Jahangir Khan in Falta Jahangir half pant in falta Falta: Trinamool functionary and Falta candidate Jahangir Khan, who was nicknamed ‘Pushpa’ during the assembly election, was paraded through the Falta and Saharahat areas of South 24 Parganas in Bermudas and a T-shirt by the Diamond Harbour Police on Thursday.Khan was arrested on Monday after being…
Kolkata: In a fresh crackdown on illegal arms and ammunition stockpiles in Sandeshkhali, a team of West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday recovered a massive cache of weapons and ammunition from the Nazat area, once considered a stronghold of jailed former Trinamool neta Sheikh Shahjahan.Acting on intelligence inputs, STF personnel conducted a raid…
Kolkata: The Anandapur police cops lodged yet another FIR against Trinamool (TMC) Kasba ex-councillor Sushanta Ghosh and four of his aides for allegedly defrauding a resident of Rs 7.7 lakh by selling a footpath stall using forged KMC documents.The case was registered after complaint on Tuesday by Binoy Majumder, a resident of Rajdanga School Road…
KOLKATA: At a time when the FIFA World Cup is expanding its footballing map, Kolkata-based notaphilist Anindya Kar has built a paper trail of the tournament through currency.Kar’s collection brings together bank notes representing all 48 participating countries of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, turning the expanded tournament into a compact archive of national identity,…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Jahangir Khan, also known as ‘Pushpa’, was paraded through the Falta area by police on Thursday after his arrest in connection with extortion and other charges.In the video, Khan is seen walking through Falta under police escort, with helmet-clad officers surrounding him.Khan, who is currently in police custody, was arrested near…
Senior Trinamool Congress leader and MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday escalated his public criticism of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, accusing him of “arrogance” and a “fluctuating mindset”. KOLKATA: Senior Trinamool Congress leader and MP Kalyan Banerjee on Thursday escalated his public criticism of party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, accusing him of “arrogance”…
Kolkata: The state on Tuesday transferred and appointed 18 IAS officers to key positions in various departments, marking the first significant administrative reshuffle of secretary-level officers since the BJP formed the govt on May 9. The reshuffle occurred in food and supplies, transport, women and child development, land and land reforms, labour, irrigation, PHE and…
Last year’s Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square, headed by BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh Last year’s Durga Puja pandal of Mohammad Ali Park MD Last year’s Durga Puja pandal at Santosh Mitra Square, headed by BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh Last year’s Durga Puja pandal of Mohammad Ali Park MD Last year’s Durga Puja pandal…
Kolkata: An extortion case has been registered by Lake Town police against a history-sheeter and his associate for allegedly demanding Rs 10 lakh from a trader and threatening to kill him if the money was not paid within seven days. The prime accused allegedly claimed to possess a firearm.The case was initiated following a written…
Kolkata: A squall lashed Kolkata and the neighbouring districts of North and South 24 Parganas and Howrah with the wind speed gusting at 60 kmph early on Wednesday evening. The KMC drainage pumping stations recorded 96 mm of rainfall in Belgachhia, 70 mm in Ultadanga, 68 mm in Duttabagan and 63 mm in Maniktala. The…
