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  • Trinamul MP apologises for controversial remarks on female medical students

    Amid the continuing uproar over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College, Trinamul Congress MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday apologised for her controversial remarks about female medical students. The MP shared a ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    LoP Adhikari demands President’s Rule, says TMC trying to obstruct people’s protests

    Coming out strongly against the Trinamul Congress-led government in West Bengal over multiple incidents of sexual assault in the state, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the imposition of the President’s ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    TMC Mahila wing protests; seeks death penalty for RG Kar culprits

    Members of the Trinamul Mahila Congress held meetings across the state demanding capital punishment of the persons involved in the alleged rape and murder of a doctor of RG Kar medical Colege and Hospital on 9 August. Protest meetings ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    Sahitya Akademi organises ‘Gramalok’ to enrich rural literary culture

    The Sahitya Akademi, under the Government of India, continues its mission to enhance the literary environment in rural India through its ‘Gramalok’ initiative. This programme fosters interaction between budding writers and eminent litterateurs from various regions. As part of ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    Durgapur airport welcomes 2 new routes

    Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (Durgapur) in Andal has announced the launch of two new flight routes, Bhubaneswar-Durgapur-Bagdogra and Bhubaneswar-Durgapur-Guwahati. These routes are set to enhance travel convenience for passengers and contribute to the region’s economic growth.The Bhubaneswar-Durgapur-Bagdogra flight commenced ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    RBU students accuse civic volunteer of ‘misbehavior’

    A civic volunteer was arrested and removed from duty for his misbehavior in an intoxicated state last night.Police said the incident took place when students of Rabindra Bharati University were protesting, seeking justice for R G Kar rape and ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    Mid-Air engine failure forces plane to make emergency landing, passengers safe

    A mid-air engine trouble forced an emergency landing at Kolkata NSCBI Airport last night. The incident occurred around 10.30 pm on Friday. All passengers on board the aircraft are safe, informed sources. According to sources at Kolkata Airport, around ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    R G Kar victim’s family virtually under house arrest: Adhir

    Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Adhir Chowdhury today claimed that the police have virtually placed the victim’s family under house arrest.“The police first offered money to parents of the R G Kar Medical College victim to keep their mouths ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    NHPC awarded Navratna status, gains autonomy for expansion

    NHPC Limited has been accorded the prestigious ‘Navratna’ status by the central government.Yesterday, the department of public enterprise (ministry of finance) issued an order officially declaring NHPC as a ‘Navratna’ company, granting it greater operational and financial autonomy.R K ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    Darjeeling Zoo welcomes 4 red pandas and 2 snow leopards

    The Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park (PNZP) authorities in Darjeeling have announced the birth of six new animals at its breeding centre, four red pandas and two snow leopards. The zoo authorities expressed their delight, noting that this success further ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    Fake narratives being spread, CBI must answer: Shashi Panja

    Woman and child development minister Shashi Panja on Saturday demanded an answer from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged murder and sexual assault of a trainee doctor at R G Kar Medical College and ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    R G Kar ex-students’ body demands expulsion of members

    Ex-students of the state-run R G Kar Medical College Hospital on Saturday unanimously demanded expulsions of some senior and junior members, including few influential leaders of the ruling Trinamul Congress from the body for their alleged misconducts and derogatory ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    Police notice against carrying of weapons in public places

    Kolkata Police (KP) on Saturday prohibited carrying of weapons in public places in the city for six months with effect from 1 September.The city police commissioner Vineet Goyal issued a notification today in this regard, particularly at a time ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    State to challenge HC order on student leader’s release

    The state government today moved the Supreme Court challenging the order of Calcutta High Court releasing student leader Sayan Lahiri, who Kolkata Police had arrested allegedly in connection with provocation for attacks on police during its Nabanna Abhijan on ...

    2 September 2024 The Statesman
    Experts discuss renewable energy options

    The Centre of Excellence in Renewable Energy of University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata, is delighted to announce that an invited talk on ‘energy and sustainability’ was held at campus on Friday. This event on renewable energy which was ...

    1 September 2024 The Statesman
    2 headmasters of West Burdwan selected for prestigious state award

    The headmaster of the heritage school, Searsole Raj High School in Raniganj, Tapas Chatterjee will receive the prestigious Shiksha Ratna award on the upcoming Teachers’ Day, 5 October.This year, two teachers from West Burdwan district have been selected for ...

