Kolkata: The Central Delimitation Committee set up for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area is considering a proposal to split 21 wards to increase the total number of civic wards from 144 to 200, sources said.The Bengal govt has asked the 10-member committee to create 56 additional wards before the civic body, now under an…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt will table all pending CAG reports, including the one on alleged irregularities in Amphan relief distribution, in the assembly on July 25 and recommend registration of FIRs wherever audit findings establish corruption, regardless of the stature of or high office held by those involved, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday.“Wherever the…
Kolkata: Metro Railway is all set to extend revenue services by one-and-a-half hours on the Blue Line and 65 minutes on the Green Line from next Monday.Metro will run from 6 am to 10.30 pm between Dakshineswar and Shahid Khudiram stations or the Blue Line, barring Sundays.Services on the Green Line or the East-West metro…
Kolkata: The state govt on Wednesday formally constituted the 7th Pay Commission, tasking it with examining and recommending changes in the pay structure, allowances, pension and other benefits and service conditions of state govt employees and pensioners, with a direction to submit its recommendations within six months. The govt plans to pass the benefits by…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police and Bidhannagar Police have launched separate investigations into two fraud cases that allegedly cheated residents of Ekbalpore and New Town of more than Rs 2.29 crore.In one of the biggest financial frauds reported under Kolkata Police this year, Ekbalpore police registered a case after a complaint was lodged on July 20. Investigators…
Kolkata: Hours after separate Martyrs’ Day events, netas of both Trinamool factions received ED summons. While Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra, a part of the rebel TMC camp now, received a summons in the municipal job scam probe on Tuesday night itself, Mamata Banerjee loyalist and TMC treasurer Subhasish Chakraborty received one on Wednesday in connection…
Resuce operation underway after a collapse inside the under-construction NHPC Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project tunnel, in Namchi, Tuesday Darjeeling: What began as a routine lunch delivery ended in a nightmare that Bablu Sahu will carry for the rest of his life.The Jharkhand resident entered the under-construction Head Race Tunnel (HRT) of the NHPC Teesta…
Kolkata: Consumer brand Onida, once known for its tagline ‘neighbour’s envy, owner’s pride’, has set a target of 5x growth as it plans to make a comeback. The company has decided to continue dancing with the iconic horned devil and will come out with a clear strategy in four to eight weeks as to how…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday announced that the Bengal govt will directly buy land required for power projects, assuring landowners of attractive compensation to facilitate infrastructure development.“The state govt will directly buy land for any power project. Landowners will receive an attractive rate for their land in accordance with the 2013 Act. Many…
Kolkata: A man and his son were allegedly hacked to death at a Rajarhat construction site after a property dispute escalated into violence. The man’s daughter-in-law was critically injured when she tried to intervene. The deceased were identified as Mozaffar Mistri (55), and his son Bapi (26). Bapi’s wife Hasnuara Bibi has been admitted to…
