Spanish players reach the Madrid airport after their World Cup triumph Kolkata: Several schools and colleges on Monday saw half-filled classrooms, as on average 30 to 40% of students were absent. The hangover from last night went on almost all day, as several school teachers and principals noticed that during classes, discussions about the match…
KOLKATA: “There was no need to fire bullets to control the crowd located far away from Writers’ Buildings,” CM Suvendu Adhikari read out from the Sushanta Chatterjee Commission’s report on the police firing on a Mamata Banerjee-led Youth Congress rally on July 21, 1993, that led to the death of 12 activists (a 13th person…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Monday that Bengali will become mandatory for all official work in the state from Sept 1, a day after Union home minister Amit Shah suggested the move in a letter to him.“From Sept 1, 2026, the use of Bengali will be compulsory in govt work at all levels….
Fans wait for the next world cup Kolkata: For the past one and half months, evenings had a fixed routine. Dinner was planned well ahead kick-off times, sleep schedules were abandoned, WhatsApp groups buzzed through the night and neighbourhoods echoed with cheers and groans till dawn.Then, on Sunday night, Spain’s 1-0 victory over Argentina in…
Heart-broken Argentina fans in Kolkata Heart-broken Argentina fans in Kolkata Heart-broken Argentina fans in Kolkata Heart-broken Argentina fans in Kolkata Heart-broken Argentina fans in Kolkata Heart-broken Argentina fans in Kolkata Heart-broken Argentina fans in Kolkata Kolkata: As Argentina crumbled under a relentless Spanish wave at the World Cup final, a deathly silence took over large…
Himadri Speciality Chemical CMD and CEO Anurag Choudhary Kolkata: Kolkata-based Himadri Speciality Chemical may soon become the first company in India to set up a carbon nanotube (CNT) manufacturing unit, said company’s CMD and CEO Anurag Choudhary.“We have successfully developed indigenous carbon nanotube (CNT) technology through our in-house innovation and R&D, marking another milestone in…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the directive following a letter from Union home minister Amit Shah KOLKATA: The West Bengal government will make Bengali mandatory for all official communications from September 1, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced in the Assembly on Monday,The CM was reportedly reading out a letter from Union home minister Amit Shah…
Kolkata: A 40-year-old woman was arrested for leading a robbery in which the victim had been tied up at her own house. Cops have recovered the stolen gold jewellery worth lakhs within days of the robbery in the Rajabagan area.Accused Sultana Begum, alias Rosy, is a resident of SA Farooque Road. According to cops, the…
Kolkata: A man has been arrested for allegedly posing as a customer to steal gemstones worth nearly Rs 5 lakh from a jewelry shop in Behala on Thursday. The accused, 40-year-old Prabhat Debnath, was tracked down to his residence in Durgapur within 24 hours of committing the crime.According to cops, the jewellery store was inaugurated…
Kolkata: Considering the advanced stage of pregnancy and “the availability of obstetric facilities in jail”, Calcutta High Court on July 16 granted interim bail to a Mominpur woman arrested for possession of drugs worth Rs 63 crore till Sept 21 as she is expected to deliver the baby on Aug 13.Shaista Khan was arrested on…
