Kolkata : A haul of 763 kgs of cannabis (ganja) was seized in Assam and two persons arrested, an official said here Saturday. “Acting on intelligence, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with support from Assam Police intercepted a truck on the Harmuti-Doimukh road in Assam’s Lakhimpur district and recovered 763 kgs of cannabis,” a DRI […]
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LGBT activists slam Kolkata school for accusing students of lesbianism
Kolkata : LGBT members and activists have slammed the actions of a school here, terming it “human rights violation and desensitisation of societal institutions”, after the all-girl institute allegedly forced 10 of its students to write confessional statements about their “lesbian acts” in its premises. The activists also denounced the comments of West Bengal Education […]
Five flights delayed due to poor visibility at Kolkata airport
Kolkata : Departure of five domestic flights was delayed while three more flights were diverted from Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Thursday due to poor visibility conditions caused by non-seasonal fog, an airport official said. The disruption in flight services happened between 5 to 8 a.m. on Thursday as visibility at the […]
Mamata hails Akhilesh, Mayawati, Lalu
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday congratulated Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, BSP chief Mayawati and RJD leader Lalu Prasad as the opposition took big leads over the BJP in Lok Sabha by-elections. “Great victory. Congratulations to Mayawatiji and Akhileshji… The beginning of the end has started,” the Trinamool Congress leader […]
Give me peace, I will give you prosperity, Mamata tells Darjeeling
Darjeeling : Months after violence and tension erupted in the north West Bengal hills centering the Gorkhland movement, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked the political outfits in Darjeeling to maintain peace and ensure no form of violence returns to the region. “Please give us peace, we will give you prosperity, that is our […]
Pandemonium in Kolkata school over allegation of lesbianism against students
Kolkata : Irate guardians staged a noisy protest on Monday after authorities of a Kolkata girls school levelled allegations of lesbianism against 10 of its students. Accusing the management of Kamala Girls School in south Kolkata of having forcibly obtained in writing admission of indulging in lesbianism from their wards, the guardians stormed the room […]
Calcutta High Court judge stopped at toll plaza, 5 arrested
Kolkata : Five toll plaza staffers were arrested on Sunday for allegedly stopping a Calcutta High Court judges’s car from entering the VIP lane in West Bengal’s Howrah district, police said. According to police, the five accused stopped Justice Biswanath Somadder’s vehicle at a toll plaza of Vivekananda Bridge in Howrah’s Bally area on Saturday […]
Bengali actress found hanging in her flat
Kolkata : The body of a 23-year-old Bengali television actress Moumita Saha was found hanging in her flat here on Saturday, with police saying she could have taken the extreme step out of depression. Personnel from Regent Park police station broke open the door of Saha’s flat in the Tollygunge area to find the body […]
Police case against Shami, four others over domestic violence
Kolkata : A case was recorded against India pacer Mohammed Shami and four others after the cricketers wife Hasin Jahan lodged a complaint against him alleging domestic violence and extra-marital affairs, police said on Friday. “On the basis of written letter of complaint of Hasin Jahan wife of Md. Shami, a case was recorded at […]
All regional parties join hands to defeat BJP in 2019: Mamata
Kolkata : Urging all regional parties to join hands to defeat the BJP in the 2019 general elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday warned the saffron brigade that for them alarm bells have already started ringing. “All regional parties should join hands to defeat the BJP in 2019 (Lok Sabha poll),” Banerjee […]