KOLKATA: A CID team reached the Harish Chatterjee Street flat of Mamata Banerjee’s niece Aditi Gayen on Thursday in connection with an FIR against her cousin and Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee over his “DJ” remark during speeches ahead of the assembly polls. The 10 member team arrived around 2pm and spoke to Aditi…
Kolkata: The West Bengal Medical Services Corporation Limited (WBMSCL), acting on a directive from CM Suvendu Adhikari, has started the process to establish three new state-run medical colleges. The strategic expansion aims to add 300 MBBS seats to the state’s healthcare network, with 100 seats allocated to each new facility.On May 23, Adhikari had announced…
IIT-Kgp, JU, CU on QS World University Rankings 2027 list Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur, Jadavpur University (JU) and Calcutta University (CU) are the only three higher education institutes from Bengal to feature on the 52-strong nationwide list for the QS World University Rankings 2027. While IIT Kharagpur improved its rank, JU and CU saw a dip…
Kolkata: Employees at Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, on Thursday said they were confused about an advisory they received from the authorities as no major incident had occurred on the campus that could be seen as a threat to communal harmony or national integrity. A day earlier, ISI issued an advisory, urging staff members to…
Former sports minister Aroop Biswas Kolkata: Former state sports minister Aroop Biswas — now being probed for last December’s “Messigate” at Salt Lake stadium — wrote a letter six days ago to HDFC Bank, asking for the party’s account to be frozen.The letter, to the bank’s Central Plaza branch, sought a “freeze” till “competent authorities”…
Arrop Biswas at Judge’s court to visit lawyer’s chamber Kolkata: After skipping three summonses and being trolled for failing to appear before investigators probing alleged irregularities in Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour, former sports minister Aroop Biswas made his first public appearance in nearly six weeks when he turned up at Bidhannagar South police station…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday refused to pass an interim order staying the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition in Bengal assembly. The order came on a day the first assembly session commenced with a BJP govt in office.The court was hearing a plea by Trinamool MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay…
Kharagpur: The medical community has welcomed the state health department’s decision to revoke the suspension of Professor Md Alauddin, the former gynaecology and obstetrics head at Midnapore Medical College. The move has sparked fresh hope among other senior doctors suspended alongside him, who are now anticipating similar relief.The disciplinary action dates back to Jan 8,…
The Harish Chatterjee Street address where Aditi Gayen has a flat Kolkata: The CID on Thursday reached the residence of Aditi Gayen, Mamata Banerjee’s niece, at her Harish Chatterjee Street residence in Kalighat, to question her in connection with the FIR against Abhishek Banerjee, her cousin, for his “DJ” remark during the poll campaign. A…
Bagnan’s BJP neta Prasanta Dey was killed on Wednesday night Howrah: A BJP functionary died after being allegedly attacked by Trinamool-backed miscreants in Bagnan’s Santoshpur area on Wednesday night.Shortly after, unidentified individuals allegedly left behind a white mourning cloth and Rs 5,000 in front of Prasanta Dey’s house, followed by a chilling 3am call to…
