Kolkata: The Sabooj Sathi scheme has been renamed ‘Sarathi’. A notice was issued with the standard operating procedure (SOP), saying that the fresh process will roll out soon.The notice outlined an SOP for students of Class 9 studying in govt, govt-aided schools and madrasas. The notice reads: “In Sarathi Phase XII, students’ profiles of eligible…
Kolkata: Plans are being finalised to set up a gaushala, or cowshed, inside Kolkata’s Lok Bhavan, formerly known as Raj Bhavan, marking the first such facility within the historic Governor’s residence in the city.Built in 1803 during the Company rule in India, it became the official residence of the Viceroy of India in 1858 after…
Kolkata: The 6 am metro service turned out to be a total game changer for commuters. Until Monday, going to school, college or coaching classes early in the morning would mean relying on unpredictable local buses or expensive ridesharing apps. The early-morning metro services have not only saved the commuters from the trouble, they have…
Kolkata: Adult citizens of the country have a right to choose their life partner, the Calcutta High Court on Monday ruled while directing the inspector in charge of Uluberia Police Station to give protection to an interfaith couple for marriage.The bride, a Hindu woman aged 31, and the groom, a Muslim man aged 34, moved…
Patchwork done on VIP Road. photo Mayukh Sengupta Kolkata: The deep craters that turned VIP Road into a death trap for thousands of commuters are finally getting a temporary fix.After a week of traffic nightmare, the state PWD has begun replacing some of the arterial road’s worst monsoon craters with paver blocks in a stopgap…
Kolkata: A former employee of a cloud based real estate firm in Lake Town has lodged a complaint of workplace sexual harassment against a senior colleague and alleged that she was forced to resign and later terminated when she reported the incidents to the management.Based on her complaint, Lake Town police have registered a case…
The man was arrested for blackmailing a homemaker, creating fake social media profiles using her private photographs Kolkata: A man Saurav Santra alias Rahul, was arrested by the Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police for allegedly blackmailing a homemaker, creating fake social media profiles using her private photographs and sending her intimate pictures to her husband after…
The video that has gone viral Kolkata: A video has gone viral on social media showing one of the 16 accused Sk Md Salman Hussain cleaning up Esplanade at the end of the Friday protest, prompting his family to question why someone would hurl bottles when he himself is clearing the spot.In the video, Salman…
Kolkata: The state health department on Monday nominated three doctors to the West Bengal Medical Council, in the BJP govt’s first move to alter the council’s composition. Sources said Pranat Tudu, MLA from Binpur, Kalyan Ashis Mukherjee of BJP’s state doctors’ cell, and Mrinmoy Adhikary, assistant professor at Murshidabad Medical College, will replace Trinamool-nominated doctors…
Effect of heat stress on pregnancy Kolkata: Prolonged exposure to extreme heat during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of low birth weight, pre-term birth and stillbirth, with women in Bengal among the particularly vulnerable because of the state’s humid subtropical climate, researchers conducting the first nationwide study examining the impact of heat stress on pregnancy…
