Kolkata: Actor Sreelekha Mitra is facing fresh legal trouble after multiple police complaints were filed against her for holding an offensive caricature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a student rally between Sealdah and Esplanade in Kolkata on Friday.BJP spokesperson Keya Ghosh lodged a formal complaint at Anandapur Police Station, while additional complaints were filed…
Kolkata: The state govt has directed all departments, district administrations and civic bodies to organise a week-long series of programmes under the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign from Aug 9 to 17, culminating in Independence Day celebrations.In a notification, Nabanna asked all departments, district magistrates and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to ensure widespread public participation,…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Former Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s contributions to the country’s education, women empowerment and the rise of eastern India will endure for generations, CM Suvendu Adhikari said “with a heavy heart” in a social media post on Friday night.“Public life often demands difficult decisions, but the contributions he has…
Kolkata: In a 26-year-old case over the demolition of an unauthorised building, the Calcutta High Court on Friday reprimanded the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), saying that while other administrations are “actively” using JCBs to demolish illegal structures, HMC has taken years to act despite the court’s orders.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya gave the corporation time till Aug…
A still from a social media post of Md Afroz Kolkata: What started on social media as a ‘Gen-Z’ protest, with ‘cockroaches’ forming groups in different cities, also became a tool for cops to identify and arrest alleged disruptors.‘Mafia Boss’ Md Afroz from Metiabruz did not think twice before posting on social media a video…
NITI Aayog vice-chairperson Ashok Lahiri (file picture) Kolkata: Centre would consider revising retail petrol and diesel prices once the West Asia situation stabilises, NITI Aayog vice-chairperson Ashok Lahiri told TOI on the sidelines of an event here on Sunday. He added that the Centre was first taking steps to improve energy efficiency and to diversify…
Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta (file picture) Kolkata: Bengal govt is working on a start-up policy which will be announced after the govt introduces its new industry policy, state finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Sunday. Dasgupta was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of the state’s first Atal Incubation Centre, set…
West Bengal CM Suvendhu Adhikari assured that the new law will impose strict penalties on those involved, aiming to prevent future disorder and enhance public safety KOLKATA: Bengal’s stringent, new anti-gang law made its debut on Saturday, with the administration using it to register seven FIRs at Hare Street and Entally Police Stations as it…
Kolkata police arrested three more people on Sunday in the NEET protest violence incident, bringing the total to 14. KOLKATA: Three more people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the violence during a protest over the NEET paper leak held here two days ago, taking the total number of arrests to 14.The latest arrests…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police launched a sweeping overnight crackdown across the city and arrested 11 people in connection with the assault on journalists and cops during Friday’s protest. The cops have identified at least 70 men they believe were “outsiders” who infiltrated the march to trigger violence.The coordinated raids began within hours of the protest and…
