CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to observe the death anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamool and Left govts for systematically erasing the legacy of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee even as he hailed the BJP-led state administration’s efforts to restore Bengal’s “forgotten…
Nearly 3 kg of gold ornaments worth an estimated Rs 4.4 crore were recovered during the raid Kolkata/Krishnanagar: Nearly 3 kg of gold ornaments worth an estimated Rs 4.4 crore were recovered during a midnight police raid at a Trinamool functionary’s ancestral home in Nadia, who is believed to be a close associate of former…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the State Legal Services Authority to ensure that a rape survivor receives compensation under the victim compensation scheme, even though the incident occurred in 1998 — before the scheme was introduced in 2017 — observing that she “must not be deprived of such opportunity”. The court also upheld…
Kolkata: A couple of smart showers in a short duration, which led to severe waterlogging in several neighbourhoods, have kept the KMC drainage department officials on tenterhooks. The department is in need of around 500 portable pumps, a majority of which are hired before the monsoon sets in every year.Besides its own stock, the civic…
Mamata Banerjee camp and the rival Ritabrata Banerjee faction submitted separate NWC lists to the EC on Monday Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee camp and the rival Ritabrata Banerjee faction submitted separate national working committee (NWC) lists to the Election Commission (EC) on Monday, each seeking to establish its claim over the party and its election…
Kolkata: Senior officials of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) met state officials at Nabanna on Tuesday to discuss possible support for Bengal’s industrialisation and infrastructure agenda, a day after the state govt presented its first budget.The meeting, attended by CM Suvendu Adhikari’s adviser Subrata Gupta, focused on developing industry-supporting infrastructure, including city economic regions (CERs),…
Kolkata: The CBI on Tuesday arrested proclaimed offender Rohan Sk, alias Kismot Sk, from Mirza Ghalib Street in Kolkata in connection with the 2022 Bogtui carnage case.Rohan had been absconding since the CBI took over the probe on March 25, 2022, following orders from the Calcutta High Court. The case relates to the deaths of…
Arrop Biswas at Judges’ court to visit lawyer’s chamber Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court’s division bench on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a case challenging interim protection granted to former sports minister Aroop Biswas till July 2.Satadru Dutta, the organiser of Messi’s ‘GOAT India Tour’, had filed a case before the division bench of ACJ…
Budget allocation for education Kolkata: A new IIT and an IIM would be set up in north Bengal, announced state finance minister Swapan Dasgupta in his budget speech on Monday, adding that the Centre-backed initiative would offer “world-class” technical and management education. He also announced that Jadavpur University would be developed into an ‘Institute of…
Overview of the project site Kolkata: The proposed EM Bypass to New Town connecting flyover project is all set to roll on. State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta on Monday announced a funding outlay of Rs 900 crore setting up the flyover which will ease traffic and improve city connectivity.“Connectivity of New Town area with Central…
