West Bengal’s CM warned schools about financial aid cuts for not singing Vande Mataram. KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday warned schools that financial aid and other government support would be stopped if the mandatory singing of the full version of Vande Mataram during school prayers was not strictly followed.Addressing the annual…
Kolkata: Star Health, one of the oldest standalone health companies, has settled 33,000 claims worth over Rs 140 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal.The company has settled more than 6 lakh claims worth over Rs 3,200 crore in Bengal since inception, according to Atin Kumar Roy, business head (West Bengal).He said out…
Panihati Municipality Chairman Somnath Dey KOLKATA: A special team of Bengal Police arrested former Panihati Municipality chairman Somnath Dey in Bengaluru in the early hours of Thursday for his alleged role in the hurried cremation of the RG Kar rape and murder victim and the alleged destruction of evidence.Dey had been absconding, repeatedly changing locations…
The Wheels of Wellness project launched a motorcycle rally KOLKATA: The “Wheels of Wellness” project, in partnership with Wheeler Diary, was launched on Aug 22, 2026, followed by a 5,200 km motorcycle rally to raise awareness about cervical cancer and HPV vaccination from Kolkata to Ladakh and back that was flagged off on Sept 3.The…
A youth was rescued from a 270ft BSNL tower in Siliguri after eight hours SILIGURI: “Posto diye kumro bhaja chai” — a request for pumpkin fried with poppy seeds from atop a 270ft BSNL tower set off an eight-hour rescue operation in Siliguri on Wednesday night, with police deploying a drone to communicate with the…
A still from Saptapadi (1961) At 6pm Saturday evenings, all Calcuttans irrespective of whether they were from Allepey, Amritsar, Aizawl or Aurangabad would sit before their EC TVs to watch the feature film in Bangla. This was how a Malayali eight-year-old got acquainted with the premium presence of Uttam Kumar. If the film starred a…
Kolkata: The state higher education department on Wednesday evening deferred the launch of a portal for the decentralized undergraduation admission, hours after announcing its opening from Thursday. After three rounds of admissions through the centralised admission portal (CAP), more than 5 lakh UG seats still remain vacant at state-aided institutes in Bengal.This is the first…
Masked men allegedly attacked the Trinamool Congress Camac Street office early Thursday KOLKATA: Dramatic visuals purportedly from the Trinamool Congress’ Camac Street office in Kolkata showed several masked and helmeted men walking out of the premises carrying TV screens, printer and other items after an alleged early-morning attack on Thursday.The footage also showed a room…
The incident occured arround 4.30 am. KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday alleged that BJP workers attacked and vandalised the party’s office on Camac Street in Kolkata in the early hours of the morning, and demanded immediate action against those responsible.Sharing a video purportedly showing the aftermath of the incident,…
MG Hector Tomahawk PHEV integrates StarManch karaoke app for a connected singing experience KOLKATA: Kolkata: For Kolkata-born entrepreneur Randeep Bhattacharya, music was never just background sound. Growing up in a city known for its deep cultural and musical traditions, he saw singing as a shared social experience — something that belonged as much in homes,…
