Kolkata: People who have married more than twice or have refused to vaccinate their children or have dropped out of govt schools to enrol in “certain religious educational institutions” or are non-citizens will not be eligible for any of the state’s social welfare schemes, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has said.The CM, who held a review…
200 personnel would be recruited for disaster response teams, said CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to felicitate Taratala Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced Rs 200 crore to acquire modern rescue equipment, aimed at a major overhaul of the govt’s disaster response system. He also unveiled a plan to recruit and train…
Kolkata: Six-time BJP councillor and former deputy mayor Meena Devi Purohit has called for renaming central Kolkata’s Mohammad Ali Park as Mahabali Park.. The park has been the venue for a famous Durga Puja for over half a century.Hoardings with the name of the puja changed to Shree Mahabali Park Durgotsav Samity have already come…
Striped hyena in the industrial landscape of West Burdwan Striped hyena in industrial landscape of West Burdwan Kolkata: After elephant, tiger and wolf corridors, researchers have now unearthed two hyena movement corridors in south Bengal — one inter-state connecting the population of mining belt of West Burdwan to the larger source population of neighbouring Jharkhand…
LS Speaker Om Birla addresses the second day of the orientation session for MLAs in the Bengal assembly on Saturday Kolkata: Newly elected MLAs must remember that they have been entrusted with a great responsibility, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Bengal governor RN Ravi said in the assembly on the second day of the…
Kolkata: The state govt has prepared a draft Global Capability Centre policy, backed by a Rs 5,000 crore investment promotion framework, to offer incentives and operational subsidies for technology, engineering and legal operations — Bengal’s first such dedicated policy for the sector.The state IT and electronics department plans to invite suggestions from industry bodies including…
Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir (File photo) Rejinagar: AJUP chairperson and Nowda MLA Humayun Kabir underwent four hours of questioning at Rejinagar police station on Saturday in connection with a suo motu case registered against him for an allegedly provocative speech at a rally in Kashipur on June 27.Kabir arrived at the…
Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur, which introduced alternative admission pathways apart from the usual JEE Advanced route for its BTech and BS programmes, have admitted 15 students in its BTech courses through Sports Excellence Admission (SEA) and Science Olympiad Excellence Admission (SCOPE) in this academic year. “Twelve students have got admission with science olympiad achievements and three…
Kolkata: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Kolkata, will hold three special passport adalats this month — July 9, 16 and 21 — to clear backlog. The adalats will be held on July 9, 16 and 21, with 800 applicants per day in five slots between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm. “The initiative is aimed at…
The Posta wholesale market in Kolkata was shut down on Thursday following an assault on the general secretary of the Posta Bazar Merchant Association. The strike was called off on Friday Kolkata: Posta Market, one of Asia’s largest wholesale markets, had shut down on Thursday following an assault on the 73-year-old general secretary of its…
