Kolkata: Jadavpur University authorities have assured the hostel boarders of ramping up their security and will write to the state govt for extra security personnel and CCTVs. The authorities have also told the students that the two boarders, affiliated to ABVP, against whom complaints were raised of threatening other boarders will be called for questioning…
Majority of these accommodations are found running without proper firefighting arrangements Kolkata: Non-compliance of fire-safety norms plagues the city’s second Mini Bangladesh at Mukundapur where many hotels have been instructed to shut down. This compounded the problems of patients and their kin, including those who shifted to these accommodations from the New Market area following…
Kolkata: In response to an alarming surge in sophisticated cybercrimes and escalating threats to state infrastructure, the Kolkata Police is laying the groundwork to constitute a dedicated “Artificial Intelligence Task Force” at its Lalbazar headquarters.The specialized unit will be tasked with investigating AI-driven scams, preventing high-tech fraud, and fortifying government systems against state-sponsored hacking attempts.Preliminary…
The Biswa Bangla logo covered with a sticker at a store in Dakshinapan Kolkata: The state’s iconic souvenir outlets, Biswa Bangla stores, a flagship initiative of the erstwhile Trinamool Congress dispensation, is set for a rebranding under the BJP govt. The administration is planning to replace the words ‘Biswa Bangla’ with ‘Paschim Banga’ and a…
Dipra Pal, who was bitten by a snake at Mitra Institution A forest department team searches Mitra Institution, Bhowanipore, for snake Dipra Pal, who was bitten by a snake at Mitra Institution A forest department team searches Mitra Institution, Bhowanipore, for snake Dipra Pal, who was bitten by a snake at Mitra Institution Kolkata: A…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at a press conference in Nabanna Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he would ensure his predecessor, Mamata Banerjee, was never able to hit the streets again.“Remain on Facebook. You don’t need to take to the streets. You are old. Take some rest,” Adhikari said immediately after former Bengal CM Banerjee…
Cops outside JU during an ABVP rally on Monday Kolkata: Calcutta High Court ex-judge Pranab Chatterjee will head the five-member committee set up by Jadavpur University to probe the campus vandalism and violence on Aug 19 and 20, vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee announced at a meeting attended by all stakeholders of the institution on Monday.Subha Shankar…
Kolkata: Two alarming snakebite incidents on the school campuses within a week have triggered concern among other schools too.Schools operating out of heritage or ageing structures have been taking measures and planning to sensitise students, particularly those in junior classes, on safety.The scare began last week when a class 3 student was bitten at a…
Kolkata: A milder variant of Covid has affected hundreds in Kolkata with symptoms that are far more benign than those during the pandemic, barring one that has been reminding patients and doctors of the torrid period – loss of taste and smell. It has been very severe for many who have been going without these…
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee shares a video message, in Kolkata on Monday. (TMC/ANI Video Grab) Kolkata: Questioning how a CM sworn to uphold the Constitution could threaten to curtail the freedom of the chief of the principal opposition party, former Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought the intervention of President and Chief…