    1 September 2024 The Statesman
    Hospital adds new cardiac cath lab

    The Calcutta Heart Clinic & Hospital in Salt Lake will be celebrating its golden jubilee year from 8 September, 2024 to 8 September, next year.The non-commercial hospital, which conducts regular camps for the economically weaker patients also announced that ...

    1 September 2024 The Statesman
    BSF’s new strategy for Bangladeshi infiltrators

    The Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended two Bangladeshi nationals and handed them over to the Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB).Acting on a tip-off, the 93 Battalion of the BSF prevented the two from entering the Indian side in Jalpaiguri district ...

    1 September 2024 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC directs immediate release of ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ convenor

    The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Kolkata Police to release Sayan Lahiri, one of the convenors of the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (March to Secretariat) on August 27 condemning the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the ...

    1 September 2024 The Statesman
    BJP women’s wing clashes with cops over protest march

    A scuffle broke out today between BJP women workers and police near the office of the West Bengal Women Commission over R G Kar trainee student’s rape and murder.Police said tension arose during a march organized by the BJP’s ...

    1 September 2024 The Statesman
    Tea association with UNICEF start scheme to save 50k children in estates

    To address the issues of unsafe migration and the abuse of young persons in tea estates, the Indian Tea Association (ITA) and United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) have launched a programme aimed at safeguarding 50,000 children across ...

    1 September 2024 The Statesman
    KMC House witnesses protest over RG Kar murder

    The demand for justice in the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at R G Kar hospital echoed in the House of Kolkata Municipal Corporation today when the opposition councillors protested at the monthly meeting today.Before the commencement ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    RG Kar incident: TMCP North Bengal unit protests at educational campuses

    Following directives from chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamul Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) students across north Bengal took to the streets demanding justice for the R G Kar incident.On 9 August, a trainee lady doctor was allegedly raped and killed at ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    Students discuss women’s safety issues on annual day

    South City International School Marks 16th Annual Day with Inspiring Student Performances and a Pledge for Women’s SafetySouth City International School celebrated its 16th Annual Day as students from various classes showcased their talents.Amidst ongoing concerns regarding women’s safety, ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    SSKM doctors complain of threat by ‘influential’ house-staff

    In the wake of the horrific incident of rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor inside her workplace at state-run R G Kar Medical College Hospital, resident doctors comprising postdoctoral trainees (PDTs), PGTs and house staff of the ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    UK’s University of Southampton to set up campus in India

    The University of Southampton (US) of the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday became the first foreign academic institute to set up its campus in India under National Education Policy (NEP).The campus will come up in the national capital region ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    Man arrested for extortion, using fake letterheads of Abhishek Banerjee

    A Trinamul Congress leader was arrested from the New Town area who used to forge the letterhead of TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee.Police said that a complaint has been filed against Kaushik Sarkar, alleging that he ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    RG Kar case: Kolkata-based club refuses Bengal govt Durga Puja donation

    A Kolkata-based community Durga Puja committee, on Friday, rejected the annual Durga Puja donation given by the West Bengal government as a mark of protest against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G Kar Medical ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    To encourage education, 15 students get scholarships

    Fifteen students were given scholarships at a function organized by the Barasat Gate Cultural Association, a well-known organization involved in social service in Hooghly recently.Each student was given a Sri Aurobindo Student Scholarship worth Rs 4,000.The association observes the ...

    31 August 2024 The Statesman
    Circular rail movement affected with waterlogging on tracks

    Water from adjoining areas, flowing onto the tracks is posing a hurdle in train movements of the circular railway system in Kolkata. Submerged railway tracks during heavy rains caused by the accumulated water from the surrounding areas is compelling ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    Five arrested for planning attack at CM’s residence

    Five people were arrested on Thursday on the charges of planning to attack the residence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kalighat here.The accused formulated a plan for the crime on a WhatsApp group, Kolkata Police said.The arrested persons, ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    CPM leaders visit City Centre office after suffering damage on bandh day

    The CPM leadership in a protest rally here used offensive words for the police, which sparked a sensation in the key administrative corridor of the industrial town, this afternoon.Veteran party leaders visited City Centre here after yesterday’s violence at ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    Students block ex-RG Kar dept head from assuming office at Malda hosp

    In a significant development today, agitating students at Malda Medical College and Hospital (MMC&H) prevented Dr Arunabha Datta Choudhury, former head of the department of chest medicine at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, from assuming his new ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bengal Guv heads to Delhi, might meet HM Shah

