A file image of Raj Kapoor Many decades ago, there lived in Kolkata — then Calcutta — a boy called Shrishti Nath Kapoor, who studied in a school called Mitra Institution in Bhowanipore. When his family later moved to Bombay, he not only carried along the artistic influence that Calcutta left on him but also…
The High Court proposed that the trial begin soon and that the onus to give a trial timeline after the framing of charges would be on the CBI. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Calcutta High Court on Thursday (February 6, 2025) said it would ‘strictly supervise’ the proceedings before the special court of…
The body of a police guard with a bullet injury was found on the premises of a civil court in Kolkata’s Dalhousie area on Wednesday (February 5, 2025) morning, officials said. The case is being probed from all angles, including suicide and murder, they said. “The body of Gopal Nath, in his 30s, was found…
File picture of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri The controversy over organising Saraswati Puja at Jogesh Chandra Law College in Kolkata took a different turn on Sunday (February 2, 2025) as West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu faced protests by a group of students. “I am here to talk…
Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) on Monday (January 27, 2025) evening nabbed five men from Uttar Pradesh with illegal firearms from the Baithakkhana area in Sealdah, Kolkata. This was the second seizure of illegal arms from the same locality in the past two…
A flight waiting for clearance to take-off on a foggy day at Kolkata airport. File photo | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Flight operations at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport were disrupted on Thursday (January 23, 2025) due to dense fog, affecting the movement of at least 72 flights, officials said. Kolkata Airport…
On Saturday (January 11, 2025) nearly 200 children from Sri Sri Academy, a well-known school in Kolkata, will take a tram ride to get an idea of this once-popular medium of commute. File photo | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The iconic Kolkata tram continues to be in use and in news — irrespective of the…
People gather at Shyambazar Five Point Crossing during a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a trainee woman doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata, Wednesday, September 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Thousands of women across West Bengal are expected to turn up at the third edition of…
Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Sujaya Roychowdhury Pal, a teacher in charge of a State-run girls’ school in Kolkata, could not be any happier on Teachers’ Day when she found that one of her students was participating in the celebrations on Thursday. A few months ago, the girl had stopped…
An art depicting ‘We Want Justice’ painted on the road during the ongoing protest against the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, outside SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Sunday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Trinamool Congress (TMC) issued a circular on their ‘X’ handle on Sunday (September 1, 2024), announcing their decision to…
