KOLKATA: Monks from Gaudiya Mission will embark on a peace mission to Europe, Australia, the US and Canada amid escalating tensions among different nations across the globe. The objective of the mission is to establish spiritual schools, known as Para-Vidyapith, in these continents to invoke the power of spirituality, morality and human values to attain…
Bengal: West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) president Partha Karmakar and secretary Priyadarshini Mullick have been allowed to remain in office until the higher secondary examination results are announced, making them the only exception to Bengal govt’s crackdown on post-retirement reappointments of bureaucrats and senior officials. On Tuesday, state govt terminated 243 retired…
Kolkata: A women’s police station will be set up in every subdivision of the state as part of a renewed focus on safety and security, women and child development and social welfare minister Agnimitra Paul said on Tuesday after taking charge of the department.“Women can’t go out of their house after 8 pm, police stations…
Kolkata: Bengal’s newly appointed cabinet ministers Ashok Kirtania and Kshudiram Tudu assumed charge on Tuesday, vowing action against systemic corruption and administrative “malpractices” inherited from previous govt.Taking charge of the food and supplies department, Kirtania invoked PM Narendra Modi’s famous slogan, “Na khaunga, na khane dunga” (Will not take bribes, nor let others take them)….
Kolkata: On International Nurses Day, President Droupadi Murmu honoured sister Gita Karmakar with the prestigious Florence Nightingale Award. Since the past four decades, Karmakar has not only been tending to patients with love and care but helping health administration in pushing ahead the vaccination programme and promoting institutional delivery in remote corners in Jalpaiguri.An Auxiliary…
Kolkata/Kalyani: The deaths of two Trinamool workers in Hooghly and Nadia on Tuesday triggered a political war of words, with the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accusing the state administration of remaining a “spectator” to post-poll violence.In a post on X, Banerjee alleged that “BJP-backed miscreants” attacked Trinamool worker Somnath Acharya in Hooghly’s Polba-Dadpur…
Katwa: Vigilantes on Tuesday morning allegedly thrashed four men ferrying cattle at Madhaitala in Katwa subdivision of East Burdwan district. Police later arrested the four men and seized the cattle.According to police, the four men were transporting five cattle, for farming purposes, when they were intercepted by a group claiming to be BJP supporters. The…
Kolkata: Newly appointed chief secretary Manoj Agarwal on Tuesday promised a transparent, corruption-free administration and said BJP govt would begin implementing promises made in the party’s ‘Sankalp Patra’ within the first 100 days in office.Issuing a strong warning against corruption and administrative misconduct, Agarwal said the new dispensation was committed to building a clean and…
Kolkata: Veteran legislator and BJP MLA Tapas Roy was administered the oath as pro tem speaker of the Bengal assembly by governor RN Ravi on Tuesday.The ceremony paves the way for the induction of the newly elected legislators of the 18th Legislative Assembly.The oath-taking of the newly elected legislators will be held on Wednesday and…
Kolkata: The state’s new BJP govt’s decision to offer free rides to women on state buses has received a warm response, but many hoped that the new regime would also solve the chronic shortages of state buses that are crippling the service in the city.Indira Sarkar, a govt high school teacher from Thakurpukur, praised it…
