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Exiled author Taslima Nasreen criticized madrasa education systems in Kolkata KOLKATA: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the madrasa education system, alleging that some institutions have become “factories for producing ‘jihadis’” and calling for strict government regulation and sweeping reforms to curb religious extremism.Addressing a press conference in Kolkata,…

Kolkata experienced rain in some pockets Kolkata: Despite a cloudy sky and moderate rain in some parts, Kolkata experienced a humid Sunday when the maximum temperature climbed up to 34°C, nearly two degrees above normal.While the cloud cover has been predicted to persist on Monday, the mercury may not slide, said the Met office. Light…

Arpita Sarkar was allegedly being prepared to take on a role similar to that of arrested alleged ISI operative and influencer Jyoti Malhotra.(C) KOLKATA: A 22-year-old woman from Jharkhand, arrested alongside a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, was allegedly being groomed by Pakistan-based handlers to run espionage and honey-trap operations in India, according to investigators.The West…

The spot where the incident took place Kolkata: A 42-year-old hawker, Md Bellaluddin, was severely assaulted by fellow vendors for trying to set up his stall along Chowringhee Road on July 31. The altercation started due to reduced vending space in Esplanade.According to police, the incident occurred around 8 pm in front of the YMCA…

KOLKATA: Kashmira Sheikh, 36, visited the Kultali Jamtala branch of PNB in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas to check whether the subsidy for her LPG cylinder had come through. She froze at the sound of what the bank official said was the latest “credit” to her account — Rs 99,99,99,997.She lives in an asbestos-roofed house and…

Green blueprint for Kolkata Kolkata: Kolkata’s next phase of growth must be guided by where the city can expand safely and where expansion must stop. A new IIT Kharagpur study, ‘Heat island, pollution load and urban sprawl in the Kolkata metropolitan city of India during 2000–2020: implications for its sustainability’ shows that two decades of…

Kolkata: Every person — Pakistani or of any nationality — should be given all opportunities to prove his/her case, Calcutta High Court said on Saturday, criticising the Centre and state for taking 24 years to decide on the citizenship application of a 60-year-old Pakistani woman, married to a Howrah man, and directed them to submit…

Inside a Howrah flat that Hamid Mondal had rented Kolkata: Hamim Mondal, the alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed operative who was arrested in Burdwan last Thursday, communicated with his Pakistani handlers first on the now-banned Element X and later on Session, both end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms, officers of Bengal’s Special Task Force (STF) said on Sunday.To avoid detection,…

Author Taslima Nasrin meets press on Sunday in Kolkata.Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: Bangladesh-born author Taslima Nasrin said she “wants to believe” that the BJP govt in Bengal will protect freedom of expression and the fundamental rights of every citizen. “I believe they (the govt) will accommodate those with differing opinions so they can express their…

Kolkata: How does it feel to suddenly receive Rs 100 crore in your bank account?Not good, as Kashmira Sheikh — a poor zari worker from Kultali in South 24 Parganas, more than 100 km from Kolkata — is finding out.The 36-year-old has been gripped by fear and panic, and her life has been turned upside…