Bengal assembly speaker Rathindranath Bose visits the Netaji museum in Kurseong Darjeeling: Amid controversy over BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagendra Roy, known as Ananta Maharaj, questioning the roles of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and the Azad Hind Fauj in India’s freedom struggle, Bengal assembly speaker Rathindranath Bose on Thursday visited the Netaji Institute For Asian…
The damaged statue of Netaji in New Alipore Kolkata: Police on Thursday started a probe into complaints of vandalism of a Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue at the Battala three-point crossing in New Alipore.Some local residents claimed they discovered the damaged statue in the morning. Its right hand was broken, allegedly by unidentified miscreants under…
CPM veteran Manik Dey alleged current problems stem from faulty meters sourced from a preferred vendor under BJP govt. Agartala: Former Tripura power minister and CPM veteran Manik Dey voiced concern over emerging issues with smart electricity meters, demanding immediate action from the state govt to address allegations of inflated energy bills.Dey said consumers face…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (file picture) Keshpur: Police in West Midnapore’s Keshpur registered cases against 10 Trinamool workers under nonbailable sections on Thursday after CM Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday, said he wanted to see them in jail for allegedly obstructing a rally of his in 2024 when he was leader of opposition.The CM, while…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the cancellation of all the other backward classes (OBC) A and B certificates issued after 2010.The division bench of Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice Anuj Singh gave the order after the state removed OBC B by a notification on May 18. They had also withdrawn from the…
The preliminary investigation found no visible injury marks on the nurse’s body, while no suicide note was recovered, the officer said. KOLKATA: A 30-year-old nurse was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the state-run NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, police said on Thursday.She was on night duty at the hospital’s high-dependency unit (HDU)…
Kolkata is also gearing up for a broader development thrust with India Energy Week slated to be hosted in the city next year. KOLKATA: West Bengal is on the brink of a significant increase in municipal representation and a massive flag distribution programme tied to Independence Day as the civic and political landscape of Kolkata…
Ex-TMC MLA Nirmal Ghosh arrested in RG Kar case (File Photo). KOLKATA: Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was arrested on Thursday in connection with the alleged hurried cremation of the body of a doctor who was raped and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024.Ghosh and two others were…
Jadavpur University professors view a government demand for past executive council meeting details as retaliation. KOLKATA: Stumped by the higher education department’s “unprecedented” demand for detailed information on the past three years’ executive council (EC) meetings, professors at Jadavpur University (JU) said it appeared to be an attempt by the govt to get back at…
Kolkata: Members of Nationalist Students’ Front (NSF), a right-wing students’ organisation, plans to screen Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘Bengal Files’, based on the 1946 Great Calcutta Killings, at the Triguna Sen auditorium at JU on Sunday. Left-leaning students’ organisations objected to the screening, saying the film could disrupt the campus harmony, and urged the university authorities to…
