Hawkers spread their wares in the middle of Humayun Place Kolkata: Traders in New Market took to the streets on Friday and protested against encroachment of roads and pavements around the heritage market. The traders were apparently particularly upset with hawkers taking over the demarcated parking space on Bertram Street and Humayun Place and the…
Kolkata: India Post will ferry OMR sheets and question booklets to the exam centres for the third-semester exams of Higher Secondary, scheduled to start on Monday.Mosiur Rahaman Sardar, president of West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education, said they partnered with India Post to ensure the smooth transit of answer sheets and tighten security.Earlier, the…
Kolkata: Sabir Ali Baidya (38), a resident of Bhangar in South 24 Parganas, was killed when a private car hit his motorcycle on Basanti Highway near Chowbhaga crossing on Friday night.Baidya was taken to SSKM Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Source link
Kolkata: Rejinagar’s Mamata Trinamool Congress candidate, Rabiul Alam Chowdhury, first withdrew from next month’s bypoll and then reversed his decision — pledging to fight the election “even with 10 workers” — in the span of less than two hours on Saturday morning.The morning drama came a day after the Friday nomination withdrawal by the party’s…
Kolkata remained dry and humid on Saturday Kolkata: Even as Kolkata remained dry and humid on Saturday, an upper air circulation developed into a low-pressure zone over north Andaman Sea on Saturday evening, and is set to turn into an intense depression.Amid speculations on whether it could turn into a cyclone, the Met office said…
Kolkata: A 31-year-old woman was arrested on Friday in connection with an alleged extortion and threat of false rape and sexual assault case. The accused, Ragesree Gope, a resident of Santoshpur East Road, was produced in court on Saturday with a prayer for police custody.A case against her was registered at Panchasayar PS on April…
Sumit Roy is produced in court on Saturday Midnapore: Bengal CID told the Midnapore CJM’s court on Saturday that Sumit Roy, personal assistant to Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee, had revealed during questioning that he deposited money into the party fund on Banerjee’s instructions.In its forwarding letter during Sumit’s court production, CID said he had stated…
Kolkata: A formal alliance between Mamata Banerjee-led TMC and Congress under Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi would send a “big message” and demonstrate that the two parties’ understanding was genuine, said Saayoni Ghosh, who was among 20 rebel TMC MPs who distanced themselves from Mamata Banerjee’s faction and later merged with little-known Nationalist…
Debbarma said he wants to focus on education, entrepreneurship and skilled jobs for Tiprasa youth outside electoral politics Agartala: TIPRA Motha founder Pradyot Kishore Debbarma reiterated his decision to step away from active politics while continuing to advocate for the indigenous community’s growth and development.In a Facebook Live, Debbarma said he was disillusioned with the…
One of the animal ambulances with specialised cage taken to Valmiki from Buxa Kolkata: The Buxa Tiger Reintroduction Project will enter a crucial phase on Sunday, with expert teams beginning efforts to capture a tigress from Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve. Preparations were briefly disrupted by monsoon rains, but National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) officials expect…
