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…
Kolkata: Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that the decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to establish fast-track courts for paper leak cases will act as “a decisive blow to crush the paper leak mafia”.Adhikari on his X handle said, “This will ensure swift and stringent justice and would be effective in protecting…
Kolkata: Bishop Paritosh Canning on Thursday appealed to the Centre to talk to protesters and listen to their demands to find a solution at the earliest. “Political functionaries are like father figures to this student community that has been protesting against the NEET paper leak. A solution must be found immediately, and their demands should…
Kolkata: The first attempt by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) to stage a protest in the city on Friday and another rally, called by Left-aligned students’ bodies, may have hit a roadblock as Kolkata Police on Thursday cited “pre-occupation with Ulta Rath processions” as a reason to ask the organisers to postpone their demonstrations.Till last…
The Martyrs’ Day rally by the Kalighat TMC on Cathedral Road Kolkata: Taking suo motu cognisance, the Hastings Police Station has registered a case against the conveners, organisers and supporters of Kalighat Trinamool Congress for allegedly violating specific conditions set by the Calcutta High Court during their July 21 Martyrs’ Day rally on Cathedral Road…
Extortion charge against BJP members Kolkata: BJP has suspended a local party worker in Behala and started a probe against a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha functionary in Sinthee after FIRs were registered against them for allegedly trying to extort lakhs of rupees from property owners and traders to “allow them constructions”. A promoter, Kashinath Mondal,…
Kolkata: The state has decided to open subsidised Maa Ahar Centres at govt institutions, including hospitals and healthcare facilities across Bengal.Urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul handed a letter to health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee in state assembly on Wednesday, requesting him to make the arrangements to start such canteens, which will offer fish…
It drizzled almost throughout Thursday in the city Kolkata: The city is expected to get spells of light to moderate rain on Friday, similar to that on Thursday. The Met office has forecast an overcast sky for one more day before the rain declined from Saturday.Alipore recorded a 24-hour rainfall of 8.1 mm till 5.30…
Kolkata: Proposals for extension of retiring officials/employees could not be an established norm at govt offices, stated a circular from the chief secretary Manoj Agarwal on Wednesday, directing all departments to initiate the process of fresh selection of manpower supply agencies and identify replacements for retiring employees at least three months ahead of their last…
Cops check files at the KMC headquarters on Thursday Kolkata: Police on Thursday carried out searches at Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC), and several municipalities and gram panchayats across Bengal as part of a statewide probe into alleged irregularities in the issuance of birth and death certificates since 1997.The action coincided with…