    Governor C V Ananda Bose headed for New Delhi on Thursday evening, hours after a meeting with the BJP’s present and former state presidents in West Bengal Sukanta Majumdar and Dilip Ghosh respectively.The two BJP leaders briefed Governor Bose ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    More benefits for civic volunteers

    After an increased adhoc bonus, civic volunteers will now be entitled to get an increased “terminal benefit” amounting to Rs 5 lakh following retirement at the age of 60 years.Earlier, the amount of the terminal benefit meant for the ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    SMP launches direct container vessel service from Bengal to Middle East

    In a significant move, the city port today launched direct connectivity with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).A new container vessel service connecting the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) with the Jebel Ali Port in the UAE was launched by the ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    Classical musician gets Pandit title

    Pabitra Chattopadhyay, a well-known figure in the musical circles of north Bengal and beyond, has recently been honoured with the esteemed title of “Pandit.” This accolade represents a significant milestone in his lifelong musical journey, which began at the ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    TMC students’ wing to hold protests demanding capital punishment for rape

    Students belonging to Trinamul Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) will stage protest meetings outside colleges across the state, demanding capital punishment for those involved in the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at R G Kar Medical College and ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    Delhi lawyer files complaint against Mamata

    A lawyer practising in the Supreme Court has filed a complaint with Delhi Police against chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her ‘provocative’ remarks wherein she reportedly warned that other states might witness violence and unrest if attempts were made ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    Cabinet approves 730 private FM radio channels in 234 new cities and towns

    The government on Wednesday approved the roll-out of 730 FM radio channels in 234 new cities and towns with an estimated reserve price of Rs 784.87 crore.Many of the approved cities and towns are in ‘Aspirational Districts’, left-wing extremism ...

    30 August 2024 The Statesman
    Strike halts Siliguri, clashes at NJP station

    A 12-hour strike called by the BJP in West Bengal led to near-total shutdown across Siliguri and its adjoining areas on Wednesday.Tensions escalated near New Jalpaiguri (NJP) station when TMC workers allegedly attacked local BJP MLA Shikha Chatterjee and ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Suvendu announces 3-pronged protest march

    On the day of BJP-enforced 12-hour bandh, Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari announced three separate protest marches.On Wednesday, while leading a bandh rally in his constituency Nandigram, Suvendu announced plans for march to three significant locations ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Shots fired at Bhatpara, 2 BJP supporters injured after clashes

    Two BJP supporters were allegedly injured at Bhatpara in North 24-Parganas following political clashes between BJP and Trinamul Congress supporters over a 12-hour bandh call by the BJP this morning.The injured were admitted at a private nursing home around ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Junior doctors threaten to continue cease-work

    Agitating junior doctors, including postgraduate trainees (PGT), house staff, interns and medical students on Wednesday threatened to continue their ongoing cease-work in outpatients departments (OPDs) in government medical colleges and hospital across the state despite the chief minister Mamata ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    KP sergeant fears losing vision in one eye

    Debashis Chakraborty, a 35-year-old sergeant of the cyber cell of Kolkata Police (KP), may lose vision in his left eye after sustaining injury on the eye when he was on an emergency duty on Strand Road on Tuesday, the ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Sukanta writes to Shah over Mamata’s remarks

    Union minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar today wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah demanding action against chief minister Mamata Banerjee over her ‘if Bengal burns’ remark.Stating that the remarks threaten unrest across states and are ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bandh effect: 100 local trains cancelled

    Suburban commuters were left in the lurch as around 100 local trains were cancelled due to the 12-hour bandh called by the BJP today.Sporadic rail blockade by protestors of the saffron party left numerous commuters of local trains stranded ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    CPM office ransacked

    A CPM, Trinamul Congress clash that resulted in ransacking and bombardment at an area committee office of the CPM in Durgapur grabbed centre stage on the day of Bengal bandh today.The incident left 21 CPM cadres and 9 TMC ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Muted response to bandh in city, suburbs

    The 12-hour state bandh, called by the state BJP demanding resignation of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, had a lukewarm response and had least impact in the suburbs.In Kolkata, life was normal with the schools, colleges and universities remaining open. ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Abhishek promises to bring private member bill in Parliament

    Trinanul Congress national general secretary and MP from Diamond Harbour Abhishek Banerjee said he would move a private member Bill in the Lok Sabha on for a stringent anti-rape law and threatened to launch a movement in Delhi if ...

