Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned the warships INS Dunagiri, INS Sanshodhak and INS Agray in the presence of Shri R. N. Ravi,Governor of West Bengal, Shri Suvendu Adhikari, Chief Minister , Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Chief of the Naval Staff at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd. Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
A fresh FIR has been lodged against Sumit Roy Midnapore: A fresh FIR has been filed against TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee’s personal assistant Sumit Roy in connection with the cash-for-jobs scam. The FIR was registered at Debra PS on June 16.The development comes amid a police manhunt for Roy, who is already facing…
Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta Kolkata: The BJP government in the state will present its first budget on Monday, focusing on the eight months of the current fiscal year. A key challenge before the government is to augment its own revenue generation, despite having limited fiscal maneuverability and few options for raising additional resources, official…
In West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, a bus collided with a truck on Sunday, resulting in one death and 25 injuries KOLKATA: At least one person was killed and 25 others were injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck on National Highway-27 in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Sunday, with preliminary findings suggesting rain-slick…
Following the recent vandalism in Falta, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari had indicated that his government was working on a stringent legal framework to prevent such incidents. KOLKATA: The West Bengal government is set to introduce two bills in the Assembly aimed at dealing strictly with public disorder, vandalism and attacks on police personnel and public…
JU VC Chiranjib Bhattacharjee inaugurates the restored photo Sagnik BhaduriKOLKATA: Jadavpur University (JU) has restored a rare photograph of the 1962 inter-university football team holding the Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee Trophy clicked at Howrah Station and placed it at the vice-chancellor’s room at Aurobindo Bhavan.The win for the first time brought JU national fame.Vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee…
Kolkata: The city may receive light to moderate rain and thunderstorms on Sunday under the impact of monsoon currents and a seasonal trough that extends from Punjab to Bihar across Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. A bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre said that “in view of the favourable wind pattern and strong moisture incursion…
Kolkata/Tarakeswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented to the state projects worth over Rs 1,492 crore spanning agriculture, railways, connectivity and healthcare at an event to mark Paschimbanga Divas in Tarakeswar on Saturday. Addressing his first public rally since the new CM’s swearing-in, Modi said winds of change have brought “a new freshness and fragrance” to…
KOLKATA: The Indian Museum has just inaugurated Mā Lipi: Virtues of Bhārat in Brāhmī, a unique exhibition that bridges India’s ancient epigraphic heritage with contemporary artistic expression, highlighting the enduring relevance of ethical values that have shaped Indian civilisation for millennia.The exhibition showcases a remarkable series of modern calligraphic works by artist Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay, inspired…
Kolkata: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to lead the 12th International Day of Yoga celebrations on Red Road on June 21 along with chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, several gyms, yoga studios and fitness centres across Kolkata are gearing up to mark the occasion with special sessions aimed at promoting health, wellness and mindful living.The…
