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  • NEET-PG scam: Police starts probe

    Police have started investigation to locate the ‘fictitious’ callers offering postgraduate seats against money and the officials claimed that the calls were made from outside Bengal.Amidst the ensuing NEET controversy across the country, racketeers offered lucrative PG seats against ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    FIR against Kalna Municipality chairman

    The Archaeological Survey of India officials accompanied a security guard to Kalna police station today where a complaint of physical assault and abuse was registered against the Chairman of Kalna Municipality.Ananda Dutta, the chairman of Kalna Municipality in East ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    5k police personnel on duty for Trinamul rally

    Keeping the massive turnout of Trinamul Congress supporters and workers on Sunday for the Martyrs’ Day rally at Esplanade, Kolkata Police have made elaborate security arrangements.The 21 July rally will be addressed by chief minister and Trinamul Congress chairperson ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    Girls get hygiene lessons, learn about relationship management

    Class VII students of Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar (MBSV) recently had a session of a different kind, on personal hygiene, where they also had an art workshop.The students interacted with Dr Gouri Kumra, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, whose CV ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    Captain Brijesh laid to rest at his hometown

    The funeral ceremony for Captain Brijesh Thapa, who made the ultimate sacrifice during a confrontation with terrorists in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, was conducted this morning.A large number of individuals gathered at Ging in Lebong to ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    Parents of dead boy accuse police of assault at govt hospital

    Police allegedly assaulted a couple while they rushed to the Barasat Government Medical College Hospital (BGMCH) to see their dead son, a Class XI student of a school in Salt Lake, at the hospital on Thursday night.Police, however, denied ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    Abhishek returns home after treatment

    Days ahead of 21 July, Trinamul Congress’ Martyrs’ Day, national general secretary of TMC and MP Abhishek Banerjee returned to Kolkata today.About a month ago, Abhishek Banerjee had posted on X (formerly Twitter) seeking a temporary break from politics. ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    Rate of periprosthetic fractures are declining in India: Experts

    Robotic arms perform invasive orthopaedic surgery, though pin spikes still are leaving postoperative drawbacks consistently, causing periprosthetic fractures.In widely practiced robot-assisted surgeries, the bone array pins, affixed to the femur and tibia long-bones through smaller incisions many times are ...

    20 July 2024 The Statesman
    Minister inaugurates Karma Sangbad portal in W Burdwan

    Law minister Moloy Ghatak inaugurated the Karma Sangbad portal of West Burdwan district at Shramik Bhavan in Asansol yesterday.State INTTUC president Ritabrata Bhattacharya and joint and additional labour commissioner Tirthankar Sengupta were also present on the occasion.During the inauguration ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Assam Sahitya Sabha opens centre in city

    The century-old Assam Sahitya Sabha opened its centre in Kolkata.The first meeting of the Sabha was held in the Shivsagar district of Assam in 1917.Few students of Assam, who came to Calcutta for higher studies set up Asamiya Bhasa ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    ER to run special train during Shravani Mela

    Apart from special local EMUs, the Eastern Railway has now decided to provide additional stoppage of mail/express trains at Sultanganj station and extension of stoppage timings at Jasidih station to clear the extra rush of passengers during Shravani ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Crowd throng to catch glimpse of Capt Brijesh’s cortege

    A large crowd had gathered on both sides of the street in the Kurseong area since this morning, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Captain Brijesh’s body from the Bengdubi Army Camp to Darjeeling.With utmost reverence and duty, the army ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Inaugural vessel of China Calcutta Service reaches city port

    In an attempt to boost connectivity, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMP) today received the inaugural vessel of Pacific International Lines of the China Calcutta Service (CCS).The inaugural vessel, M/V Kota Rakyat, inaugurated from China, was welcomed by the ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Group Captain AL Kishore assumes command

    Group Captain AL Kishore took over as the commandant of Embarkation HQ, Kolkata, succeeding Group Captain Pradeep Varshney, who relinquished command after a distinguished two-year tenure.As a vital organization, Embarkation HQ, Kolkata, plays a crucial role in coordinating the ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Govt to invest Rs 10k crore at leather complex

    The state government has decided to pump in Rs 10,000cr more at Calcutta Leather Complex, which will generate an additional 2.5 lakh employment in the state, in addition to the existing 5 lakh employment with an eye to boost ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Mamata condoles death of rail passengers

