Brazil land in Kolkata for much-anticipated India friendly at Salt Lake Stadium
Brazil's national football team has arrived in Kolkata for an upcoming friendly match against India. The match is scheduled to take place at Salt Lake Stadium on October 3, marking a significant event in Indian football history. Advanced security arrangements are being implemented to prevent issues such as ticket black marketing. The West Bengal government is also upgrading infrastructure, aiming for a World Cup-like experience.
Brazil football team arrives in Kolkata ahead of India friendly
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Digital Desk | Agartala, Oct 2 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha has paid tribute to legendary singer and composer Sachin Dev Burman on his birth anniversary, recalling his immense contribution to Indian music and his enduring connection with the state. Speaking at a programme organised at Rabindra Shatabarshiki Bhawan here on Thursday, CM Saha said that Sachin Dev Burman's journey from his roots in the erstwhile Royal family of Tripura to becoming one of India's most celebrated musicians was an inspiration for the younger generation. The Chief Minister added that the state government had donated the house associated with the legendary musician, who belonged to the Royal family but remained grounded despite his aristocratic background. He belonged to the Royal family, where he had access to everything, but he left it all behind and created his own identity, CM Saha said. He recalled that Sachin Dev Burman was born in Comilla, now in Bangladesh, and said the folk traditions, melodies and songs of the region deeply influenced his musical sensibilities. CM Saha said that Burman later moved to Kolkata and subsequently to Mumbai, where he established himself as one of India's most influential singers and composers. His distinctive musical style and songs continue to remain popular in India and abroad, he added. Today is his birth anniversary. I extend my greetings to the people of Tripura and the entire country on this occasion. It is a matter of pride that such a great singer and composer was born in connection with Tripura, the Chief Minister said. Chief Minister Saha, who holds the Information and Cultural Affairs portfolio, described Burman as a self-made personality who carved out a place for himself in the world of music through determination and hard work rather than relying on his royal background. He said that Burman's ability to blend classical traditions, including elements of Dhrupad and Hindustani classical music, with folk melodies gave his compositions a distinctive character that continues to resonate with music lovers. Music is something that remains in everyone's heart, CM Saha added. The Chief Minister urged the younger generation to learn more about Burman's life, musical journey and determination, saying his life could inspire people, particularly the youth, to pursue their goals with dedication and self-confidence. Information and Cultural Affairs Secretary Kiran Gitte, Director of Information and Cultural Affairs Bimbisar Bhattacharya and other officials were present at the programme.
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Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) A judicial inquiry commission constituted by the West Bengal government to investigate alleged institutional corruption during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress regime has started an investigation against former West Bengal Transport Minister Snehasis Chakraborty. The investigation relates to allegations that, despite not being a farmer, Chakraborty obtained a loan of Rs 85 lakh from an agricultural cooperative society in the state during the previous regime. It is also alleged that he facilitated another loan for one of his relatives from the same agricultural cooperative society by using his influence as a then state Cabinet minister and ruling party legislator. Chakraborty, a three-time Trinamool Congress legislator from the Jangipara Assembly constituency in Hooghly district between 2011 and 2026, was defeated in the Assembly elections earlier this year by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Prosenjit Bag by less than 1,000 votes. He is currently associated with the Ritabrata Banerjee-led rebel but majority faction in Trinamool Congress. Trinamool Congress legislator Kunal Ghosh, from the Beliaghata Assembly constituency in Kolkata, first alleged the loan from the agricultural cooperative society. Kunal Ghosh is associated with the original but minority faction of Trinamool, led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee. Kunal Ghosh alleged that although only farmers were eligible to receive loans from agricultural cooperative societies, Chakraborty secured a loan from the Singti Agricultural Cooperative Society by posing as a farmer, violating lending norms. He also questioned whether Chakraborty had been repaying the loan from the Singti Agricultural Cooperative Society. After Kunal Ghosh flagged the issue, society employees Swapan Patra and activist Ramesh Patra were arrested. The state government-appointed judicial panel has now begun investigating the matter. According to sources, the panel will soon collect relevant documents from the cooperative society. On July 14, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the formation of a judicial commission to investigate allegations of institutional corruption during the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government between 2011 and 2026. Former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Biswajit Basu (Retd) heads the commission. A senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer is supervising the investigation. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer is handling the commission's administrative work, while a West Bengal Revenue Service officer oversees its technical aspects.
