Kolkata: Congress secured permission on Wednesday for Rahul Gandhi to hold three rallies in Bengal on Saturday — a day after police denied clearance for his April 23 appearances.Gandhi will address rallies in Sreerampore, Metiaburuz and at Shahid Minar in central Kolkata, in that order, said Congress senior Amitabha Chakraborty. Congress had originally proposed Ramlila…
Kolkata: As the city remains under a strict security blanket ahead of the assembly elections, the Kolkata Police intercepted and seized Rs 5 lakh in unaccounted cash during coordinated naka checks across two police station jurisdictions on Tuesday. The first interception occurred around 10.45 am near J L Nehru Road. Officers from the Shakespeare Sarani…
Kolkata: A dispute over vehicle parking escalated into a violent confrontation in east Kolkata’s Tangra area late Tuesday night, leaving three members of a single family seriously injured and sparking fresh security concerns amid a heightened election atmosphere.The incident, which occurred around 9:15 p.m. at Pulin Khatik Road, reportedly saw a mob of nearly two…
Kolkata: The Bengal Police has intensified their crackdown on digital misinformation, issuing three warnings over the last five days to alert the public against fake posts of a sensitive nature being circulated in connection with the assembly elections. According to cops, the warnings issued on Tuesday and Wednesday highlight a growing trend of malicious actors…
Kolkata: Every citizen must consider national interests, Calcutta High Court observed on Tuesday, staying the single judge’s order and upholding the EC order, appointing assistant professors as presiding officers at polling booths.The EC challenged the single judge’s order, which had exempted assistant professors from election duty, before the division bench of Justice Shampa Sarkar and…
Kolkata: Alleging bias by the Election Commission and officers deputed by it, CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said “if you are an IPS or IAS, you must work independently”. “Do politics directly,” she said, referring to officers she claimed were allegedly siding with BJP.Addressing multiple rallies in Haldia, North 24 Parganas and Kolkata, Banerjee said:…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday addressed CM Mamata Banerjee with an “Ei Didi” call, prompting Trinamool, which found it oddly reminiscent of PM Narendra Modi‘s 2021 “Didi, o Didi” taunt, to react sharply.Modi’s call during a campaign ahead of the last assembly polls had garnered quite a bit of controversy, with many…
Kolkata: The EC has asked SPs and police commissioners to send civic volunteers and green police personnel to reserve police lines three days prior to the polls. “They shall perform non-election duties while deployed in the reserve police line,” read the order issued by Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal.“They will be permitted to come for voting…
Kolkata/Sukna/Salboni/Kulti: In an attempt to assuage fear of the Gorkha community amid SIR and merely two days before Darjeeling goes to polls, Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said BJP will add all deleted names to voter list if it comes to office in Bengal. As many as 40,000 Gorkha names have been deleted…
KOLKATA: The first day of the prolonged pre-election curb on sale of liquor translated into a Rs 125-130 crore loss for Bengal’s liquor and hospitality business on Monday, said industry insiders, who fear the figure might be higher for Day 2 since footfall in bars and restaurants generally tend to go up on Tuesdays.The unprecedented…
