Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) The police have recovered a huge amount of banned drug cocaine from Karaya area in Kolkata and arrested three drug traffickers, said an official on Tuesday. According to the police, a large amount of foreign drugs are being smuggled for rave parties in different parts of the city. Cocaine is in high demand among them.The police said that they received information through sources that a den of foreign drug traffickers has been set up on Ahiripukur Road in Karaya area.Polic…
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Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) In protest against the unrest that unfolded during the Left’s movement in Kolkata on July 24, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers on Monday took to the streets with national flags in two big rallies. One procession moved from Sealdah to Esplanade in central Kolkata, while the other went from Golpark to Jadavpur in south Kolkata. The procession from Sealdah began after 3:30 p.m. with the national flag. State Minister Tapas Roy, BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh, party lea…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) The West Bengal Police arrested the kingpin of a cyber fraud ring who duped people across the country by threatening digital arrests, said the police on Monday. The cybercrime branch of the state police arrested the cyber fraudster named Aman Singh recently during a search in Goa on Sunday.Police said that the arrested Aman Singh set up illegal call centres with the help of his associates in various parts of the country, including Kolkata and the Salt Lake area. The fraud…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Two more persons have been nabbed in connection with the violence and attacks on police personnel and journalists during the July 24 protest rally in Kolkata against the NEET examination paper leak and other exam scandals, taking the total number of arrests to 16, officials said on Monday.Earlier, from Saturday evening till Sunday afternoon, 14 persons were arrested after being identified through CCTV footage and video recordings of the violence.The two persons arrested o…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested a businessman, Ghulam Raza, from his residence at the industrial-cum-steel township of Durgapur in West Burdwan district of West Bengal after conducting a raid and search operation.The main charge against Raza is his involvement in human trafficking, especially of women.Raza, an original resident of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, shifted to Durgapur along with his wife and two sons three years ago and settled there. He pur…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting a raid and search operation on Monday at the residence of a Bihar-based businessman at the industrial-cum-steel township of Durgapur in West Burdwan district of West Bengal.The person at whose residence the operation is being conducted has been identified as Ghulam Raza. A six-member NIA team is reported to be conducting the operation at Raza’s residence.One of the members of the NIA team is a woman. A huge police c…
Kolkata, July 27 (IANS) Was Captain Kanad Bhattacharya the first Indian Army officer to make the supreme sacrifice in the Kargil War? A search mentions Captain Saurabh Kalia as the first one to do so. However, Captain Kalia was captured on May 15, 1999, and tortured in captivity by the Pakistan Army for 22 days, while Captain Bhattacharya died on May 21. The debate was ignited on July 25, when glowing tributes were paid to Captain Bhattacharya on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas in Kolkata. That hi…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) The BJP will take to the streets in Kolkata on Tuesday, alleging that some people are creating ‘anarchy’ in the name of ‘student movement’. Educational organisations of the Sangh Parivar are also taking to the streets in this regard. As a result, Kolkata is going to witness processions and gatherings for two consecutive days. The BJP is taking to the streets on Monday. Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM), Bharat…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Daily commuters may face extreme hardship on Monday as app cab services will not be available from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. due to a 12-hour strike in the city. App cab operators have called the strike with 11-point demands, including a fare hike. The app cab drivers have been called to gather at Ramlila Park in central Kolkata at 11 a.m. on Monday to express solidarity with protesting drivers.A member of an app cab operator said, “We had raised the same demands with the previous…
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Police complaints have been filed against Bengali actress Sreelekha Mitra at various police stations for allegedly using an obscene photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP leader Keya Ghosh has filed a complaint against Sreelekha at Anandapur police station on the southern outskirts of Kolkata on Sunday. Apart from this, it is reported that complaints have been filed against the Bengali actress at various police stations in several districts, including Bidhannagar Cybe…