Kolkata: The Bansdroni Police has initiated investigation against a young man after allegations of repeated rape, blackmail, and physical torture of a woman over five years.The matter came to light after the survivor lodged a formal complaint.Police sources said the case was initially filed at the Metiabruz PS. As the accused resides in the Brahmapur…
File photo Lalbazar police headquarters Kolkata: In a major police reshuffle across the state, 16 deputy superintendents of police (DSPs) and sub-divisional police officers (SDPOs), along with 108 inspectors-in charge (ICs), were transferred within the West Bengal Police. The ICs of Baruipur, Sonarpur, Narendrapur, Canning, Diamond Harbour, Falta, Budge Budge and Nodakhali were reassigned. The…
Kolkata: South 24 Parganas’ Falta, in the eye of a political storm, will be turned into a model block.While presenting the state budget on Monday, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said, “Falta area in South 24 Parganas is planned to be developed as a model block. In the first phase, Falta BPHC will be upgraded to…
Kolkata: Abhijit Das, known as Bobby, who had contested the Lok Sabha polls from Diamond Harbour against Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has lodged a fresh FIR alleging that senior Trinamool functionaries had run an illegal soil excavation and smuggling racket worth over Rs 300 crore in the Bishnupur-Bakrahat region.The complaint, filed late on…
Fire at the office of additional district magistrate in Alipore Kolkata: A major fire broke out on Wednesday at the new administrative office building, popularly known as the office of additional district magistrate, located on Alipore Police Court complex. The affected building has the South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad office and multiple govt departments.A little…
CM hands over Annapurna cheques Kolkata: Over 28 lakh women across the state have received Rs 3,000 each under the state’s Annapurna Yojana as the process of direct benefit transfer (DBT) to the beneficiaries’ accounts kicked off on Wednesday. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, who officially switched on the benefit transfer at Nabanna, said, “In the…
KOLKATA: In yet another setback for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) following its rout in the recent Bengal assembly elections, the board of Diamond Harbour municipality was dissolved on Sunday. This came after nine of the party’s councillors resigned, leading to the municipality going under administrative control.Diamond Harbour sub-divisional officer (SDO) Ayan Dattagupta has taken over…
Ranchi: A day after Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee was attacked in West Bengal’s Sonarpur, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and his cabinet colleague from the Congress condemned the attack , saying that there is no place for violence in a democracy.The incident occurred when the MP was visiting an alleged victim of post-election violence….
It’s 8 AM on Thursday in Falta. This is the only constituency in Diamond Harbour going to the polls today. I’m stationed here to cover one of the most crucial seats among West Bengal’s 294 assembly segments, Falta, which is holding a repoll after disruptions. Right now, I’m standing outside the house of the man…
