Suvendu Adhikari inaugurates the Kolkata Couture Expo on Thursday Kolkata: Bengal govt will hand over land parcels to at least 25 industries within a month, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced on Thursday, adding that a land-purchase policy for industries with single-window clearance for investments will be launched soon. “Bengal will become financially strong in the…
Kolkata: Work is likely to resume at around 570 high-rise projects in and around Kolkata, where construction has been suspended since a building collapse in Taratala one-and-a-half months ago, around Independence Day, sources in the govt said after two interactions with major developers on Thursday.While 150 projects have already received a nod for resumption of…
Kolkata: Computer instructors across govt-aided schools have demanded job security, an issue they have been fighting for decades. Following a press meet on Monday, they raised concerns and demanded that the govt take steps to ensure their job security.The ICT United Platform (6th and 7th phase) held a press meet highlighting that its members are…
The CM also said he would also take part in a Tiranga Yatra on Friday from Bhowanipore Survey Building to Hazra crossing Kolkata: The state govt will participate in the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign for the first time this year, with 70 lakh national flags to be distributed across all districts and subdivisions, chief minister…
Kolkata: A day after filing charge sheet against former MLA Sabyasachi Dutta, Bidhannagar Police on Thursday submitted a 150-page charge sheet against former Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation councillor Debraj Chakraborty over allegations including extortion and operating a syndicate network.Debraj, husband of former Rajarhat-Gopalpur Trinamool MLA Aditi Munsi, has been charged under several stringent sections of BNS….
Kolkata: Wading into the escalating controversy over remarks made about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj, veteran BJP neta Tathagata Roy has launched an attack on his own party’s Bengal leadership. Questioning whether BJP’s central leadership was even aware of the matter, Roy warned that continuous insults to one of Bengal’s…
Arup Das was caught in Assam while boarding a train to Delhi Kolkata: CBI arrested absconding suspect Arup Das on Thursday in connection with the 2021 murder of BJP activist Abhijit Sarkar during post-poll violence in Kolkata’s Kankurgachi area.Das was caught in Assam while boarding a train to Delhi. Officials said he had been hiding…
Photo for representative purposes Kolkata: Emami Agrotech Limited (EAL), the branded foods arm of the Rs 30,000-crore Emami Group, is entering India’s snack market. EAL has launched a new brand, WeMe, to tap into the high-margin snacking segment, estimated at Rs 1 lakh crore and growing at a 10% CAGR.Emami Group director Aditya Agarwal said…
A forest stretch in purulia Kolkata: The rich yet largely undocumented landscapes of Garhpanchokot in Purulia will become the centre of a unique biodiversity documentation initiative as Naturemates Nature Club hosts the 3rd Biodiversity Meet from Sept 11 to Sept 13. The event aims to bring together naturalists, researchers and local communities to identify, document…
It is high time we revisited our daily meal plan of breakfast, lunch and dinner. And listened instead to our body’s circadian rhythm, the weather, our access to interesting ingredients and, quite simply, the demands of the day.According to a recent article in The Guardian, the concept of three formal, structured meals is largely a…
