KOLKATA: West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick who was arrested in connection with a money laundering case tied to an alleged multi-crore ration distribution scam, collapsed in an overcrowded courtroom during his appearance, according to an official.The state's forest minister fainted during the court hearing and was subsequently taken out to a balcony where he was provided with water to drink.ED...
KOLKATA: The detective department has decided to slap Section 305 of IPC, pertaining to abetment of suicide of a minor, on all the 12 youths arrested in the Jadavpur University ragging case, in which a first-year student of Bengali department died on August 10 following a fall from a balcony of Main Hostel.It is, however, not yet known whether the murder charge mentioned in the FIR will be dropped or...
KOLKATA: Durga Puja is over this year but organisers have been busy preparing for the Red Road Durga Puja carnival, the spectacular event on Red Road where over 100 puja organisers will strut with the idols and tableaux on Friday afternoon.While some members have been busy practising their dance moves, others are going through the finer details of the attire that everybody will be wearing at the...
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a vitriolic attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA government over Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids against opposition leaders and multiple issues, saying the party is "playing a dirty game".A spirited Banerjee, recovering from a knee injury that has kept her sidelined for almost a month, passionately claimed that...
KOLKATA: Bengal’s Durga Puja economy could well have touched the Rs 50,000-crore mark this year with puja organisers, advertisers, retailers and restaurants registering a 20% hike in businesses over 2022. Kolkata is expected to account for around 20% of the pie at Rs 10,000 crore. Last year, total transactions were estimated to be around Rs 40,000 crore, up from Rs 32,377 crore in 2019.The 2019 figure...
KOLKATA: During the festive period from Mahapanchami to Bijoyadashami, Kolkata Metro Railway transported 4,165,000 passengers, marking a significant passenger turnout. Notably, the North-South Metro Line transported 3,946,945 passengers, while the East-West Metro Line served 216,581 passengers over the six days of the Durga Puja celebrations. Additionally, the Purple Line transported 1,807 passengers on...
KOLKATA: The Information & Broadcasting ministry’s list of selected films for the Indian Panorama, the flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has some interesting inclusions and exclusions from Bengal. Two tribute films to Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak and a film based on a story by Satyajit Ray didn’t make the cut. The chairperson, aided by 12 jury members...
KOLKATA: With the Durga Puja fervor in full swing, West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose is out on the streets of Kolkata to capture the festivity. While doing so, he provided shelter to a destitute individual and also offered him a job on Monday, proving himself a good samaritan.For the past three days, Bose has been trying to help people.The governor visited the All Bengal Women's Union home on Saturday...
KOLKATA: A fire broke out at a mixed residential building comprising of a few homes and a cluster of shops at Canal east road in Kolkata's Ultadanga on Ashtami evening.The fire broke out around 6.45pm and was brought under control around 8.40pm by 13 fire tenders.No person was injured in the incident. But the series of gas cylinder blasts and leaping flames sent panic in the area as many left their...
KOLKATA: Passenger count in Kolkata Metro crossed the 8 lakh mark on Sasht on Friday.After a gap of 1,474 days, the North-South Metro carried more than 8 lakh passengers. The last time the city lifeline registered 8 lakh ridership was on 7 October 2019.On Friday, the North-South Metro carried 8,00,033 passengers with 289 services.The maximum passenger count of 83,498 was recorded at Dumdum, followed by...
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