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...
KOLKATA: Charges under Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act result in "automatic criminalisation", the Calcutta High Court said on Wednesday even as it acquitted a man who was a minor when he entered into a relationship with a girl younger to him. The two later married and now have a child.Stating that the Pocso Act does not consider normal sexual behaviour among adolescents and...
KOLKATA: During this year's Durga Puja in Kolkata, some prominent pandals will feature displays and stalls that educate festival-goers about how to prevent avoidable deaths. The Avoidable Deaths Network (ADN), an organization working on issues such as snakebites and drowning cases, has partnered with three puja organizers – Maddox Square, Jodhpur Park, and Suruchi Sangha.These stalls will showcase...
KOLKATA: The Kolkata Metro has once more re-emerged as the preferred mode of transportation during the festive Puja days, with a surge in daily passenger counts as Sharadotsav approaches. Commuters, shoppers, travelers, and pandal hoppers alike have turned to the city's metro system for its comfort and convenience.Over the past month, the daily passenger count on the Kolkata Metro has seen a steady...
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