The Bankshall Court on Sunday remanded seven people arrested in connection with the stampede at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, to 10-day police custody.
Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh (ABRSM), a teachers’ organisation, has demanded an independent Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into alleged irregularities in PhD admissions at Jadavpur University in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Kolkata: A major fire broke out at a car showroom in Bankra near Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on the northern outskirts of Kolkata early Monday morning, gutting 22 new cars and badly damaging eight others. No casualties were reported in the incident, although the fire at the showroom took an alarming turn in.
Kolkata: Security has been tightened at Jadavpur University (JU) in south Kolkata ahead of an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) rally on Monday demanding an end to what it termed “anti-national Leftist activities” within the university. The rally will begin from Dhakuria Crossing and conclude at Jadavpur 8B Bus Stand. The Jadavpur University campus falls.
The Hooghly Rural District Police in West Bengal arrested Uttam Kundu, the former chief of Tarakeswar Municipality, who had been absconding, said officials on Thursday.
Renowned Bangladeshi author and poet Taslima Nasrin returned to Kolkata on Friday, nearly 19 years after her departure due to the outbreak of violence in certain areas of the state capital in 2007, during the tenure of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee in West Bengal, which was triggered by her book "Dwikhandito (The Bifurcated)".
Kajol visited the revered Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata to offer prayers. The actress, known for her devotion to Maa Kali, was seen at the temple amid tight security.
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair a special commemorative programme in Kolkata on Monday as part of the nationwide celebrations marking the 125th birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee. The event is being organised by the Ministry of Culture in association with the Government of West Bengal at Milan Mela Prangan, as.
