Kolkata: West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has urged Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley not to shift the headquarters of National Insurance Company from the city as a part of a proposed merger of public sector general insurance companies. In a communication to Jaitley, he also said any move to shift[Read More…]
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20 tons of rotten carcass meat seized in Kolkata, six arrested
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police has busted a racket selling carcass meat to restaurants and shops, and arrested six persons in this connection and seized nearly 20 tonnes of meat from a cold storage in Kolkata, a senior officer said on Thursday. The seizure took place during a joint raid by[Read More…]
Hindu Samhati chief Tapan Ghosh arrested for attacking journalists in Kolkata
Kolkata: The chief of Hindu Samhati, a hardliner Hindu outfit in West Bengal, and three of its activists were on Wednesday arrested for allegedly attacking journalists at an event on occasion of the organisation’s 10th foundation day here, a senior police officer said. “Hindu Samhati chief Tapan Ghosh and three other[Read More…]
Diarrhoea outbreak spreads in Kolkata, over 1,100 affected
Kolkata: With reports of more symptoms of diarrhoea from adjoining areas of affected wards of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, over 1,100 people were so far affected due to the outbreak, an official said on Tuesday. As many as 10 wards of the corporation in the southern and eastern parts of the city[Read More…]
Sexually assaulted Bengal girl seeks permission to end life
Kolkata: A 17-year-old girl in West Bengal’s East Midnapore has appealed to the district authorities to allow her to kill herself as she has become pregnant after allegedly being raped by a man on the promise of marriage, police said on Saturday. “We got intimation from District Magistrate’s public grievance[Read More…]
Kolkata celebrates Christmas with special prayers, food and fun
Soaking in the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked cakes and brewing wines, Kolkata on Monday revelled in the Yuletide spirit with people of all ages celebrating Christmas. Special prayers, hymns and masses in churches drew the devout by the thousands, but for the eastern metropolis – the capital of British[Read More…]
Safe city plans for women in eight metropolitan cities initiated
The Central government on Wednesday began a process of formulating a comprehensive safe city plans for women in eight metropolitan cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Hyderabad. The process was started in the Steering Committee meeting constituted by the Home Ministry under the chairmanship of Union[Read More…]
Amitabh Bachchan rubbishes accident rumours in Kolkata
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has rubbished all rumours about meeting with a car accident in Kolkata, saying he is well. “I am informed by concerned well-wishers and media, that I had a close escape from a car accident in Kolkata… that is incorrect, there has been no accident. I am well,”[Read More…]
Prices of subsidised LPG cylinders increased by Rs 4; non-subsidised by Rs 93-94
In a jolt to commoners, the prices of subsidised LPG cylinders on Wednesday were increased by Rs 4.6 per cylinder and the new price will take effect on the same day. Thus, a subsidised LPG cylinder of 14.2 kilograms will now cost R. 495.69 in Delhi. While it will cost[Read More…]
Noted classical singer Girija Devi dies of cardiac arrest
Classical singer Girija Devi passed away on Tuesday in Kolkata at the age of 88. She died of a cardiac arrest said, family. Devi was taken to the BM Birla Heart Research Centre with cardiovascular ailments and was put on life support. “Girija Devi’s condition was quite critical when she[Read More…]
Kolkata: Goddess Durga’s idol saves three from drowning in Ganga
Three people were miraculously saved after they clung to a wooden structure of an immersed idol of goddess Durga, after being drifted away by a high tide of river Ganga. According to the police, they were rescued around 8 km away in Kolkata on Saturday. Mohammed Hasim Ali Naskar(13), Rafiqul[Read More…]
One die, two injured in Kolkata’s building collapse
At least one person died and two others have been injured after a portion of a dilapidated building collapsed in Burrabazar area of Kolkata. The building was located in ward 23 of the area. Earlier, a family living in the building was served notice to vacate by the Kolkata Municipal[Read More…]
Kolkata’s Nitasha Biswas wins Miss Transqueen India 2017
