KOLKATA: In an incident that is similar to the Special 26 film where a team of criminals (played by Akshay Kumar and Anupam Kher) pose as CBI officers and conduct raids, robbing politicians and businessmen. , a gang of fraudsters impersonating Kolkata Police officers raided a logistics office in south Kolkata and fled with Rs….
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police has initiated investigation into yet another case of post-poll violence dating back to 2021, where a 40-year-old woman was molested, assaulted, and looted alongside her husband, allegedly at the behest of a former KMC councillor.The incident occurred on May 3, 2021, just a day after the results of the West Bengal…
Durga Puja khuti puja hoarding put up by the Youth Association outside Md Ali Park Kolkata: A week after the puja’s name was changed on hoardings outside Mohammad Ali Park, the original organisers have put up their own hoardings. The fresh hoardings, put up by the Youth Association on Sunday, retain the name Mohammad Ali…
In March 2022, the former Bengal state govt made a white-and-blue uniform mandatory, complete with the Biswa Bangla logo, for all students from pre-primary up to class 8 Kolkata: Blue and white may no longer be the mandatory school uniform colours for govt and govt-aided schools, according to discussions held in a recent internal meeting…
The 136-year-old Bankra mosque, Gouripur Jame Masjid, is located within the operational area of Kolkata airport Kolkata: Entry to the 136-year-old Bankra mosque, located within the operational area of Kolkata airport, has been stopped indefinitely, airport authorities said on Sunday, citing security concerns over allowing access solely on the basis of Aadhaar cards. On Saturday,…
Mangroves in the Sundarbans Kolkata: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is set to introduce an Indian standard for the restoration of mangrove ecosystems, marking the country’s first such set of guidelines for the restoration of biodiversity, which will help streamline restoration efforts in the Sundarbans. The draft Indian Standard, titled ‘Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystem…
Kolkata: Scottish Church College has been granted a No Objection Certificate (NoC) by Calcutta University (CU) to apply for autonomy status from the University Grants Commission (UGC). While the college had applied to the UGC for autonomous status in May, it simultaneously requested the necessary certificate from the university. Following this appeal, the university issued…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court has overturned an almost 30-year-old acquittal in a case of bigamy and directed a 75-year-old former policeman to serve three years in prison and pay Rs 1 lakh as compensation to his second wife.The bench of justices Rajasekhar Mantha and Ananya Bandopadhyay, which delivered the ruling on Friday, observed that the…
Kolkata A 10-member Central Delimitation Committee (CDC) has been formed by Kolkata Municipal Corporation to create 56 additional civic wards, increasing the total from 144 to 200, officials said.The committee, tasked with ensuring a balanced distribution of voters across the 200 wards, has to submit its recommendations by July 27. The KMC elections are due…
Sector V hawkers free up pavement space Kolkata: Following instructions to clear encroachment from pavements, hawkers and street vendors across the IT hub of Sector V are removing temporary structures and tarpaulin to free up almost two-thirds of the space. Since Saturday, street vendors on several stretches of Sector V have been removing the temporary…
