Tripura chief minister Manik Saha sought a systematic coordination framework to promote information sharing among BSF, district administration, police, and state govt Agartala: Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha said a pilot project to modernise border fencing is underway and stressed the need for enhanced cooperation between BSF and state govt to tackle issues impacting…
BJP Bengal president Samik Bhattacharya at the inauguration of a Ganesh Puja in Janbazar on Sunday Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday warned party workers against violence and extortion, saying the party would have “zero tolerance” for such activities and they must not repeat what he called the “sins” committed by the Trinamool…
The body of BJP worker Astik Chandra Das was exhumed from the ground at Sandeshkhali on Sunday for fresh post-mortem, five years after he was allegedly killed in 2021 post-poll violence Kolkata: Five years after a 40-year-old BJP worker was allegedly killed in post-poll violence at Sandeshkhali in North 24-Parganas, his body was exhumed from…
Emergency landing at Kolkata airport (Image for representational purpose) Kolkata: A Paris-Bangkok-New Caledonia flight operated by Aircalin made an emergency landing at Kolkata airport on Sunday after the pilot detected a technical glitch while the aircraft was flying over the city. Flight SB 501, carrying 268 passengers and 12 crew members, had taken off from…
Ganesh Puja in Saltlake BB Block Kolkata: Three of Salt Lake’s prominent Ganesh Pujas are sporting a distinctly different political hue this year, with saffron flags and BJP functionaries replacing the Trinamool Congress imprint that had long been associated with their organisers.Two of the pujas were earlier associated with former Bidhannagar mayor Anita Mondal and…
33,000 Hectares Under Cultivation Kolkata: From narkel naru and puffed rice mixed with coconut to mochar ghonto and chholar dal, coconut has occupied a special place in Bengali kitchens and festivals. But falling production and rising demand are threatening both its availability and affordability, prompting the state and the Centre to push for a major…
Ultadanga to VIP Road old Durgapur bridge being repaired Kolkata: Despite conducting urgent patch work a number of times, the 200 meter long Old Durgapur bridge connecting Ultadanga with VIP Road has been repeatedly riddled with potholes due to continuous rain and taking daily heavy vehicular traffic load to and from the city and the…
Kolkata: Visva-Bharati (V-B) has reopened Santiniketan Griha – the oldest house on the campus – for tourists after over six years. Visitors at the end of the guided heritage walks will now be able to visit it. The university also plans to open the five houses of Rabindranath Tagore – Udayan, Shyamali, Punascha, Konark and…
Kolkata: A renewed demand for dissolving the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) has surfaced after Association of Private Hospital and Nursing Home (APHNH) accused the council of providing licences to doctors who had fake degrees. One of them is allegedly working as a gynaecologist in Burdwan and the other as a general surgeon in North…
Kazi Masum Akhtar was assaulted and abused by construction workers in North Kolkata KOLKATA: Padma Shri awardee teacher Kazi Masum Akhtar and his woman colleague Swati Banerjee were allegedly assaulted and abused when they confronted construction workers after debris from an under-construction high-rise fell on them while they were returning from census duty in North…
