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Indranil Sen being arrested outside the ED office on Wednesday Kolkata: Former state information and culture minister and singer Indranil Sen was dramatically arrested by Kolkata Police’s detective department officers as he stepped out of Enforcement Directorate’s Salt Lake CGO Complex office on Wednesday. The former Trinamool Congress MLA from Chandernagore had appeared before ED…

Behrampore: The West Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) is likely to take over the investigation into the Samserganj encounter in which prime accused Samaul Sheikh was shot dead on Tuesday. The CID, whose officers were involved in the operation, may hand over the probe.The process of releasing the body was delayed on Wednesday due…

The state cabinet approved the policy on Wednesday after incorporating recommendations from ministers. Industry captains have been invited to Nabanna for the launch. Kolkata: Bengal’s new industry policy is expected to fast-track clearances for industrial projects requiring more than 100 acres and impose stricter conditions on land use. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will unveil the…

The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) may soon discuss ways to enhance the enrolment ratio at the higher secondary level Kolkata: The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) may soon discuss ways to enhance the enrolment ratio at the higher secondary level, its new president, Ashit Kumar Mandal, said after…

On Tuesday, Bengal police conducted two separate encounters, killing suspects in significant cases. GAIGHATA/SHAMSHERGANJ: Bengal’s cops on Tuesday gunned down two persons in separate “encounters” — the first accused of rape and murder in Gaighata, North 24 Parganas, and the other of killing a BJP worker in Murshidabad’s Shamsherganj.The double “encounter” on a single day…

The three accused being paraded on Tuesday KOLKATA: 36 hours after an 18-year-old, his father and the youth’s friend were forced to walk naked at gunpoint in Behala’s Sarsuna by family members of a 13-year-old girl as punishment for the teen allegedly kissing her, cops on Tuesday paraded three of the accused shirtless and barefoot…

Kolkata: Embracing the label of an “urban naxal”, actor Naseeruddin Shah on Tuesday said govt was the real “tukde-tukde gang” and challenged its crackdown on academic spaces like JNU, SRFTI and Jamia Millia Islamia.In a video message, Shah said, “I want to ask this govt a question: What else will you do? To break the…

Kolkata: A Santoshpur resident (59) and his son were allegedly ambushed, abused and assaulted by a couple from the neighbourhood and their associates over a parking dispute.The man lodged a complaint at the Survey Park PS, saying the incident took place on Snafter the victim objected to alleged harassment over two vehicles belonging to his…

The hospital has been home for 48-year-old Gopal Patra for the past 12 years. Gopal Patra at a pandal with the junior doctors of RG Kar Medical College Kolkata: The hospital has been home for 48-year-old Gopal Patra for the past 12 years. Abandoned by family and bedridden, Patra has not stepped out of his…