Masks of Iron Man, Captain America, Batman and other Avengers characters were a hit among protesters on Friday Kolkata: Friday’s protest rally stood out for the way demonstrators used social media, particularly Instagram and WhatsApp, to mobilise support, circulate information and share dos and don’ts to keep the gathering peaceful. Pop culture, too, became part…
Kolkata: Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee will travel to New Delhi on July 27 to join the movement led by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar against the NEET-UG paper leak.TMC sources said Banerjee was likely to reach the venue by Monday noon and address protesters. “Didi has been in direct touch with CJP founder…
According to police sources, the deceased was identified as Shubhangi Maheshwari Kharagpur: Body of a 31-year-old woman teacher from a Kendriya Vidyalaya was recovered from a lodge in Golbazar area of Kharagpur city on Thursday night. Her male companion was rescued from the scene in an unconscious state and rushed to Kharagpur Sub-Divisional Hospital, where…
Kolkata: State parliamentary affairs Shankar Ghosh on Friday moved a breach of privilege notice against Trinamool MLA Kunal Ghosh, accusing him of causing disturbance in the assembly and showing disrespect to the speaker’s chair.The notice comes two days after Kunal was suspended from the assembly and escorted out by marshals following a confrontation during a…
KOLKATA: Environmental activist Subhas Datta wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking urgent intervention over the prolonged absence of a regular Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal in Kolkata, warning that the vacuum is delaying adjudication of critical ecological disputes across eastern India, the Northeast and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.In his letter,…
SHANTINIKETAN Residence of Abhishek Banerjee at Harish mukherjee road……Debobrata Shome Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s buildings dept will conduct the much-discussed hearings on Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee’s properties on Friday. All eyes will be on ‘Shantiniketan’, a prime property on Harish Mukherjee Road owned or co-owned by Banerjee, his family or his company. Apart…
Kolkata: Facing criticism from flyers over the lack of duty-free shopping and foreign exchange facilities, the Kolkata airport authorities have asked the new duty-free operator to open at least one store in the departure area by next month. They have also floated a fresh tender with reduced rent to attract a new forex operator.According to…
Bishop Paritosh Canning, Bengal Christian Council joint secretary (centre) Suman Biswas and vice-president (far left) Pradip Goswami at Bishop’s House on Thursday Kolkata: Bishop Paritosh Canning on Thursday urged both the Centre and the state to protect churches and their properties from being vandalised.Canning, who is also the moderator of the Church of North India…
Kolkata: Facing criticism from flyers over the lack of duty-free shopping and foreign exchange facilities, the Kolkata airport authorities have asked the new duty-free operator to open at least one store in the departure area by next month. They have also floated a fresh tender with reduced rent to attract a new forex operator.According to…
No blanker protection for Abhishek: Cal HC Exterior of Calcutta High Court- Kolkata Heritage story. Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused interim protection to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee in eight FIRs. Responding to the claim of Banerjee’s counsel that chief minister Suvendu Adhikari also got blanket protection in 17 cases filed as one petition…
