Kolkata: Bishal Lama, a minister of state in Bengal’s BJP govt, performed a puja and an arati in his office in Nabanna, ostensibly to “purify” it, upon learning that Partha Chatterjee used the room before his arrest by ED in the cash-for-jobs case in July 2022.Lama, the BJP MLA from Kalchini in Alipurduar district, entered…
Kolkata: Police have registered an FIR against ex-CM and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee over comments she made during a speech at Y Channel on March 9 on the basis of a complaint alleging the speech intended to “provoke breach of peace and affect public tranquility, communal harmony and democratic structure of the state.“The complainant, Tushar…
Kolkata: Bengal has started getting taste of “double-engine sarkar” but his govt will need some more time — till next March — to fulfil all promises, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday.“You are already getting the taste of ‘double-engine’ govt. You will realise the full benefits by March 2027,” the CM said and added, “People…
Kolkata: Dinesh Trivedi, India’s high commissioner-designate to Bangladesh, crossed the Petrapole-Benapole border on foot on Friday noon on his way to Dhaka to begin his diplomatic assignment. He is expected to present his credentials to the Bangladesh govt next week to formally assume office.Trivedi, a former Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MP on a Trinamool…
Kolkata: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has expanded its partnership with Oracle by opening India’s first Oracle AI Data Platform Lab and Centre of Excellence here. The facility, located at Delta Park Lords in Salt Lake’s Sector V, will help enterprises accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence by making their data more usable, connected and ready…
Kolkata: Cellphone brand Lava is eyeing a 10% market share in the sub-Rs 30,000 smartphone market. The company, which has a 2% market share, is growing at a CAGR of 40%-50% while the industry growth is flat.Speaking at an event, Lava International MD Sunil Raina said that the company has 29% market share in feature…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday warned “troublemakers” against trying to create disturbances similar to those witnessed in Park Circus or Asansol, adding that if such incidents are repeated, they will find him to be the “worst CM”.“We have seen what happened in Dhuliyan, Shamsherganj and Mothabari. They tried to assess the situation by…
Malda/Behrampore: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday pledged to address the longstanding problem of erosion along the Ganges, Fulohar and Bhagirathi rivers.Speaking at an administrative review meeting in Malda involving the districts of Malda, Murshidabad, North Dinajpur and South Dinajpur, Adhikari said: “Erosion of the Ganges, Fulohar and Bhagirathi is a major problem in Malda and…
Kolkata: State higher education minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay on Friday inaugurated the PM-SETU scheme, which aims to upgrade 51 ITIs to provide skill development training and make students industry-ready.The Pradhan Mantri Skilling and Employability Transformation through upgraded ITIs (PM-SETU) scheme was introduced in 2024-25 as a Rs 60,000 crore initiative to transform 1,000 industrial training institutes…