Clash Erupts at Kolkata Court During Hearing of YouTuber Deepak Byapari
A violent clash occurred at Kolkatas Bankshal Court during the hearing of YouTuber Deepak Byapari, leading to police intervention. Clash Erupts at Kolkata Court During Hearing of YouTuber Deepak Byapari
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Trinamool leaders brother-in-law among four held in job fraud case
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress MLA and district president Ajit Maitys brother-in-law, Govinda Kar, and three others have been arrested in connection with an alleged financial fraud involving promises of jobs, police said on Thursday. The former MLA is already in police custody in the same case following his arrest. Along with his brother-in-law, police also arrested his driver, Amal Bhuiyan, and an associate, Pranab Mandal alias Saheb. On Thursday, police from Kharagpur Local Police Station arrested Govinda Kar from his residence in Madpur. Investigators said they recovered cash and several gold ornaments during the search. Meanwhile, police also raided the residence of Pranab Mandal, a resident of Ajit Maitys native village, Fulgeriya, on Wednesday morning. Police seized several important documents and a laptop during the raid. According to police, Ajit Maity allegedly took Rs 5 lakh from a person on the promise of securing a job in the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). The complainant alleged that despite paying the amount for his wifes employment in 2025, he did not receive a job. He further claimed that when he sought a refund, he was threatened. Subsequently, on September 26, he lodged a written complaint with Kharagpur Local Police Station. Although Ajit Maity was granted bail in an earlier case in Pingla, he has been in police custody for four days since Tuesday in connection with the new case registered in Kharagpur. The arrested Govinda Kar, Amal Bhuiyan and Pranab Mandal were produced before the Midnapore Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court on Thursday. Public Prosecutor Syed Nazim Habib said the court had granted two days of police custody for all three accused in the case registered under relevant sections relating to alleged job fraud and non-return of money. Defence counsel Mrinal Chowdhury said Ajit Maity will appear before the court again on October 3. According to the courts order, the three accused will remain in police custody until then.
Mamata Banerjee named in ED statement over probe in money laundering case
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and ex-Cabinet Minister Indranil Sen had been named by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday in relation to the central probe agency's investigation into a case of money laundering, other than that of Mass Art, which had been accused of selling Durga Puja Preview Show Passes in 2024 and 2025. Sen is already under the ED scanner in connection with the Mass Art case. In this particular case, where both Mamata Banerjee and Sen, a singer-turned-politician, had been named by the ED is in relation to the agency's investigation against Sen's proprietorship concern christened Octave Records. According to a statement issued by ED on Thursday evening, during Sen's tenure as the West Bengal Tourism Minister during the previous Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government, multiple tenders from both the state tourism as well as cultural departments of more than Rs 85 crore, were awarded to the entities owned by Dhrubajyoti Bose and Dipesh Roy, both of whom were close aides of Sen. These entities subsequently transferred large sums of money to entities controlled by relatives of Indranil Sen. Furthermore, massive cash withdrawals have been observed from the bank accounts of the entities that secured these tenders, the ED statement said. In the same statement, the ED claimed that a detailed investigation in the matter had revealed that cash of more than Rs 3.3 crore was deposited into the bank accounts of Sen and his proprietorship entity, Octave Records. Also, from the bank account of Octave Records, a sum of nearly Rs 30 lakh was transferred via banking channels to Mamata Banerjee, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, which Indranil Sen has claimed was paid in the form of royalty, the ED statement added. According to the central agency, during search and seizure proceedings, incriminating digital devices and documentary evidence were found and seized under appropriate provisions. Further investigation is under progress, the ED statement said. There was no reaction from the faction in Trinamool Congress, which is still loyal to Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee. Sen too had kept himself incommunicado and hence his reactions were also not available in the matter. As regards to the Mass Art case, ED officials on Tuesday conducted a marathon raid and search operation at the residence of Sen and his wife Madhuchhanda Sen at Kasba in South Kolkata. Sen was also questioned for about 10 hours at ED's Salt Lake office in the matter on Wednesday. The singer-turned-politician on Thursday had been served with a fresh notice asking him to be present at ED's Salt Lake office next week for another round of questioning in the matter.
Five-time World Cup winners Brazil arrive in Kolkata for India clash
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Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Former West Bengal Congress President and five-time previous Lok Sabha member, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Thursday gave an open call to the former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to directly come under the fold of the Congress leader but after leaving behind her aggage attached to the Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee will take the right decision if she joins Congress directly with the existing MPs and MLAs who are still loyal to her. We will accept it. When she had already taken shelter under the leadership of Congress, which is like a banyan tree, she should join the party directly instead of carrying along a separate entity. She should do that just leaving behind the 'baggage' and the 'one' which is her biggest problem, Chowdhury told media persons. Although Chowdhury did not specify what he exactly meant while using the 'term' baggage, political observers say that this is a clear hint towards Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the party's Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha member. The former State Congress President's call in the matter is significant on two counts, political observers say. The first factor is that Mamata Banerjee floated Trinamool Congress in 1998, breaking away from the Congress accusing the then state leadership of the country's oldest national party of not being serious in carrying forward movements against the then CPI-M-led Left Front government in West Bengal. Secondly, Chowdhury, throughout his political career had established his image as a dyed-in-the-wool 'anti-Mamata' personality. Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee attended the INDIA bloc meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday where she spoke to Sonia Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee also supported each other on various issues in the meeting following which Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's message on Thursday is perceived to be quite significant. There was no however no reaction either from Mamata Banerjee or any of the leaders from the faction led by her in the matter.
