Former Indian footballer, Shyam Thapa, who was also former coach of the Nepal national football team recounted his memories of Nepal. KOLKATA: Nepalese people living in the city are worried about their kin and friends in their homeland that has been struck by flash floods along the Nepal-China border on Aug 26.The Nepalese diaspora is…
Scenic view of a lake and the mountains in Pokhra Kolkata: A flood of distressing visuals and reports from Nepal has begun spooking travellers from Bengal, with tourists cancelling or reworking holiday plans even as travel agents worry that the fallout from the devastating flash floods could extend into the upcoming festive and winter travel…
Rain lashed Kolkata on Friday afternoon Kolkata: Cloud formation caused by a cyclonic circulation over North Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts triggered intense showers on Friday evening. The Met office has predicted the creation of a low pressure area by Saturday under the influence of this weather system. Kolkata and…
Protest against new WBJEE decision on engineering admission Kolkata: Jadavpur University (JU) VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, officials of Calcutta University (CU), along with teachers, students and their guardians, raised objections to the notice from the West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam Board that candidates, who accepted seats and took admission after participating in centralised counselling rounds, could…
Kolkata: A drop in water distribution from the Tallah treatment plant has disrupted supply to different blocks in Salt Lake, forcing residents to buy water from tankers.BMC officials claimed the problem was not on the part of the civic body but that the supply from the Tallah treatment plant was low. An official said they…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday set a three-week deadline for the CBI to complete the probe in the RG Kar rape-and-murder case. The HC gave the directive during an in-camera hearing.“We wish to reach a conclusion at the end of this investigation. No further background details or additional evidence is required,” said special…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted permission to a citizens’ group, ‘Sangram Ganamancha’ to file an urgent petition for demonstration against SIR on Sept 2. The matter will be heard on Monday. The matter was mentioned before Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya on Friday. Source link
Kolkata: A 27-year-old woman, a resident of an apartment in east Behala’s Muchipara area, alleged a self-styled priest and his associates duped her of cash and gold over three years on the pretext of conducting rituals to ward off an “evil influence”. The priest propositioned her and outraged her modesty, she alleged.According to the complaint,…
Kolkata: Delays in updating software and non-calibration of breathalysers have reportedly been throwing up questionable readings during the anti-drink driving checks at night, prompting police to clean, re-adjust and update software on 200 devices. Police said they were trying to ensure that each of the 20 traffic guards in the city had at least four…
A worried family member in Kolkata awaits news of kin in Nepal Kolkata: Thirty-seven tourists from Bengal are missing in Nepal while two who were stranded near the disaster zone have been rescued and will be among the first to reach Kolkata on Saturday, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday.“A total of 39 persons…
