Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) Kolkata Police arrested 330 people on charges of indecent behaviour and drunkenness on the day of Dol Yatra, said the police on Wednesday.Strict security arrangements were made across the city since Tuesday morning to avoid any untoward incident. Police picketing was increased at various places.It is learnt that the arrests were made on the basis of specific complaints from different parts of the city, said sources in city police headquarters.Along with this, the police a…
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Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) A man in Magrahat area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district committed suicide after he found his name under the “adjudication” category in the final electoral rolls of West Bengal post Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the police said on Wednesday.According to police sources, the deceased has been identified as Rafiq Ali Ghazi, 41.Officers of Ushti Police Station recovered the body from his house late last night with a noose around his neck. The body has b…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A portion of a 150-year-old house on Park Street in central Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday morning, triggering alarm in the neighbourhood. No injuries were reported as the building was unoccupied at the time of the incident.However, the collapse of the building has left the local people in a state of panic.Residents said the structure had weakened after the earthquake that struck the city on February 27. According to locals, part of the roof gave way without warning. With M…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) The Kolkata Police have put in place elaborate security arrangements across the city for the twin festivals of Dol Yatra and Holi, to be celebrated on Tuesday and Wednesday.According to police, as many as 398 police pickets will be deployed across Kolkata on the day of Dol Yatra. Of these, 86 will be special pickets set up at key intersections and sensitive locations, including Khanna More, Park Circus Seven-Point Crossing, Shyambazar and other major junctions.Each of the…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Eyeing the crucial state elections in West Bengal and keeping in line with his focus to give Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee a tough fight in her constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata, Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, organised a mass interaction there on Tuesday on the occasion of the Dol Yatra festival.Adhikari celebrated the festival in Bhabanupur with monks and the voters from the constituency.The participation of the LoP in…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called for “holy harmony” among the people on Dol Yatra and Holi. She stated on the wall of her social handle with two lines of a song on Dol Yatra festival, penned by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, where the Nobel laureate Indian poet-cum-writer narrated how the festival of colours brings the spirit of harmony and togetherness among the people.”I convey my heartfelt wishes and congratulations to all on the auspicious Do…