Dilip takes charge, flags staff & agrarian crisis, vows overhaul | Kolkata News

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…

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Will go for Assam-style crackdown on illegal immigrants, says Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari to tighten border security under ‘Purvodaya’ vision | Kolkata News

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….

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Gaudiya Mission monks to launch global peace mission and establish spiritual schools abroad | Kolkata News

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…

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HS edu board president, secy get to stay for now | Kolkata News

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…

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