Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced the suspension of five police personnel, including IPS officer Koteswar Rao, for “misusing” powers and “hurting faith” of people in different incidents during the previous govt.The suspended police officers are linked to different incidents including the police firing at Rajbanshi youth Mrityunjay Burman at Kaliaganj, the controversial…
Kolkata: Two men from Haryana were arrested by Kolkata Police for allegedly defrauding an elderly Kolkata woman of Rs 3.7 crore in a digital arrest scam by posing as police officers two years ago.The accused, identified as Deepak Tewatia and Akhil Bansiyal, were produced before the Bankshall court on Saturday. The court has sent them…
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 doubled down on Friday’s protest march in the city against the Centre for repeated paper leaks and other grievances.Seventy people — none of them students —…
Kolkata: CPM on Saturday distanced itself from attacks on journalists at the rally organised in Kolkata on Friday. “Left student groups were not involved in attacks on mediapersons,” CPM functionary Sujan Chakraborty said.He added that Left groups instead had condemned the attacks and had visited the injured journalists in hospitals.Congress, which too had condemned the…
A crater near CGO Complex in Salt Lake has been filled up with debris Kolkata: The civic authorities have started conducting urgent road patchwork as spells of rain have damaged several roads across Kolkata and Salt Lake. KMC roads department has also roped in a mobile road repair van for repair of parts of several…
The rush of orders for Ganesh idols on Ulto Rath raised hopes for a busy season ahead among artisans at Kumartuli Kolkata: The return journey of Lord Jagannath’s chariot, or Ulto Rath, is considered an auspicious occasion, and on Friday it brought an early festive cheer to Kumartuli as Ganesh idol orders began pouring in,…
Howrah: A 42-year-old gold trader, Pallav Saha, was shot in the leg and hand and robbed of cash and jewellery near Patihal bus stand under Jagatballavpur police station in Howrah, police said.The incident triggered protests by the locals on Saturday. The attack took place on Friday, when Saha closed his showroom and was preparing to…
Minister Agnimitra Paul visits Lindsay Street on Saturday Agnimitra pal visited at New Market —— TOI Kolkata: Effective steps would be taken to clear encroachments from carriageways in and around New Market, said state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul during an unannounced visit to Lindsay Street on Saturday.Expressing her dismay over the…
State panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh said the bill would empower people by not allowing gram panchayat pradhans to become ‘too powerful’ Kolkata: The state assembly on Saturday passed the West Bengal Panchayat (Second Amendment) Bill, 2026, which aims to curtail the direct signing authority of gram panchayat pradhans in financial matters.State panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh…
Sukanta Majumdar said that the issue of question paper leak is not new, and they are ready to ask about leaks during 2004 and 2012 Kolkata: Union Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday said that govt is ready to amend laws to prevent question paper leak as “no law is foolproof” and…
