Kolkata | A court in Kolkata on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against Bollywood actress Zareen Khan on charges of cheating a city-based event management company way back in 2018. The arrest warrant has been issued following the charge sheet filed by the investigating officer in the complaint filed against her by the event management […]
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Rural Polls: Trinamool scripts thumping win; BJP finishes distant second in Bengal
Kolkata | As expected, the ruling Trinamool Congress scripted a thumping victory in all the three tiers of the panchayat system in West Bengal which went to the polls on July 8. BJP finished a distant second in all the three tiers — zilla parishad, panchayat samiti and gram panchayat. However, what will worry the […]
Six deaths reported in first 3 hours of voting for Bengal panchayat polls
Kolkata | As voting for the three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal is currently underway amid widespread violence, at least six deaths were reported in the first three hours of balloting on Saturday. Of the six fatalities, two were reported from Murshidabad and one each from Cooch Behar, East Burdwan, Malda and Nadia. Several people […]
TMC MLA forced to walk on foot through muddy road in Bengal, VIDEO
Kolkata | Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Mangobinda Adhikari on Saturday was forced to walk on foot through a muddy road by the people in East Burdwan in West Bengal. The TMC MLA had gone to Bhatar assembly constituency in East Burdwan district of West Bengal to campaign for the upcoming panchyat polls. The people in […]
Two goods trains collide in Bengal’s Bankura, 13 wagons derail
Kolkata | Two goods trains collided with each other near Onda station in West Bengal’s Bankura district on Sunday, resulting in the derailment of 13 wagons. The divisional railway manager of Adra division of South Eastern Railway, Manish Kumar informed the media persons that there was no casualty in the mishap. “The driver of one […]
Calcutta HC to hear PIL seeking ban on screening of ‘Adipurush’
Kolkata | The Calcutta High Court on June 27 will hear a crucial public interest litigation seeking ban on the screening of ‘Adipurush’ in the state. The petition has been filed by Debdeep Mondal, a Calcutta High Court counsel. In the petition, Mondal’s counsel, Tanmay Basu, has claimed that although the film has been inspired […]
SC agrees to examine plea of ‘The Kerala Story’ makers against ban by Bengal government
New Delhi | The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to examine on Friday a plea by the makers of ‘The Kerala Story’ against the West Bengal government’s order against the screening of the controversial movie. Senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for the filmmakers, mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India […]
Panic in school after man brandishing gun enters classroom
Kolkata | Panic gripped the students and teachers of a state-run school in West Bengal’s Malda district on Wednesday after a person entered a classroom brandishing a revolver and with a knife tucked in his trousers. The shocking incident took place at Muchia Anchal Chandra Mohan High School on Wednesday afternoon when the students were busy […]
Mamata rang up Amit Shah after losing national party status: Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata | The leader of the opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, claimed on Tuesday that immediately after the Election of Commission of India (ECI) withdrew the national party status of Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee rang up Home Minister Amit Shah with a plea to retain Trinamool’s national party status until the 2024 […]
Clashes in Bengal’s Howrah over Ram Navami procession
Kolkata | Some areas in West Bengal’s Howrah district on Thursday turned into mini battlefields after clashes broke out between two groups of people over a Ram Navami procession. An organisation, Anjani Putra Sena, took out a procession at Sandhyabazar area of Shibpur on the occasion of Ram Navami. The organisers alleged that while the procession […]