Kolkata : As many as 650 people in six municipal wards were suffering from diarrhoea caused by an alleged contamination of drinking water and 28 of them were admitted in a city hospital since Saturday night, an official said on Sunday. Kolkata Municipal Corporation collected samples from different places to detect the cause of the […]
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Modi’s return to power will result in ‘President’s rule’: Hardik
Kolkata : Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat’s firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Saturday said there would be “President’s rule” if Modi comes back to power after the 2019 General Elections. He also called for a unity of non-BJP parties to fight against the Modigovernment which was “trying to divide the […]
Non-teaching staffer held for sexual assault on Kolkata girl
Kolkata : A day after the arrest of a primary school dance teacher in a sexual assault case, a non-teaching staff member of a south Kolkata school was arrested here on Saturday for allegedly sexually abusing a girl student, police said. An FIR had been lodged on Thursday by the guardians of the Class nine […]
Hardik meets Mamata, says asked to join Trinamool
Kolkata : Gujarat’s firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Friday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said he was asked to join her Trinamool Congress. “She openly offered me to join Trinamool Congress,” Patel said after meeting Banerjee at the state Secretariat on Friday evening. Banerjee however, said that she advised him to […]
Student sexually assaulted in school, teacher held
Kolkata : A teacher of a private English medium school was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually abusing a girl student here, police said. “Soumen Rana, a dance teacher, at a south Kolkata primary school has been arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for… abusing a Class 2 student,” police said. […]
Government documents seized from retired IPS officer’s house in Kolkata
Kolkata : The West Bengal CID has seized a large number of state government documents including arms license applications and sealed bottles of alcohol during the two-day search operation in different properties, admitted to be of a retired IPS officer, a senior CID official said on Thursday. Though the name of the former IPS officer […]
‘Stop throwing mud on Governor’s office, Tripathi tells Trinamool
Kolkata : Coming down heavily on the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Thursday asked them to stop throwing mud at the governor’s office and carry out an introspection of their own actions. “Enough harsh words have been said. They should stop throwing mud on the office of the Governor.They should […]
Won’t leave BJP, let it throw me out if it wants: Yashwant Sinha
Kolkata : Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday categorically said he would not leave the BJP but said the party could throw him out if it so desired because of his criticism. He also accused the Narendra Modi government of not fulfilling the promises it had made ahead of the 2014 general elections. “Why […]
Gold biscuits seized from former Mizoram legislator’s son
Kolkata : Sleuths have seized 40 gold biscuits of foreign origin smuggled into India and valued at Rs 2.16 crore in the international market from the son of a former Mizoram lawmaker, a Directorate of Revenue Intelligence statement said on Sunday. The gold biscuits smuggled out of Myanmar and weighing 6.64 kg were found in […]
India has to confront China if necessary: Former army chief
Kolkata: India not only has to compete with and contain China, but also confront its neighbour if necessary, former Indian Army chief Shankar Roy Chowdhury said here on Sunday. Speaking on India-China relations on the occasion of a book launch, Gen. Roy Chowdhury (retd.) pointed out: “Geography can’t change , and India will have to […]