Pandal construction for Janmashtami underway at Kidderpore Kolkata: One of Kolkata’s more prominent Janmashtami celebrations in Mominpore — where most of the organisers have been Muslims, making it an example of the city’s multi-cultural spirit — is set to turn into a Hindu-only affair this year.Rakesh Singh, who was BJP’s (losing) candidate from the Port…
On Tuesday, eight relatives from four families travelled from Kolkata to Kathmandu to search for 32 tourists from Bengal who went missing last Wednesday while travelling with Chalo Jaai Travel Club Kolkata: A week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal, families in Bengal whose relatives remain missing are caught between fading hope and the…
The gates after being painted saffron Kolkata: A mob of around 25-30 people wearing saffron turbans, scarves, shirts and kurtas shouted slogans and smeared saffron paint on two white pillars outside Anandabazar Patrika’s office on Prafulla Sarkar Street in central Kolkata around 1 pm on Tuesday.The crowd left 30 minutes after staging a demonstration and…
Kolkata: Police have registered an FIR against several Congress workers following an “unauthorised rally” and subsequent clash with cops near Moulali crossing in central Kolkata on Aug 30.Police sources said the incident occurred around 6 pm on Monday when supporters organised a procession from the Bengal Pradesh Congress office on Lal Mohan Bhattacharjee Road and…
Kolkata: After crude oil production at Ashoknagar, Bengal looks all set for another major exploration exercise, this time for manganese in Jhargram.The state Directorate of Mines & Minerals has approved a joint reconnaissance survey by central and state agencies across several pockets of Jhargram, with field investigations proposed between Sept 15 and 19. State-run manganese…
Bristi Mukherjee, niece of Mamata Banerjee, was found dead at her Birbhum home KOLKATA: Bristy Mukherjee, the niece of Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, was found dead at her house in Birbhum on Tuesday, police said.Mukherjee was found hanging at her home, and the death is being treated…
The area where the cut in the median divider has been created Kolkata: Bidhannagar Police has created a cut in the median divider on VIP Road near Haldiram Crossing as an on-the-spot traffic solution for vehicles to be able to bypass the service lane that faced prolonged waterlogging recently. Vehicle headed towards Chinar Park will…
Heavy rain lashed Kolkata and south Bengal districts on Tuesday morning. KOLKATA: Heavy rain lashed Kolkata and several districts of south Bengal on Tuesday morning as a low-pressure system over Gangetic West Bengal remained nearly stationary, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas and disrupting office-hour traffic.Kalaikunda in Paschim Medinipur recorded the highest rainfall in the state,…
Accommodation Problem For Bangladesh Patients Kolkata: Worried about an ebb in patient flow from Bangladesh, private hospitals in Kolkata have started seeking trip details from those travelling from the neighbouring country for treatment over the next two weeks to help them find accommodation.Help desks have been activated even as patients are being apprised of the…
Kolkata: GRP rescued a 13-year-old girl, who was reported missing, from the Burdwan railway station following a coordinated multi-state operation with Uttar Pradesh police.The minor reportedly went missing from a neighbourhood under the Shalimar Garden Police Station jurisdiction in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, last month. As police started their operation to track her, they found her…
