Minister Agnimitra Paul at the Lansdowne Market on Sunday Kolkata: After inspecting Lansdowne Market on Sunday, state urban development and municipal affairs minister, Agnimitra Paul, urged the traders there to set aside politics and cooperate with the developer for the long-pending redevelopment of the market. The redevelopment project has been stalled for nearly four decades.“A…
Kolkata: Raja Sen, the cinematic custodian who treated the lens not merely as a tool of capture but as a bridge to the soul of Bengal, succumbed to a cardiac arrest at a city hospital on Sunday. Across a remarkable career spanning feature films, telefilms, and documentaries, Sen emerged as a visionary bestowed with three…
Suvendu Adhikari at Netaji Indoor Stadium Kolkata: For hundreds of beneficiaries who had travelled from different corners of the state to witness the ‘historic’ launch of Ayushman Bharat in Bengal on Sunday, the health insurance card injected hope into their lives. They counted themselves as the ‘lucky’ ones at the Netaji Indoor Stadium to have…
A massive fire erupted at Hotel Bideshinii in Tarapith early Monday morning TARAPITH: At least seven guests were killed and several others critically injured after a massive fire broke out at a private hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal’s Birbhum district early Monday morning.The fire broke out around 4.30am on the ground floor of Hotel…
The CJP team will visit West Bengal to seek justice for the father of a volunteer who allegedly died after being assaulted in Bankura district. CJP’s Ashutosh Ranka alleges BJP planning violence during his Bengal visit The CJP team will visit West Bengal to seek justice for the father of a volunteer who allegedly died…
80th Independence Day Observation on Red Road. The newly elected Chief Minister of West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari unfurled the Tricolour and accepted the ceremonial salute from the marching contingents and witnessed many colourful performance by the school students on Red Road… Sukhomoy Sen 80th Independence Day Observation on Red Road. The newly elected Chief Minister…
During a press meet at Nabanna on Sunday, CM Suvendu Adhikari reiterated that the women who had applied for the scheme by July 10 would start getting the benefits on Aug 17. Photo Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: With disbursement of Rs 3,000 monthly benefit post verifications under Annapurna Yojana slated to start from Monday, many beneficiaries…
CJP member Abdul Hafiz’s father was beaten to death Kolkata: BJP supporters allegedly beat to death the father of a CJP member in Bankura’s Indas. According to the deceased’s son Abdul Hafiz, his house was attacked on Thursday and his father was beaten up while trying to save him. After his release from hospital that…
CM Suvendu Adhikari addresses the gathering at the launch of Ayushman Bharat Yojana at Netaji Indoor Stadium on Sunday Kolkata: As many as 1.23 crore people received their Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards as the scheme rolled out in Bengal on Sunday. The state has also started handing out Mukhya Mantri Swasthya…
Former Howrah councillor Shyamal Mitra was taken from Shibpur police station to the court when BJP supporters staged a protest by throwing eggs Howrah: Former Howrah councillor Shyamal Mitra, a close aide of former minister Arup Roy, was arrested on Saturday on charges of extortion and fraud.Officers of Shibpur police station under Howrah City Police…
