Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata is set to complete the Rs 10-crore restoration of Kumartuli Ghat by Durga Puja this year, with funding support from Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd under its CSR partnership. The project covers the 300m riverfront from Kumartuli Ghat to Champatala Ghat, strengthening bank protection, restoring heritage ghat structures,…
Kolkata: State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta on Monday announced a Rs 200-crore fund for taking up the ‘Ganga Riverfront Beautification Project’. “I propose the implementation of ‘Ganga Riverfront Beautification Project’ to enhance river based mobility, public spaces, tourism in phased manner. This will include restoration of ghats, building promenades, lighting, vendor management and public amenities…
Kolkata: A day after presenting the BJP govt’s first Bengal budget, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said the positive response reflected renewed hope after “50 years of despair”. Speaking on Tuesday at Lions Safari Park, Dasgupta said many Bengalis had long felt the state offered little future for their families.“The budget appears great because the people…
Kolkata: State finance minister Swapan Dasgupta batted for the city’s green on Tuesday and called for the parks to be kept open and accessible to locals, stressing that public green spaces should not be controlled by clubs or restricted groups. “Parks are meant for residents of the area. Look at Deshapriya Park and Vivekananda Park…
. Tree uprooted in High Court premise on Tuesday —– Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: The hailstorm with a wind speed of 75 kmph barrelled through central Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind a trail of uprooted trees and lamp posts that threw traffic out of gear in the central business district and left homebound…
Kolkata: Thousands of aspiring chartered accountants filled the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre as the National Conference of CA Students 2026 brought together over 4,000 students from across India on June 20 and 21. Organised by the Board of Studies (Operations), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and hosted by Eastern India Regional Council…
Tarakeswar: A viral video showing a brutal assault on councillor and former chairman of Tarakeswar municipality Swapan Samanta last Monday, in which his clothes were torn off, has prompted the Hooghly Police to initiate a probe.While Samanta was speaking with someone in the Saradapally area at 12:20 pm, a group of eight to 10 youths…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday claimed that his govt had expelled 10,000 illegal infiltrators from the state and was holding another 1,800 at 12 centres awaiting deportation, while accusing the previous Mamata Banerjee-led govt of misleading Muslims for political gains and failing to secure Bengal’s international border.Responding to criticism over the Special Intensive Revision…
Kolkata: Most state-run schools in Kolkata may stop serving eggs to students after ISKCON takes charge of the midday meal programme under PM POSHANISKCON is gearing up to cook and serve midday meals to around 1 lakh students up to Class VIII across more than 1,800 primary and upper primary schools in Kolkata, following the…
CM Suvendu Adhikari speaks in the assembly on Tuesday CM Suvendu Adhikari during Assembly budget session Kolkata: “Along with Sabka Saath and Sabka Vikaas, there will also be Sabka Hisaab. This is the motto of our govt,” CM Suvendu Adhikari said while speaking on the Governor’s budget session address in the Assembly on Tuesday. He…
