Kolkata: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Nalhati police station in Birbhum was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a young woman at a guest house in Salt Lake CL block for two days two months ago.The 37-year-old ASI was arrested by Bidhannagar East police station from a hideout in Mumbai and was produced before a…
The deceased were Bangladeshi citizens who had travelled to Kolkata for medical treatment. KOLKATA: At least nine people were killed and six others injured after a massive fire broke out at a hotel in Kolkata’s Mirza Ghalib Street early on Wednesday, officials said.According to news agency ANI, the deceased were Bangladeshi citizens who had travelled…
Kolkata: A local grassroots worker claiming to be a booth president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been arrested in east Kolkata for allegedly abducting, assaulting, and extorting a prawn processing factory worker through an illegal “kangaroo court” while trying to settle “an illicit affair.”The incident unfolded under the jurisdiction of the Purba Jadavpur…
Kolkata: A 67-year-old man from Beleghata was cheated of Rs 95,990 by scammers using AI voice-cloning technology.The victim got a call from an unknown number. The caller sounded exactly like his acquaintance, “Ajoy,” and claimed that a relative had been admitted to a private hospital and needed urgent money for treatment.Believing the voice was real,…
Rampurhat/Kolkata: Police probing the death of former Bengal deputy speaker and Trinamool minister Asish Banerjee are examining whether he faced threats from “unknown quarters” over alleged financial irregularities in the Tarapith Rampurhat Development Authority (TRDA).The probe follows demands for a detailed inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Banerjee’s death, with rebel MP Ritabrata Banerjee urging the…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt will lodge a formal complaint before a judicial inquiry commission headed by former High Court judge Justice Biswajit Basu over alleged large-scale irregularities in the conversion and sale of tea-garden land, tourism minister Shankar Ghosh said on Tuesday.The allegations concern the previous govt’s decision to allow up to 30% of leased…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday imposed an interim stay on a May 14 order by the Bengal govt seeking reverification of 1.69 crore caste certificates issued to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) during the Trinamool regime since 2011.The HC order, however, does not stop the state from probing…
Kolkata: Even while refusing an interim stay on assembly speaker Rathindra Bose’s June 3 decision to appoint Trinamool rebel camp neta Ritabrata Banerjee as the leader of opposition, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday said the appointment will be a provisional decision valid for only two months till a single bench disposes Mamata Banerjee-loyalist MLA…
The festival will feature hot-air balloons and other aerial attractions Kolkata: The Maidan skyline is set to get a colourful makeover this Vishwakarma Puja, with the Bengal govt planning a kite and balloon festival featuring large-scale kite flying, hot-air balloons and aerial displays in the heart of the city.Bengal’s tourism minister Shankar Ghosh announced the…
An aerial view of the East Kolkata Wetlands Kolkata: Exactly 25 years after the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) were declared a Ramsar site, a new report by the Society for Creative Opportunities and Participatory Ecosystems (SCOPE) warns that Kolkata’s most vital ecological infrastructure is being weakened by neglect, poor governance, and shrinking livelihood incentives.Spread over…
