Friendship Day celebrations this year are taking inspiration from one of the most familiar parts of modern friendships, the WhatsApp group chat. Marking the occasion, SOCIAL is hosting an initiative that invites friend groups to share the names of their group chats, often inspired by inside jokes, college memories, travel plans or shared experiences. Groups…
Hamid Mondal (face covered) had been staying in the flat for the past two to three months, allegedly to evade detection by law enforcement agencies. BURDWAN: A suspected member of the banned terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) has been arrested in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district, news agency PTI reported on Friday.The Special Task Force (STF)…
KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday alleged a Rs 15,000 crore revenue leak in Birbhum over the past 15 years, claiming the alleged corruption could not have taken place without the support of the previous government.Speaking to media, Adhikari alleged that several government departments were either involved in the alleged irregularities or…
Kolkata: The govt would procure eggs for midday meals at state schools but the logistics would be decided later, school education minister Dipak Barman indicated on Thursday at Bikash Bhavan.Barman declined to elaborate on the logistics as chief minister Suvendu Adhikari had already declared that an egg would be served to schoolchildren, along with the…
Kolkata: Jadavpur University students on Thursday met vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, asking for an investigation into CM Suvendu Adhikari’s claim that hostel boarders were forced to take part in the protest against the NEET paper leak and make the report public. The CM said he spoke to the JU VC.Following the students’ demand, the administration spoke…
Kolkata: The CBI’s investigating officer in the RG Kar rape-murder case has been changed, with Sandeepani Garg being appointed as the new IO. On Thursday, the RG Kar victim’s mother demanded custodial interrogation of the students who were seen or reported to have had dinner with the victim on Aug 8. “Those who had dinner…
Kolkata: Jadavpur resident Pratima Roy came to Janatar Darbar on Thursday to allege that her shop has been occupied by outsiders, and that she had failed to get it back even after seeking intervention of BJP MLA Sarbari Mukherjee.Roy also alleged that she was beaten up before being evicted from “her own shop”. She said…
Kolkata: The state has adopted two measures — a comprehensive SOP and a dedicated portal — designed to streamline the reporting, identification, rescue, rehabilitation, compensation, and long-term monitoring of bonded and child labour cases.The labour department rolled out the State SOP on Bonded Labour on July 24, which provides a detailed legal and administrative roadmap…
CM Subhendu Adhikari with Prabir Mukherjee at Janatar Darbar Kolkata: An 81-year-old Bhowanipore resident, Prabir Mukherjee, who was allegedly cheated by Joy Kamdar, one of the accused in the land grab case, and who lodged a complaint with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at Janatar Darbar on May 25, came to thank Adhikari on Thursday after…
The new gate at Sealdah station Kolkata: Eastern Railway on Thursday inaugurated a “Central Gate” at Sealdah station for faster access to mail and express trains. It is also planning an exclusive area for long-distance passengers to get app cabs.“The fifth gate will ease passenger movement, reducing congestion at the four other entry points, particularly…
