BY: Oishi GooptuKOLKATA: St. Xavier’s University inaugurated its first BTech batch under the Xavier School of Engineering and Technology (XSET) on Tuesday, at the Fr. Albert Huart Hall, Arrupe Building. The inaugural batch has filled all 240 seats across four programmes offered by XSET — Computer Science and Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning, Electronics…
The Calcutta High Court denied Abhishek Banerjee permission to travel abroad for treatment (File Photo). KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee was on Wednesday denied permission by the Calcutta High Court to travel abroad for eye treatment after he declined to appear before a medical board at the state-run SSKM Hospital.The single-judge bench of Justice…
Kolkata: Traffic police are not limiting their road safety checks for commercial drivers to eyesight, blood pressure and blood sugar. They are also focusing on mental health, saying a driver’s state of mind often affects how safely they drive.As part of Road Safety Week, the Thakurpukur traffic guard, with support from Lalbazar, organized a meditation…
Kolkata: The school education department on Monday issued guidelines for the serving of midday meals by the Annamitra Foundation under PM-POSHAN. The SOP said that meals should be delivered to the institutions by 8.30 am for morning schools and by 1.30 pm for day schools.After reports from some schools about not receiving food on time…
Author Taslima Nasrin pays tribute to Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain at Panihati Balika Vidyalaya on Tuesday Kolkata: Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin on Tuesday reiterated her demand for lifting the ban on former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League, calling the move “undemocratic” and saying the party should be allowed to contest elections.Speaking at a…
Kolkata: The new school syllabus-cum-curriculum committee held its first meeting on Tuesday with a vision to implement overall changes by 2028, making the syllabus contemporary and aligned with the National Education Policy, 2020.After the BJP govt came to power, a restructured syllabus-cum-curricular committee was formed with new members for each subject, from the primary level…
Minister Agnimitra Paul at Birendra Krishna Bhadra’s house in Shyambazar on his birth anniversary on Tuesday Kolkata: The house of Birendra Krishna Bhadra may be declared a heritage site to preserve his legacy while Shyambazar Metro Station could be named after him. There may also be a bust or statue of Bhadra on or just…
Kolkata: The state higher education department is scrapping PhD entrance test conducted by respective universities and made the National Eligibility Test (NET) mandatory for admission to PhD programmes in state and private universities, as well as aided institutions. The department issued an order to this effect on Monday.Higher education department officials said the state govt…
The building from where the man fell and died Kolkata: A 39-year-old man died after allegedly falling from a seven-storey residential building located in Kankurgachhi on Tuesday, triggering an investigation whether he has died by suicide or an accidental fall.The deceased has been identified as Birendra Bahety (39), a trader, was a resident of Narkeldanga…
Kolkata: Two exclusive special NIA courts were inaugurated on City Session Court premises on Tuesday by Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Tapabrata Chakrabarty for “expeditious trial” of NIA cases where regular bail is often restricted due to stringent statutory checks. The ACJ said, “A swift trial is the ultimate safeguard for personal liberty and public confidence.”The…
