Embarkation headquarters Kolkata gets a new commandant
Group Captain Pankaj Upadhyay took over as Commandant, Embarkation Headquarters, Kolkata, today.
Group Captain Pankaj Upadhyay took over as Commandant, Embarkation Headquarters, Kolkata, today.
Doctors in Kolkata say current Covid-19 infections largely resemble the Omicron pattern, with mild symptoms in most cases, though elderly people and those with underlying illnesses remain vulnerable.
The exiled Bangladeshi writer accused sections of the Left of hypocrisy and appeasement politics, while maintaining that her return to Kolkata has been organised by a secular organisation and not any political party.
Attention all hagglers of Gariahat. Yes, those of you who pride themselves on negotiating prices down till the vendor has slashed them by more than half.
The Kolkata Police have started a fraud case following complaints from Lok Bhavan that a caller was contacting various officials from a particular mobile number impersonating Governor RN Ravi.
As the elections concluded on Wednesday in West Bengal, the Chief Electoral Officer of the state Manoj Agarwal said the election process was largely peaceful, with “no deaths and no large-scale violence” reported, calling it a “noteworthy achievement” of the police and central forces.
The leader of opposition and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP)candidate from Bhabanipur Suvendu Adhikari said that chief minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting on A TMC ticket in the same assembly constituency will lose by at least 30,000 votes.
The leader of opposition and Bhabanipur’s BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was intimidating voters and creating fear among them in Bhabanipur.
Monks from ISKCON in Kolkata were seen chanting bhajans as they headed to vote, with a strong message encouraging citizens to step out and participate in the election process.
Dola Mitra, Editor Features, The Statesman interviews Dr Swapan Dasgupta, BJP candidate from the Rashebehari constituency.
