Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay Kolkata: Appointing MPs and MLAs as governing body presidents of 247 state-aided colleges was a “conscious move” by the govt, state higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay said after attending a workshop at the convention centre in New Town.Responding to a question, Chattopadhyay said: “During the Left regime, educational institutions faced agitation due…
Kolkata: In the six days since the fire, the team carrying out a fire and safety audit of hotels, guest houses and lodges in Kolkata have been able to examine less than 10% of the 4,000-odd hotels that are under the scanner. Closure notices have been served to over 200 hotels for non-compliance with fire…
Carpool Driver Attempted Molestation Kolkata: Two-year rigorous imprisonment was “overly harsh” for the driver, who tried to molest a 14-year-old schoolgirl in a carpool vehicle, but did not proceed further after the girl resisted, Calcutta High Court’s Jalpaiguri circuit bench held on Aug 20 as it reduced the sentence to one year and directed the…
Kolkata: Two FIRs were registered in Kolkata after action by PETA India and CAPE Foundation against the owners of two ailing horses found in distress, including one lying recumbent under the Hastings flyover.With swift assistance from Kolkata Police, the animals were rescued and shifted to an equine sanctuary for urgent veterinary treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term…
The meeting at the KMC headquarters on Tuesday Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation may extend the date of hearing for the delimitation proposals that were passed in the assembly. The decision was taken, sources said, after the KMC administrator Smita Pandey met representatives of political parties at an all-party meet at the civic headquarters.Most of…
Howrah: Howrah City Police’s detective department suspects Abdullah Khan and Niyamat Khan who were arrested from Kharibari border acted as agents of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen. Police sources said they lived in adjoining flats at 8 Sil Lane, Shibpur, where Abdullah’s father Amir alias Faizal Khan had settled after arriving from Kabul around 2014 and starting a garment…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has sought reports on a range of problems affecting lawyers and movement around the court premises, including traffic jams, mobile connectivity, parking for advocates and the bus terminals at Esplanade and Babughat.A division bench of Justice Debangsu Basak and Justice Shampa Sarkar directed the High Court Registry to file an…
Kolkata: Domestic LPG consumers, who are yet to complete the mandatory e-KYC for their gas connections, will have time until Aug 31 to do so as oil marketing companies (OMCs) told dealers there would be no further extension of the deadline.Dealers suggested that customers yet to complete their e-KYC should not wait until the final…
Kolkata:The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the Bengal govt arrested three laboratory technicians attached to Panskura Super Specialty Hospital for their involvement in a well-entrenched, illegal blood sales racket operating directly out of the facility’s blood bank.The law enforcement action follows the arrest of a middleman caught selling blood units illegally to desperate patients and their…
A huge crater covering a large part of a road in Garden Reach Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday entrusted all govt agencies and departments concerned with the task of repairing battered roads in the port area in Garden Reach and Taratala at the earliest.The CM had earlier set a deadline of Oct 10…
