KOLKATA: Jadavpur University, one of the incubation centres for left-liberal ideas in Bengal, saw its first RSS morning drill on Tuesday within days of BJP taking office in the state.The entry into JU — where students’ unions have always been controlled by leftand far-left-leaning organisations — signals a remarkable rise of RSS in Bengal, where…
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…
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….
What specific instruction has the BJP brass given to ensure post-poll peace in Bengal?There is a specific direction from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the day of results, he called me up to say that nothing that can foment divisive tendencies and violence must be uttered. He even specified words which need to be avoided…
Calcutta High Court will hear PILs on alleged post-poll violence filed by Trinamool Congress and others on Thursday, reports Subrata Chattoraj. The petitions claim nearly 2,000 Trinamool workers and supporters were attacked and about 365 party offices vandalised since the election in Bengal. Source link
Falta: ‘Pushpa’ is finally back home, but it was only after some ‘support’ from the men of ‘Singham’.Almost a week after Trinamool’s Falta candidate Jahangir Khan went ‘missing’ following the rout of his party at the hands of BJP, Jahangir Khan — who referred to himself as ‘Pushpa’ a la the popular Telugu movie —…
Kolkata: Women whose names have been deleted from the electoral rolls in SIR and those who are non-Indians would not be eligible for Lakshmir Bhandar or Annapurna Bhandar schemes in Bengal, said Agnimitra Paul, Bengal women and child development and social welfare minister on Tuesday. Those whose appeals were pending in SIR tribunals and those…
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…
