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37m Passengers, Direct Flights To London: Centre’s Plan For Kolkata Airport

Central government wants to increase the passenger traffic at Kolkata airport from 26 million to 37 million annually, Union Civil Aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told the Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation that went to meet him on Tuesday. The four-member parliamentary delegation consisted of Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendushekar Roy and Derek O’Brien, Lok Sabha MPs Sudip […]

BJP Forms Committee To Probe Violence Against Workers

BJP national president JP Nadda constituted a five-member committee to probe into the violence against its workers during the Nabanna Abhijan.

Kolkata Is Safest Because Of You: Abhishek Banerjee Praises Police

While praising policemen for showing patience during Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Nabanna Abhiyaan, Trinamool Congress’ national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said it is because of such police officers Kolkata have become the safest city. On Wednesday, Banerjee visited injured assistant police commissioner Debjit Chatterjee and spend time with his family at the state-run SSKM Hospital […]

On I-Day, Mamata Dances To Folk Tunes

On I-Day, Mamata Dances To Folk Tunes

India@75: Where Bankim Chandra Wrote His Seminal ‘Vande Mataram’

India @ 75: Where Bankim Chandra Wrote His Seminal ‘Vande Mataram’

Indian Coast Guard Celebrates ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ 

KOLKATA: Indian Coast Guard Regional Headquarters North East at Kolkata celebrated Har Ghar Tiranga on Friday. The drive under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mohatsav‘s initiative, the government of India, has planned a series of events to commemorate the 75 years of Independence. On this occasion, Coast Guard personnel interacted with students at schools in […]

Court Extends Ex Bengal Min, Aide’s ED Stay 

KOLKATA: A Special Court in Kolkata has sent former Minister Partha Chatterjee and his close associate Arpita Mukherjee to two more days of ED custody till August 5th in the alleged SSC recruitment scam on Wednesday. But the war of words between the learned counsels from both sides once again lit up the courtroom. Looking […]

Partha Used To Keep Money At My Home: Bengal Min’s Aide To ED

KOLKATA: In a big development in the ongoing Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into the Bengal SSC Recruitment Scam, Arpita Mukherjee said that state industries minister Partha Chatterjee used to keep money at her home. Mukherjee, a key aide of the Bengal minister, is in the spotlight after ED recovered more than ₹51 crores from her […]

‘If Not In Our Lifetime’: Kolkata’s Gay Couple Hope Things Will Change For Better

KOLKATA: Smashing the stereotypes and overcoming every societal full stop, City of Joy Kolkata spreads joy and embraces the love story of Abhishek Ray and Chaitanya Sharma – its first newlywed gay couple. Abhishek and Chaitanya, whom the former called ‘Sharmaji’, met in 2020 via social media platforms during COVID days. Soon the duo’s casual […]