Pradip Chopra, chairman and managing director of the PS Group KOLKATA: In a city where old buildings, markets and memories are constantly being remade, a quiet group of Kolkata changemakers is proving that waste need not be the end of a material’s journey.They are architects, educators, entrepreneurs and recyclers who see discarded glass, plastic, electronics,…
Kolkata police arrested three more people on Sunday in the NEET protest violence incident, bringing the total to 14. KOLKATA: Three more people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the violence during a protest over the NEET paper leak held here two days ago, taking the total number of arrests to 14.The latest arrests…
Mamata Banerjee faced controversy after a video showed her pushing a police officer. The incident occurred during a protest against the alleged NEET paper leak. KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday courted fresh political controversy after a video purportedly showing her pushing an on-duty woman police officer during a face-off with…
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari met victims’ families after a tragic accident. He directed police to expedite the investigation and seek capital punishment for the arrested gateman. KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday directed the police to expedite the investigation into the Murshidabad level crossing accident that claimed five lives.He said…
A commission report on the 1993 police firing was tabled in the assembly. The report stated the firing was worse than the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. KOLKATA: “There was no need to fire bullets to control the crowd located far away from Writers’ Building,” Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari read out from the Sushanta Chatterjee Commission’s report…
A still from Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s “Mayanagar” KOLKATA: At this year’s National Film Awards, the regional jury selected five Bengali films — Anjan Dutt’s “Chaalchitra Ekhon”, Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s “Mayanagar”, Saurav Palodhi’s “Onko Ki Kothin”, Samik Roychowdhury’s “Beline”, and Sayan Bandyopadhyay’s “Doaansh” — from a pool of 24 entries to advance for central panel consideration….
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the directive following a letter from Union home minister Amit Shah KOLKATA: The West Bengal government will make Bengali mandatory for all official communications from September 1, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced in the Assembly on Monday,The CM was reportedly reading out a letter from Union home minister Amit Shah…
A still from ‘Aajo Ardhangini’ (L); a still from ‘Bonolata Sen’ (R) KOLKATA: Jaya Ahsaan’s “Aajo Ardhangini” (AA) marks a significant moment in cross-border cinema, serving as a major collaboration featuring a Bangladeshi star following the July 2024 uprising. While eased visa norms have allowed artistic movement between Kolkata and Dhaka to resume, the nature…
A still from ‘Aajo Ardhangini’ (L); a still from ‘Bonolata Sen’ (R) KOLKATA: Jaya Ahsaan’s “Aajo Ardhangini” (AA) marks a significant moment in cross-border cinema, serving as a major collaboration featuring a Bangladeshi star following the July 2024 uprising.While eased visa norms have allowed artistic movement between Kolkata and Dhaka to resume, the nature of…
Abhishek Banerjee’s Amatala office demolished. KOLKATA: A demolition drive targeting a Trinamool Congress party office linked to the party’s national general secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee began in Amtala on Saturday, with district authorities alleging that the five-storey building had been constructed without an approved building plan and in violation of building rules.The…
