A dog lover who was feeding and taking care of the street dogs for more than two decades was assaulted in her locality for feeding dogs… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: A long-standing conflict over feeding stray dogs in north Kolkata’s Shyampukur neighborhood escalated into alleged violent altercations, death threats, and cross-complaints, prompting local authorities to register…
LPG customers in queue in front of an LPG dealer at Thakurpukur on Sunday afternoon. Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: The deadline for completing e-KYC for domestic LPG connections may have been extended by a week, from Aug 16 to Aug 23, but there has been little respite for consumers struggling to complete the mandatory process.Persistent…
Minister Agnimitra Paul at the Lansdowne Market on Sunday Kolkata: After inspecting Lansdowne Market on Sunday, state urban development and municipal affairs minister, Agnimitra Paul, urged the traders there to set aside politics and cooperate with the developer for the long-pending redevelopment of the market. The redevelopment project has been stalled for nearly four decades.“A…
Kolkata: Raja Sen, the cinematic custodian who treated the lens not merely as a tool of capture but as a bridge to the soul of Bengal, succumbed to a cardiac arrest at a city hospital on Sunday. Across a remarkable career spanning feature films, telefilms, and documentaries, Sen emerged as a visionary bestowed with three…
Suvendu Adhikari at Netaji Indoor Stadium Kolkata: For hundreds of beneficiaries who had travelled from different corners of the state to witness the ‘historic’ launch of Ayushman Bharat in Bengal on Sunday, the health insurance card injected hope into their lives. They counted themselves as the ‘lucky’ ones at the Netaji Indoor Stadium to have…
CJP member Abdul Hafiz’s father was beaten to death Kolkata: BJP supporters allegedly beat to death the father of a CJP member in Bankura’s Indas. According to the deceased’s son Abdul Hafiz, his house was attacked on Thursday and his father was beaten up while trying to save him. After his release from hospital that…
CM Suvendu Adhikari addresses the gathering at the launch of Ayushman Bharat Yojana at Netaji Indoor Stadium on Sunday Kolkata: As many as 1.23 crore people received their Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards as the scheme rolled out in Bengal on Sunday. The state has also started handing out Mukhya Mantri Swasthya…
Asish Banerjee was a five-time MLA from Rampurhat Rampurhat: Former Bengal minister, assembly deputy speaker and five-time Rampurhat Trinamool MLA Asish Banerjee was found dead in a party office adjacent to his home on Sunday morning. The 74-year-old neta’s body was hanging from the ceiling fan and police recovered a one-page purported suicide note in…
Former Howrah councillor Shyamal Mitra was taken from Shibpur police station to the court when BJP supporters staged a protest by throwing eggs Howrah: Former Howrah councillor Shyamal Mitra, a close aide of former minister Arup Roy, was arrested on Saturday on charges of extortion and fraud.Officers of Shibpur police station under Howrah City Police…
80th Independence Day Observation on Red Road. The newly elected Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari unfurled the Tricolour and accepted the ceremonial salute from the marching contingents and witnessed many colourful performance by the school students on Red Road… Sukhomoy Sen 80th Independence Day Observation on Red Road. The newly elected Chief Minister…
