Sushmita Dev (2nd from left), Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (2nd from right)and Prakash Chik Baraik (extreme right) take the party flag from BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya (centre) in Kolkata on Thursday Kolkata: The BJP’s central leadership on Thursday nominated former Trinamool Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik as its…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari said an agreement with the Adani Group was completed for the setting up of a 2,000-bed international-standard hospital in New Town. “Of the 2,000 beds, 1,000 will be reserved for the poor and 1,000 will be used commercially,” he said. Source link
The spot where the incident took place Kolkata: Nine unidentified men allegedly stopped a car on EM Bypass in Kolkata. They assaulted the driver, robbed him at gunpoint, and recorded inappropriate videos of two of his female friends after a road rage incident on Tuesday.It took place near the Ambedkar Bridge area on Bypass. According…
Asit Biswas and Pramila Ray Biswas at CM Suvendu Adhikari’s ‘Janatar Darbar’ on Saturday Kolkata: The investigation into the murder of schoolteacher Barun Biswas, a key witness in the Sutiya gangrape case in North 24 Parganas, has resumed after a gap of 14 years.A few days ago, the Biswas family met chief minister Suvendu Adhikari,…
Sabang: Former Bengal minister and seven-time MLA from Sabang, Manas Ranjan Bhunia, appeared before the Sabang police on Thursday following a court order. Accompanied by zilla parishad functionary Abu Kalam Box and another individual, Bhunia underwent intense questioning for nearly three hours in connection with an alleged cash-for-jobs scam before leaving the police station without…
Kolkata: CBI and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) Mumbai, supported by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, jointly raided multiple locations in Maharashtra and Bengal and busted a wildlife smuggling racket and rescued 53 animals and birds.Six alleged key members of the syndicate were arrested and charged under provisions of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and criminal…
Kolkata: Bengali NRI industrialist Prasoon Mukherjee has been appointed adviser for India and Latin America to the Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF), Singapore’s apex manufacturing body representing more than 5,000 companies.Mukherjee also serves as chairman of the India Business Committee of the Singapore Business Federation (SBF), vice-chairman of its International Action Committee, and vice-chairman of the…
Kolkata: Police arrested Bhowanipore strongman Rakesh Sahu alias Vicky, from Durgapur while he was allegedly trying to flee to Jharkhand. Cops said Vicky had been active in the Bhowanipore area for several years, and has been accused of forcibly taking over two rooms in a local’s house and demanding Rs 30 lakh when asked to…
Kolkata: “If the SIR tribunal goes on at the current pace, it will take 21 years for all appeals to be disposed of,” the Calcutta High Court said on Wednesday, also stressing that a passport cannot be issued without citizenship checks.Hearing an appeal by an SIR-deleted voter whose tatkal passport application is pending due to…
Kolkata: A severe teacher shortage has forced Bidhannagar Govt High School’s morning section to make a roster for an extra off-day, for primary students alongside Sundays.A notice by the school’s teacher-in charge (TIC) implemented the roster on Wednesday for pre-primary to class 5. The decision mentioned an acute staff deficit, with one official saying, “We…
