Kolkata: Park Street will turn into a large arena for Christmas gala from Wednesday afternoon, but under the watchful eyes of police with 2,000 personnel being assigned to Park Street along and another 500 for the periphery. Not taking any chance what with the Bangladesh violence and the recent terror attacks in Delhi, Lalbazar has also set up four watchtowers and will deploy drones.Quick Response...
NEW DELHI: Traffic personnel in the city face constant exposure to toxic fumes from petrol and diesel vehicles as well as the biting winter chill.For sub-inspector Sarita Shukla, who is posted at the Tughlaq Road Circle near the Indira Gandhi Memorial area, one of Lutyens' Delhi's busiest stretches surrounded by roundabouts, wide arterial roads and frequent VIP movement, the day begins early.Delhi’s...
The Ontario Police busted a major auto theft gang which was stealing cars and sending them to Middle-East countries. 20 people were arrested and among them eight are of Indian origin. A total of 134 charges have been slapped and 306 cars with a combined value of $25 million were seized in this 'Project Chicadee' investigation that began in August 2023, police said. All these cars were destined for...
Kolkata: Director and TMC MLA Raj Chakraborty filed an FIR in response to "misogynist" trolling directed at his wife, actress Subhashree Ganguly, amid the Messi controversy. Chakraborty emphasised that the issue stemmed from misinformation and a targeted attack on her identity as a woman and mother.Chakraborty explained, "The event's PR team invited her as a representative of Tollywood to attend a meet...
YouTuber held for defying summons CHENNAI: YouTuber Savukku Shankar was arrested on Saturday by the Adambakkam police after he refused to cooperate with an inquiry and remained locked inside a house on Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road for nearly five hours, prompting officers to break open the door with assistance from the Tambaram fire and rescue services personnel.Police said Shankar had been...
The Supreme Court questioned Delhi Police on invoking stringent UAPA provisions against riot accused for speeches, seeking justification for linking terror acts to their words. Justices sought clarity on how Section 15, pertaining to terrorist acts, applies when arms weren't directly used by the accused, who have been jailed for over five years. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court questioned Delhi Police...
A 25-year-old Brampton man was killed while he was sitting inside his car in what cops think was a targeted shooting att a parking lot. The name of the victim has not been released but according to social media chatter, the person is possibly of Indian-origin and fell victim to a gang war. Peel police responded to the intersection of Hurontario Street and Bartley Bull Parkway in Brampton shortly after...
NEW DELHI: A white Santro car, which had changed ownership several times, an Aadhaar card of a woman sex worker and a wrong phone number were what police had at hands while probing the case of a woman found dead, bound in chains. But these were the slim clues that helped them solve the case in less than 12 hours.The CCTV footage recovered from Block 18 of Tilak Nagar, where the Swiss woman's body was...
KOLKATA: A 32-year-old auto driver stabbed to death his 21-year-old wife at Haridevpur's Dolly Villa on Sunday night. Accused Suvendu Das had reportedly consumed poison after stabbing his wife. He, too, was battling for life till reports last came in.The incident, police said, took place at 10.15pm. Suvendu allegedly had a tiff with his wife, Krishna, and stabbed her multiple times, witnesses told...
KOLKATA: A woman and her 34-year-old son were found living with the body of the woman's husband - identified as Shankar Chakrabarty - for over 24 hours in their rented flat close to Sisir Bagan in Behala.This was almost 48 hours after a physician had visited the family and requested the duo to admit Shankar, 80, to a hospital after he was injured in a fall inside the bathroom. "All three suffer from...
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