Chief minister Mamata Banerjee visited the Garden Reach area of the city today, where an under-construction building collapsed, leaving seven people dead. At least twenty people were rescued and sent to the hospital.
South East Traffic Guard of Kolkata Police along with Disha Eye Hospitals organised a free eye screening camp for the drivers of the public transport at Gariahat crossing, today.
Mystery shrouds the death of an armed constable of Kolkata Police (KP) in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in the 19th floor of the Nizam Palace on Thursday.
Tushar Talukdar, former Commissioner of Kolkata Police died at a private nursing home this afternoon.
In a significant move, four police stations in Bhangar are set to form ally come under the jurisdiction of the Kolkata Police on Tuesday.
“There would be a three-tier security arrangement in and around the city during the Durga Puja festival this year. In three divisions in south and southwest part of the city, we will have at least 18 patrolling teams, and the remaining groups will be in north and central Kolkata. At least 13 quick response teams have also been deployed,”
All forms of precautionary measures have been taken in view of prevailing threats from divisive and terrorist groups to destabilise peace and harmony during the festivities, the senior police officer said.
The sketch has been sent to Kolkata Police via e-mail from the state secretariat, Nabanna. Sources in the Kolkata Police said that the sketch will be printed on the invitation cards, leaflets and all campaign materials published by the force during the upcoming Durga Puja.
National TV channels showed Ghosh being pushed and heckled on a road as a posse of security guards tried to shield him. A suspected TMC supporter was seen grabbing a security man by his collar who swiftly pulled out a pistol to scare away the crowd.
The step to “fix wires” over both flanks of the Maa Flyover on the most vulnerable 900 metre-long stretch from Topsia crossing to the approach of 4 No. bridge had been taken, said a senior officer of the traffic department at Lalbazar.
