Kolkata: The BJP govt in Bengal has decided to retain the social welfare schemes introduced during the previous Trinamool regime but plans a comprehensive review of beneficiaries to eliminate irregularities and ensure that benefits reach only deserving individuals, officials said.The decision follows reports alleging widespread irregularities, including the inclusion of ineligible persons through political influence…
Kolkata: The Bengal school education department is looking at the Odisha model of paying an additional amount to schools to buy eggs for midday meals if they choose to, in order to bypass the ongoing controversy.The state administration had last week decided to hand over the responsibility of providing midday meals in state-aided schools to…
Kolkata: Four men were arrested on Saturday for allegedly taunting and making vulgar comments at several woman doctors and forcing them to see obscene videos on the NRS Medical College and Hospital campus on the nights of June 23 and June 27.Police said the four, all residents of Convent Road in Entally, were charged with…
Kolkata: Two men on a motorcycle reportedly snatched an iPhone 17 from a 40-year-old woman on AJC Bose Road. The complainant, Manika Barman, a resident of Motilal Gupta Road, was standing on the footpath opposite the Maidan Police Station near Nandan, waiting for a bus to travel toward Ankurhati when the incident took place around…
Kolkata: Biswajit Sarkar, whose brother Abhijit Sarkar was allegedly killed during the 2021 post-poll violence, has once again found himself at the centre of controversy after fresh allegations of assault, criminal trespass and the forcible occupation of a factory.According to a complaint lodged at Narkeldanga PS by Mrityunjay Sana, a resident of Girish Vidyaratna Lane,…
Radharamn Das In the second phase of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, ISKCON monks cast their votes at a booth in Kolkata constituency……….Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: Iskcon Kolkata vice-president and spokesperson Radharamn Das took to X on Sunday to announce that he had been “relieved of all responsibilities within ISKCON and has been directed not…
Kolkata: The audit of under-construction high-rise buildings in Kolkata, Salt Lake, New Town, Dum Dum, Joka, Howrah and other areas will start on Monday, Kolkata Municipal Corporation administrator Smita Pandey and Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand told Credai functionaries on Sunday, adding that the standard operating procedure (SOP) for inspection and safety-quality audit of under-construction…
Stalls under sealdah flyover Shoppers under Sealdah flyover on Sunday photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: Following state govt directives, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is gearing up to remove illegal encroachments and shops below flyovers across the city. The authorities on Saturday issued notices to unauthorised hawkers and occupants to remove their shops from under…
Kolkata: Following a drop in applications for Calcutta University’s postgraduate programmes, authorities scrapped the computer-based entrance test this year. The admission for maximum courses under humanities will be held based on marks, while a pen-and-paper test will be conducted for certain science subjects where the number of applicants slightly exceeds the available seats.Vice chancellor Asutosh…
Kolkata: While Kolkata and several south Bengal districts received light to moderate rain on Sunday, the intensity of the showers could increase over the next two days, said the Regional Meteorological Centre, Alipore. While the western districts of the state are likely to receive thunderstorms and rain on Monday, South and North 24 Parganas, East…
