Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central forces to stay put in violence-hit Murshidabad district of West Bengal, and urged everyone to refrain from making provocative speeches, amid prevailing tensions after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent last week. A division bench of Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury … Read more
Kolkata: Several videos purportedly showing a professor getting married to a college student inside the classroom in West Bengal have gone viral, complete with wedding rituals like ‘haldi‘ and the exchange of garlands, putting the university officials on alert. An official said the purported incident occurred at the Psychology Department of the Haringhata Technology College … Read more
Jhargram: 65-year-old woman died of shock after seeing the hanging body of her grandson who allegedly died by suicide in their home in West Bengal’s Jhargram district allegedly after a heated argument with his girlfriend, police said on Monday. The incident occurred after Shubhankar Mahato (25), who worked under a contractor, returned to his Parulia … Read more
Kolkata: Ahead of Republic Day, the Border Security Force (BSF) claims to have busted a major smuggling racket along the Indo-Bangladesh Border (IBB) in West Bengal’s Nadia district. In a joint operation with the local police, the BSF located three underground storerooms on Saturday where 62,200 bottles of Phensedyl were stored. Phensedyl is a banned … Read more