Agartala: Two alleged familial killings in separate locations of Tripura in the last 24 hours left the state reeling and raised concern over the destructive effects of alcohol abuse and domestic violence.In Dhalai district, 34-year-old Lalchuanawma Bru allegedly killed two of his minor children on Saturday at the Bru Settlement in Ultachhara ADC Village under…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at slain BJP neta Prasanta Dey’s Bagnan home on Saturday Howrah: Within six hours of CM Suvendu Adhikari’s message that “no one will be spared”, the joint forces of the state CID and Howrah Rural Police arrested the right-hand man of the prime suspect in the murder of Bagnan BJP neta Prasanta…
Kolkata: Retail egg prices have shattered previous records, crossing Rs 8 per piece to pinch household budgets across the region. A standard loose egg is currently retailing between Rs 8.50 and Rs 9 in neighborhood markets, while a 30 pieces egg crate has skyrocketed to the Rs 220 to Rs 240 range, burdening the consumers…
KOLKATA: Former councillor Shams Iqbal was arrested on Monday in connection with a Rs 70 lakh extortion case registered in 2023, police said, clarifying that the arrest is not related to the recent Taratala warehouse collapse that claimed 16 lives.The clarification comes amid growing political demands for action following the collapse of an under-construction warehouse…
Kolkata: Gariahat police have registered an FIR on charges of extortion, assault and criminal intimidation following a complaint by a site in-charge of a construction firm, who alleged that two men, Chiku Manna and Uttam Mondal, and their associates disrupted work at a building project on Jamini Roy Road and demanded money and business rights.According…
Kolkata: Baguiati police have launched a probe into an alleged financial fraud in which a man was duped of Rs 34.5 lakh under the pretext of securing a business loan. According to the complaint, the victim, who was facing financial difficulties, approached a private consultancy firm seeking a loan of Rs 30 lakh. The firm’s…
Kolkata: The Bengal bill seeking to allow 12 months’ preventive detention of potential violators, which is likely to be tabled in the assembly on Monday, includes a clause that seeks to prevent detainees from engaging lawyers to argue against the internment, except in “appropriate cases and for reasons to be recorded in writing.” The detainees,…
Kolkata: The BJP govt in Bengal has decided to retain the social welfare schemes introduced during the previous Trinamool regime but plans a comprehensive review of beneficiaries to eliminate irregularities and ensure that benefits reach only deserving individuals, officials said.The decision follows reports alleging widespread irregularities, including the inclusion of ineligible persons through political influence…
Kolkata: The Bengal school education department is looking at the Odisha model of paying an additional amount to schools to buy eggs for midday meals if they choose to, in order to bypass the ongoing controversy.The state administration had last week decided to hand over the responsibility of providing midday meals in state-aided schools to…
Kolkata: Four men were arrested on Saturday for allegedly taunting and making vulgar comments at several woman doctors and forcing them to see obscene videos on the NRS Medical College and Hospital campus on the nights of June 23 and June 27.Police said the four, all residents of Convent Road in Entally, were charged with…
