Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Two employees of a businessman from Gujarat were allegedly robbed by a gang on the pretext of carrying out a business transaction. After looting Rs 42 lakh from them, the accused allegedly abducted the two employees and forced them into a car.However, it is alleged that the two men were later taken to the Kona Expressway in Howrah district and thrown out of the car. After learning about the incident, the businessman from Gujarat arrived in Kolkata and lodged a formal compl…
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Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) After receiving complaints of alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct by a Trinamool candidate by organising religious events, Election Commission officials went to Bali in Howrah district to probe the matter, said Commission officials on Monday.The BJP alleged that Trinamool candidate Kailash Mishra from Bali organised a ‘naam-sankirtan’ to influence voters. The candidate’s name is in the ‘sankirtan’ event.After receiving the complaint, election officials went to…
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) A huge amount of money was recovered in Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of the Assembly elections. About Rs 19 lakh was seized from the Shyambazar area of north Kolkata. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the incident, said a senior officer of Kolkata Police.Investigators are trying to find out where the money was being brought from and where and to whom it was being taken. Raids are also being carried out in different places in Kolkata before the elections….
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) The two main accused in the murder of a promoter in West Bengal’s Howrah district were arrested from Delhi on Thursday by a state police team, an official said.Harun Khan and Rohit Hossain were arrested in the national capital’s Jama Masjid area and are being brought back to Kolkata on transit remand, Howrah city police’s ACP, North-I Division, Shaik Habeebulla, said.The arrested will be handed over to the West Bengal CID, which is conducting the investigation in the case…
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) A youth was shot dead from point-blank range by two miscreants in the Golabari Police Station area of Howrah district, West Bengal, on Wednesday.The shocking incident, which occurred around 4 a.m., was caught on CCTV footage, said the police.The deceased youth has been identified as Safiq Khan. As per the CCTV footage, he was surrounded by two men. While one stood in front of him and another stood behind. Suddenly, they pulled out guns and shot at his head. As soon as the …
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday again rejected the plea from the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) West Bengal unit to hold protest demonstrations in front of the state Secretariat ‘Nabanna’ against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s alleged move hindering the Enforcement Directorate (ED)’s raids against the Indian Action Political Action Committee (I-PAC).A division bench of Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen declined the party’s plea challenging the s…
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Renowned Santoor maestro Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, who has been honoured with the Padma Shri this year, on Monday thanked the Central government for recognising his contribution to Indian classical music and said that the prestigious award would inspire him to work with greater dedication.Speaking to IANS, Bhattacharya reflected on his musical journey and personal life, and shared that he started learning the santoor at the age of four. He said that music remains the only…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected the plea by the West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeking permission to hold a protest demonstration in front of the state secretariat Nabanna at Mandirtala in Kolkata-adjacent Howrah district, over Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s alleged move to hinder the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) simultaneous raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC).While turning down the plea…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) The 163rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated on Monday at Belur Math, the international headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, in Howrah district, adjacent to Kolkata. The day-long observance followed traditional rituals and cultural practices, blending devotion, reverence, and reflection on Swamiji’s message of service to God through service to humanity.The celebrations of Swamiji’s birth anniversary at Belur Math began early Mo…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after police complaints were filed against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal over the death of an elderly person allegedly linked to fear of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing, the Election Commission has rejected the allegations, terming them intimidatory and baseless.Reacting to media reports on the complaints, the CEO, West Bengal, in a post on X, said the allegations appeared to be an attempt to intimidat…