Kolkata

CBI transfers 19 officers

10:31 pm January 2, 2020

New Delhi: The CBI has transferred 19 officers including two DIGs, 14 Superintendents of Police and three Additional SPs with “immediate effect”, officials said on Thursday. Deputy Inspector General Abhay Singh, who was leading the probe into sexual assault on minor girls in Muzaffarpur shelter home, has been brought to the Economic Offences Wing in […]

Bengal governor to visit family of Galwan martyr

Governor Dhankar trolled for his tweet

6:37 pm December 31, 2019

Kolkata: Twitterati on Tuesday heavily trolled West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar as he took to the microblogging site to post his picture with a caption, in which he referred to a table apparently used by Lord Curzon to sign Partition papers as “iconic”. Several social media users lambasted the governor, claiming that he glorified Partition […]

Church vandalised in East Midnapore district, three arrested

7:02 pm December 30, 2019

East Midnapore (WB): Three persons were arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in the vandalization of a church in East Midnapore district last Saturday, police said. According to senior district police officials, suspected BJP supporters entered a small church in Bhagwanpur, over 100 km from Kolkata, and vandalized its premises. “When the incident happened […]

Left Front-Congress joint rally against CAA

10:58 pm December 27, 2019

Kolkata: The opposition Left Front and the Congress on Friday took out a joint rally in the city to protest against the contentious amended Citizenship Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens. The rally was led by West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra, Left Front chairman Biman Bose and senior CPI(M) leader Surjya Kanta […]

JU students “rusticate” chancellor Jagdeep Dhankhar, call him “spineless”

8:57 pm December 26, 2019

Kolkata: On the warpath with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, students of Jadavpur University on Thursday “rusticated” him as the chancellor over his stand on a host of issues, including the contentious Citizenship Act. In an “open letter” that addressed Dhankhar as ‘Ex- Chancellor’, two students’ bodies–Arts Faculty Students Union (AFSU) and Faculty of Engineering […]