Ajay Dutta displayed his work at Bholanath Dham Kolkata: A 102-year-old family tradition of releasing giant hand-crafted sky lanterns, or phanush, on Kali Puja came to an abrupt halt on Sunday after Ajay Dutta failed to obtain the licence the govt has made mandatory this year. Dutta had made 14 phanush for the occasion but…
Kolkata: Police have started an investigation after a 59-year-old resident of AJC Bose Road was attacked in a suspected road-rage incident in central Kolkata in the last week of Oct.Park Street police had registered a complaint on Friday (Nov 6) following a preliminary inquiry conducted into the Oct 27 incident.The man was attacked near 74/1…
According to Kolkata Police, the system is scheduled to operate daily for six to 12 hours each day Kolkata: In the wake of the recent stampede at Chorbagan Sarbojonin, Kolkata Police has heightened vigilance over crowd management by deploying artificial intelligence to regulate massive footfall at major pandals during the festive season.Cops on Sunday have…
A family enjoys Diwali on the terrace of an Amherst Street house Kolkata: The city reeled under one of its worst noise assaults in recent times on Diwali night, as banned high-decibel crackers were burst across neighbourhoods well beyond the permitted 8pm-10pm window, with violations continuing into the early hours.Many localities had endured a similar…
The breach has raised questions about security of acclimatisation set-up Kolkata/Jalpaiguri: In a fresh challenge to Bengal’s ambitious tiger reintroduction programme in Buxa, the three-year-old tigress brought back from Assam’s Raimona landscape on Nov 3 escaped from her 2.2-hectare acclimatisation enclosure again on Sunday afternoon.The tigress, said sources, “dug a hole beneath the enclosure’s foundation”…
Kolkata: Two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants snatched a high-end smartphone from a 31-year-old man, hailing from Uttarpara in Hooghly district, on Camac Street in central Kolkata during the wee hours of Saturday.The victim, Nimesh Sharma, had stepped out of a popular bar inside the Fort Knox Building on Camac Street around 2.15 am.At the time of…
Kolkata: Procure fresh food items daily and stock up less on supplies, this is the message from restaurants’ bodies to eateries across Kolkata after a series of inspections conducted over the last fortnight, which had resulted in closure of some eateries.Restaurants across Kolkata have started taking up renewed measures to ensure cleanliness and hygiene at…
Kolkata: The state police seized narcotics worth Rs 64 crore and arrested 378 people in 212 cases under the NDPS Act during a statewide crackdown between Oct 31 and Nov 7.According to figures shared by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on social media, authorities also disposed of drugs worth Rs 101 crore and recovered Rs 17…
CM Suvendu Adhikari distributes sweets among BSF personnel in Hingalganj on Sunday Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari, while celebrating Diwali with Border Security Force personnel along the India-Bangladesh border on Sunday, announced that the state govt would introduce a Seema Mitra Samman from 2027 to recognise and reward BSF and Sashastra Seema Bal personnel for outstanding…
Kolkata: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a protest meeting outside TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s residence in Kalighat against alleged attacks by BJP supporters in Kolkata, West Bengal, Saturday, November 07, 2026 Kolkata: A day after vandalism and mob attacks at Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s house over his birthday celebrations, three Trinamool supporters…
