Sector V hawkers free up pavement space Kolkata: Following instructions to clear encroachment from pavements, hawkers and street vendors across the IT hub of Sector V are removing temporary structures and tarpaulin to free up almost two-thirds of the space. Since Saturday, street vendors on several stretches of Sector V have been removing the temporary…
Kolkata A 10-member Central Delimitation Committee (CDC) has been formed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation to create 56 additional civic wards, increasing the total from 144 to 200, officials said.The committee, tasked with ensuring a balanced distribution of voters across the 200 wards, has to submit its recommendations by July 27. The KMC elections are due…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court has overturned an almost 30-year-old acquittal in a case of bigamy and directed a 75-year-old former policeman to serve three years in prison and pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to his second wife.The bench of justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Ananya Bandopadhyay, which delivered the ruling on Friday, observed that the…
Inspection Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Northeast Frontier Circle, Sumeet Singhal, during Sunday’s inspection Kolkata: The CRS, the autonomous body under the ministry of civil aviation, is mandated to issue safety certification for any metro or train operations across India. Once the CRS’ written emboss comes, Metro Railways can run trains along the 16.6 km…
Kolkata: Census 2027 is set to start in Bengal on Aug 1 with a fortnight-long self-enumeration phase, during which individuals have to answer a set of 34 questions online.The data to be collected during the census, which is being held after 15 years, will be considered valid as of March 1, 2027, the reference date…
Howrah: BJP MLA from Amta, Amit Samanta, lodged an FIR at the local police station, alleging that miscreants were extorting money from residents and business owners by using his name. Police have arrested four people so far.“Based on the MLA’s complaint, we have arrested four individuals. We suspect a larger racket is at work behind…
Marquis Street, which is known as ‘mini Bangladesh’, in Kolkata Kolkata: Kolkata’s ‘mini Bangladesh’ is preparing to bounce back to life, with traders, restaurateurs and hoteliers preparing to reopen businesses and restore full services after India’s official resumption of the process for tourist visas for Bangladeshi citizens.Across Marquis Street, Sudder Street, Free School Street, Collin…
Urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul Asansol: Three govt officials were served show-cause notices on Saturday over alleged administrative irregularities in the controversial eviction drive at Asansol market, as urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul moved to defuse unrest.The Asansol Municipal Corporation, assisted by the police, removed several shops from the…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has suspended two deputy commissioners for allegedly posting controversial remarks and videos on social media despite a clear directive from the top brass against the “misuse of digital platforms” by personnel. The suspended officers are Bidhan Saha, DC North III, and Partha Pratim Das, DC Port II.According to police sources, the action…
Kolkata: A routine medical check-up at RG Kar Medical College blew the lid off a horrific year-long ordeal for a six-year-old girl in Lake Town, triggering a swift cross-jurisdictional police operation that ended with the arrest of her cousin brother on charges of rape on Friday afternoon.The breakthrough came when the minor, suffering from acute…
