Bengali actor, former MP Tapas Paul passes away

Kolkata: Veteran Bengali actor-turned-politician Tapas Paul, who metamorphosed from the persona of a boy-next-door to a romantic hero and also helped the TMC make a foray in the Kolkata’s film industry, died after a cardiac arrest in a Mumbai hospital early on Tuesday, family sources said. He was 61. The two-time former LS MP from West Bengal’s Krishnanagar had a long history of heart and neurological problems. PTI

Rajasthan clears Bill to set up ‘Krishak Kalyan Kosh’

Jaipur: The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed by a voice vote a Bill to set up “Krishak Kalyan Kosh” (K3) to facilitate ease of doing farming with a corpus fund of Rs1,000 crore amid Opposition BJP’s walkout. Defending the statement of objections raised by the Opposition, Parliamentary Minister Shanti Dhariwal told the House that the previous Kisan Kalyan Kosh during the BJP regime had covered mainly post-harvest management activities, while the newly constituted K3 would provide funds for activities under Rajasthan Agro-processing, agri-business and agri-export promotion policy-2019. OC

Jamia alumni association files complaint against policemen

New Delhi: The Jamia Millia Islamia Alumni Association on Tuesday filed a police complaint against policemen who barged into the university’s library on December 15 last year. PTI