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IIT Kharagpur’s Professor Surjya K. Pal has earned the notable J. C. Bose Grant, highlighting his impactful contributions to advanced manufacturing systems KOLKATA: IIT Kharagpur professor Surjya K. Pal, also dean (Research & Development), has been awarded the J. C. Bose Grant by the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Government of India.The ANRF J. C….

Kolkata: Sandip Chakraborty has been appointed the interim vice-chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University for six months. Chakraborty is the dean of faculty of visual arts. Former VC Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee resigned on June 4. Since then, the post has remained vacant. During this period, RBU teachers’ association wrote to the state requesting the post be…

Mullick ghat flower market in Kolkata. Pix:- Biplab Bhattacharjee Kolkata: The govt is planning to refurbish and rename Mullick Ghat flower market, under Howrah bridge off Strand Road, state minister of IT, science and technology, and biotechnology Kalyan Chakrabarti said on Wednesday. The redevelopment of the market will also focus on disposal and recycling of…

Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the state to file a report on “uniform state guidelines on conduct of rallies or demonstrations or protests” over a case by a digital media journalist alleging assault during the July 24 students rally protesting against the NEET paper leak.Jaydip Kar, senior advocate appearing for the petitioner, journalist…

Mohammad Jahiruddin Mal is among the 16 who received bail on Tuesday evening Sk Salman Hussain is among the 16 who received bail on Tuesday evening Mohammad Jahiruddin Mal is among the 16 who received bail on Tuesday evening Sk Salman Hussain is among the 16 who received bail on Tuesday evening Mohammad Jahiruddin Mal…

Kolkata: In an effort to take policing beyond the confines of police stations and make every resident a stakeholder in crime prevention, the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate has launched “Nijer Thana Nijer Bari” (Your Police Station, Your Home), an intensive community policing initiative that is taking police officers into narrow lanes, housing complexes and neighbourhood community…

Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty Kolkata: Actor and former Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty faces new legal trouble after a businessman lodged a written complaint against him at Tollygunge’s Charu Market police station on Tuesday.The complainant alleged that he invested Rs 68 lakh in 2021 in Soham’s film, initially titled ‘Manikjor’ and…

Kolkata: The Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS), Kolkata – an autonomous institute under the dept of science and technology, govt of India – is set to have a second campus at Baruipur to ramp up its infrastructure for research facilities and double the number of students it grooms. The new campus that…

Kolkata: Over 7,000 and counting. That is the number of bereaved families who have been denied death certificates after cremating or burying their near and dear ones since Saturday. The pile-up of death certificates at the city’s 15 crematoriums and burial grounds follows a govt decision to suspend the rights of sub-registrars posted at crematoriums…

Kolkata: Sambit Ghosh, a resident of Amherst Street, wants a digital copy of the birth certificate for his son so that he can produce it at the local police station for his son’s passport. Though Ghosh has applied for the same through Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Chatbot, he is yet to receive a response from…