Asoke Ghosh

Calcutta, June 3: Forward Bloc state secretary Asoke Ghosh, 90, was today admitted to Calcutta’s Apollo Hospital with chest pain.

Party sources said Ghosh had developed the pain last night. According to a hospital spokesperson, Ghosh is being treated by heart specialist Subrata Ghosh. “His condition is stable,” the doctor added.

Teacher held

Tamluk: A high school teacher in East Midnapore was caught on Saturday night bribing a labourer whose daughter he had allegedly raped and murdered 10 days ago.

Road death

Krishnanagar: A 46-year-old homemaker died after being hit by a speeding motorcycle in Kalyani on Sunday. The motorcyclist has been detained.

Murder cuffs

Purulia: A Purulia businessman has been arrested on charges of poisoning his wife and daughter to death.

House on fire

Chinsurah: Alleged Trinamul workers set fire to the mud-walled house of a Hooghly CPM worker who has fled home since the new government came to power.