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West Bengal Raises Upper Age Limit To 30 For Police Recruitment

Press Trust of India | Thursday September 01, 2022, Kolkata

The West Bengal government on Wednesday decided to raise the upper age limit for recruitment of police constables from 27 years to 30 years, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

Unaccounted Income Over Rs 250 Crore Found In Raids On Kolkata Real Estate Groups

Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 31, 2022, Kolkata

The income tax department has found "undisclosed" income of more than Rs 250 crore after it raided two "prominent" real estate groups based in Kolkata, West Bengal, the CBDT said today.

Man Stabbed To Death Over Parking Issue Near Shopping Mall In Kolkata: Cops

Press Trust of India | Saturday August 27, 2022, Kolkata

A man was stabbed to death over parking near a shopping mall in south Kolkata's Kasba area, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on Friday night near Acropolis Mall, they said.

"Please No Media Trials": Mamata Banerjee Amid Cases Against Party Leaders

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 25, 2022, Kolkata

Amid the ongoing court-monitored probe by central agencies into school jobs scam and cattle smuggling cases and arrest of two senior Trinamool Congress(TMC) leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister on Thursday said there shouldn't be 'media trial'.

Pregnant Woman Attacked Over Land Dispute, 8 Arrested: Kolkata Police

Press Trust of India | Monday August 22, 2022, Kolkata

The police arrested eight people on the charge of assaulting a pregnant woman in north Kolkata's Narkeldanga area over a land dispute, an official said on Monday.

"Trinamool's Sougata Roy Will Be Beaten Up For...": BJP's Dilip Ghosh

Press Trust of India | Friday August 19, 2022, Kolkata

BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh on Thursday courted controversy by saying senior Trinamool Congress leader Sougata Roy "will be beaten up with shoes" for a comment he had made while attacking critics of his party.

"Slut-Shamed At Witch Trial," Writes Kolkata Professor Who Lost Job Over Insta Photos

Edited by Aarish Chhabra | Thursday August 18, 2022, New Delhi

While she filed a police case under Sections 354(C) (voyeurism) and 509 (outraging modesty of a woman) in February, university officials sent her legal notice alleging defamation, seeking Rs 99 crore as damages, after case became public recently

2 Bangladeshis Arrested For Using Drone At Kolkata's Victoria Memorial

Press Trust of India | Friday August 12, 2022, Kolkata

Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested for allegedly using a drone to capture photographs of the Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata and its surrounding areas without any permission from the authorities concerned, police said today.

Probe Agency Seizes Rs 5 Lakh From Arrested Jharkhand Congress MLA's House

Press Trust of India | Thursday August 11, 2022, Kolkata

The West Bengal CID on Wednesday conducted a raid at the residence of one of the three arrested Jharkhand MLAs in connection with the probe into the cash seizure case and recovered Rs 5 lakh and an SUV from there, a senior officer of the agency said.

Kolkata Professor Forced To Quit Allegedly Over Swimsuit Pic On Instagram

Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday August 10, 2022, New Delhi/Kolkata

A professor of St Xavier's College in Kolkata was forced to quit after the father of an undergraduate student complained to the college that the professor wore a swimsuit in an Instagram post, which he said "appalled" him on finding his son watching.

Pedestrian Dead As 19-Year-Old In Jaguar Rams Her In Kolkata

Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday August 08, 2022, Kolkata

A pedestrian was killed after a Jaguar driven by a 19-year-old rammed her in Kolkata. The police said the pedestrian, identified as 45-year-old Sasthi Das, a resident of Kolkata's Picnic Garden, died on the spot.

"Can Resign As MLA If...": What Sacked Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee Said To Seek Bail

Edited by Aarish Chhabra | Friday August 05, 2022, Kolkata

Partha Chatterjee, arrested in job scam, was sacked as minister and suspended from party by Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress last week

Food Test, Guards 24x7 For Ex Minister's Aide Arpita Mukherjee In Jail For Bengal Job Scam

NDTV News Desk | Friday August 05, 2022, Kolkata

Bengal job scam: Arpita Mukherjee's food to be tested before serving, jail cell to have round-the-clock guards; Partha Chatterjee's bail plea rejected

Raid At Another Kolkata Flat Linked To Ex-Minister Partha Chatterjee, Aide In Job Scam

NDTV News Desk | Thursday August 04, 2022, Kolkata

A locksmith was called in as the apartment in Fort Oasis complex in south Kolkata was locked

"Horse-Trading" Angle: Bengal Team In Assam To Probe Haul From Jharkhand Congress Legislators

Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday August 03, 2022, Guwahati

Local police deny reports that the Bengal CID team was "detained"