Kolkata: The state govt has prepared a draft Global Capability Centre policy, backed by a Rs 5,000 crore investment promotion framework, to offer incentives and operational subsidies for technology, engineering and legal operations — Bengal’s first such dedicated policy for the sector.The state IT and electronics department plans to invite suggestions from industry bodies including…
Malda: Scientists at Raiganj University have discovered a new bacterial species and named it Micromonospora shyamaprasadii sp. nov. in honour of Syama Prasad Mookerjee on his 125th birth anniversary.The bacterium, isolated from the mulberry rhizosphere — the active soil zone around mulberry roots — has been officially registered with SeqCode, the global Code of Nomenclature…
Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir (File photo) Rejinagar: AJUP chairperson and Nowda MLA Humayun Kabir underwent four hours of questioning at Rejinagar police station on Saturday in connection with a suo motu case registered against him for an allegedly provocative speech at a rally in Kashipur on June 27.Kabir arrived at the…
Kolkata: The Ritabrata Banerjee-led faction of Trinamool Congress took over the Howrah zilla parishad on Saturday and promptly replaced pictures of ex-CM Mamata Banerjee with those of PM Narendra Modi and CM Suvendu Adhikari, rebel bloc neta Ritabrata Banerjee and chairperson of the faction Arup Roy.The take over was effected following a no-confidence motion in…
Rain in Kolkata. picture by Sukhomoy Sen Kolkata: Clouds generated by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal have started reaching the city, bringing passing monsoon showers. The Met office has predicted similar rain spells on Saturday, followed by heavier and more widespread rainfall on Sunday.“This low-pressure area is set to become more marked…
The place where the incident took place KOLKATA: A petrol pump manager was allegedly pelted with eggs, slapped, and pushed by a group of men following a dispute over fuel payment at a Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited retail outlet located at Kadapara on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Sarani close to Kankurgachi.According to the outlet management,…
Kolkata: Calcutta University has pushed back all undergraduate and postgraduate exams scheduled on Monday, July 6. Following the directive by the state govt, the university has declared the day a holiday. Practical exams of semester four are currently underway and Monday was the last day. The university has already communicated the rescheduled date for the…
Kolkata: While most schools in the state have declared a holiday on Monday to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, a few city schools will remain open at least for few hours to pay tribute to him.Devi Kar, the director of Modern High School, said, “We felt that children should learn about…
Kolkata: IIT Kharagpur, which introduced alternative admission pathways apart from the usual JEE Advanced route for its BTech and BS programmes, have admitted 15 students in its BTech courses through Sports Excellence Admission (SEA) and Science Olympiad Excellence Admission (SCOPE) in this academic year. “Twelve students have got admission with science olympiad achievements and three…
Kolkata: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Kolkata, will hold three special passport adalats this month — July 9, 16 and 21 — to clear backlog. The adalats will be held on July 9, 16 and 21, with 800 applicants per day in five slots between 9.30 am and 5.30 pm. “The initiative is aimed at…