Nitasha, a Trans woman was named the first Miss Transqueen India in Gurgaon on Sunday. The 26-year-old is currently pursuing Masters in Business Management in Kolkata. Loiloi from Manipur got the first runner-up position while Ragasya from Chennai bagged the second runner-up title. The 16 finalists were chosen after a[Read More…]
Kolkata: 78 Bajrang Dal, VHP workers held for protesting at newspaper office
In West Bengal, seventy-eight VHP and Bajrang Dal workers were arrested on Thursday. They were booked while they were demonstrating near the office of a vernacular newspaper in Kolkata against the alleged derogatory depiction of a Hindu Goddess in one of its magazines. A few hundred workers of VHP and Bajrang[Read More…]
Bengal: RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha booked under non-bailable sections
The ideologue of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Rakesh Sinha was booked by the police officials of Kolkatta under several non-bailable sections for inciting communal violence. Rakesh Sinha has been accused of posting a communally insensitive tweet on 12 July using his Twitter account. He is booked under 153 A1 (A)(B), 505(1)(B),295A,120B.[Read More…]
Actor Vikram Chatterjee arrested in connection with Sonika Chauhan death case
On late Thursday night, the Kolkata Police arrested actor Vikram Chatterjee in connection with the death of model Sonika Chauhan in a car crash in April. As per reports, Chatterjee was arrested from his home in Kasba, Kolkata and will be presented before the court on Friday. Last week, Chatterjee[Read More…]
Bengal’s traditional sweets feel the GST pinch; traders and buyers in confusion
GST roll-out has left the nation in confusion. There are mixed reactions about the implementation of GST, in fact, confusion prevails about how to tax various goods and services among retailers and customers. While traders in Gujarat called for an indefinite strike against the taxation, in Kolkata, many felt the[Read More…]
West Bengal: India’s first underwater metro rail tunnel is ready!
While PM Modi is striving for a developed India, in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal, the tunnelling work under the Hooghly river is complete. The first of its kind underwater project in the country is to provide metro connectivity between Howrah and Kolkata. The tunnel has been constructed by the Kolkata[Read More…]
UberPASS to benefit riders in four metro cities
Uber India has started its pilot service UberPASS in four major cities. The cities include Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. UberPASS service is similar to Ola select. A rider holding the UberPASS will get several benefits including discounted fares, waiver on cancellation charges and much more. However, the offer has[Read More…]
Cow dung beneficial over wood for cremation, says RSS
Amidst the uproar over Cow and banning on their slaughtering, Gau Seva Parivar- an affiliate of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh recently approached the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to implement the use of cow dung cakes in funeral pyres instead of firewood at government crematoriums. GSP pracharak Lalit Agarwal claimed that cow[Read More…]
Meme trees: In Kolkata, trees don’t bear fruits anymore!
A meme is a ’package of culture’’ that would spread via word of mouth as a humorous story, a joke, a fable, or an expression of speech. Today, the internet speeds up the spread of memes enabling them to travel much faster than a mere speech. While some memes are[Read More…]
Kolkata: Narada news CEO appears before police for investigation
On Thursday, Narada News CEO Mathew Samuel appeared before police in Kolkata for questioning in connection with a case of an alleged extortion call to a former Bihar lawmaker. “Samuel is at the police station and is being questioned by senior officers,” an officer at Muchipara police station. Samuel reached[Read More…]
Plastic rice openly sold in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani district
Plastic rice is being openly sold in Haldwani district of Uttarakhand, where food retailers are freely selling it in markets. The matter came to light when a video of children playing with a ball made of plastic rice went viral. KK Mishra, City Magistrate, said. “A team has been constituted[Read More…]
Hypocrisy thy name is BJP
Kolkata and Bengal saw the true face of BJP yesterday. In an apparent show of strength, they had announced a Lalbazar Abhijan, the political agenda purpose of which was never made clear (Why Lalbazar? Tea with the Commissioner perhaps). What was clear from the bellicose language of their leaders was[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP, CPM for Kolkata violence
On Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) of the violence taking place in Kolkata. “There was no violence, it was the BJP and the CPM, who started the violence. See how they have beaten the police[Read More…]