The five-storey building is owned by Manotosh Saha, also known as Montu Saha, whose company, Modern Decorators, was earlier in charge of building makeshift stages for various TMC party events.
A woman Maoist leader linked to fugitive commander Mishir Besra surrendered before Kolkata Police with an SLR rifle and ammunition. Police said she had operated for years in the Saranda forest region.
The event was part of the 'Swachhata Se Swagat’ drive, a cleanliness campaign, being organised by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the city.
Tension prevailed in South 24-Parganas' Falta on Tuesday after police and Central forces dispersed a protest staged by supporters of arrested local strongman Jahangir Khan, who was recently apprehended near the India-Nepal border and is currently in police custody.
Sumit Roy is an accused in an alleged land grabbing case in which former TMC MLA from Medinipur Sujoy Hazra was also involved. The notice has been issued by the Shalboni Police Station on Tuesday.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) West Bengal on Wednesday announced the appointment of its new State Office Bearers with immediate effect, following the approval of the party's National President JP Nadda.
A farmer from Harinkhola No. 1 Gram Panchayat at Asarpur in Arambagh, Kashinath Ghosh, has been cultivating winter vegetables through organic farming and actively encouraging other farmers to adopt the same method.
The Meteorological Department today issued a three-day forecast warning for nine districts of South Bengal, cautioning against persistent cold wave conditions and dense fog that may reduce morning visibility to between 50 and 199 metres.
Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today came down heavily on the BJP and held the saffron party responsible for the helicopter controversy.
Trinamul Congress (TMC) All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for issuing notices under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and popular Tollywood actor and MP Dev, calling it a matter of “serious concern”.
