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Protesters hurl eggs, cow dung and tomatoes at Dutta KOLKATA: Former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) chairperson Sabyasachi Dutta, who was also a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA for two terms, was pelted with eggs, cow dung and tomatoes outside Bidhannagar North police station after he was arrested early on Tuesday on an extortion charge.Police said Salt…

Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: The Bengal cabinet portfolio allocation would be happening soon, most likely this week, state BJP seniors said late on Tuesday. Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari was slated to keep the critical home department, BJP seniors indicated, adding that other important departments would be entrusted with “senior and capable” MLAs.Oncologist Sharadwat Mukherjee…

Kolkata: Mangalam Vidya Niketan has joined the global shift toward cleaner energy with the installation of rooftop solar panels. This marks the first time a school in North Kolkata has adopted such an initiative. The photovoltaic system converts sunlight directly into electricity, reducing electricity bills, lowering carbon emissions, and promoting sustainable energy use. Excess energy…

Kolkata: A forgery-and-impersonation racket has allegedly emerged in Tangra after restaurant owner Monica Liu claimed a fake power of attorney was registered by someone posing as her, then used to secure a mutation at KMC in favour of multiple developer-linked firms, enabling an attempted takeover of two leased plots on Matheswartala Road.Liu, who runs restaurants…

Kolaghat/Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday listed his administration’s move on several issues, ranging from census work to land to BSF for Bangla border fencing, stressing how the new BJP govt has managed to break the deadlock during the Trinamool govt’s term within just a month in office.After chairing an administrative meeting at Kolaghat covering…

Kolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari accepted Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi’s appeal to drop “dham” from the name of the Jagannath temple complex at Digha, announcing that the Digha Jagannath Cultural Centre would henceforth be known as Digha Jagannath Temple.Adhikari made the announcement at the state secretariat on Tuesday evening, with BJP MP from Puri…

Kolkata: To bring in more transparency and curb irregularities in the allocation of work under rural job schemes, state govt has directed all districts to implement mandatory attendance recording through face authentication on the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app. The directive came into force on Tuesday.Officials said the measure has been introduced to prevent…

Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari held a meeting at Nabanna on Tuesday ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21, which will be attended by PM Narendra Modi. It was attended by Union ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and Prataprao Jadhav.The PM, arriving on June 20 for a two-day visit, is likely to lead a massive Yoga Day…

Kolkata: To bring in more transparency and curb irregularities in the allocation of work under rural job schemes, state govt has directed all districts to implement mandatory attendance recording through face authentication on the National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) app. The directive came into force on Tuesday.Officials said the measure has been introduced to prevent…

Kolkata: Centre has approved the construction of 10 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Bengal, while sanctioning total funds of Rs 4,000 crore for rural roads, pensions, rural employment schemes and agriculture development.Of this, Rs 1,700 crore will be for agriculture development. Announcing this on Tuesday, state panchayat & rural development…