The demolition at TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Amtala party office on Saturday Kolkata: A five-storey building in Amtala, South 24 Parganas, which serves as the local party office of Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, was partially demolished with bulldozers by the district administration on Saturday following an unauthorised construction complaint.Banerjee denied the allegations, saying he…
Kolkata: The proposed Union cabinet reshuffle is likely to see several Bengal BJP heavyweights secure important berths.Ahead of the expansion — expected after Parliament’s monsoon session — the names of several Bengal netas have started doing the rounds. The prominent among them are state president Samik Bhattacharya and Bishnupur MP Saumitra Khan. While Bengal currently…
Howrah: Fifteen-year-old national-level shooter Damayanti Sen, whose disappearance from her Howrah home on Thursday morning triggered widespread concern and viral social media appeals, was found on Saturday morning near Ramkrishnapur Ghat. But her return, as puzzling as her disappearance, has left police and family members searching for answers.Damayanti had reportedly left home to buy milk…
Kolkata: The narcotic cell of the detective department seized hydroponic ganja, valued at over Rs 2 crore in the illegal, following late-night raids on Thursday, first on a guest house at Tagore Park and then, a home in Tiljala. A 28-year-old youth was arrested.Acting on a tip-off, police knocked on the door of a room…
Kolkata: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has decided to reconstitute its town vending committee, including representatives from registered associations of street vendors in New Town in the committee for better management. Officials said the process was underway to identify registered hawkers and street vendors who will be eligible for rehabilitation. According to latest…
Kolkata: An Afghan national, Jamil Khan, was arrested from Bhowanipore for allegedly living illegally in the city for five years, using forged ID documents. Khan Police said Khan arrived in Kolkata in Feb 2021 on a temporary three-month visa but he continued to live here and even ran a business. Source link
Abhishek Banerjee’s Amatala office demolished. KOLKATA: A demolition drive targeting a Trinamool Congress party office linked to the party’s national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee began in Amtala on Saturday, with district authorities alleging that the five-storey building had been constructed without an approved building plan and in violation of building rules.The…
Missing national level shooter Damayanti Sen returns home (FIle Photo) HOWRAH: National-level shooter Damayanti Sen, who had been missing since Thursday afternoon, was found safe in Howrah on Saturday.The 15-year-old, who was recently selected for national team trials, had left her home on Thursday to buy household items but did not return. Police launched a…
Kolkata: Refusing to “brush aside” the testimony of a man who, as a 7-year-old, witnessed his father, uncles and aunts poison and kill his mother in 2006, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday reversed the acquittal of the Diamond Harbour man and his four relatives after nine years, and sentenced them to 24 years in…
Central forces and Bidhannagar police deployed in Bankra in Friday Kolkata: A planned protest against the suspension of congregational prayers at the 136-year-old mosque inside Kolkata airport fizzled out on Friday after a massive deployment of police and central forces prevented supporters of the Bankra mosque committee from assembling near the airport, prompting the protesters…
