Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata have brushed aside views and comments made by visitors to the state who are alien to Bengal’s tradition and culture Kolkata: Durga Puja organisers in Kolkata have brushed aside views and comments made by visitors to the state who are alien to Bengal’s tradition and culture and the manner in…
Indranil Khan and officials start a physical survey at Behala Flying Club Kolkata: The Airports Authority of India on Wednesday launched a physical land survey at Behala Flying Club following chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s push to revive the dormant airfield for small scheduled flights, air ambulances and chartered operations.A preliminary drone survey was recently held…
Kolkata: Balagarh Port Infrastructure Development Ltd (BPIDL), a joint venture between Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Kolkata (SMPK) and Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), has sought proposals to set up container and coal berths on a PPP model in Balagarh in Hooghly.The project is aimed at delivering trade benefits by reducing congestion from cargo movement…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at the ‘Gerua Samman Yatra’ on Wednesday Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday warned that he would not tolerate any slur on saffron and asserted that he knew how to “cleanse” Jadavpur University of those who raised slogans demanding freedom for Kashmir and Palestine and offered “red salute” to slain Maoist functionary…
Educators and experts at a workshop on mental health in the city Kolkata: Overlooking early signs of mental health concerns and labelling a student “naughty” or “lazy” can deprive the child of proper support or therapy she/he may require to have a healthy life ahead, said experts who got together at a workshop in the…
The owners of around 16 sweet and confectionery shops across the city came under the lens of KMC Kolkata: The owners of around 16 sweet and confectionery shops across the city, which came under the lens of KMC during a special food safety drive, are working on implementing the food inspectors’ recommendations over the next…
Rathindra Bose plans to urge Bengalis living abroad to visit Bengal and contribute to the state’s growth Kolkata: State legislative assembly speaker Rathindra Bose will on Sept 11 leave for a three-country visit to reach out to the diaspora and urge them to contribute to the development of Bengal.Bose will first travel to Cape Town…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Ahead of Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls in Bengal, BJP has formed a 263-member state executive committee, with CM Suvendu Adhikari given the organisational responsibility for Tamluk. Nandigram falls under Tamluk organisational district.Besides Adhikari, the committee includes his father, former Tamluk MP Sisir Adhikari, Union ministers Sukanta Majumdar and…
Attendance was thin at classes in JU on Wednesday Kolkata: Most classes in several Jadavpur University departments were called off, while some were shifted online, as students anticipated commuting problems during CM Suvendu Adhikari’s “saffron march” rally on Wednesday. Teachers reported low attendance in classes that were held on campus.A two-day national workshop on Canadian…
Thousands of devotees are slated to converge at the Tarapith temple on Kaushiki Amabasya on Sept 10 Kolkata: The Birbhum district administration has put in place extensive safety arrangements for Kaushiki Amabasya on Sept 10, when thousands of devotees are expected to converge at Tarapith — for the first time after a hotel fire last…