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today expressed anguish and lashed out at the Centre for a series of train accidents continuing unabated, as she held the Centre responsible for its sheer indifference to the safety and security of the people, ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Asansol police nab another gold jewellery showroom dacoit from Noida

    In the Raniganj gold jewellery dacoity case, the Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has arrested one Khalid Hussein of Barkibaghi in Bihar from Noida in Uttar Pradesh.With this arrest the total of arrests in the Raniganj gold jewellery showroom ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Minister refutes power cut allegations in Malda

    State power minister Aroop Biswas today held the local people of English Bazar in Malda responsible for holding up works on installing three towers allegedly by not lending any cooperation in completion of the installation of remaining three towers, ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Bengal govt sets up panel to review new criminal laws, Guv questions move

    With the West Bengal government issuing a notification on Wednesday evening regarding the formation of a seven-member committee to review the three new criminal laws, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose immediately raised questions on the objectives of the panel.“The state ...

    19 July 2024 The Statesman
    Trinamul likely to pass motion against Nyay Sanhita

    The Monsoon Session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly will start from Monday.The day will start with obituary references and the Session will begin from Tuesday. To avoid controversy, a letter has been sent to the Governor regarding the ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    BJP state unit discusses who is to blame for LS debacle

    The BJP has faced a virtual debacle in the Lok Sabha election and the blame game has begun regarding the BJP’s debacle in the election.Discussions are on regarding who and what led to the results and if individuals are ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Youth from Uttarpara scales Mount Elbrus

    A youth from Uttarpara has chosen to scale the most difficult terrain, the northern side of Mount Elbrus in Russia. Previously, no other mountaineer from India ever chose to scale the northern side the most difficult terrain to reach ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Agri crisis as south Bengal faces rainfall deficit

    Southern Bengal is facing a severe agricultural crisis as a significant rainfall deficit continues to paralyse the region. Farmers, particularly those cultivating paddy and jute, are in dire straits as insufficient monsoon rains fail to replenish the parched land. ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Tributes to slain Capt Brijesh Thapa pour in

    The body of Captain Brijesh Thapa, who died in a gun battle with terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda, was finally brought to Bengdubi Army Camp this afternoon.The arrival of his remains was met with shock as army personnel ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Body of Sikkim’s former minister found in Bangladesh

    An 80-year-old former minister of Sikkim’s inaugural state government, Ram Chandra Poudyal, who was known for his activism, was found dead on an island in the Teesta river in Bangladesh yesterday. Poudyal had departed from his residence in Chhota ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Oaths to new MLAs: Parliamentary affairs dept too writes to Guv

    After a letter from the Assembly secretariat, entailing details seeking nod of the Governor for smooth conduct of administering oath to the four legislators had been sent to Raj Bhavan, a couple of days ago, sources said another letter ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Minister inaugurates Karma Sangbad portal in W Burdwan

    Law minister Moloy Ghatak inaugurated the Karma Sangbad portal of West Burdwan district at Shramik Bhavan in Asansol today.State INTTUC president Ritabrata Bhattacharya and joint and additional labour commissioner Tirthankar Sengupta were also present on the occasion.During the inauguration ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    In a first, Abhishek likely to address 21 July rally virtually

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishsk Banerjee is likely to address the Martyrs’ Day rally on 21 July, virtually, following medical advice.This is for the first time Mr Banerjee is not going to attend the rally, physically. In the ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Mamata likely to meet Puja bodies on Monday

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to preside over a meeting of Puja organisers, next week. If all goes well, she is most likely to convene a meeting of Puja organisers on Tuesday, sources close to the chief minister ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Man found dead at city hotel

    Body of a resident of Andaman and Nicobar was found from a hotel near Kolkata airport last night. Police said that after repeatedly knocking and getting no response, the hotel staff informed the police. Police had to break open ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Tea Board notifies dates for leaf harvest and preparation

    Even though winter is still far away, the Tea Board of India has already revealed the official dates for harvesting and preparing tea in 2024.This notification was issued well in advance to give tea gardens and factories enough time ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    DGP Rajeev Kumar urges people to maintain harmony on Muharram

    Rajeev Kumar, the state DGP, who officially assumed charge today after being reinstated on Monday, said there is “zero tolerance” on cases of lynching and advised people to observe Muharram peacefully, stressing on utmost care against using any provocation ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Rare celestial halo sighted in parts of city

