Kolkata: The ED on Friday filed its second supplementary charge sheet against Sona Pappu in the land grab and money laundering case it is probing, accusing him of embezzling around Rs 38 crore.In the nearly 100-page charge sheet, the agency has listed around 200 witnesses. Apart from Pappu, former DCP Shantanu Sinha Biswas and businessman…
Kolkata: Patients across age groups have been showing symptoms of ‘shock to the respiratory defence system’ this monsoon, a condition triggered by frequent changes in ambient temperature due to the fickle weather and long periods in air-conditioned rooms. These have combined to weaken the immune system of a significant number of Kolkatans, say physicians.As a…
Kolkata: The Self-Help Groups (SHGs) working in the mid-day meal scheme in Bengal schools will be placed under Iskcon, the Bengal govt said in a notification on Friday. It, however, did not offer any clarity on whether eggs will be provided in the mid-day meals.The notification issued by the state project director, Pradhan Mantri Poshan…
Howrah: A 15-year-old national-level rifle shooter from central Howrah, who was due to appear for national squad trials, has gone missing after leaving home on Rathayatra morning to buy milk and other household items. Police have launched a multi-district search after CCTV footage showed the teenager entering Howrah station and walking towards platforms from where…
High mutton price in Kolkata Kolkata: Mutton prices in Kolkata have remained stubbornly high at Rs 1,100-1,200 per kg across several meat shops for the past few weeks, with retailers saying constant pressure on wholesale prices of goats has left them with little room to reduce the rates.Traders attribute the high prices to demand outstripping…
ECLGS was introduced in June amid the West Asia crisis Kolkata: As of July 16, a sum of Rs 11,272 crore has been sanctioned for different businesses under Centre’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS).ECLGS was introduced amid the West Asia crisis to provide a 100% credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs and 90% for non-MSME…
Calcutta High Court (file photo) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday extended Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s interim protection from coercive action in the Signgate case for one month on the grounds that the MP will attend summons and cooperate with the investigation. Justice Kaushik Chanda will hear the case again on July 23.The case against…
Bengal CM promises strictest action against those responsible for Murshidabad train accident KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday promised the “strictest possible action” against those responsible for the Murshidabad train tragedy that claimed three lives, including those of two school students, while asserting that negligence in the discharge of duty would not…
KOLKATA: Developing and nurturing bright young minds is crucial to build an inclusive knowledge-driven country where innovation should always be the backbone of India, Union minister of state for Education and minister of state for the Development of Northeastern Region Sukanta Majumdar said at the inauguration of a summer camp at IISER Kolkata. Majumdar, who…
The AAI initially suspended access to the mosque for two days, citing repairs to the approach road. KOLKATA: A week after public access to the 136-year-old Gouripur Jame Masjid inside the Kolkata airport was suspended over security concerns, the Bankra mosque committee on Thursday called for a peaceful protest after Friday prayers, even as the…
