Kolkata: Bengal health minister Sharadwat Mukherjee said on Tuesday that the state will implement the norms brought by Centre on over the counter sale of cough syrup. The state will soon issue a directive, he said, so that cough syrups are not sold without prescription. Mukherjee added that over the counter sale also aids addiction…
Kolkata: Construction of GAIL’s two major natural gas pipelines in Bengal is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed within the next month, with the company targeting the commencement of gas transportation through the Rajarambati–Haldia and Dhamra–Haldia pipelines by Sept.The 162-km Rajarambati–Haldia pipeline was originally scheduled for completion in Dec 2020. However, the project…
Kolkata: Expelled Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee, the leader of opposition chosen by the rebel group, demanded a floor test to decide which group was the “real Trinamool”. This came after no Mamata Banerjee-loyalist MLA received an invite for Bengal assembly’s first all-party meeting on Tuesday, ahead of the budget session.The all-party meeting convened by speaker…
Tarakeswar: The famous Tarakeswar temple is being refurbished and cleaned ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s visit on June 20, with the shrine’s colour scheme being changed from blue and white to saffron.According to administrative sources, a special team from Nabanna instructed that the temple be painted saffron. The walls around the Dudhpukur pond, where…
Lightweight trams will replace the rickety fleet Kolkata: The state govt plans to revamp Kolkata’s tram services by introducing lightweight, modern trams similar to those operating in Australia and is commissioning a study to revive routes that have been curtailed in recent years, transport minister Arjun Singh said on Tuesday.Ruling out the possibility of driving…
CICSE handbook on screen time regularisation Kolkata: A new health and hygiene handbook introduced by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has underlined the importance of regulating screen time to protect students’ mental well-being.The handbook recommends a “digital detox hour” — a 60-minute period each day when students put away all digital…
Kolkata: The delimitation exercise proposed in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) wards by chief minister Suvendu Adhikari before the Dec civic elections may lead to a reduction in the number of wards in north Kolkata and a rise in the ward count in areas along the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass.Civic officials pointed to the uneven demographic shift…
Kolkata: The collapse of the Dum Dum municipal board is now imminent following the consecutive resignations of its chairman, Harinder Singh, and vice chairman, Barun Natta, on Tuesday. The duo handed over their resignation letters to the municipality’s executive officer, citing severe infrastructural distress.Singh, a veteran councillor for 33 years who helmed the civic body…
Abhishek Banerjee at Bhawani Bhavan Abhshek banerjee at bhawani bavan…..Debobrata Shome Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was questioned for six and a half hours on Tuesday by the CID pertaining to alleged inflammatory remarks made by him during the recently concluded assembly elections, including the controversial DJ remark.Banerjee arrived at Bhawani Bhavan…
Kolkata: A primary school teacher — and close associate of Abhishek Banerjee — who led the Trinamool-backed protests by BLOs in Kolkata, and former MLA Saokat Mollah were attacked with eggs while being produced in court on Tuesday.The teacher, Maidul Islam, was arrested by Diamond Harbour police in connection with a 2022 case involving the…