    Citizens in parts of Kolkata were enthralled to witness a spectacular phenomenon of a perfect rainbow ring or ‘halo’ this morning.The phenomenon occurred at around 10.30 am after the city was lashed by a morning downpour. Several citizens in ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Women alleges torture by local leader in Sonarpur

    A woman was allegedly called to a shalishi (arbitration) meeting and tortured over a family dispute in Sonarpur. The woman claimed she was chained. She also alleged she was beaten and verbally abused.The arbitration sessions are illegal but are ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Yatri Sathi app services set to be launched in Asansol, Siliguri

    Transport minister Snehasish Chakraborty has informed that after Kolkata, the Yatri Sathi app will be launched in important towns of Asansol and Siliguri too.The Yatri Sathi app, which is a brainchild of state chief minister Mamata Banerjee has become ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Parents with emotionally damaged mindsets lead adverse results in children: Experts

    In an ideal situation, parents are resource points and emotional pillars, to be utilised to develop the scaffolding of a child’s personality. But in cases, parents with emotionally damaged mindset, could lead adverse results particularly at the backdrop against ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Delegation from across the border at Santiniketan inspects repair work at Bangladesh Bhavan

    Bangladesh government has started the renovation work of Museum and Bangladesh Bhavan of Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, Birbhum.A four-member high-level delegation from Bangladesh, lead by deputy secretary of ministry of culture, Mohamed Saiful Islam, visited and inspected the museum ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Arambagh MP’s initiative to sell potatoes at subsidized rates

    Potato items with a plate of rice is considered as a frugal meal in Bengal but in recent times the abnormal hike in the prices of potatoes have made it dearer. Potatoes, which were usually available within Rs 26 ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    Captain Brijesh Thapa loses life in line of duty in encounter

    Captain Brijesh Thapa (27) lost his life during an encounter with terrorists in the mountainous regions of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir last evening.When this news was broadcasted, residents of Siliguri, Darjeeling, and nearby regions were filled with ...

    18 July 2024 The Statesman
    India, Bangladesh border guards meet to resolve issues

    With a view to resolve border issues in a friendly manner, sector commander level meetings between Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) are carried out on a regular basis in the North Bengal Frontier of BSF.Both ...

    17 July 2024 The Statesman
    Young girl buried after rape in Howrah

    A young girl’s body was recovered in the Jaypur police station area of Howrah yesterday. The incident caused a stir after she went missing while watching idol immersion.The family has accused a neighbour of kidnapping, raping, and murdering the ...

    17 July 2024 The Statesman
    Diabetes clinic at state-run hospitals

    The diabetes clinic for children set up in state-run hospitals gets national recognition with the ministry of health and family welfare proposes to implement the plan nationally.The TMC in its X-handle wrote: “What Bengal thinks today India thinks tomorrow. ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    Scientists suggest more palm trees, Damini app to counter lightning

    More and more lightning detectors, lightning arrestors and the extensive use of Damini app only can help reduce lightning fatalities in Bengal, weather scientists and professors of physics with the Burdwan University have prescribed today.East Burdwan, an agricultural district, ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    Cancer patients suffer due to radioisotope shortage

    Patients with cancer are facing difficulties with their treatment, particularly those who require urgent radiation at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMC&H). This is due to the unavailability of radioisotopes for several days.It has been brought to attention, ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    Ex-Maoist thanks state for help

    Finally, Arnab Dam, the former Maoist cadre, was included into his ambitious PhD programme for history after his counselling process was completed at the Burdwan University this afternoon.Dam, while getting back into the prison van in front of the ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    Hospital pays respects to Dr K B Baksi

    Calcutta Heart Clinic & Hospital has organized a commemorative meeting recently to pay homage and tribute to Dr Kanti Bhusan Baksi, who had passed away last month.Dr Baksi was an eminent personality in the field of cardiology in India. ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    CISTA opposes proposed price sharing formula

    The Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers’ Association (CISTA) has voiced strong opposition to the suggested price sharing formula (PSF) for determining the rate of Green Tea Leaves (GTL).In a letter addressed to Amarendra Singh Bhatia, chairman of the ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    TMC performs Khunti Puja for its foundation Day rally

