against a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha functionary in Sinthee after FIRs were registered against them for allegedly trying to extort lakhs of rupees from property owners and traders to “allow them constructions”. A promoter, Kashinath Mondal,…
