Mamata Banerjee (L), Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (C), Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar (R) KOLKATA: Amid the ongoing split in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Dr Baidyanath Ghosh Dastidar, son of rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, has issued a legal notice to former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and several party leaders. He has denied allegations…
Kolkata: Hemen Mazumdar’s masterpiece “Saqi” is a major highlight of the upcoming Collectors Choice event hosted by AstaGuru. This exceptional oil on board work, which represents a shift from the artist’s celebrated portfolio of wet sari series, carries an expected price between Rs 1.2 crore and Rs 2 crore.Regarded as an exceptionally complex masterpiece to…
Kanksa: Two persons were killed in a lightning strike at Gopalpur Uttarpara in Kanksa, West Burdwan on Saturday afternoon around 2 pm, reports Mohammad Asif.According to police, the two were sitting near a field when lightning struck them. They were taken to hospital, where the medical officer declared them dead.The deceased have been identified as…
Kolkata: Bengal CID’s special investigation team (SIT) is set to make Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and fellow party MLAs Kunal Ghosh (Beleghata) and Madan Mitra (Kamarhati) sit face-to-face during their interrogation in the Signgate case at Bhabani Bhawan on Sunday.This will be the second time when CID will grill Abhishek after Thursday’s 5-hour-30-minute…
Kolkata/Midnapore: Kalighat and Salboni cops on Saturday broke open locks to enter Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee‘s Kalighat Road home in search of his personal assistant, Sumit Roy, an accused in a West Midnapore land-deal related corruption case.Trinamool chief and former CM Mamata Banerjee rushed to her nephew’s home around 6.30 am after receiving news of…
Kolkata: Trinamool’s rebel MP camp swelled to 20 on Saturday after veteran Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay took a morning flight to Delhi and first met Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav at his residence and then Union home minister Amit Shah later in the day.Sudip’s late flip indicates his wife and Chowringhee MLA, Nayna Bandopadhyay,…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has urged citizens to report incidents of hooliganism or intimidation through WhatsApp at helpline number 8282082820 so that prompt action can be taken against criminals. Adhikari said attacks on police will not be tolerated, referring to recent incidents at a police camp in Asansol and at Park Circus.Speaking at a…
Kolkata: For foodies in Kolkata, a sharper pocket pinch is set to be compensated by Messi magic. Even as several city restaurants have raised their menu prices this week following a steep hike in commercial LPG price over the last one month, they are laying out the World Cup red carpet to beat the price…
Kolkata: A fortnight after CM Suvendu Adhikari launched the free cervical cancer vaccination programme for the girls between the age of 14 and 15 years targeting around 7.6 lakh girls by Aug, 12% of the girls had been covered in the drive. East Burdwan district is the top performer, while Kolkata and Kalimpong are the…
File pic of ex-minister aroop biswas with Messi Arup Biswas with Messi at Saltlake stadium on 13th December Kolkata: The Bidhannagar commissionerate has issued a third notice to Trinamool functionary and former minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the controversy surrounding the Lionel Messi “GOAT India Tour” event held at Salt Lake Stadium on Dec…
