Kolkata

Kolkata: The presence of the Buxa tigress near human habitation in Assam days ahead of the Kali Puja festivities has prompted the Bengal forest department to decide that it would bring her back to Buxa Tiger Reserve, state forest minister Manoj Kumar Oraon said on Saturday. The tigress’s migration from north Bengal to Assam’s Raimona…

Police paraded three of the four Sarsuna arrested accused barefoot and shirtless Kolkata: The West Bengal Human Rights Commission has sent a notice to Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand over reports that police paraded three arrested accused semi-naked at Sarsuna in Behala ostensibly to reconstruct a crime. The state commission took suo motu cognisance of…

File photo of ‘phanush’ being released in the sky in Kolkata Kolkata: The state fire department is planning to come up with a single-window clearance system to expedite the processing of applications seeking licence that would allow revellers to release sky lanterns, hot-air balloons or ‘phanush’ during Kali Puja, Diwali or Chhath Puja in the…

Kolkata: A civic volunteer attached to the Duttapukur PS, Anirban Basu, was found hanging at his home in Duttapukur early on Friday. His family alleged his former girlfriend, a lawyer, accompanied by police, had threatened Anirban with dire consequences during a confrontation over a dispute arising from their relationship. “Cops found a suicide note that…

Kolkata: Cops from the Kasba Police Stations have rescued a minor girl, who was allegedly taken to Malda and sexually and physically abused, by a man she got acquainted with on Instagram. The accused, Sheikh Imran alias Pappu, was arrested on Wednesday.The girl, who lives in Kasba, met Imran on Instagram about three months ago….

St Augustine’s Day School principal Richard Gasper felicitates Major Mrinal Chaudhuri Kolkata: St Augustine’s Day School, Kolkata, hosted a felicitation ceremony at the institute auditorium on Oct 1 to honour war heroes, marking the final day of its Seva Sankalp Abhiyan 2026. The event was aimed at showing students the ethics, ideals and beliefs of…

Kolkata: Police rescued two men, who were abducted after being called to Parnasree, in a fake gold-loan deal. Five persons were arrested.Biswajit Mitra and his friend were held captive by the gang, which demanded ransom from their families. Biswajit’s family first paid money, but when the kidnappers demanded more, they contacted the Amherst Street Police…

Kolkata: Sweet sales this festive season, especially during Durga and Lakshmi pujas, remained high despite rising prices of sugar, milk, and LPG, besides quality-check concerns raised after the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) suspension notices to food establishments last month. Retailers said despite encouraging sales, the inflated prices of ingredients and LPG supply crunch squeezed profit…

Challenging Wrong Challans Kolkata: A man, who has been in Denmark for three months, received a traffic challan in Kolkata for riding a scooterette without a helmet . He said his two-wheeler was locked at his home and could not have been used as he was away.The traffic rule violation ticket claimed the offence took…

Kolkata: Kolkata Traffic Police will deploy extra personnel in central Kolkata from Dhanteras (Nov 6) to Kali Puja (Nov 8). For the first time in recent memory, the additional cops will be deployed from morning—and not just during the evening Dhanteras or Diwali rush hours—on these days.Several roads will be closed or vehicular movement would…