Kolkata: The Election Commission will ensure free, fair and peaceful assembly polls in Bengal, chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Tuesday.Commenting on law and order and helplessness of voters, Kumar said the EC has zero tolerance towards violence and any kind of intimidation and would take very strong action against the persons involved….
Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit at the award ceremony Kolkata: Bangladeshi director Rezwan Shahriar Sumit, whose political thriller ‘Master’ won big at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2026 despite having faced “political persecution” during its making at home, is hoping that the newly-elected government will actively build bridges with various neighbours, including India. Sumit,…
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday evening called on former Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose at Soujanya — a state govt guest house for visiting diplomats and dignitaries — calling his resignation an “injustice”.Bose was staying at this facility after returning from Delhi, choosing not to go to Raj Bhavan after his resignation. Raj Bhavan…
Kolkata’s eateries face a crisis as LPG supply dwindles, forcing closures and menu cuts (Representative image) KOLKATA: A city eatery chain has shut one of its popular restaurants and a café in south Kolkata after its LPG supply ran dry. Bread major Modern Foods and confectioner Mio Amore have switched to diesel, which has hiked…
Kolkata: The Election Commission may appoint Subrata Gupta as special observer for the forthcoming assembly elections in Bengal.Sources said CEC Gyanesh Kumar shared this information during a meeting with the state chief secretary, DGP, and other senior govt officials on Tuesday. The commission is yet to issue a formal notification on this.Earlier, the commission had…
Kolkata: Guard rails have been installed in front of gate 15 and 18 of New Market, to pacify the traders who on March 6 threatened to call a token strike, to express their anger over the assault on three stall workers by a section of hawkers.According to a New Market trader, unlike other gates, the…
Kolkata: Arpita Patra, a city-based climber, became the first Bengali woman to climb the highest volcanic peak in the world, Ojos Del Salado (22,615 ft), on the Chile-Argentina border on Mar 7. Patra earlier scaled four more volcanic peaks.A faculty member of the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, Patra tried Ojos Del Salado a year…
Kolkata/Howrah: There was chaos on the busy Foreshore Road when temporary workers from the civil defence and disaster management forces tried to march towards Nabanna on Tuesday and clashed with police after demanding permanent jobs.Things turned more dramatic after the protesters tried to move towards Esplanade, the spot where CM Mamata Banerjee is sitting on…
Kolkata: Three fatal accidents, reported between Monday evening and Tuesday early morning in the Shyampukur, Burtolla and New Alipore police station areas, left three people dead in Kolkata. Incidentally, trucks were involved in all three accidents.The first fatal accident took place around 7.25 pm on Monday in front of 5, Bhupen Bose Avenue in north…
Kolkata: In a first, an impeachment motion against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is likely to be tabled in Parliament this week, a senior Trinamool neta said on Monday.The draft, to be finalised within two days, will be backed by opposition parties, Trinamool functionaries said. Over the past few weeks, led by national general secretary…