    29 August 2024 The Statesman
    Inundation threat after barrage discharge crosses 60,000 cusecs

    Incessant rainfall caused by sustained depression over the Damodar East sub-basin in the last couple of days resulted the Durgapur barrage to open 16 of its 34 lock-gates resulting a discharge of 60210 cusecs at 6 pm today, posing ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Protesters, police engage in pitched battles at Howrah

    Howrah on Tuesday witnessed pitched battles between armed police and protestors at different points, starting from Santragachi, Foreshore Road, Howrah Maidan, along the G T Road, during the Nabanna Abhijan by the ‘Chhatra Samaj’, a newly-formed non-registered platform, allegedly ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Conviction rate for rape cases in India is 26pc: Abhishek post

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that the conviction rate for rape cases in India is 26 per cent. He has also been demanded a stringent “anti-rape law” that ensures trials and convictions within 50 days.Banerjee posted ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Suvendu declares statewide bandh to protest police lathi-charge

    The BJP state unit has called for a 12-hour statewide bandh on Wednesday to stand in solidarity with students. BJP state president and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar announced the Bengal bandh during a press conference on Tuesday. The “general ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    RG Kar financial irregularities probe: ED files case under PMLA

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a money laundering case to probe alleged financial irregularities at the state-run R G Kar Medical College Hospital during the regime of its former principal Prof (Dr) Sandip Ghosh and several others, sources ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    BJP questions link between bike used by RG Kar incident accused and Kolkata Police; KP clarifies

    Amit Malviya, BJP’s IT cell in-charge and co-observer for West Bengal, today levelled serious allegations against the Kolkata Police and chief minister Mamata Banerjee, claiming that the police were involved in a cover-up of the R G Kar Medical ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Kunal urges people to foil Wednesday bandh

    Trinamul Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh urged people to foil the 12-hour Bangla Bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party state unit tomorrow.The statewide bandh call has exposed the BJP that they were behind the Nabanna march called by the ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    “Sorry…”: Mamata Banerjee expresses grief over rape-murder, dedicates Trinamool event to Kolkata doctor

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed her grief and solidarity with the family of a trainee doctor, who was sexually assaulted and murdered at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9.In a post ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    BJP calls ‘Bengal Bandh’ over ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ clashes

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for a ’12-hour Bengal Bandh’ on Wednesday, August 28 in protest against police crackdown on peaceful protest during ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ – march to state secretariat on Tuesday.Meanwhile, BJP leader Agnimitra Paul lashed ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bengal Bandh: Security enhanced in Kolkata; bus drivers forced to wear helmets

    Authorities have tightened security in Kolkata in the wake of the 12-hour ‘Bengal Bandh’ call by the BJP in protest against the alleged police crackdown during the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ protest rally in the state capital on Tuesday.The murder and ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Water cannons, Barricades: Kolkata police puts in high-security ring at secretariat ahead of Nabanna Abhijan student protest

    In the wake of the Nabanna Abhijan Rally called for Tuesday to protest the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, the West Bengal police have tightened security around the West Bengal state secretariat “Nabanna”.Ahead of the demonstration, ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Four student activists associated with ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ missing: Bengal LoP

    Four student activists associated with the ‘Nabanna Abhijan’ (March to Bengal Secretariat) have gone missing, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Tuesday.According to him, the four student activists were distributing food items ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    RG Kar scam: ED to enter investigation by filing ECIR

    More trouble seems to be brewing for the former and controversial Principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh, as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also entering the scene by filing an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) ...

    28 August 2024 The Statesman
    Traffic regulations for Nabanna Abhijan tomorrow

    Following the Nabanna Abhijan called by the students’ body of Paschim Banga Chatra Samaj, the Howrah Police Commissionerate announced restriction of goods vehicles, autos and totos in numerous routes in the adjoining areas of Howrah.The restrictions, as per the ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Apolitical or not, opinions differ within state BJP

    Union minister and BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar today said that students’ march towards the state administrative headquarters Nabanna should be an apolitical one.This time, there seems to be a different tone within the Bengal BJP regarding the Nabanna ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Students from panchayat areas take out protest rally

    Following the state education department’s directive, students from rural areas of Arambagh sub-division today took to the streets with banners and placards, demanding justice against the brutality inflicted upon a lady doctor at R G Kar hospital and capital ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    75k ER employees to get option for UPS

