Kolkata: Jadavpur University VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee appealed to all stakeholders to refrain from making personal or disparaging comments about any teacher, officer, employee, researcher, student or other member of the university, whether on campus or on social media and other public platforms.“There may naturally be differences of opinion, criticism or grievances in any academic community….
South 24 Parganas tops the survey list with more than 4.81 lakh households, followed by Murshidabad with 4.42 lakh. North 24 Parganas is third on the list with 3.84 lakh. Kolkata: The state panchayats and rural development (P&RD) department has completed a survey of more than 54.6 lakh households across the state for Pradhan Mantri…
Kolkata Municipal Corporation Kolkata: State Election Commission (SEC) has begun preparations for elections to eight civic bodies, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC), directing district administrations to complete the final delimitation proposals by the second week of Sept and release draft reservation orders around mid-Sept.On Wednesday, state election commissioner Krishna Gupta…
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…