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ED Raids 15 Locations in Kolkata Over Alleged Durga Puja Fund Mismanagement
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Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of 'hooliganism' outside her Kolkata residence
Digital Desk | New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that goons linked to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engage in hooliganism outside her Kolkata residence while claiming police inaction in atrocities in the state. Addressing a press conference here, Banerjee said: Police officers are knocking on the doors of my party leaders, warning them to join the rival faction or go to jail...terrible atrocities are going on in Bengal. I am not allowed to move out of my house without court orders. More than 70 people have been murdered, more than 45 rapes have taken place, including of girl children and 'adivasis'...but police are not taking any cognisance, she added. Referring to attacks on the vehicles of her Trinamool faction leaders, the former CM asked: Have you ever heard leaders of the ruling party being attacked? Local police stations in Bengal have become BJP's block office and the headquarters of District officers have been converted to their 'Zilla office'. The police headquarters have become their state Committee office, she alleged. Further, Banerjee claimed that security has been withdrawn by the BJP government from her residence. Now they are lying that I am availing Z plus security. On the instructions of the present government, 200-300 hooligans are engaging in hooliganism in front of my house...even women are not safe, she alleged. People are unable to open their shops now. Kolkata used to be so lively; now there are no people on roads after 8 pm...hawkers are homeless, their livelihoods have been snatched. In fact, people linked to the BJP are even looting the donation boxes at temples, calling it their property, she alleged. MoreoverBanerjee claimed that during the Assembly polls in West Bengal, security personnel went door to door, threatened people against voting for the Trinamool Congress; CRPF personnel were also involved. War vehicles which are used in Kashmir, have been used by BJP leaders for campaigning. Is this a mockery of democracy? People cannot be treated like this, she asserted. Meanwhile, Mamata All India Trinamool Congress (MAITC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, who was also present at the press conference, asked why the BJP is responding to the questions being raised at the ECI. Referring to the NCPI seeking Bharat Ratna for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, he retorted: If he can be given 'Bharat Ratna' for 'vote chori', then please reward him. Reiterating the former Chief Minister's allegations that the number of voter deletions is more than the winning margin in many constituencies in the state, Abhishek Banerjee said: We received many such reports where the serial numbers of EVMs control unit and balloting unit at the counting centre did not match with what was recorded in Form 17C. Further, he claimed that several MLAs and leaders of Mamata Banerjee's faction are still languishing in jails, as they didn't join the dishonest group.
ED summons Indranil Sen again in Durga Puja money laundering probe
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday issued a fresh notice to former West Bengal Tourism Minister Indranil Sen for a second round of interrogation at the EDs Salt Lake office on the northern outskirts of Kolkata next week in connection with a money laundering case. The ED officials had already questioned Sen, a singer-turned-politician, on Wednesday for a marathon 10-hour session at the EDs Salt Lake office in connection with the same case. Earlier, on Tuesday, a team of ED officials conducted extensive raid and search operations at Sens residence in Kasba in south Kolkata in the same matter. On Tuesday, ED officials also conducted raids and search operations at nine other locations in Kolkata in the same matter, including the residences of Sens relatives and the residence of event manager Arijit Dasgupta. The assets, properties and bank accounts of Sen and his wife, Madhuchhanda Sen, are also under the scanner of ED investigating officials in the matter. The main charge against Sen and his wife is the alleged sale of fake passes in the name of Durga Puja tours using the UNESCO tag. It is initially estimated that around Rs 60 crore was involved. The ED began its investigation based on a complaint lodged by Joydeep Mukherjee, an alleged victim of fraud, at Bowbazar Police Station in June. However, Sen has denied all the allegations since the beginning. UNESCO recognised Kolkatas Durga Puja in 2021. Thereafter, an organisation called Mass Art was formed, claiming to be UNESCOs official partner. The organisation started promoting Durga Puja, and the sale of passes for Durga Puja parikrama began. However, according to the allegations, those passes, sold at high prices, were fake. Sens wife, Madhuchhanda, was closely associated with the organisation. Entry passes, or tickets, were allegedly sold at high prices by illegally using the UNESCO name and logo in the name of preview shows or Durga Puja parikrama tours of Kolkatas Durga Pujas. According to the allegations, around Rs 60 crore was misappropriated. It is further learned that passes for about 24 Durga Puja preview shows in Kolkata were sold at high prices. In some cases, these passes ranged from Rs 1,749 to Rs 5,499. The entity reportedly claimed that UNESCO had selected those 24 puja pandals. However, sources familiar with the development have found no evidence to support that claim so far. It is alleged that funds were embezzled in the name of preview show passes. An initial investigation found that about 19,000 people registered to receive these passes in 2022, 34,000 in 2023, and 61,000 in 2024. Sources familiar with the development said the entity planned to organise preview shows for the forthcoming Durga Puja this month and had even issued an advertisement on its website for that purpose. However, those plans were cancelled immediately after the ED started its investigation into the matter.