    Around 75,000 employees of the Eastern Railway are under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and would now have the option to switch over to the newly announced Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) by the centre.Around 23 lakh central government employees ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Sandip Ghosh, 5 others undergo second round of polygraph tests

    Prof (Dr) Sandip Ghosh, the controversial former principal of the R G Kar Medical College Hospital, and five others, including four junior doctors (two first-year postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctors, one house staff and an intern of the teaching hospital) ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Nabanna Abhijan illegal, attempt to incite unrest: ADGP

    West Bengal ADG police (law & order) Manoj Kumar Verma called the Nabanna Abhijan rally scheduled for tomorrow to reach Nabanna illegal and an attempt to incite widespread unrest in Kolkata.He said, “Nabanna is a restricted area. If any ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Police quashes evidence tampering talks after viral video surfaces

    A video has gone viral on social media allegedly showing some close confidants of the former principal of R G Kar Medical College & Hospital, Sandip Ghosh at the seminar hall after the body of the woman junior doctor ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Asansol MLA sets holds protest in front of civic body

    The BJP MLA of Asansol South assembly segment Agnimitra Paul has urged the chief minister to resign by midnight today or else face the massive movement of Nabanna Abhijan tomorrow.“Seeking justice for the R G Kar PGT doctor rape ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Photography exhibition through young lenses

    LEAD hosted a stunning photography exhibition and competition titled ‘Meraki’ from 19-23 August. The event, held to commemorate World Photography Day, was themed around the ‘Beauty of Nature’.The grand award ceremony, held on 23 August, was graced by the ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Sikkim CM invites PM Modi for Golden Jubilee Statehood Day

    Sikkim chief minister Prem Singh Tamang met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, extending an invitation for the Prime Minister to attend Sikkim’s Statehood Day celebration as the chief guest on 16 May, 2025.“Our discussion was profound and productive, ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    State police SIT submits papers on financial irregularities to CBI

    Going by a Calcutta High Court order, passed on Friday, which directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the state-run R G Kar Hospital in Kolkata, the Special ...

    27 August 2024 The Statesman
    Girl raped: Four boys arrested

    Four tribal boys were arrested on the charges of the rape of a sixteen-year-old girl at their native place near here last night. The girl, according to the police, had come to her kin’s place a few days ago. ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Three-day truckers strike called in September

    The Federation of West Bengal Truck Operators Associ ation has called three day state wide truckers strike from 11 September alleging police atrocities upon its members in Birbhum district. General Secretary of Federation of the West Bengal Truck Operators ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    ER installs 34 ATVM, 48 unreserved ticketing system counters at Howrah station

    Eastern Railways has installed 34 automatic ticket vending machines (ATVM) and 48 unreserved ticketing system counters for quick issuance of tickets at Old and New Complex of Howrah Station. Howrah Station is not only known for its iconic station ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Animal and wildlife activists demand justice for deceased pregnant elephant, bring out rallies

    Activists of various animal lover associations have agitated in Durgapur on Friday demanding the punishment of the DFO for the brutal killing of a pregnant elephant in Jhargram a few days ago. In a rally organised from Panch Matha ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    CBI raids 15 locations in Kolkata linked to ex-RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh in corruption case

    The anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today carried out searches at several locations in Kolkata linked to former RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh and his relatives. According to CBI sources, the operation involved ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    CBI conducts multi-angle probe into RG Kar financial irregularities

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials are carrying out a multi-angle investigation in the matter of financial irregularities at state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital involving 15 specific charges of fund fudging, sources have said. The main ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    KMC plans to pull down non-functional mobile towers

    In addition to the perils of old dilapidated structures, the danger posed by old mobile towers has given the Kolkata Municipal Corporation cause to look for solutions. The civic body is considering plans to pull down non-functional mobile towers ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    BJP to intensify statewide protests, demands Mamata Banerjee’s resignation

    The BJP is planning to further intensify its agitation over the R G Kar rape and murder case in the state. The BJP’s state president, Sukanta Majumdar, on Sunday announced a continuous series of protests pressing for the resignation ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    important role in combating climate change

    Climate change is increasingly impacting the world and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) helps us to make more up-to-date predictions about changes in the environment, said experts who took part in an international conference on the role of ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Resolve Teesta

    The visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India in end June this year raised the Teesta water sharing issue again in public domain with strong opposition from the Government of West Bengal for various reasons. The Centre ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Raids at saw mill, machines & timber seized

