With Besra in custody, security agencies close in on top Maoist leader Mandal Hyderabad: The arrest of senior Maoist politburo member Misir Besra in Jharkhand has narrowed the ranks of the Communist Party of India (Maoist)’s top leadership, with Ashim Mandal alias Akash, a ₹1 crore-reward Maoist leader active along the Jharkhand-West Bengal border, emerging…
Kolkata experienced rain in some pockets Kolkata: Despite a cloudy sky and moderate rain in some parts, Kolkata experienced a humid Sunday when the maximum temperature climbed up to 34°C, nearly two degrees above normal.While the cloud cover has been predicted to persist on Monday, the mercury may not slide, said the Met office. Light…
New Delhi: IMD has issued a yellow alert for moderate to heavy showers for Tuesday and Wednesday, after several parts of Delhi saw light rain Monday.Safdarjung, city’s base station, and Lodhi Road logged 5.8 mm and 4.7 mm of rainfall, respectively till 8.30 am Monday. Between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, Safdarjung received 1.4 mm,…
Bokaro: A 45-year-old cook at the Chief Minister Skill Development Centre in Bhelwatand, under Petarwar police station, was found murdered on Sunday with his throat slit.The victim, Ganesh Kapardar, a Purulia native in West Bengal, had worked at the centre for two years. Camp manager Sanjit Kumar Singh found the body after entering the mess…
Debraj Chakraborty investigation Kolkata: The Bidhannagar Police formed a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the extortion case against Debraj Chakraborty, arrested former Trinamool BMC councillor, even as investigators launched an inquiry into charges of financial irregularities, undisclosed assets, money laundering and suspicious investments levelled against him.Chakraborty was arrested after the Calcutta High Court…
Debraj Chakrabarty being escorted out of the Baguiati PS for Barasat court on Wednesday Kolkata: Former Bidhannagar councillor Debraj Chakraborty’s three-week attempt to stay off the police radar by criss-crossing north Bengal and north India on public transport, paying only in cash and avoiding regular calls came to an end after investigators traced the mobile…
Kolkata/Tarakeswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented to the state projects worth over Rs 1,492 crore spanning agriculture, railways, connectivity and healthcare at an event to mark Paschimbanga Divas in Tarakeswar on Saturday. Addressing his first public rally since the new CM’s swearing-in, Modi said winds of change have brought “a new freshness and fragrance” to…
Kolkata: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened four more Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) in the state to meet the rising demand for Aadhaar-related services, like enrolment and update. The new centres at Sonarpur, Chinsurah, Burdwan and Purulia have taken the number of ASKs in the state to 12.Plans are afoot to set…
