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Around 300 shops were gutted after a major fire broke out early Saturday on Kolkata's Ezra Street. Fire officials said there were no casualties as residents living in adjoining buildings had been evacuated in time. "We had evacuated all the buildings. So no casualties," Indira Mukherjee, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kolkata Central, told reporters, reported the Indian Express. Twenty fire engines have been deployed to control the blaze, which officials believe was triggered by a short circuit ...Read More >
Kolkata, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kolkata Police on Monday arrested a book supplier in connection with a Rs 2 crore cheating case involving the procurement of religious books for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) about six years ago, officials confirmed. A local court here on Sunday remanded him in nine-day police custody till November 18. Police sources stated that the accused, identified as Devraj Bhattacharya, allegedly embezzled a substantial amount by deliver ...Read More >
The location of the murder, frequently visited by Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim and his daughter, has triggered complaints that the area witnesses late-night alcohol parties and anti-social activities. A car mechanic was stabbed to death during an argument at a drinking session near the 17A/17B bus stand in Kolkata's Chetla area on Saturday, the police said. Bleeding heavily, the victim, Ashok Paswan, managed to run nearly 100 m down the road before collapsing. The incident occurred around 11.30 ...Read More >
Kolkata: A late-night drinking session turned fatal in Chetla on Saturday after Ashok Paswan (42) was allegedly stabbed in the neck with an iron rod by two of his friends following an argument over misappropriation of funds of a local Kali Puja, police said.The incident occurred around 11.30 pm near the 17B bus stand under Chetla PS. Within hours of the incident, Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma visited the spot, and soon after, the Chetla police officer-in-charge, Sukhendu Mukhopadhyay, ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The officer-in-charge of Chetla Police Station has been removed after a man was brutally murdered with a digging bar near the residence of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim in south Kolkata, a senior state government official said on Sunday. Amitabh Sarkhel, who was earlier the Additional OC of Alipore Police Station, has been appointed as the new OC of Chetla Police Station. It is worth mentioning that Sukhendu Mukherjee was serving as the OC of Chetla Police Station ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 23 (PTI) Kolkata Police arrested 153 people for various legal violations, including disorderly conduct and bursting banned fireworks, during post-Diwali celebrations, an officer said on Thursday. Of the total arrests made on Wednesday, 146 were for disorderly conduct, while seven persons were picked up for bursting prohibited firecrackers. No arrests were made under gambling-related offences, the officer said, adding that police also initiated 383 traffic prosecutions during the d ...Read More >
Kolkata residents can burst eco-friendly green firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Kali Puja and Diwali, October 20. Fireworks are also permitted on Chhath Puja from 6 am to 8 am. Police have seized nearly 3,000 kg of illegal fireworks and made seven arrests to enforce these regulations. People will be allowed to burst eco-friendly green firecrackers in Kolkata between 8 pm and 10 pm during Kali Puja and Diwali on October 20, a senior officer said on Friday. A notification issued by Kolkata Pol ...Read More >
While most of India worships Goddess Lakshmi for prosperity during Diwali, Bengal celebrates Kali Puja to honor the fierce Goddess of power and protection. Here's why the two traditions differ and how both represent light triumphing over darkness.India's diversity often shines brightest during its festivals, and Diwali is a perfect example of that. While homes across North India glow with diyas for Goddess Lakshmi, Bengal's night sky fills with chants of "Jai Maa Kali." The difference lies not i ...Read More >
Kolkata: Pockets in Kolkata and the fringes saw brazen violation of norms as crackers were burst on the eve of Kali Puja and Diwali. This occurred even as cops and WBPCB intensified their vigil, prompting a spike in arrests and seizures. Activists are worried this could turn into worse rule-flouting on Kali Puja night.Though the day started on a quiet note, as the evening progressed, residents in several parts of south Kolkata -- Gariahat, Golpark, Kasba, Behala, Sarsuna, Santoshpur, Bansdroni, ...Read More >
Kolkata: Cracker violations have turned out to be a concern in various pockets of the city on Dhanteras (Saturday), barely two days ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali. These violations have been reported from Kasba, Dhakuria, Baguiati, New Town, Salt Lake, Phoolbagan and New Alipore. The seizures of illegal firecrackers had become more than double in the past 48 hours, police said on Saturday. The cops will intensify the crackdown on firecracker violators on the day of Diwali (Monday) by forming spec ...Read More >
