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…
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…
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…
Kolkata: The latest delimitation exercise in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) area has triggered one of the biggest reworkings of the city’s civic map, with the number of wards set to rise from 144 to 209. The addition of 65 wards has not only redrawn boundaries across the city but also pushed several well-known south Kolkata…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at the ‘Tiranga’ rally at Hazra on Friday Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari has urged people, irrespective of their caste, creed, religion or political affiliation, to join the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ rally on Aug 10. On Friday, Adhikari launched the campaign from his Bhowanipore constituency, walking from Alipore to Hazra with several ministers,…
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…
Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its primary charge sheet against 11 individuals — including two BJP workers who joined the party in 2020 — in connection with the fatal shooting of Chandranath Rath, a personal assistant and close aide of chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, on May 6.The incident took place less…
In a written reply to a question by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya, Union minister of state for coal and mines Satish Chandra Dubey said around 1.78 lakh tonnes of ore had been identified in the block. The ore contains 0.4% caesium, 0.3% lithium and 0.1% rubidium, with total metallic content estimated at 0.8%….
