In an exclusive coversation with The Statesman, it has been learnt that the state government has initiated a five-tier rescue and relief operation into the Taratala mishap.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had inaugurated the new building of the police station in Bongaon on May 9, 2023.
The court has also directed him to be in police custody till June 29. Moreover, several new charges have been added to his case.
The redevelopment of the city’s iconic ghat was started in 2025 after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Kolkata port and Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd.
According to police sources, the complaint was filed on Wednesday by two residents of Sarisha under the leadership of BJP leader Abhijit Das alias Bobby.
In IBC, a noticeable improvement in credit discipline, with more than 30,000 cases settled prior to admission, covering underlying defaults worth Rs 13.78 lakh crore till December 2024, said Jithesh John, IES, executive director, IBBI at the 8th Annual Conference on Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) Conclave, organised by CII Eastern Region at Kolkata, today.
In light of the evolving national security landscape, the chief minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), met with Governor Om Prakash Mathur at Raj Bhavan today to discuss pressing matters concerning national unity and security.
Senior Indian Air Force (IAF) officials, suspecting the movement of infiltrator spies near sensitive zones, have sought assistance from the local panchayat and residents living near the Colonel Arjan Singh Air Force Station.
Amid heightened tensions in the subcontinent and an intelligence-based alert from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata has been placed under an unprecedented five-tier security system, enforced by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
The famous Sitala Puja on Motilal Gupta Road in Behala’s Sakher Bazar completed its 115th year this week. Thousands of devotees gathered to celebrate the special occasion with faith and joy on Saturday.