Kolkata: The three Rajasthan gangsters, wanted in the murder of a Rajasthan businessman, who were arrested from Kolkata on Thursday, were sent to five days' transit remand by a Sealdah court on Friday. Cops are on the lookout for a fourth shooter, who continues to be on the run.Cops said Dharmendra Gujjar, Ganpat Gujjar and Mahesh Gurjar were sharpshooters of the Rohit Godara gang, who allegedly shot businessman Ramesh Rulania. The fourth shooter, Zuber Ahmed, remains at large."After the murder, ...Read More >
Kolkata: The three Rajasthan gangsters, wanted in the murder of a Rajasthan businessman, who were arrested from Kolkata on Thursday, were sent to five days' transit remand by a Sealdah court on Friday. Cops are on the lookout for a fourth shooter, who continues to be on the run.Cops said Dharmendra Gujjar, Ganpat Gujjar and Mahesh Gurjar were sharpshooters of the Rohit Godara gang, who allegedly shot businessman Ramesh Rulania. The fourth shooter, Zuber Ahmed, remains at large."After the murder, ...Read More >
Kolkata, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the immersion of major community Durga Puja idols starting from Friday evening after rain largely disrupted the ritual on Thursday, security arrangements have been tightened at all ghats in and around Kolkata. Although immersion started from Thursday on the occasion of Dussehra, the rush for immersion was much less yesterday, with only puja organisers from housing complexes, individual residences, and extremely conservative community Puja organisers going fo ...Read More >
Kolkata: Festivities at two of central Kolkata's prominent venues -- Md Ali Park and Santosh Mitra Square -- saw contrasting developments on Sunday, with the former settling a stand-off with cops while the latter plunging deeper into controversy.On Sunday afternoon, organisers of Md Ali Park puja declared there was no longer any dispute with cops. They clarified that Kolkata Police extended full cooperation, ensuring smooth arrangement for pandal-hoppers. On Panchami, tensions had flared, with o ...Read More >
Kolkata: In a rare instance, organizers of two prominent Durga Pujas in Kolkata have accused the city police of trying to curb their pujas on the pretext of crowd management to tackle the heavy footfall of visitors before the start of the festival from Sunday. One of them even stopped visitors' entry to the mandap from Saturday evening. These two are Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja committee at Lebutala Park and Mohammad Ali Park Youth Association on CR Avenue in the central part of the city. ...Read More >
Kolkata: A day after the organisers of a Durga puja in Kolkata, inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, charged the police with trying to stop their light-and-sound show on Operation Sindoor, senior officers on Sunday inspected the pandal and discussed ways to ensure swift crowd dispersal from there. The development comes after BJP leader and Santosh Mitra Square Puja secertary Sajal Ghosh threatened to close down the pandal and immerse the idol prematurely if "pressure tactics" do not st ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-day Combined Commanders' Conference of the armed forces at the Eastern Command headquarters here on September 15. Focusing on reforms, transformation and operational preparedness, the theme for this year's conference is 'Year of Reforms - Transforming for the Future'. "The focus of the conference reflects the armed forces' commitment to institutional reforms, deeper integration and technological modernisation, while sustaining a high level o ...Read More >
An official explanation is yet to come over the matter. (File) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar was denied entry to the VVIP zone at Kolkata airport * TMC minister Sujit Bose was allowed entry while Sukanta Majumdar was stopped by police * Sukanta Majumdar questioned the authority of police stopping a Union minister but not a state minister Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Kolkata: Union Minister of St ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 15 (PTI) Parents of a Jadavpur University student, who died after falling into a pond inside the campus last week, on Monday lodged a complaint with the police claiming that their daughter was murdered. Earlier in the day, they met Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma and other officers at Lalbazar, the headquarters of the force. The English Literature student was found unconscious in the pond on the night of September 11 and declared dead at a nearby hospital. "The parents, i ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Police on Monday registered a murder case in the death of a Jadavpur University student whose body was found in a pond inside the university campus on Thursday night. Parents of the victim met the Kolkata Police commissioner on Monday morning and later lodged a complaint at the Jadavpur police station. "My daughter may have been pushed into the pond by her friends despite knowing that she didn't know how to swim. Police should question everyone and check the call details o ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 15 (PTI) Alleging that their daughter was murdered, parents of the Jadavpur University English Literature student, who was found unconscious in a pond inside the campus on the night of September 11 and declared dead at a nearby hospital, met Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma and other officers at Lalbazar on Monday, an officer said. Her parents had said on Sunday that they would lodge a police complaint claiming foul play in their daughter's death. "The parents reached Kolka ...Read More >