    The forest department raided a saw mill in Kuya More in Jamuria today and seized machines. Huge quantities of wood and timber have also been seized.Since yesterday, the forest department, under divisional forest officer (DFO) Durgapur, has been raiding ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Siliguri MLA’s call for non-cooperation against state govt

    Siliguri MLA Dr Sankar Ghosh, who also serves as the chief whip of the Opposition in the state assembly, today urged the state BJP president Dr Sukanta Majumdar and the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari to launch a ‘non-cooperation ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Controversy over show-cause notice to schools, TMC denies charges

    Show-cause notices were issued by the education department to three schools in Howrah for protesting on the R G Kar issue.The headmasters of Balu Hati High School, Balu Hati Girls’ High School, and Bantra Rajlakshmi Balika Vidyalaya in Howrah ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Health dept meet with protesting doctors unsolved

    Agitating junior doctors, including postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctors, house staff, interns and medical students stuck to their stand of continuing with their cease-work as their meeting with the health department officials held at R G Kar Medical College Hospital, ...

    26 August 2024 The Statesman
    Patient dies after being administered gastric-relief injection

    With a couple of physicians busy attending a critical labour patient, one on leave, two in their chairs and the hospital superintendent attending a health review meeting in Burdwan town, a middle-aged patient, suffering from severe chest pain died ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bengal’s movies stars protest, demand action against accused in rape and murder

    West Bengal Motion Picture Artists’ Forum staged a protest in Tollygunge demanding justice for the victim in the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder incident and urging the Kolkata administration to take responsibility.“16 days have passed and during this time, ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    Labhpur stands first in fund utilisation

    Labhpur Panchayat Samiti has stood first in the state for utilizing funds in the 2024-25 period, under the fifteenth finance commission.Labhpur Panchayat Samiti in Birbhum district has received Rs 1.12cr fund and utilized cent percent of the sum. Bhatar ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    Brother kills another over land dispute

    One man was killed after being attacked by his brother following an altercation between the two.Two brothers, Rajendra Bhagat and Sikandar Bhagat, residents of Mogra in Bansberia, quite often used to get into altercations over land disputes. Many times ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    ICAI to hold workshops on AI use in accounting

    The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the largest body of accountants in the world, seems well set to take India’s technological skills, domain knowledge and technology adoption experience outside India. As a starter, ICAI will be organising ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    High-level meeting to ensure safety & security for women at railway hospitals

    The security and safety of women, especially doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and patients are of paramount importance for the Sealdah division. Recent incidents have highlighted the urgent need for increased vigilance and collective efforts to prevent harassment and violence ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    Mayor gives away education materials to students

    The Siliguri Municipal Corporation runs a free educational support centre called Alor Dishari. Today, Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb distributed educational materials to the students of this centre during an event held at Dinabandhu Manch. Mr Deb described it as ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    Ex-VC of VU to be part of 13-member panel of WBBPE

    In a significant development for the education sector, Professor Shivaji Pratim Basu, the former vice-chancellor and senior professor of political science at Vidyasagar University, has been appointed to a newly-constituted 13-member ad hoc committee of the West Bengal Board ...

    25 August 2024 The Statesman
    BSF foils gold smuggling bid

    Meanwhile, the BSF foiled a gold smuggling attempt and arrested a farmer with 1.2 kg of gold worth Rs 86,00,471 at the India-Bangladesh border.It has been reported that the vigilant personnel of the 32nd Battalion’s Border Outpost Char Murasi, ...

    24 August 2024 The Statesman
    Health secy clarifies on Sandip Ghosh’s position, junks social media reports

    The former superintendent of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sandip Ghosh is now on an “extraordinary leave” and is not holding any post, clarified Narayan Swarup Nigam, state health secretary, today and also said that a special investigation ...

    24 August 2024 The Statesman
    SMC’s new initiatives empower civic area’s youngsters

    Beyond its day-to-day duties and essential public services, the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) is making strides in other sectors, introducing innovative ventures and opportunities under the dynamic leadership of mayor Goutam Deb.Among the latest initiatives are the newly-launched football ...

    24 August 2024 The Statesman
    Woman dies of electrocution in Barasat

    An elderly woman was electrocuted after touching an electric pole at Barasat in North 24-Parganas, last evening. The incident caused tension in the locality as residents alleged negligence of the state electricity department.Continuous rains on Thursday led to waterlogging ...

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