Kolkata: Health and physical education will be introduced as a new compulsory subject from Classes 9 to 12 in schools affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) from this academic year.A notification with detailed guidelines for implementing this was issued by CISCE Chief Executive and Secretary Joseph Emmanuel on Wednesday.The move, which…
Kolkata: Morning walkers at Eco Diversity Park along VIP Road near Dum Dum on Thursday morning were shocked to find the body of a 38-year-old toto driver, hanging from a roadside railing of the park on Thursday morning.Preliminary investigations suggest suicide, though the exact cause of death will be confirmed after the post-mortem examination, police…
Kolkata: A resident of Aurobindo Sarani has filed a complaint with the Shyampukur Police Station following the theft of a pair of gold earrings, weighing around three grams, from her bedroom.The complainant, Panchali Basu (Roychowdhury), residing in Aurobindo Sarani in Kolkata, said that she took out her jewellery box on Wednesday, July 15 to prepare…
Kolkata: Centre on Thursday approved a six-month extension for Bengal chief secretary Manoj Agarwal. Agarwal was scheduled to retire on July 31.His extension will be effective from Aug 1 to Jan 31, 2027, according to an order by the Centre’s department of personnel and training.The Bengal govt had sent a proposal seeking an extension for…
A bus stand completely occupied by the hawker near Park Street… Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: A day after state urban development minister Agnimitra Paul’s surprise inspection in the central business district, hawkers doing business on the pavement along Jawaharlal Nehru Road near Park Street were found to have fallen in line and made way for pedestrian…
Kolkata: TMC MLA Madan Mitra’s elder son, Swarup Mitra, appeared before the ED at its CGO Complex office on Thursday in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam. His younger brother, Shubharup Mitra, was questioned by the central agency for nearly nine hours on Wednesday.The ED has also summoned Mitra’s wife, Archana Mitra, in connection…
Kolkata: Nationalist Citizen Party of India (NCPI) MP and its Lok Sabha chief whip Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Wednesday called the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protests in Jantar Mantar a “conspiracy” and appealed to citizens to stand by the govt. Meanwhile, exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasrin expressed concern over student-led protests,…
KP has planned to conduct raids and fine violators Kolkata: Kolkata Police has started identifying spots where parking at night will be allowed after paying the necessary fees to KMC. Following the directives from the govt, the list will be prepared and handed over to KMC.Traffic cops said that those areas which lead to slower…
Kolkata: A city private eye hospital has completed 20,000 transplants this year amid a drop in cornea transplants in Kolkata and south Bengal. While requirement for eye transplants has reduced due to better treatment and awareness, Bengal still needs around 4,000 corneas a year, around 80% of which are provided to recipients.Since its inception in…
West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari met victims’ families after a tragic accident. He directed police to expedite the investigation and seek capital punishment for the arrested gateman. KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday directed the police to expedite the investigation into the Murshidabad level crossing accident that claimed five lives.He said…