Kolkata: The father of deceased Jadavpur University English Honours student Anamika Mandal has decided to file a police complaint, alleging foul play in the unnatural death of his only daughter, who was found unconscious in a pond inside the campus on the night of September and declared dead at a nearby hospital. The grieving father, who performed her last rites on Sunday, told reporters at his Nimta home that he was puzzled why Anamika, who didn't know how to swim, would go to the edge of the ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 15 (PTI) The father of deceased Jadavpur University English Honours student Anamika Mandal has decided to file a police complaint, alleging foul play in the unnatural death of his only daughter, who was found unconscious in a pond inside the campus on the night of September and declared dead at a nearby hospital. The grieving father, who performed her last rites on Sunday, told reporters at his Nimta home that he was puzzled why Anamika, who didn't know how to swim, would go to the ...Read More >
Kolkata: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the recent death of a female student at Jadavpur University and written to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma, requesting an action-taken report within three days. The NCW said, "The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of a disturbing media report titled "Woman Student Found Dead Inside Jadavpur University" wherein a 21-year-old third-year student of the English department was found de ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking suo motu cognisance of the recent death of a female student on the Jadavpur University campus, the National Commission for Women (NCW) has written a letter to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma, and sought an action taken report within three days. In a social media post late Saturday night, the NCW said, "The National Commission for Women has taken suo motu cognizance of a disturbing media report titled "Woman Student Found Dead Inside Jadavpur Unive ...Read More >
Kolkata: A third-year English honours student at Jadavpur University, who was rescued from a campus pond in an unconscious state around 10.15 pm on Thursday, was declared dead when taken to a hospital near the university.Anamika Mondal, 22, a resident of Nimta, was seen chatting with classmates earlier in the evening. Later, she was spotted in the waterbody near gate no. 4 next to the union room. She had come to the campus to attend 'Ruhaniyat' organised by Jadavpur University Drama Club. The ev ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police on Tuesday seized an Indian Army truck in central Kolkata for "dangerous driving while moving close" to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma's vehicles. The incident took place in front of Writers' Buildings (former state secretariat) in BBD Square and near Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters). According to the Kolkata Traffic Police, the Army truck, which came from Fort William (the Indian Army's Eastern Command headquarters), was driving dangerously w ...Read More >
The Indian Army has begun dismantling a stage erected by the Trinamool Congress near the Gandhi statue in Kolkata's Maidan area. This action follows the expiration of the permitted two-day event duration, with the structure remaining for nearly a month despite reminders. The Trinamool Congress alleges political targeting by the central government, while shifting their protest venue. The Indian Army on Monday took up the dismantling of a stage erected beside the Gandhi statue in Maidan area here ...Read More >
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday escalated her criticism of the BJP-led Central government, firmly pledging to prevent anyone from stripping the people of Bengal of their voting rights. Speaking at the foundation day event of the Trinamool Congress student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), held at Mayo Road in central Kolkata, Banerjee reiterated her accusation that the Centre is conspiring to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC) under the gu ...Read More >
Kolkata, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday intensified her attack against the BJP-led government at the Centre and asserted her resolve not to let anyone take away the voting rights of the people. Addressing the foundation day event of her party's students wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) at Mayo Road in central Kolkata, the Chief Minister once again claimed the Centre has hatched plans to conduct National Registrar of Citizens (NRC) through E ...Read More >
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