Kolkata: An FIR was registered at the Bidhannagar South Police Station, initiating a criminal investigation into allegations of forged medical credentials, impersonation, illegal clinical practice and suspected collusion within some West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) officials.The case was registered on Sept 15, following a complaint lodged under Section 173 of BNSS, 2023, by four doctors,…
Kolkata: The kite may still be made of paper and bamboo, but the business of keeping it airborne is getting a 21st-century makeover. With rooftop kite-flying no longer the mass pastime it once was, sellers across Kolkata and Bengal are experimenting with electric ‘charkhis’, LED-lit kites, colourful strings and even remote-controlled, stringless models to draw…
No Confirmation On Cyclone Yet Kolkata: Dusk descended on the city in the afternoon ascloud columns, as high as 8-12 km, engulfed the skies on Thursday. While areas, such as Salt Lake, New Town, Lake Town, Dum Dum and Howrah, were pounded by heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, the intensity was slightly less…
Kolkata: It was the state’s responsibility to guarantee safety for students within universities, such as Jadavpur University, observed the Calcutta High Court on Thursday during a hearing of a PIL, flagging the recent vandalism on the JU campus.The HC directed state universities to submit affidavits by Sept 30, apprising the court on the current situation…
Kolkata: Election Commission on Thursday issued an interim order freezing the name ‘All India Trinamool Congress’ and the party’s ‘flowers and grass’ symbol.The full bench of the poll panel, chaired by chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, directed the rival camps in the party — one headed by former CM Mamata Banerjee and the other by…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has asked all local police stations to follow the SOP and the new BNSS rulebook to ensure victims and their family members, who were crucial witnesses to crimes, feel secure even after an accused receives bail.The directives came following the Tuesday incident in Cossipore, where a woman claimed she was attacked…
Kolkata: An argument between two groups of youngsters at a pub on Ho Chi Minh Sarani early on Saturday ended in a violent fight over 10km away near a cafe in Kankurgachhi, leaving a 23-year-old youth in hospital with deep cuts on his neck, throat, abdomen and chest.The investigation was initiated after the victim lodged…
In its order passed last week, Lokpal noted that the allegations related to a period before 2024, when Arup Chakraborty was a member of the legislative council and not Parliament Kolkata: The anti-corruption watchdog Lokpal has rejected allegations against Trinamool’s rebel MP Arup Chakraborty, after a CBI preliminary inquiry found the charges “unsubstantiated”.In its order…
Chandrakona: For nearly 38 years, the police listed Asim Mondal—known in Maoist circles as ‘Akash’—as an absconding operative facing multiple charges, including sedition, across Bengal, Jharkhand and neighbouring states.Authorities regularly raided his ancestral home in Phulchak village, Chandrakona in West Midnapore, leaving surrender notices and questioning his family late into the night.Yet, his family insists…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police Cyber Cell raided a Nagerbazar address on Thursday, dismantling a tech support hub allegedly aiding illegal call centres and cybercrime operations. A computer expert was arrested. Police seized a laptop, router, Apple phone, Rs 6.60 lakh and digital documents. Investigators are tracing the wider network. Source link
