Kolkata: A day after the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 was tabled in the Parliament and opposition MPs filed notice to oppose, a section of ISI faculty members started getting in touch with the Congress and Trinamool MPs to raise voice inside the Parliament against the bill.They met Congress leaders like Jairam Ramesh and Manish…
Kolkata: Bengal BJP is set to step up its crackdown on alleged extortion by party workers, with national general secretary Sunil Bansal scheduled to meet the state leadership on Thursday and Friday amid growing unease over the “cut money” culture.The move comes days after state president Samik Bhattacharya warned of disciplinary action against workers allegedly…
The house in Tangra where the family lived till the tragedy happened in Feb 2025 KOLKATA: Chess has become a crucial part of the slow rehabilitation of the 15-year-old survivor of the Tangra family tragedy, helping him return to routine, school and confidence after months of trauma.The teenager, who lost his mother, aunt and cousin…
Kolkata: Rebel Trinamool MLA from Islampur Kanaia Lal Agarwal was on Tuesday appointed chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Bengal assembly after the 20-member panel was constituted unopposed.Assembly sources said exactly 20 nominations were received for the committee, matching its strength and making a formal election unnecessary. The PAC comprises 14 members…
Calcutta High Court (file picture) Kolkata: Senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday urged Calcutta High Court to expedite the hearing of Mamata Banerjee’s election petition challenging CM Suvendu Adhikari’s victory from the Bhowanipore assembly seat in the 2026 polls.“Let Calcutta High Court set a record by deciding an election petition within five years,” Banerjee told…
Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee (file picture) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court will hear Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s plea seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment on Wednesday, after the Supreme Court on Monday directed the HC to dispose of the matter within a week.Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya asked the additional govt pleader to inform both sides…
Protest against ISI Bill 2026 Kolkata: Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 was tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday by the minister of statistics and programme implementation Rao Inderjit Singh to provide for a comprehensive statutory framework to the 95-year-old institute. The bill, which Singh claimed would pave the way for the institute to become a…
Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand addresses the audience at a road safety programme held at the Park Circus 7-point crossing on Monday Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday stopped his convoy at the Chingrighata crossing to meet a bunch of enthusiastic students who were trying to raise awareness about road safety Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay…
Kolkata: The state is planning to impose a huge penalty for violations of approved plans in commercial buildings and high-rises. Following a review meeting of the Taratala warehouse collapse probe panel attended by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at Nabanna on Monday, state urban development & municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul announced that property owners will…
Kolkata: Raids on a few private blood banks across the state, including at least four in Kolkata, have revealed they have “trafficked” blood components worth approximately Rs 3.5 crore in the past six months. While raided units have been told to refrain from holding any blood donation camp for now, the health department has asked…