    Trinamul Congress today organized a puja at the site opposite the CESC building on Chittaranjan Avenue where the stage for the Martyrs’ Day meeting scheduled to be held for 21 July will be set up.Police had gunned down 13 ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    Saugata Roy message to party leaders: keep away from antisocials

    Dum Dum MP Saugata Roy today asked party leaders and workers to maintain distance from anti-socials and promoters. Following a nearly 90-minute meeting with local Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra and Kamarhati chairman Gopal Saha, Roy addressed the media, distancing ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    Free eye camp for drivers

    Under Road Safety Week, the rural police and Singur police station today jointly organized a free eye check-up camp, specially for drivers, the traffic police personnel.During the week-long programme, under the banner of Safe Drive Save Life, numerous awareness ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    KMC finishes first round of survey

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has completed the first round of survey on hawkers at various zones in the city. The civic body has been conducting surveys of hawkers at various hawking hubs in different city markets since the past ...

    16 July 2024 The Statesman
    Land owners start agitation over land acquisition for coal mine, syndicate’s makeshift office torched in Andal

    Members of Krishi Jomi Jiban Jibika Raksha Committee started an agitation against forcible land grabbing by the land mafia and have set on fire a makeshift thatched office of the land syndicate at Dakshinkhanda in Andal Police Station area ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    With Rath Yatra, organisers unfold their Puja themes

    The day of Rath Yatra is considered auspicious. This day also heralds the beginning of Durga Puja as many organisers indulge in Khunti Puja, planting the first pole for the puja pandal. This year was no different as two ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    Modular OT set up in Uttarpara hospital at the initiative of Serampore MP

    Last Saturday evening, the Serampore MP Mr Kalyan Banerjee inaugurated the newly set up modular operation theater at Mahamaya Shishu o Matri Mangal hospital, a Uttarpara-Kotrung Municipality-run hospital. On the occasion were present the Uttarpara-Kotrung Municipality chairman Mr Dilip ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    ‘BJP to observe 21 July as democracy murder day’

    The BJP is going to observe 21 July as ‘democracy murder day’, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, announced from his protest stage near Raj Bhavan on Sunday. Under the leadership of party chairperson Mamata ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    KMC considering plans to allow sanction to buildings of smaller sizes

    Aiming to curb illegal constructions in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has now shifted its lens towards smaller plots. The civic body is working on plans to allow sanction to buildings of smaller sizes while making norms for ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    Fisherman dies after falling from trawler while fishing for hilsa in Bay of Bengal

    The body of a fisherman, who went missing while fishing for hilsa was recovered from Jambudwip in South 24-Parganas yesterday. Police said that he had gone out to sea to fish for hilsa. It was there that the accident ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    Infosys begins functioning from own offices in New Town

    IT giant Infosys has started functioning from its offices in New Town from Wednesday. This was announced by the state IT minister, Babul Supriyo. He has congratulated Infosys on the occasion and mentioned that it will fulfil the dream ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    CCTV surveillance in Burrabazar

    Taking steps to ensure the safety and security of jewellers and merchants in the iconic Burra Bazar area, the Burra Bazar Jewellers’ Association is launching a comprehensive CCTV surveillance project. Sponsored by KNC Services, a renowned exhibition organiser, this ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    ‘Martyrs’ Day’ versus ‘Democracy Slaughter Day’ on July 21 in Bengal

    West Bengal is headed for an eventful day on July 21 as Trinamool Congress will observe it as ‘Martyrs’ Day’ while the BJP has said they will observe the day as ‘Democracy Slaughter Day’.Trinamool will organise its annual ‘Martyrs’ ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    BSF foils major infiltration attempt across India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal

    The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled a major infiltration attempt across the India-Bangladesh border, close to the Amudiya border outpost in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Saturday night, an official said on Sunday.A BSF trooper on duty ...

