Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday visited actor and BJP’s national executive committee member Mithun Chakraborty at a private hospital off EM Bypass, where he underwent a surgery. During his 10-minute visit, the CM also had a talk with doctors about Mithun’s health condition.The actor-turned-politician had a minor operation on Thursday night. “He informed…
The Centre plans to install a memorial statue for Partition victims on the premises of Sealdah station.The Indian Railways had allotted on the premises of the station for the statue, said Union culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who was in the city for an event on Thursday. Source link
KOLKATA: Cops have issued a traffic advisory announcing major road closures, parking restrictions, and vehicular diversions across central Kolkata on Monday in connection with the state’s planned ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally that will be attended by CM Suvendu Adhikari. Traffic movement across key stretches surrounding the Maidan and adjoining commercial corridors will be regulated or…
Kolkata: The state health department on Friday asked all private hospitals in Kolkata to be ready to admit patients under Ayushman Bharat from Aug 16. While most hospitals have been empanelled under the scheme and trained their staff in the new process, the ones that are yet to complete the formalities have to submit a…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt has urged science and technology researchers across universities in the state to write the abstracts of their theses in Bengali. The ones that may be of interest to international audience will be translated into English.“A decision has been taken to urge science and technology researchers at educational institutes to write abstracts…
Alipore recorded a maximum temperature of 28.6°C on Friday, 3.4 notches down the normal mark Kolkata: A low pressure area brewing over the Bay of Bengal is likely to keep the rainy days going in the next few days. Met officials said while this system will impact parts of Odisha the most, Kolkata and other…
Govt plans cooking infra in schools Kolkata: Starting Saturday, the Bengal govt will begin serving eggs in mid-day meals at schools to supplement the Iskcon veg meals. Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have been asked to provide the eggs.Following an internal meeting on Friday, it was decided that though initially boiled eggs will be distributed by the…
The Calcutta high court denied an urgent hearing for Sumit Roy, an aide to Abhishek Banerjee. KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday refused an urgent hearing to Sumit Roy, personal assistant to TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee, in connection with four FIRs registered against him at different police stations in West Bengal.Roy’s lawyer Trideep Pais…
Kolkata: A tenant verification drive by Bidhannagar Police led to the arrest of two Nigerian nationals allegedly staying in India without valid visas. The accused, Nnamdi Jonathan (36) and David Agyei (34), both from Lagos, were arrested by Baguiati police during a raid at Prantik Abas in Dashodrone Ghosh Para.According to police, a team conducting…
Recent showers have opened up craters on VIP Road. Photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: Despite Kolkata receiving only a couple of light rain spells on Thursday, the cloud cover over the city sky forced the mercury to slip below 30 degrees after a gap of 10 days. While Alipore had recorded only 3.9 mm of rain…
