Kolkata: Implementation of the Centre’s Bharat Net project in West Bengal has gathered significant momentum over the past month after the state govt granted free ‘Right of Way’ (RoW) permission to the implementing agency, BSNL. The waiver has removed a major hurdle in laying optical fibre cables, enabling work to progress at a much faster…
Kolkata: Indian Oil Dealers’ Forum secretary Kushal Bajoria on Saturday said E20 fuel, a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol, gives around 3%-4% lower mileage than regular petrol, while advising motorists to keep fuel tanks reasonably full to prevent moisture formation.Addressing a news conference organised by the local unit of Press Information Bureau in…
Kolkata: Even as hospitals wait for final instructions from the govt on the rollout of Ayushman Bharat, Swasthya Sathi patients continue to stream in and their bills are still getting approved across most private hospitals in Kolkata. Some have, in fact, been admitting more patients under Swasthya Sathi — the universal health scheme with a…
Saturday turned out to be bright and sunny after the thick cloud cover receded. Pix:- Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: The city could be lashed by a thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 km/hour on Sunday. Heavy to very heavy rain and thunderstorms have been predicted across several districts of south Bengal on Sunday, including…
Students of Ramakrishna Mission are leaving campus on Saturday Kolkata: Students in classes V to X at Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya returned home on Saturday after the residential school announced it would shut down from July 5 for an indefinite period. The closure follows allegations of negligence regarding the death of class XII student Diptangshu…
Messi and Cabo Verde goalkeeper Vozinha in action Kolkata: After watching an edge-of-the-seat thriller in the early hours of Saturday as unheralded Cabo Verde pushed holders Argentina to the very limit, a mightily relieved group from Kolkata will set off for the US on Monday to root for La Albiceleste, led by Lionel Messi, assured…
File photo of Syama Prasad Mookherjee Kolkata: The handwritten copy of the resolution from the seventh managing committee meeting, held on Nov 26, 1946, at Bhawanipur Mitra Institution under the presidentship of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, bears his original signature.On Monday, marking Mookerjee’s 125th birth anniversary, this historic document, along with his photograph and pen, will…
Kolkata: Eastern Railway will slap Rs 200 fine for littering or spitting at stations or train coaches, general manager Milind Deouskar said on Saturday while launching “Eastern Railway is Watching You”, a rigorous cleanliness drive. Commuters can post photos of offenders on a WhatsApp number to enable the authorities to catch them red-handed. Also, special…
Flyer Utpal Roy, who is yet to get his baggage Kolkata: Lake Gardens resident Utpal Roy, who was travelling on SpiceJet flight SG 161 from Srinagar to Jammu on June 30, has complained to the civil aviation ministry that his checked-in baggage did not arrive at Jammu and has demanded that the airline pay Rs…
The bag in which Gopal allegedly transported and disposed of his father’s body at a location around 3.5 km from their Milan Pally home Kolkata: An engineering graduate allegedly murdered his father after being denied money for a vacation. The accused, Rajoshree Roychowdhury alias Gopal (30), has been arrested and has reportedly confessed to the…
