Kolkata: ITC has concluded the acquisition of Century Pulp and Paper (CPP), marking the formal integration of the business into ITC Paperboards & Specialty Papers portfolio. The completion, announced through a regulatory filing, makes ITC India’s largest integrated paperboards and paper business. The total installed capacity will rise by over 50% to approximately 1.5 million…
Jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh was stolen Kolkata: A 69-year-old woman has complained that gold and diamond jewellery estimated to be worth Rs 20 lakh was allegedly stolen from a locked almirah in her Woodburn Park Road home. According to sources, the theft came to light around noon on July 28 when the victim discovered…
Hamim Mondal (left) and his alleged girlfriend Arpita Sarkar under police custody. KOLKATA: The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) is probing how a Pakistan-linked terror module used social media and an online gaming platforms to identify, recruit and assign operational roles to youngsters, as investigators widen their probe into the network around suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed…
The locality where the dispute took place Kolkata: A dispute over feeding stray dogs near the main gate of a complex in the Sovabazar area escalated into attack and death threats last week. A complaint by residents of the apartment has prompted cops to register an FIR on Friday. The incident took place between 10.30…
Kolkata: An ATM fraud gang has duped a 58-year-old resident of South Port of Rs 1,61,500. The victim’s debit card got trapped in an ATM in the Ekbalpore area around 2 pm last Saturday. When he contacted a helpline number displayed inside the kiosk, the person on the line advised him that he could return…
BJP neta and Bengal panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh (file photo) Kolkata: A day after Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said that a section of party workers was engaging in corruption, senior BJP neta and state panchayat minister Dilip Ghosh said extortion culture can’t be ended overnight.“This (extortion) culture cannot be ended overnight. We have asked…
KOLKATA: The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) on Monday arrested a third associate of suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked operative Hamim Mondal as part of its probe into an alleged Pakistan-backed terror module.According to police, the accused, identified as Aditya Singh, was arrested from Howrah after questioning Hamim Mondal and his woman friend.Aditya Singh allegedly worked…
Exiled author Taslima Nasreen criticized madrasa education systems in Kolkata KOLKATA: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the madrasa education system, alleging that some institutions have become “factories for producing ‘jihadis’” and calling for strict government regulation and sweeping reforms to curb religious extremism.Addressing a press conference in Kolkata,…
Arpita Sarkar was allegedly being prepared to take on a role similar to that of arrested alleged ISI operative and influencer Jyoti Malhotra.(C) KOLKATA: A 22-year-old woman from Jharkhand, arrested alongside a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, was allegedly being groomed by Pakistan-based handlers to run espionage and honey-trap operations in India, according to investigators.The West…
Aarav Agarwal wants to represent India at the Paralympics Kolkata: A class 10 student of La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata, Aarav Agarwal (16), has won two medals at the First Para National Rowing Championship in Pune, marking another milestone in a sporting journey shaped by resilience and discipline.Representing West Bengal, Agarwal won gold in the…
