BJP neta and Bengal panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh (file photo) Kolkata: A day after Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said that a section of party workers was engaging in corruption, senior BJP neta and state panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh said extortion culture can’t be ended overnight.“This (extortion) culture cannot be ended overnight. We have asked…
Renneissance Township, East Burdwan Burdwan: Fear and concern over security gripped residents of Renaissance Township after STF arrested Md Hamim Mondal on Friday on suspicion of terror links.On Sunday, the Renaissance Central Welfare Society met to discuss security and communal harmony. Member Bapi Sarkar said, “We met with the objective of ensuring a safe and…
Taslima Nasrin said denying Joy Goswami the opportunity to speak was an insult to him. She said, “I felt bad. I invited Joy and requested him to speak. I spoke about freedom of speech — people can have different opinions, but everyone should be allowed to express their views. Why did those who claim to…
Kolkata: A social media buzz about former Bengal minister Shashi Panja meeting NCPI MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar at a fertility clinic in Bhowanipore on Saturday has led to speculation over the former’s political future. Kakoli’s husband Sudarshan Ghosh Dastidar is a director of the clinic.While many think the former Bengal cabinet minister’s meeting with Kakoli…
EB raids a city market The Enforcement Branch raids at Garia Bazar to inspect the market prices of good Kolkata: A sharp spike in vegetable prices over the past week has left households across Kolkata and its adjoining districts grappling with soaring kitchen expenses, as the cost of several daily vegetables has nearly doubled following…
A press meet at the Press Club, Kolkata on the ISI Bill on Saturday… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: Faculty members, scholars and students of Indian Statistical Institute on Saturday requested the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) to initiate discussions over the bill with the “stakeholders of ISI”. They alleged that there are “serious anomalies”…
Kolkata: The West Bengal health dept has barred 11 blood banks from collecting blood at donation camps anywhere in the state till further orders. The dept had started an investigation against 11 blood banks accused of severe irregularities, including illegally selling blood collected in West Bengal to other states.“Till the time the investigation process in…
Kolkata: The Bengal transport dept on Friday revived night bus services across Kolkata and adjoining areas, launching late-evening operations on 10 key routes to improve connectivity for patients, attendants, hospital staff, IT employees, hospitality workers and other late-night commuters.The services, which began operating from Friday night, will have the last scheduled departure at 10 pm…
Kolkata: The govt on Friday extended the suspension of construction activities at highrise building projects from July 31 to Aug 15, triggering concern among homebuyers and developers over delays and financial losses.With nearly 500 projects worth around Rs 10,000 crore stuck, the industry has estimated losses to developers at Rs 3 crore a day, apart…
. Author and poet Taslima Nasrin at an event at Rabindra Sadan —— Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: A commotion broke out at Rabindra Sadan on Saturday during an event marking exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin’s return to the city after nearly two decades, when she invited noted Bengali poet Joy Goswami to join her on stage….
