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.
Kolkata awoke to a series of surprise raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday morning, as central officials fanned out across the city in connection with a high-stakes investigation into alleged corruption in medical college admissions under the NRI quota.
Amid rising political tensions in Murshidabad, Swami Pradiptananda alias Kartik Maharaj, the head of Bharat Sevashram Sangha’s Beldanga branch, has expressed apprehension over a possible arrest following a "veiled criticism" from chief minister Mamata Banerjee.
In the meeting, MPs including Kirti Azad Jha, Vijay Kumar Hansdak, Asit Kumar Mal, Jagannath Sarkar, Mohua Maitra, Nalin Soren, Dr Sharmila Sarkar, Bapi Halder, Sayani Ghosh, Prasun Banerjee, Partha Bhowmik, Md. Nadimul Haque, were present.
Two weeks after the deadly terror attack at Pahalgam claimed 26 lives, the Trinamul Congress on Tuesday questioned the BJP-led Central government’s inability to track down the terrorists and show accountability to grieving families.
With monsoons round the corner, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is gearing up to handle situations of water crisis.
