Kolkata

WB Guv summons chief secy, DGP over BJP worker’s death

10:51 pm December 8, 2020

Kolkata: Amid the ongoing political tussle over the death of a BJP worker in Siliguri, Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday summoned chief secretary and state police DGP and said their ”non-responsive stance tantamount to shredding all canons of governance”. Clashes had broken out between BJP activists and the police in Siliguri on Monday during a rally, […]

BJP resorting to politics of bandh : Subrata Mukherjee

7:09 pm December 8, 2020

Kolkata: Ruling TMC on Tuesday accused BJP of resorting to the politics of bandh in West Bengal and asserted that the reason for the death of the saffron party worker in Siliguri was not firing by police but from shot gun pellets probably carried by a participant of the BJYM rally on December 7. The […]

Mills commit less supply than estimated jute bag demand for Rabi crop season

11:06 pm December 7, 2020

Kolkata: Compared to an estimated demand of 25 lakh bales of jute sacks for packaging of Rabi crop, millers have committed to supply 11 lakh bales as they are struggling to clear a backlog of gunny bags for Kharif crop, an official said on Monday. Jute mills have a backlog of over 2.5 lakh bales […]

Cop dies of COVID-19 in Kolkata

7:56 pm December 7, 2020

Kolkata: An assistant sub-inspector of the Kolkata Armed Police died of COVID-19 on Monday, taking the total number of policemen in the force who have succumbed to the infection to 14, a senior officer said. Samir Kumar Nath, who belonged to the sixth battalion of Kolkata Armed Police, had been battling the disease for the […]

Four held for gangrape of minor girl

6:47 pm December 5, 2020

Kolkata: Four persons have been arrested for allegedly gangraping a minor girl in Kolkata’s adjoining New Town area, a police officer said on Saturday. The girl, along with a friend, was taking a stroll on Friday night, when the four accused allegedly attacked the duo, took the girl to an isolated place by force, and […]