Kolkata: To prevent the entry of heavy vehicles, on the newly set-up Bailey bridge which connects Salt Lake and VIP Road near Dakshindari, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has installed height bars on both the approach ends according to the recommendations of the Bidhannagar traffic police. The Bailey bridge, the second over Kestopur Canal following…
Kolkata: A special PMLA court on Tuesday sent former Bengal fire services minister Sujit Bose to 10-day Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with the alleged municipality recruitment scam.ED alleged that Bose, as vice-chairperson of South Dum Dum municipality between 2010 and 2021, played a role in the “illegal recruitment” of at least 40 candidates in…
KOLKATA: IIEST, Shibpur in collaboration with GIZ Germany (the German Agency for International Cooperation) hosted the “Indo-German Living Lab Initiative” at its sprawling campus on May 7. The international programme focused on building AI-driven academia–industry innovation partnerships between India and Germany, with special emphasis on strengthening collaboration among Indian MSMEs, German SMEs, research institutions, and…
KOLKATA: Jadavpur University, one of the incubation centres for left-liberal ideas in Bengal, saw its first RSS morning drill on Tuesday within days of BJP taking office in the state.The entry into JU — where students’ unions have always been controlled by leftand far-left-leaning organisations — signals a remarkable rise of RSS in Bengal, where…
Kolkata: Within 24 hours of portfolio allocation, Bengal minister Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday assumed charge of panchayat and rural development, animal resource development and agricultural marketing departments.One of the five new mantris of the Suvendu Adhikari administration, Ghosh — known for his “boots-on-the-ground” style — wasted little time in making his presence felt. He made…
KOLKATA: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday asserted that Bengal would adopt Assam’s model of border security to prevent infiltration and promised closer regional cooperation under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Purvodaya” vision for eastern India.Adhikari made the remarks after arriving in Guwahati to attend the swearing-in of the Himanta Biswa Sarmaled BJP govt of Assam….
What specific instruction has the BJP brass given to ensure post-poll peace in Bengal?There is a specific direction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the day of results, he called me up to say that nothing that can foment divisive tendencies and violence must be uttered. He even specified words which need to be avoided…
Calcutta High Court will hear PILs on alleged post-poll violence filed by Trinamool Congress and others on Thursday, reports Subrata Chattoraj. The petitions claim nearly 2,000 Trinamool workers and supporters were attacked and about 365 party offices vandalised since the election in Bengal. Source link
Falta: ‘Pushpa’ is finally back home, but it was only after some ‘support’ from the men of ‘Singham’.Almost a week after Trinamool’s Falta candidate Jahangir Khan went ‘missing’ following the rout of his party at the hands of BJP, Jahangir Khan — who referred to himself as ‘Pushpa’ a la the popular Telugu movie —…
Kolkata: Women whose names have been deleted from the electoral rolls in SIR and those who are non-Indians would not be eligible for Lakshmir Bhandar or Annapurna Bhandar schemes in Bengal, said Agnimitra Paul, Bengal women and child development and social welfare minister on Tuesday. Those whose appeals were pending in SIR tribunals and those…
