Kolkata: The cyclonic circulation over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh is likely to trigger the formation of a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood around Friday. With this system set to revive the monsoon flow, the city and parts of south Bengal are likely to get heavy to…
Kolkata: With a rain count of a little over 350 mm, this is the wettest June in Kolkata in the last five years. Fuelled by five significant thundershower spells in the past 12 days, the city now has a monthly rain surplus of around 29%. The Met office eyes more showers in the coming days,…
Kolkata: With former Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) president Swarup Biswas in police custody, Tollywood faces deep uncertainty regarding technician operations. This has been compounded by confusion over the status of Eastern India Motion Pictures & Cultural Confederation. On Monday, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya clarified that the party has not sanctioned…
Kolkata: Police have arrested, Tauhid Muhammad alias Sunny, the main accused in a cheating and criminal intimidation case worth Rs 1.6 crore that was registered at Watgunge Police Station. The accused was produced before the Alipore Court on Monday, which granted police custody for five days.The case was initiated on the basis of a complaint…
Kolkata: “When the state takes custody of a person, it is its duty to protect his life and honour,” the Calcutta High Court observed on Tuesday while directing the state to frame guidelines for the transportation of accused persons and prisoners to ensure they are not pelted with eggs by protesters.The division bench of Acting…
Kolkata: Neither faction of Trinamool Congress will be allowed to hold its Martyrs’ Day rally near Victoria House at Esplanade this July 21. Citing prohibitory orders, Kolkata Police on Tuesday denied permission to both camps to use the site, where, barring a couple of years, the rally to commemorate the deaths of 13 Youth Congress…
Kolkata: A woman in Atabagan near Garia, in the Bansdroni PS area, has accused her neighbour of abducting and poisoning her dog. The complainant, Monalisa Roy, said the incident happened on Saturday. According to her, her husband took their dogs out for a walk around 8.30 am. During the walk, one of the dogs went…
Pre paid help line Opsretar fix BJP party flage at there parking area opposite Kolkata Airport Old Tarminal, photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: In a desperate bid to stay afloat after the closure of the illegal car-rental kiosk outside the city airport, drivers and operators associated with the Trinamool Congress-controlled union that ran the facility have…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt will release IPS officer C Sudhakar and IAS officer Manish Mishra on central deputation.The Centre had wanted the two officers to be placed on central deputation in Mid-March. There were complaints regarding breach of protocol during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the Hills in March. There were also allegations that proper…
Rishra councillor Shakir Ali, husband of former two-time Arambagh TMC MP Aparupa Poddar, after his arrest on Tuesday Rishra: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday arrested Trinamool neta and Rishra councillor Shakir Ali, husband of former two-time Arambagh TMC MP Aparupa Poddar, in connection with a 2023 Ram Navami violence case.An NIA team, comprising…
