‘Absconding’ TMC MLA Dilip Mondal’s son arrested with firearms; 2 pistols seized

KOLKATA: Police have arrested the son of “absconding” TMC MLA Dilip Mondal, along with five others, for allegedly possessing firearms in West Bengal’s Bakkhali-Fraserganj area, a senior officer said on Monday.A joint team of the West Bengal Police and Diamond Harbour district police apprehended them late on Sunday, the officer said.“Arghya Mondal and the others…

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10 cops injured, 21 held

KOLKATA: Ten cops and CAPF men were injured, three of them seriously, at the Park Circus seven-point crossing when stones and bricks were hurled at them during a protest against “the bulldozer action in Tiljala” on Sunday afternoon.Police said 21 persons were arrested and 25 detained. Flag marches and raids continued across Park Circus till…

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Kalyan Banerjee, Kunal Ghosh, Rajeev Kumar among 10 VIPs facing security cut in Kolkata

Kalyan Banerjee, Kunal Ghosh, Rajeev Kumar KOLKATA: The Kolkata Police has withdrawn or downgraded security cover for two former DGPs, Trinamool Congress MPs, former ministers and other VIPs, officials said on Monday. Ten VIPs have their names on the security-downgrade list.In an email issued by joint commissioner of police (headquarters) Sudeep Sarkar, senior officers were…

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TMC shares video of new BJP MLA suggesting ‘birth certificates for cows’

KOLKATA: Newly elected BJP MLA Rekha Patra has triggered a political controversy after she was seen intercepting a vehicle carrying cattle in Hingalganj and allegedly suggesting that those transporting cows should produce a “birth certificate”.On the alleged illegal transportation of cattle, Patra said, “Our government has issued a guideline stating that cattle below 14 years…

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Beltala PVD leads race with green vehicles outpacing diesel units

KOLKATA: Electric vehicles (EVs) have outpaced traditional diesel-powered vehicles in Kolkata.Nowhere is this green dominance more definitive than at Public Vehicles Department (PVD) in Beltala, Kolkata’s largest vehicle registration hub, which has witnessed a steady decline in the enrolment of diesel vehicles.The trend coincides with the central govt’s clean energy push. The issue acquired more…

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Mamata Banerjee; 10 cops injured as protest turns violent

Former CM Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that “bulldozers cannot become the language of governance” in her first public statement after Trinamool’s election defeat. KOLKATA: Former CM Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday that “bulldozers cannot become the language of governance” in her first public statement after Trinamool’s election defeat.“Bulldozers cannot become the language of governance…

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TMC seeks dist reports on defeat

Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday met the party’s zilla parishad members at Kalighat and reiterated their commitment towards “protecting Bengal and ensuring a better tomorrow”.District presidents have been asked to send written reports to Abhishek and former minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on possible reasons behind the defeat, including…

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Villagers storm TMC neta’s house in Amta

Howrah: Villagers vandalised the house of a Trinamool panchayat chief in Howrah’s Amta on Sunday, accusing her and her husband of siphoning off funds from multiple govt schemes for months. Around 200 villagers, armed with sticks, stormed the residence of Anjali Dolui, damaging property and setting fire to furniture, clothes and documents.Villagers Nazneen Begum and…

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