QKolkata: TMC Councillor Shot Dead; NOC Pause on Haldia Jetty

1. Trinamul Councillor Killed in Asansol

An Asansol Trinamul councillor was shot dead near his home on Saturday night, with his brother blaming three of his cousins, all suspected workers of the party’s youth wing.

Police sources said Khalid Khan, 35, was taking a stroll around 11.45pm close to his home in Barakar village near the Jharkhand border when he was accosted by three youths on a bike and shot repeatedly.

Khalid is survived by wife Razia and two children, a four-year-old daughter and an 11-month-old son.

(Source: The Telegraph)

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2. NOC Pause on Haldia Jetty

Construction of a jetty here for boats sailing on the Hooghly from across Nandigram has come to a halt, apparently because the project didn’t have an NOC from the Haldia Port. The Rs 3 crore jetty was being built by the Bengal transport department. The project was given sanction by transport minister Suvendu Adhikari in February.

“The Hooghly and Haldi rivers are prone to high tides. So, by law, any construction on their banks need permission from the port. But the Bengal transport department did not seek our nod,” said Amal Datta, Haldia dock complex’s general manager.

“They need an NoC from our trustees regarding the project’s design also. So, we sent them a notice,” he added.

(Source: The Telegraph)

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3. Woman Found Dead With Throat Slit, Daughter Held

A woman and her husband were arrested in Kolkata on Sunday for allegedly killing her mother. Sampa Chakraborty (47) was found dead with her throat slit in front of her house in Kolkata in the morning.

Police said the woman’s daughter has confessed to her and her husband’s involvement in the crime. According to a police officer, the body of Chakraborty was found wrapped in a piece cloth on Basudevpur Road in Bakultala area of south Kolkata. The deceased used to live in an apartment in an adjoining lane.

(Source: The Indian Express)

4. ‘Harassed, Heckled by Petrol Pump Staff’: TV Actor Live on Facebook

Model and Bengali television actor Juhi Sengupta has alleged that she and her parents were harassed and heckled by the staff of a petrol pump in Kolkata on Sunday. A petrol pump employee was detained on the actor’s complaint.

Sengupta, who appeared on Bengali television serial Bhojo Gobindo, alleged that she was harassed by the staff of a Bharat Petroleum petrol pump near Ruby Crossing in the city, while her parents were heckled. She even accused one of the petrol pump staff of snatching the key of her car during an altercation. Sengupta also did a Facebook live after the alleged incident.

(Source: The Indian Express)

5. Bengal Government for Uniform Fees for Postgraduate Courses

The colleges running self-financed postgraduate courses are likely to be asked to implement a uniform fee structure the state government will come up with.

The colleges have been enjoying the freedom to fix their fees since the government allowed them to run self-financed masters’ courses towards the beginning of the last decade.

“The government wants a uniform fee structure for all self-financed postgraduate courses because the fees charged by most colleges for the masters’ courses are several times higher than what the students studying the same courses in universities are paying,” education minister Partha Chatterjee said.

(Source: The Telegraph)

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