Founder VLCC Group Vandana Luthra Kolkata: Wellness company VLCC is set to add mental healthcare as a new business vertical as it expands in Bengal, which contributes 25% of its national market share. The company plans to deepen its presence in Kolkata while moving into suburbs and districts.“We want to double our footprint in Bengal…
Kolkata: While the number of dengue cases in Bengal this year is significantly less in number than the earlier years, Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday did a review meeting on dengue and other vector borne diseases at Swasthya Bhawan. The meeting was attended by various stakeholders, including health, urban development, transport irrigation, police, district…
The crime took place while the woman was passing by a store, Das Bhandar, located at 117 Bidhanpally Kolkata: An unidentified man got down from a vehicle and snatched a gold chain from a 75-year-old woman in Bansdroni on Friday morning. The incident took place when the victim was returning from her morning walk.According to…
KOLKATA: A Bengali film following the challenges of a schoolteacher, whose life was upended after her personal matters went public, has been selected for a world premiere at Busan International Film Festival. Data scientist Sandeep Kumar Paul’s ‘About an Intimate Matter (Ekanta Byaktigata Bishoy)’, starring Sreya Bhattacharya, examines the voyeuristic nature of modern society, placing…
Kolkata: The West Bengal Samagra Shiksha Mission organized a three-day workshop to prepare a roadmap for the development of Children with Special Needs (CWSN) and to foster an inclusive educational environment. Additionally, the State School Education Department sent a requisition to the School Service Commission to fill vacant positions for special educators.Dipak Barman, the school…
In Darjeeling, a roof collapse at the loco shed on Wednesday morning left seven individuals injured, marking a second occurrence tied to severe rainfall DARJEELING: At least seven people, including a contractual employee, were injured after a portion of the roof of the Darjeeling loco shed collapsed following incessant rain on Wednesday morning. This is…
Suvendu Adhikari at the opening of the Consumer Rights Protection Week at New Market Kolkata: A large number of complaints about citizens being duped while buying properties were pouring into ‘Janatar Darbar’ at the BJP party office in Salt Lake as well as the CMO grievance cell every day, said Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday as…
On Tuesday, CM Suvendu Adhikari interacted with some beneficiaries virtually from Swasthya Bhawan Kolkata: Within the first fortnight of its launch, Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY and the Mukhya Mantri Swasthya Bima Yojana has touched the lives of 19,700 Bengal residents including 452 Bengal residents who are stationed in other states due to work. On Tuesday, CM…
Soumitra Nandi and Roshan GuptaKolkata/ DarjeelingKolkataIn the wake of the recent tragedy in Nepal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday said the centre and the state would jointly undertake an early scientific assessment of the vulnerabilities of the Himalayan region. Adhikari from a programme at Nabanna Sabhaghar formally launched a new 200-member state level region…
While the damage is largely confined to Nepal-Tibet border and major tourist hubs remain operational, distressing visuals from the disaster have triggered cancellations and postponements Kolkata: A week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal along the Tibet border, the full impact of the disaster is beginning to show for the travel industry. From the…
