Kolkata: The Bengal govt is planning to bring in a new recruitment policy during the assembly’s budget session and introduce a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s hiring process to eliminate corruption.CM Suvendu Adhikari said the policy will be transparent and restructure Bengal’s examination and hiring process. The new policy is likely to be discussed on…
Kolkata: The Bengal govt has started the process to fill up vacant posts and asked all administrative departments to submit a detailed vacancy report by June 3. The move is aimed at strengthening the administrative machinery and improving public service delivery, an official said.A circular to this effect, issued by the additional chief secretary to…
Kolkata: The first woman president of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association got entangled in a dispute after allegations and counter-allegations reached the police station. Actor-producer Piyaa Ssengupta, who became the EIMPA president on Dec 11, 2018, went to the Bowbazar Police Station and lodged a complaint against some members of the association.“I never imagined…
Kolkata: US secretary of state Marco Rubio began his maiden India visit with a brief but symbolic stop in Kolkata on Saturday, spending nearly three hours in the city. Rubio, accompanied by his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio and US ambassador to India Sergio Gor, later flew to Delhi aboard a US Air Force Boeing C-32A…
Kolkata: The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) recent mandate requiring a third language at the secondary level has triggered concern among parents, students and school administrators, particularly over mid-session implementation and the impact on those who have been studying a foreign language as their second language.The revised policy states that students must study three…
Actor Soham Chakraborty faces complaint over alleged film contract issue. KOLKATA: After actor and former TMC MLA Soham Chakraborty lodged a complaint against producer Tarun Das on Wednesday, Das filed a counter complaint in Balurghat on Friday. Both complaints were made after a dispute over a film signing amount in 2018.Chakraborty said, “I offered to…
KOLKATA: An FIR was lodged against actors Parambrata Chatterjee and Swastika Mukherjee at Gariahat Police Station on Thursday night for allegedly inciting post-election violence in 2021. The charges were filed under Sections 109 and 153A of the IPC, with Section 153A being a non-bailable offence. Section 153A criminalises the promotion of enmity and hatred.Since the…
KOLKATA: The West Bengal government on Saturday removed the controversial football-themed sculpture installed outside the Salt Lake Stadium, which was designed by former chief minister Mamata Banerjee.Earlier, State Sports Minister Nisith Pramanik had announced the decision while outlining a series of planned infrastructure upgrades at the stadium.Speaking to the media, Sports Minister Nisith Pramanik on…
Kolkata: In compliance with govt directives, mosques across Kolkata and neighbouring districts held prayers in two shifts on Friday to ensure worshippers could offer namaz within mosque premises and avoid spillover onto roads.Several mosques in areas like Park Circus, Beck Bagan, AJC Bose Road, Collin Street, Elliot Road, Rajabazar and Narkeldanga organised staggered congregations, with…
Kolkata: The phase II work to bridge Orange Line’s viaduct gap at Chingrighata started more than an hour late on Friday because of heavy traffic flow. The second 60-hour traffic block — closing the eastern flank connecting piers 318 and 319 — was to start at 8 pm and continue till 8 am on Monday.A…
