Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday pledged to induct I-PAC personnel into Trinamool and ensure no one loses their job as she lashed out against BJP for trying to “scare” members of the political consultancy firm engaged by her party.“If you scare our agency people and tell them to leave Bengal, they will be inducted…
Jhargram: Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren‘s helicopter was unable to land in Lalgarh on Sunday due to a “no-fly zone” established for PM Narendra Modi‘s rally. Soren and his wife, Kalpana, were scheduled to attend a campaign meeting in support of TMC Jhargram candidate Mangal Soren. Although the venue was ready and supporters had gathered, the…
Nandigram: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee hit the campaign trail in Nandigram all guns blazing on Sunday, saying he didn’t know “who Suvendu Adhikari’s election agent is, but I feel it is Manoj Agarwal”.“But I challenge you, neither your election agent Manoj Agarwal nor Amit Shah’s election agent Gyanesh Kumar can help you or…
Kolkata: Scorching westerly and northwesterly winds kept Kolkata hot and humid on Sunday even as the maximum temperature slid marginally to 33.8°C. The Met office warned that warm and humid conditions will continue to prevail across most of south Bengal and Kolkata for the next five days, at least. Some places in the western districts…
Kolkata: Akshay Tritiya started on a muted note on Sunday with lower than expected footfall across jewellery stores in Kolkata. City jewellers however expect a better turnout on Monday as the auspicious occasion stretches over two days. They also apprehended that many buyers stayed away from purchasing gold this time as there was confusion over…
Kolkata: A passenger arriving from Bangkok, was arrested on Thursday by the customs officials, for carrying hydroponic ganja worth Rs 3.5 crore. Airport officials said that the marijuana was ingeniously concealed inside decorative items. The passenger was intercepted after he crossed the Green Channel and was heading towards the exit. Officials said the passenger was…
Kolkata: Several hospitals are apprehending a staff shortage as hundreds of employees plan to leave for their home towns for the first-phase elections on April 23. At many facilities, OPD appointments and planned surgeries are being deferred or scheduled earlier while election rosters have been created to serve patients and keep operations running with local…
Kolkata: Different pay scales for posts with the same degree of responsibility, reliability and confidentiality are invalid, Calcutta High Court held on April 17 while rejecting Visva-Bharati’s appeal against paying assistant professors of a school under the university the same as the university’s assistant professors.The varsity filed an appeal before the division bench of Justices…
Kolkata: The EC will use an AI-based video analytics programme to monitor polling booths across Bengal. The system will analyse live footage from webcasting cameras and instantly flag signs of trouble, enabling authorities to identify troubled booths and dispatch security forces without delay.“Artificial intelligence will help identify troubled booths in real time, enabling sector teams…
Kolkata: A first-year engineering diploma student of a private university in Salt Lake has alleged that he was ragged, assaulted, burnt with cigarettes and threatened with death by a group of senior BCA students if he didn’t pay them Rs 1 lakh.Based on the youth’s complaint lodged at the Electronic Complex Police Station, police have…
