The victim, Prasenjit Biswas Kolkata: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed to death outside a private tuition centre in Baruipur on Monday evening while allegedly trying to stop a fight between two groups of classmates. Police have arrested five youths in connection with the murder.The cause of death was initially believed to have been caused due…
The ED search in Salt Lake on Tuesday Kolkata: The ED on Tuesday carried out coordinated searches at five locations across Kolkata as part of its probe into transactions linked to Trinamool Congress’s bank accounts. The central investigating agency has claimed to have detected transactions worth more than Rs 150 crore routed through a network…
Demanding strict punishment for the culprits in the Baruipur-rape murder case, state urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra said a strict campaign will be launched against illegal liquor shops across the state. “The CM said he will issue strict orders — all hootch dens across Bengal will be demolished. No illegal liquor shop will…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday deferred the hearing on TMC’s plea challenging the freezing of three of its bank accounts to Thursday, instead of Wednesday.When the party’s counsel requested that the matter be taken up on Tuesday itself, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya declined the plea, remarking, “Come back the day after tomorrow, heaven will…
Behrampore: Police have busted two fake Aadhaar card rackets in Murshidabad district, four days ahead of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s scheduled visit.The first raid was conducted at an illegal Aadhaar centre operating under the guise of a cyber cafe at Jhulanpur village in Nabagram. The centre was allegedly run by a minor. Police detained the…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Dock System (KDS) of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) set a new single-day container handling record on Monday, moving 3,186 TEUs (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units). The port’s previous best of 3,081 TEUs was logged only weeks earlier, on June 12.In the April-June quarter, SMPK reported 8.4% year-on-year growth in total container volume…
Darjeeling: With frequent landslides, traffic jams and sudden closures on National Highway-10 during monsoon, the Kalimpong District Police on Monday launched an app, ‘NH10 Status’, for commuters and tourists to get real-time updates on the crucial route linking Siliguri with Sikkim, and the Darjeeling road network at Teesta Bazaar. The app offers live information on…
Kolkata: A survey conducted by the higher education department across govt and govt-aided colleges to find out how many have installed biometric attendance systems revealed that around 50% of them have already set the system up on their own initiative. The development comes immediately after some BJP MLAs visited Bikash Bhavan and raised the issue…
MP Saayoni Ghosh encountered hostile protests and mocking chants during her visit to Baruipur KOLKATA: MP Saayoni Ghosh faced hostile protests and mocking chants when she visited the family of the 12-year-old girl who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in West Bengal’s Baruipur.Videos circulating on social media showed members of the crowd chanting “Gaddar” and…
Kolkata: The state govt has extended the suspension of three senior police officers, including former commissioner Vineet Goyal, by another 120 days. The three officers are being investigated for their roles in handling the rape-murder case of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in 2024.The other two suspended officers are former DC…
