Kolkata: The issue of the ISI draft bill, that has generated much debate over the autonomy of the institution, weighed heavily at an event organised to mark the birth anniversary of Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, founder of Indian Statistical Institute. The day is also celebrated as ‘Statistics Day’ by the govt and the institute observes it…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari promised a “goon-free Bengal” and vowed to make “rioters homeless” while introducing a bill on preventive detention and another on confiscation of properties of accused in the Assembly on Monday.He assured the House that neither law would be used against those engaged in politics, social service or religious work in…
Panel’s report in 4 weeks Kolkata: The Bengal govt will prepare its draft bill on a uniform civil code (UCC) based on the recommendations of a five-member committee headed by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari told the assembly on Monday. The panel will have four weeks to file its…
Kolkata: Police re-arrested a man, Mohammad Nehaluddin, and arrested his wife, Neha Parvin, on murder charge in Beniapukur on Monday, hours after the man returned home on bail to meet his two-month old child. Nehaluddin had been jailed previously following an assault complaint by a local family. After his release, the complainants visited him, leading…
Kolkata: The West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) in Kolkata is scheduled to begin counselling forBTech courses in engineering, technology and architecture across 95 govt and govt-aided colleges from Tuesday. The portal will remain live for the first phase of registration, choice filling and payment until July 5.The board will conduct three phases ofcsounselling,…
Kolkata: A day after his “removal” from the posts of Iskcon Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson, Radharamn Das issued an open letter on Monday, saying he accepts the organisation’s authority and had no intention of fighting it, forming a separate body or seeking sympathy. Describing himself as a lifelong servant of Srila Prabhupada’s movement, Das said…
Proceedings underway in the Bengal assembly on Monday Kolkata: The Bengal assembly on Monday passed two amendment bills aimed at overhauling the legal framework governing reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs), restoring greater powers to the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes while scrapping the statutory recognition accorded to a list of OBC communities under…
CM Suvendu Adhikari in the assembly on Monday CM Sharpens Attack On Taratala Warehouse Collapse, Says No One Will Be SparedKolkata: “If the pen is Firhad Hakim, the inkpot is Mamata Banerjee. If the pen goes, the inkpot will also have to go. Everyone will have to go together,” chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said in…
KOLKATA: In a quiet citizen-led effort, a seven-member volunteer team cleared hundreds of unauthorised advertisements from public infrastructure across parts of south Kolkata.The drive began at 5.30 am outside Menoka Cinema and lasted more than 2 hours. Volunteers moved along Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Southern Avenue and SP Mukherjee Road, removing material from roadside grills, wire…
Agartala: Tripura govt issued 18 letters of intent worth about Rs 11 crore at the Buyer-Seller Meet during the three-day Tripura Queen Pineapple Global Festival 2026 in Delhi.Agriculture minister Ratan Lal Nath said the festival’s second day drew policymakers, industry leaders, buyers, exporters and entrepreneurs, helping expand the market for the fruit.Union agriculture and farmers’…
