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…
Kolkata: NKDA has started a door-to-door survey for physical verification of self-assessment of property tax and trade licence of residential and commercial buildings in New Town and cross-check with the NKDA records for tax payment, and issuance or renewal of trade licence.NKDA on Thursday issued a notice, asking land and building owners to provide information…
Kolkata: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has opened four more Aadhaar Seva Kendras (ASKs) in the state to meet the rising demand for Aadhaar-related services, like enrolment and update. The new centres at Sonarpur, Chinsurah, Burdwan and Purulia have taken the number of ASKs in the state to 12.Plans are afoot to set…
Kolkata: Monsoon reached Kolkata and most parts of south Bengal on a cloudy Friday even as the city recorded a maximum temperature of 34°C. While some parts of the city received drizzles, rain will be scanty in and around the city over the next seven days, said the Met office. This is the earliest monsoon…
Jhargram: Another fatal elephant attack was reported in Jhargram on Friday morning, taking the number of deaths in such incidents in the district over the past two months to seven.The latest incident occurred at Ramchandrapur village under Nayagram police station in the Kharagpur forest division. The victim, identified by forest department and police sources as…
Shantiniketan on harish mukherjee road 188 Harish Mukherjee Road in Kolkata…….. Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation buildings dept will send a team from borough IX to several Abhishek Banerjee properties in the Kalighat area for physical inspection. This inspection is needed, as per the KMC buildings rule, to determine on the spot whether…
The playground in Kolkata where the incident took place KOLKATA: A late evening stroll turned into a nightmare for a south Kolkata pet loving couple, , who were allegedly assaulted, and the woman was molested, by some locals after they attempted to enter a neighborhood playground with their pet dogs on May 30. Both of…
Kolkata: Mass resignations by councillors in civic bodies across the northern suburbs and Barrackpore industrial belt, including North Dum Dum, Titagarh, North Barrackpore, New Barrackpore, Bhatpara, Kanchrapara, Halisahar and Garulia, continued on Friday, with councillors of Kamarhati Municipality, including the chairman, resigned.Kamarhati Municipality chairman Gopal Saha and a councillor have tendered their resignations from their…
KOLKATA: A 48-year-old female shop owner in north Kolkata’s busy commercial district was allegedly stalked, verbally abused, and faced an extortion attempt by a fraudster, who used the name of a female municipal councillor for intimidating the victim.The incident took place in Jorabagan Police Station jurisdiction on June 5. It has raised serious safety concerns…
