Kolkata: Bengal presents a starkly divided picture of development, showcasing strides in farming and public health while displaying a collapse in environmental management and infrastructure, a study revealed.The study report titled ‘State of India’s Environment 2026: In Figures’ , released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), ranked all 28 states and eight Union Territories…
Kolkata: The state govt on Monday dissolved the Trinamool Congress-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) board and appointed municipal commissioner Smita Pandey as the administrator of the civic body, formalising the authority she has effectively exercised since the assembly election results were declared on May 4.The board was dissolved under subsection (1) of Section 117 of…
Kolkata: Former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim spent 70 minutes with ‘expelled’ Trinamool MLA and leader of opposition (LoP) Ritabrata Banerjee in the assembly on Monday, and stepped out to claim that he wanted “the party to remain one”. The meeting came on a day party senior Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay moved Calcutta High Court questioning speaker Rathindra…
Kolkata: The relentless implosion of Trinamool Congress continued on Monday with four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar writing a letter “with 19 other MPs’ signatures” to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, saying they would like to be considered as a separate bloc of MPs that would support the NDA.The letter was submitted a little before 1…
Kolkata: In a shift in political messaging by the one-month-old BJP govt in Bengal, municipal affairs and urban development minister Agnimitra Paul has called for the participation of Muslim boys and girls in the state’s development journey.Bengal’s progress requires the involvement of all communities, Paul said on Sunday during a tour to north Bengal to…
Top view of the Purple Line’s terminal Joka Metro station and the surrounding area Kolkata: Now the Purple Line, too, has gathered steam. The railway ministry has issued land acquisition notices for the Purple Line’s extension to Diamond Park, via IIM-Calcutta.A gazette notification to acquire land for Phase 1 of Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Diamond Park corridor…
Kolkata: Encroachments outside Tala Park were removed with payloaders on Saturday. The operation was carried out in the presence of local Cossipore-Belgachhia MLA Ritesh Tiwari. On Monday, a high-level delegation visited Kashipur Ghat, and officials indicated that illegal occupation there would also be removed shortly.Tiwari said, “During the election campaign, I promised these areas would…
Kolkata: West Bengal’s state transport undertakings are scrambling to maximise the number of their buses on the roads following a significant surge in commuters after the state’s announcement of free bus rides for women.Transport officials are rapidly repairing and deploying grounded vehicles. “We are trying to maximise fleet utilization,” a senior transport department official said….
Kolkata: Jadavpur University accepted the resignation letter of officer on special duty (training and placement – contractual) Samita Bhattacharya and asked her to hand over the charge along with files and documents pertaining to placement to the newly appointed placement officer Subhendu Kundu.Bhattacharya tendered her resignation letter on May 18, citing “personal grounds.” The release…
KOLKATA: Rebel TMC MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, a long-time confidante of Mamata Banerjee, on Monday said that concerns over “national interest” and governance issues had pushed her to support a breakaway position from the party amid growing internal divisions within the TMC, according to news agency ANI. This came after Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar…
