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...
KOLKATA: With most of the big-budget and popular pujas across Salt Lake inaugurated, and revellers starting pandal-hopping, the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has no more time to repair the damaged road stretches across Salt Lake before festivities. Puja revellers and motorists are having a bumpy ride in most places, with patchwork done hastily on only a few main stretches in the last few days....
KOLKATA: A student in the fourth year of the electrical engineering department at IIT Kharagpur was discovered dead in the hostel room, the institute confirmed on Wednesday. The family of the deceased student, K Kiran Chandra, who was discovered hanging in his secured room, was notified on Wednesday and has since arrived on the campus.In an official statement concerning the student's passing, the...
GANGTOK: The death toll in the devastating flash flood in Sikkim has risen to 40, with the recovery of two more bodies, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. The tragedy, which occurred about two weeks ago, has left 76 people still missing. The flash flood, triggered by a cloudburst in the Teesta river in the early hours of October 4, caused widespread destruction in the state, affecting around...
Kolkata: Aleem Khan-nursed Ashwa Mariya is likely to win the Presence Of Mind Plate at Delhi on Tuesday.Delhi selections1.45pm: 1. Sunlight 2. Heer 3. Currency.2.15pm: 1. Ashwa Mariya 2. Night Passion 3. More Bucks.2.45pm: 1. Khaifaa 2. Molecule Boy 3.Lady Of The Light.3.15pm: 1. Xfinity 2. Estrella Star 3. Ashwa Figaro.3.45pm: 1. Ashwa Sirohi 2. Euphoria 3. Bread N Butter.4.15pm: 1. Personal 2. Jugaad...
Kolkata: In a unique initiative, a group of residents of Elita Garden Vista housing complex in New Town have started drawing street art on the service road stretch adjacent to the complex to prevent encroachment by street vendors. The residents started painting a stretch of the service road with on Sunday, with permission taken from New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA).“Vendors often occupy...
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: Police are worried about crowds next week, especially on days ahead of puja, as office-returnees, shoppers and early pandal-hoppers will all hit the roads in the evening.Apprehensive of jams, cops have urged people to check police's social media pages for real-time traffic updates before setting out. "Keep enough time in hand while going out," said an officer. "There is a steady stream of...
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