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Primary teacher recruitment to be completed soon: Bengal Education Minister
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) State School Education Minister Deepak Barman on Thursday said the stalled primary school teacher recruitment process would be completed soon. He made the remarks at a press conference at Bikash Bhaban. The Minister also said the next recruitment process would begin once the current process was completed. He said, The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) will be held every year like Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja and Saraswati Puja. The last Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for recruiting primary school teachers was held in 2022. That recruitment process has not yet been completed. Under pressure from several movements, the Trinamool Congress government published the recruitment notification for candidates who passed the TET in 2022 on September 25, 2025. However, even after a year, the recruitment process could not be started. After the notification was published in September 2025, interviews started on December 31. District-wise interviews began in phases from December last year to recruit 13,421 people. The first four rounds of interviews were conducted. Thereafter, on February 27, the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) issued a notification, and interviews for Nadia, Purulia, Bankura, Alipurduar, South Dinajpur, Malda, West Burdwan and Birbhum districts started in the fifth to tenth phases. Meanwhile, interviews for Nadia district in the fifth phase ended on March 19. Although interviews for Purulia district in the sixth phase started on March 23, the Assembly election schedule had already been announced. As a result, questions arose over whether interviews could be conducted during that period. Subsequently, in April, the WBBPE said the Election Commission had written to the School Education Department on March 27 seeking information on the interview process for recruiting primary school teachers. That letter reached the board on March 30, and the board provided the details on the same day. It also explained that the interview process continued even after the election had been announced. However, the primary education board suspended the interview process on April 1. Thereafter, the Assembly elections were held, and a new government was formed. However, the interviews have not resumed yet, triggering fresh debate. When asked about the issue, the Minister said the primary recruitment process underway would be completed quickly and that the government would move on to the next recruitment exercise. Once this recruitment is completed, the TET will be held again based on the vacancies that are created. I have said many times, and I am saying again, TET will be held every year like Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja and Saraswati Puja, he said. Meanwhile, the State Minister said mid-day meals should not be discontinued in any school in the state. A few days ago, reports emerged that mid-day meals had been stopped at a school in the Garia area on the outskirts of Kolkata. Allegations suggested the scheme had been halted due to a lack of funds. Thereafter, the administration intervened and immediately arranged mid-day meals through the district administration. However, several schools in the state still face allegations of various problems related to mid-day meals. Deepak Barman said, We have allocated the funds. The West Bengal government is giving great importance to the PM Poshan scheme.
Bengal Police reach Delhi to question woman posing as PMO official
Digital Desk | Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) A special team of investigators from Howrah City Police, which comes under the West Bengal Police, reached Delhi on Thursday to question a woman who entered the state secretariat, Nabanna, in Mandirtala in Kolkata, posing as an official from the Prime Ministers Office (PMO). An insider from the state police said the officers first received information on Wednesday evening about the womans location in Delhi. Thereafter, Howrah City Police officers contacted their counterparts in Delhi Police and reached the national capital on Wednesday night. As per the latest information available, the woman is currently under detention by Delhi Police, and the investigating officers from Howrah City Police are interrogating her. The investigating officers are trying to ascertain the exact motive behind her entering the state secretariat while posing as a PMO official. The Howrah City Police officers are also trying to gather information on whether the woman was part of an organised gang, the state police officer said. The woman, identified as Akanksha Vidyarthi, visited the State Public Works Department (PWD), housed at Nabanna, on Wednesday after seeking a prior appointment. She allegedly posed as a PMO official and asked PWD officials questions about the department's functioning. However, a section of the PWD officials became suspicious of her identity. Sensing the officials suspicion, the woman quickly left the Nabanna premises, the state police officer said. After confirming that she had provided a false identity, the PWD filed a written complaint with Howrah City Police. By then, she had flown back to Delhi. The officer said Howrah City Police began an investigation and, after confirming her location in Delhi, a team reached the national capital on Wednesday night. He also said the investigating officers were not taking the matter lightly and suspected that some organised gang might be behind the woman.
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 1: Durga Puja turns Kolkata into a city that never quite stops moving. From the first shopping trip for new clothes to the last plate of biryani after the final pandal on Dashami night, the festival is really one long, joyful itinerary and half the fun is figuring out where to go next. Here's a starter guide to celebrating Puja like a true Kolkatan this year: the pandals, the food, the shopping, the age-old North-versus-South debate, and a few tips on getting around without the stress.
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