The fish market at Gariahat, the spice market at Posta and Chhana Patti in Bowbazar were the final stops as Kolkata Municipal Corporation wrapped up its week-long food safety drive on Monday Kolkata: The fish market at Gariahat, the spice market at Posta and Chhana Patti in Bowbazar were the final stops as Kolkata Municipal…
Kolkata: Police have lodged a case of abetment to suicide after a 15-year-old Class 10 student died following an alleged fall from the eighth floor of a residential complex off EM Bypass on Thursday.She had fallen into the swimming pool. The case was lodged after the girl’s mother sought an investigation into the case. After…
Kolkata: BJP and Kolkata Police are gearing up for the “Saffron March” rally from Golpark to Jadavpur 8B on Wednesday, with the organisers expecting more than 7,000 people to join the mobilisation. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari is scheduled to join the gathering at Golpark around 4pm and walk the entire stretch before addressing the crowd…
Kolkata: Jadavpur Police Station has sent a letter to Jadavpur University (JU) vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee on September 2, demanding records for 18 specific students within five-days. The information includes extensive background details for each named student, including their full name, enrolled course and department, year or semester of study, student ID or roll number, present…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced an increase in financial assistance for widows, the elderly and the specially-abled from Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500.The raise, he said, was promised in Sankalp Patra, BJP’s manifesto for the last assembly polls in Bengal. “The increase, implemented since August, is being accounted for today, on 7th (Sept)….
Kolkata: Underage couples and parents will lose benefits from the govt’s welfare schemes and face penal action under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) as well as Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Monday.He said 60,000 teenage pregnancies were reported in Bengal in the first six months of 2026, with…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at the meeting with Durga Puja organisers Kolkata: All Durga Puja pandals and themes should keep in mind and conform to the festival’s original significance and tradition, CM Suvendu Adhikari told organisers during a meeting on Monday while announcing several breaks from the celebration that Kolkata and Bengal had got used…
Kolkata: A domestic help (ayah) was arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting the 81-year-old mother-in-law of a Calcutta HC judge at a residential complex under Survey Park PS, police said.The accused, Rina Roy of Tiljala, allegedly assaulted Shubhra Dasgupta, leaving her injured. Survey Park police registered a case based on a complaint lodged by the…
Dhirendra Shastri’s (right) vegetarian appeal sparks backlash as BJP’s Samik Bhattacharya defends traditional fish and meat-eating practices. KOLKATA: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Monday rejected self-styled godman Dhirendra Shastri’s appeal asking Bengalis to give up non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja, saying no religious figure visiting the state could dictate what people should eat…
Siliguri: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will visit Kalimpong for the first time on Tuesday and chair an administrative review meeting at Uttarkanya, the state govt’s branch secretariat, on the flood situation in north Bengal and preparedness for possible emergencies.The visit assumes significance amid heightened concerns over the vulnerability of the Teesta basin following the devastating…
