Official killed

Durgapur, April 19 : Four persons waylaid an Asansol postmaster on his way to work and shot him dead, allegedly over a feud with a colleague.

Sushil Yadav was riding his two-wheeler when the four persons on two motorcycles shot him at 10am.

Partha bar cry

Calcutta: BJP leader Tapan Sikar has sought Partha Chatterjee’s disqualification as an MLA on the ground that his appointment as Haldia Petrochemicals chairman amounts to holding an office of profit.