Kolkata: The Red Road was shut completely from Tuesday to proceed with the preparations for International Day of Yoga event that PM Narendra Modi is likely to attend.The shutdown failed to cripple traffic movement around Esplanade though commute time increased, especially for those travelling in buses. “Unlike on Monday, we tried to ensure traffic flow…
Jalpaiguri: Bengal forest minister Manoj Oraon said he would write to chief minister Suvendu Adhikary, seeking the reintroduction of the tourist toll, which used to be collected by the forest department. Oraon said this after a meeting at Dooarskanya, the DM’s office, in Alipurduar on Tuesday.The toll was withdrawn on Jan 22, 2025, after former…
Howrah: A dispute over a railway toilet tender turned fatal on Tuesday when a 52-year-old man was stabbed to death at the crowded Mourigram railway station.The incident occurred around 12.30pm inside the toilet on platform number 1. Railway police identified the deceased as Sanjay Giri, a resident of Bauria. The accused, Raju Das (50) of…
Tarakeswar: The famous Tarakeswar temple is being refurbished and cleaned ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit on June 20, with the shrine’s colour scheme being changed from blue and white to saffron.According to administrative sources, a special team from Nabanna instructed that the temple be painted saffron. The walls around the Dudhpukur pond, where…
The former CM alleged that on counting day she was attacked and the CCTVs at the counting centre switched off. She claimed her party’s agents were not allowed to enter the counting station. KOLKATA: Former chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday moved Calcutta High Court challenging CM Suvendu Adhikari’s win from Bhowanipore in the 2026…
Trinamool supporter Jahangir ‘Pushpa’ Khan’s arrest sparked protests in Falta, with around 400 followers blocking roads and marching to the police station KOLKATA: Eight people have been arrested for allegedly attempting to storm the Falta police station in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district and secure the release of jailed TMC leader Jahangir Khan, with…
IIT Kgp to use AI to track mental-health red flags | page 1Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur will use artificial intelligence to identify early indicators of academic stress among students, such as a sudden drop in CGPA (cumulative grade point average), accumulation of uncleared papers and a sustained decline in continuous performance assessment, enabling the authorities to…
Kolkata: Taking even its founder members by surprise, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) updated its Facebook page on Tuesday night, announcing Jyotiprakash Chatterji as its president, hours before they are set to meet on Wednesday to chalk out the merger modalities. The meeting in Salt Lake on Wednesday will be attended by nine…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the Bengal assembly speaker on the seven-day pause to decide that Ritabrata Banerjee, and not Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay, will be the leader of the opposition.Justice Krishna Rao questioned the delay in the speaker’s decision to object to the first proposal signed by TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on May…
Trinamool supporter Jahangir ‘Pushpa’ Khan’s arrest sparked protests in Falta, with around 400 followers blocking roads and marching to the police station FALTA: Around 400 supporters of Trinamool’s Falta candidate Jahangir ‘Pushpa’ Khan, angered by police making him walk in public wearing Bermuda shorts and by an AI-generated image of the strongman being forced to…
