Kolkata: A partly cloudy sky and traces of rain continued to shield the city from heat and humidity. Met officials has ruled out heavy rain in Kolkata and south Bengal for now even as the city will continue to be under partly cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain.The low pressure area that…
Behrampore: Police have busted two fake Aadhaar card rackets in Murshidabad district, four days ahead of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s scheduled visit.The first raid was conducted at an illegal Aadhaar centre operating under the guise of a cyber cafe at Jhulanpur village in Nabagram. The centre was allegedly run by a minor. Police detained the…
Agartala: Tripura govt has directed all educational institutions, including madrasas, to begin each school day with the entire ‘Vande Mataram’, followed by the national anthem, Jana Gana Mana, to strengthen national pride and unity.The move follows Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines issued Jan 28 which emphasise respectful and proper conduct during the national song. The…
Kolkata: A 65-year-old woman was allegedly confined to her house and threatened in Sarat Pally, Garia, by a group of armed men said to be linked to Trinamool. According to a complaint filed by her son, Snehayan Sarkar, a local woman named Banasree Das led around a dozen unidentified men into Sarkar’s house when he…
MP Saayoni Ghosh encountered hostile protests and mocking chants during her visit to Baruipur KOLKATA: MP Saayoni Ghosh faced hostile protests and mocking chants when she visited the family of the 12-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal’s Baruipur.Videos circulating on social media showed members of the crowd chanting “Gaddar” and…
Former CM Mamata Banerjee joined a candlelight march protesting a minor’s rape-murder in Baruipur. KOLKATA: With cops putting up guardrails around Kalighat, former CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday joined a candlelight march near her residence to protest the rape-murder of a minor in Baruipur.Earlier during the day, a Trinamool delegation met the victim’s parents and…
KOLKATA: A football match turned tragic in Baruipur on Monday evening when a 17-year-old boy was allegedly hacked to death following a dispute over the game’s result.The deceased, identified as Prasenjit Biswas, was attacked with a sharp weapon by three youths after his team won the match, police said.According to local residents, the match was…
Kolkata: A clash broke out in Behala on Saturday evening between local residents and workers of a quick-commerce delivery hub, which reportedly left three persons injured.Residents said delivery vehicles were blocking a road and causing disturbance. Animesh Jana, who serves in the Indian Armed Forces, alleged that delivery workers attacked him and his family with…
Police have charged three suspects with gang-rape, murder, and destruction of evidence. One suspect was lynched by a mob while another escaped custody. KOLKATA: The 12-year-old schoolgirl whose body was recovered from a local pond in Baruipur on Sunday was sexually abused, brutally tortured, packed into a sack and hurled into the water body when…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at Mitra Institution Kolkata: Mitra Institution, Bhowanipore, a century-old school, will receive Rs 25 lakh for renovation.Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the grant during his visit to the school, Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s alma mater, on Monday to pay tribute to the leader on his 125th birth anniversary. Adhikari said Mookerjee’s memorabilia, kept…
