Kolkata: Heavyweights SC East Bengal, who are engaged in a tussle with their investors Shree Cements over transfer of sporting rights, may face relegation if they pull out of the Calcutta Football League Premier Division, the state football body Indian Football Association (IFA) said on Monday. With “no clarity” about SC East Bengal’s participation in […]
Read MoreKolkata: Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury on Tuesday said the death of Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist Stan Swamy has stunted the conscience of humanity. The leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, in a Twitter post, also slammed the government for the death of 84 -year old Swamy, who was an accused in […]
Read MoreKolkata: Miscreants attacked two TMC activists and opened fire in the air outside one of the ruling party’s offices in the city’s northern outskirts, triggering panic in the area, a police officer said on Sunday. Six persons have been arrested so far in connection with the incident, he said. “At least 10-12 motorcycle-borne men arrived […]
Read MoreKolkata: West Bengal reported 1,501 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the tally to 15,01,284, while the death toll climbed to 17,735 with 27 more fatalities, a health department bulletin said. The state now has 20,170 active cases and 14,63,379 patients have recovered from the disease so far, including 1,889 since Wednesday, it said. […]
Read MoreKolkata: A major fire broke out at a plastic godown in Central Kolkata’s congested Burrabazar area on Monday evening, a fire department official said. No casualty was reported in the blaze as firefighters evacuated the building. Altogether 10 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze which was noticed at around 7.05 pm, […]
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