Kolkata: The state has decided to open subsidised Maa Ahar Centres at govt institutions, including hospitals and healthcare facilities across Bengal.Urban development and municipal affairs minister Agnimitra Paul handed a letter to health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee in state assembly on Wednesday, requesting him to make the arrangements to start such canteens, which will offer fish…
Kolkata: A resident of Aurobindo Sarani has filed a complaint with the Shyampukur Police Station following the theft of a pair of gold earrings, weighing around three grams, from her bedroom.The complainant, Panchali Basu (Roychowdhury), residing in Aurobindo Sarani in Kolkata, said that she took out her jewellery box on Wednesday, July 15 to prepare…
Malda: In a case of alleged fratricide, two BSF jawans were shot dead and another sustained bullet injuries after a colleague opened fire following an argument at a battalion camp in Malda’s Baishnabnagar on Thursday afternoon.According to preliminary details, Shivam Mishra, a jawan belonging to the 119th Battalion and hailing from Chhattisgarh, opened fire on…
Kolkata: Centre on Thursday approved a six-month extension for Bengal chief secretary Manoj Agarwal. Agarwal was scheduled to retire on July 31.His extension will be effective from Aug 1 to Jan 31, 2027, according to an order by the Centre’s department of personnel and training.The Bengal govt had sent a proposal seeking an extension for…
Kolkata: With rebel MLA Ritabrata Banerjee recognised as LoP in the Bengal assembly, the post of chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is now set to be allotted to a member of the dissident camp.The frontrunners for the post of one of the assembly’s most influential oversight panels are Ratua MLA Samar Mukhopadhyay and…
File photo of a duty-free shop at Kolkata airport Kolkata: Facing criticism from flyers over the lack of duty-free shopping and foreign exchange facilities, the Kolkata airport authorities have asked the new duty-free operator to open at least one store in the departure area by next month. They have also floated a fresh tender with…
Kolkata: A fresh complaint in the 2012 murder case of anti-rape crusader and schoolteacher Barun Biswas has named former CM Mamata Banerjee as an alleged conspirator. The complaint was filed by Nandadulal Das, one of Barun’s closest associates in the movement against rapes in Sutia, North 24 Parganas.In a letter to Bongaon SP Bidisha Kalita…
Kolkata: TMC MLA Madan Mitra’s elder son, Swarup Mitra, appeared before the ED at its CGO Complex office on Thursday in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam. His younger brother, Shubharup Mitra, was questioned by the central agency for nearly nine hours on Wednesday.The ED has also summoned Mitra’s wife, Archana Mitra, in connection…
Kolkata: ITC chairperson Sanjiv Puri said the company aspires to become India’s number one FMCG player, telling shareholders at the annual general meeting that its non-tobacco FMCG business has already crossed Rs 24,000 crore in revenue.The milestone makes it the second-largest FMCG company by revenue after Hindustan Unilever, ahead of Nestle (Rs 23,200 crore in…
Kolkata: ITC is recalibrating its cigarette portfolio to cushion the impact of higher taxes, chairperson Sanjiv Puri said on Friday, attributing the company’s recent share-price weakness largely to increased taxation on cigarettes.Responding to shareholders at the AGM, Puri said ITC had adopted calibrated price hikes to minimise loss of market share to the illicit trade….
