Diptangshu Mahata, a class 12 student at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur, died hours after drinking scalding hot tea Kolkata: Diptangshu Mahato, a class 12 student of Narendrapur Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama, died hours after consuming a hot tea at school. His family has lodged a complaint with Narendrapur PS, alleging gross negligence on the part of…
Kolkata: Acting on a Calcutta High Court order, the state administration on Wednesday began demolishing two illegally constructed hotels along the banks of the Ichhamati River in Taki. The Taki Municipality had earlier served demolition notices to the hotel owners following allegations of unauthorized construction.According to sources, drive started around 10 am in the presence…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari met Tripura CM Manik Saha in New Delhi on Wednesday Agartala: Union minister Nitin Gadkari met Tripura CM Manik Saha in New Delhi to review ongoing national highway projects and discuss future infrastructure plans. The focus was on speeding up execution, improving maintenance of existing roads, and launching new works to…
Kolkata: As Trinamool MLAs of the Ritabrata Banerjee camp took Delhi flights on Wednesday to meet the full bench of the Election Commission “to claim Trinamool control, its symbol and funds”, party chief Mamata Banerjee stepped up the heat, telling party workers “traitors will be traitors forever”.As many as 10 rebel MLAs, including Ritabrata, Sandipan…
Kolkata: Federation of Corrugated Box Manufacturers of India (FCBM) and Eastern India Corrugated Box Manufacturers’ Association (EICMA), along with Bharat Chamber of Commerce, have submitted representations to Union finance minister and chairperson of GST Council Nirmala Sitharaman, seeking rationalisation of GST applicable to paper and paperboard used in the manufacture of corrugated cartons, boxes and…
Eviction drive outside Shalimar station on Tuesday Kolkata: Demolition began on Tuesday at the Shalimar rail slum area in Howrah, known locally as Nepali Basti, as railway authorities and police started the first phase of a major eviction drive outside Shalimar station.The operation was carried out by the South Eastern Railway with Howrah City Police,…
. Encroachment below Arobindo Setu —– Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: Kolkata Municipal Corporation is getting ready to not just evict encroachers from under the city’s flyovers and bridges but also from pavements alongside them.KMC executive engineers in the respective boroughs are preparing to launch drives to free the pavements of encroachment. “We have decided…
Kolkata: The integrated control room aimed at improving services in govt hospitals across the state is set to become operational at Swasthya Bhawan from Wednesday. The state health department has deployed a 28-personnel-strong contingent to man the control room 24×7 on rotation. In the first phase, the control room will be connected with govt hospitals…
Kolkata: The state govt has announced a revised minimum wage structure for workers employed across 31 scheduled industries and services sector, effective from July 1. The new structure classifies Bengal into two wage zones — Zone A and Zone B. The minimum wage increase will be Rs 172 per month in Zone A and will…
Parrot’s health condition Kolkata: A 13-year-old parrot, Mithu, is in excruciating pain and its life hangs in balance as it awaits a surgery to remove an egg, much bigger than the usual size, stuck in its pelvic region.Mithu, like most parrots caged alone, had earlier laid eggs that did not fertilise but this time, extra…
