Kolkata: The Utsashree portal for receiving transfer applications from schoolteachers reopened on Wednesday, after a gap of four years.The portal was first temporarily suspended on Sept 29, 2022, and stopped accepting applications from teachers and staff of aided schools, citing a “special situation”. Later, the suspension period was extended multiple times following govt notifications. On…
Stalls take up the pavement in New Town Kolkata: New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has issued notices to hawkers and encroachers occupying pavements across New Town, asking them to vacate the spaces within seven days. The notice mentions several unauthorised shops and temporary structures set up on govt land without permission from the competent…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police arrested an ATM security guard, Sachchidananda Mondal, for allegedly helping steal Rs 10.57 lakh from a businessman at an ATM kiosk in Bhawanipore.Police said Mondal knew the businessman often came to the ATM with large amounts of cash in a particular bag. He allegedly planned a bag-swap theft with help from a…
SSri Chaitanya Temple at Panihati Mahotsab Tala Ghat where the donation row errupted —— Amar Kar Sanjib ChakrabortyKolkata: A controversy has erupted in Panihati after allegations surfaced that the husband of the local MLA Ratna Debnath, who is also the father of the RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim, pressured the priest of a…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to announce the launch of direct cash transfer under Annapurna scheme Kolkata: More than 1.3 crore women across Bengal werefound to be eligible for benefits under Annapurna Yojana, and the state govt has transferred Rs 3,000 each to the bank accounts of more than one crore beneficiaries at 1…
Kolkata: Bengal’s SIR tribunals, burdened with 33 lakh appeals, have disposed of only about 30,000 cases — less than 1% of the total — in the 100 days since they became operational. If proceedings move at the current pace, it would take more than 25 years for the 19 tribunals to clear the backlog.Adding to…
Bangladeshi patients in Kolkata Kolkata: he arrival of Bangladeshi patients at Kolkata hospitals has increased over the last couple of months or so, with at least three facilities reporting a turnout close to 50% of the arrivals till mid-2024. The flow of patients reduced drastically after unrest triggered by anti-Hasina protests broke out across the…
Diptangshu Mahato, a class 12 student of Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, died after gulping down scalding tea Kolkata: Diptangshu Mahato, a class 12 student of Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, died hours after drinking hot tea at school on Tuesday. The headmaster, Swami Ishteshananda, on Wednesday offered to resign while three staffers — Sourav Taru Biswas,…
The rakes of Maitree Express are in Kolkata Kolkata: Eastern Railway is ready to resume the direct, cross-border passenger train operations between India and Bangladesh.An official said diplomatic talks were underway to restore the vital services though no date was announced for the resumption of the Kolkata-Dhaka train. “We are prepared to operate the services…
Kolkata: Former Bidhannagar councillor Debraj Chakraborty, once among the closest aides of Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested by the West Bengal STF in Purulia on Wednesday evening in connection with cases of extortion, land grabbing and possession of disproportionate assets.There were also allegations that he had suppressed information in the election affidavits…
