Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A court here on Monday granted bail to five people, including CPI-M leader Srijan Bhattacharya, who were arrested on Sunday night during a protest against a hawker eviction drive in south Kolkata’s Jadavpur area.The court granted bail on a personal bond of Rs 1,000 each. The next hearing in the case has been scheduled for November 3.The Alipore Police Court judge said that Srijan Bhattacharya would have to cooperate with the investigation as a condition of bail.Incidentall…
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Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) “Every plot matters,” a senior Eastern Railway (ER) official said in defence of the ongoing eviction of squatters from railway property in the Howrah and Sealdah divisions.”We have been trying for decades to clear land belonging to the railways, but all our efforts were thwarted as there was no support from the state government. This land can fetch hundreds of crores in revenue that can be used to provide better services to rail users,” he said.He pointed to a recent move …
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) After the change of government in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has taken a big step to bring transparency in the recruitment process in the state. From now on, it will be mandatory to provide carbon copies of OMR sheets to the candidates who appeared for the tests.Chief Minister Adhikari made the announcement at a government-organised job fair in Sealdah in central Kolkata. He said, “Carbon copies should be provided to every young man and woman candidates. …
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Tuesday reacted to the notice slapped on 17 properties owned or co-owned by him in Kolkata by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation authorities and said that whatever might come, he would not bow down to the new Bharatiya Janata Party-led regime in the state. “Let them do whatever they like. They can send me notices. They can even demolish my house. But I will never bow down. Come …
Bhubaneswar, March 25 (IANS) The Odisha Police have arrested a man from Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore online investment scam in which a businessman from Cuttack was duped of more than Rs 12.33 crore, a senior Crime Branch official said on Wednesday.The 36-year-old accused, identified as Rahul Jaiswal, is a resident of Maniktala Main Road, Kakurgachi, Kolkata, West Bengal. The police further ascertained that the accused Jaiswal is an MBA graduate and is currently self-employed.The seni…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A shortage of commercial LPG cylinders, triggered by disruptions in global oil and gas supply amid tensions in West Asia, has begun to affect roadside eateries and small restaurants across Kolkata, forcing many to raise food prices while others fear closure.Along with a rise in the price of domestic cooking gas, restrictions have reportedly been placed on the supply of commercial LPG, with priority being given to essential institutions such as schools and hospitals. As a…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) A clash erupted between two groups over playing Holi in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday, leaving several people injured, police said.According to the police, a quarrel broke out between two groups over the Holi festival in ward number 12 of Dhupguri Municipality.The quarrel snowballed into a fight with members of the rival groups attacking each other with bamboo sticks and iron rods. Tension spread in the area surrounding the incident spot. Upon receiving t…
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday submitted a fresh status report on the progress of its investigation into the alleged larger conspiracy behind the rape and murder of a junior woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in August 2024, at a trial court in Sealdah in central Kolkata.The last time the central investigating agency submitted a status report in the matter was in November 2025. However, the victim’s parents e…
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IANS) Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Railways has emerged as a key driver of infrastructure-led growth across Eastern and Northeastern India, significantly improving connectivity and boosting economic development, officials said on Thursday. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that over the last decade, the Railway landscape of West Bengal has undergone a decisive and visible transform…