Kolkata: Several single-screen cinema halls across the city have been served urgent notices by the police commissioner under the West Bengal Cinemas (Regulation of Public Exhibitions) Rules, 1956. The directives mandate that halls submit valid fire safety and electrical installation inspection certificates within seven days, failing which they face immediate closure. Two prominent single screens…
CM Suvendu Adhikari recently asked Durga Puja committees across Bengal not to allow CPM bookstalls outside pandals if they use the term ‘Sharadotsab’ instead of ‘Durga Puja’ Kolkata: CPM netas said on Friday that their Durga Puja bookstalls are not branded as ‘Sharadotsab’ stalls but as ‘Pragatishil Pustak Bikray Kendra’ or ‘Marxiya Sahitya Pustak Bipani’….
Kolkata: The state govt will take 1,100 people on a pilgrimage to Somnath Temple in Gujarat as part of the nationwide Swabhiman Parv, commemorating 1,000 years of the temple’s heritage. Tourism minister Shankar Ghosh will flag off a special train carrying the pilgrims from Kolkata station on Saturday.The pilgrims are predominantly senior citizens, with the…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port have identified over 10 ghats along the Hooghly that will be illuminated on Sept 17 evening as part of celebrations marking PM Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public life.An SPM Port official said Baja Kadamtala Ghat, one of the largest ghats along the Hooghly,…
Calcutta High Court (file picture) Kolkata: Calcutta HC on Friday restrained the state fire services department from acting on a Sept 4 notice directing TMC to vacate its Camac Street office over alleged non-compliance with fire safety norms. Justice Krishna Rao said the relief would remain in force until Sept 16, when the matter will…
The incident occurred on the night of Feb 23, 2025, in Sathbhuiya Bari of Jolaibari when Manoranjan, seated in front of Molin Das Tripura’s shop with several others, was smoking a hookah. Accused Chandra Kumar Tripura, 30, allegedly attacked them with a machete. Agartala: South Tripura district court on Friday awarded a life sentence to…
The impact of the blast was so intense that a window was reportedly thrown nearly 200 metres away. KOLKATA: A massive explosion ripped through a house in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, leaving the structure severely damaged and triggering panic among residents in the area.The impact of the blast was so intense that a window was…
A still from ‘Nadharer Bhela’ Pradipta Bhattacharya and Amit Saha at the 1st International Film Festival of Jammu Kashmir A still from ‘Nadharer Bhela’ Pradipta Bhattacharya and Amit Saha at the 1st International Film Festival of Jammu Kashmir A still from ‘Nadharer Bhela’ Kolkata: Following decades of militancy that forced most local cinemas to close…
Kolkata: Pests on the kitchen floor and wrong packaging or unlabelled food can’t be grounds to close down a restaurant, National Restaurants’ Association of India (NRAI) — an umbrella organisation of 5 lakh restaurants, eateries and brand chains around India — has pointed out to state govt. While these are unacceptable, an unclean kitchen does…
Kolkata: Bengal BJP has sent a show-cause notice to South 24 Parganas organisational district president Soma Ghosh on the grounds of “indiscipline”, seeking an explanation from her within seven days. The notice was issued on Wednesday by Pratap Banerjee, chairman of the party’s disciplinary committee.In the letter, Banerjee mentioned a decision taken by Ghosh bypassing…
