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…
Kolkata: Proposals to set up an artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI & ML) lab at Jadavpur University, revamp the university guest house and Gandhi Bhavan, financial help for seminars and support departments to repair buildings and buy equipment were listed at the meeting of Rashtriya Uchchatara Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA 2.0) project monitoring unit meeting…
Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Tuesday held a public awareness programme to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, focusing on drug prevention, rehabilitation and community involvement. The initiative aligned with the global theme of ‘World Drug Problem: Persisting Issues, New Challenges, Innovative Responses’ and the national campaign of ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan’.”The…
Kolkata: If you find an ATM not dispensing cash, do not call up on the helpline numbers pasted on the kiosk walls or the machine, without checking. You could lose your money with such a call.After a year’s gap, the notorious ATM gang seems to be back. It struck at an ATM at Parnasree and…
Kolkata: Drive carefully, follow traffic signals, obey all transport department rules and ensure drivers don’t have records of traffic violations: Loreto Day School, Elliot Road, on Tuesday reiterated the safety protocol to car pool owners, a day after one of the vehicles, ferrying the institute’s students, met with an accident.The school authorities held a meeting,…
Kolkata: With a rain count of a little over 350 mm, this is the wettest June in Kolkata in the last five years. Fuelled by five significant thundershower spells in the past 12 days, the city now has a monthly rain surplus of around 29%. The Met office eyes more showers in the coming days,…
Kolkata: The cyclonic circulation over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh is likely to trigger the formation of a low-pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood around Friday. With this system set to revive the monsoon flow, the city and parts of south Bengal are likely to get heavy to…
Kolkata: With former Cine Technicians & Workers of Eastern India (FCTWEI) president Swarup Biswas in police custody, Tollywood faces deep uncertainty regarding technician operations. This has been compounded by confusion over the status of Eastern India Motion Pictures & Cultural Confederation. On Monday, BJP state president Samik Bhattacharya clarified that the party has not sanctioned…
Kolkata: “When the state takes custody of a person, it is its duty to protect his life and honour,” the Calcutta High Court observed on Tuesday while directing the state to frame guidelines for the transportation of accused persons and prisoners to ensure they are not pelted with eggs by protesters.The division bench of Acting…
