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The minister who was arrested in connection with a teacher recruitment scam at government-sponsored and aided schools was accompanied by a doctor from SSKM Hospital and his advocate, as per Calcutta HC's order. Full story on Dynamite News:

Arpita Mukherjee was arrested by the ED on July 23 from her residence in south Kolkata, where crores of rupees in cash and other valuables were allegedly recovered

KOLKATA: Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) health department has decided to reach out to gated communities across the city to increase booster dose coverage.

KOLKATA: From a model-actor and nail artist living in a humble house at Belgharia's Dewanpara to an actor and film producer owning multiple flats in posh high-rises in south Kolkata, Arpita Mukherjee has come a long way over the past few years.

KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it had full faith in the judiciary and would act only on the basis of judicial findings and not allegations made by the Enforcement Directorate, whose neutrality was questionable.

KOLKATA: In a sharp contrast to Friday night’s hectic activities in front of state industry minister Partha Chatterjee’s residence in Naktala, the neighbourhood on Saturday wore a deserted look. An uneasy calm descended on Naktala Road after Chatterjee was whisked away by ED officials around 10 am to ESI Joka…

KOLKATA: When a blue mini-truck rolled into a condo in Tollygunge on Saturday afternoon and stopped at Tower 2, residents were taken aback to see 20 steel trunks in the vehicle’s carrier. They were sent by RBI, on ED’s request, apparently to take away the cash seized from Flat 1A.

KOLKATA: Over 70 students from disadvantaged backgrounds visited the Indian Museum (IM) as a part of an inclusive programme on Saturday. The students of St Stephen’s School left the museum with an unforgettable experience and sharper views on history, art, artefacts and knowledge.

KOLKATA: The city and the rest of Bengal are all set to do away with the mountains of legacy waste in next two years with aggressive biomining and segregation of wastes at source, city’s mayor and state’s urban development minister Firhad Hakim said at an environmental workshop.