    15 July 2024 The Statesman
    Confusion over Boro Ma’s locked room after TMC bypoll win

    The locked room of Matua Thakurbari’s Boro Ma, Binapani Devi has been allegedly broken by the followers of Trinamul Congress Assembly candidate and daughter of Mamata Bala Thakur, Madhuparna Thakur.Her supporters allegedly broke into Boro Ma’s room by breaking ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    Serampore civic body’s drive against banned plastic items

    The Serampore SDO Shambudeep Sarkar, the civic body chairman Giridhari Shaw, the police administration and other concerned officials on Friday conducted a drive against sale and use of single-use plastic items and thermocol.The use of single-use plastic, below 120 ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    Trinamul makes a clean sweep in bypolls

    Ruling Trinamul Congress won bypolls for all four Assembly seats – Raiganj, Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagdah and Maniktala – on Saturday, making the main opposition BJP weaker again in West Bengal, hardly 38 days after the results of general election ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    1 held for agitation at Chinpai station

    The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and the Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested Sheikh Laden in connection with the passenger agitation and stone pelting incident at Chinpai station yesterday, under the Asansol division of Eastern Railway.03579 Andal-Saithia MEMU was detained ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    Ramkrishna Mission floats amateur radio course

    Students will soon explore the mystery of amateur radio, courtesy the Ramkrishna Mission that has proposed such a pioneering move.Swami Kamalasthananda, principal, RK Mission Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara stated in a communication to the Indian Academy of Communication and ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    Bypoll results an indicator of 2026 state polls: Pundits

    The bypoll results today in West Bengal are a clear signal that the ruling party’s efforts to win people’s hearts are bearing fruit.In the 2021 Assembly elections in the state, the saffron party had won 77 seats including the ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    Celebrations mark 210th Bhanu Jayanti

    Many people, including politicians, in the Siliguri, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and Sikkim region celebrated the 210th Bhanu Jayanti with great enthusiasm.Bhanubhakta Acharya was a highly talented poet during his era. His efforts were instrumental in bringing Nepali literature out of ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    2 women drown while making reels in Damodar

    Two women drowned while making reels on a riverbank in Andal of West Burdwan district today. One of them was rescued in an unconscious state, another one is still missing.The two women went to Baska Filter House, besides the ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    Puja curtains go up at Hazra Park

    Hazra Park Durgotsab held their Khuti Puja today on the auspicious Eve of Ulta Rath Yatra to mark the start of Durga Puja proceedings this year at Jatin Das Park (Hazra crossing). Hazra Park Durgotsab is one of the ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    TMC’s Madhurparna Thakur’s wins in Matua bastion Bagdah

    From family disputes to election battles, Madhurparna, a member of the Thakur family and daughter of Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Bala Thakur, hit bull’s eye in her first political innings today by securing her win from Bagdah ...

    14 July 2024 The Statesman
    Climate change leads to dwindling local mushroom harvest

    The rainy season has always been a time of anticipation and activity in the sal forests of Junglemahal, where the wild edible mushroom Astraeus hygrometricus, locally known as Kurkur Chhattu, flourishes. These mushrooms, thriving in the red laterite regions ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    18 affected with dengue in West Burdwan

    In the past two weeks, about 18 people in West Burdwan district have been infected with dengue, including 12 in Asansol Municipal Corporation area and three in Durgapur Municipal Corporation area.Three other cases are reported from Salanpur, Kanksha and ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Sowing the seeds for a healthy earth, more mangoes to bite

    Have you met or heard about the Mango Seed Man? If you haven’t, it’s time you do.The man, a motivational and business coach, is on a mission to grow mango trees, not by dozens or hundreds, but by crores.Meet ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Body of a youth recovered from Karaya area

    Body of a youth was found lying inside a room on Bright Street in the Karaya police station area on Friday.According to police, the body of one Samser Ali, a resident of Kashiabagan Math in the Karaya area was ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Fire at vest factory in Dum Dum, no one hurt

    A devastating fire broke out in a vest factory on Jessore Road near Nagerbazar in Dum Dum today. Twenty fire engines were pressed into service. The entire area was covered in smoke. According to fire department sources, no workers ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Home secy releases India Food Services Report 2024

    The National Restaurant Association of India released its long-awaited India Food Services Report 2024 (NRAI IFSR 2024) on Thursday in Kolkata. The report along with a special booklet on the food services sector in Kolkata was launched by state’s ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Karnataka Tourism’s roadshow in city

    Karnataka Tourism recently hosted a highly successful roadshow in the city aiming to engage travel trade professionals from the region.The roadshow served as an excellent platform for Karnataka Tourism to connect with travel agents, tour operators, and other industry ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    TMC begins 21 July Martyrs’ Day rally prep

    Trinamul Congress leaders are pumping in full effort to make the Martyrs’ Day rally on 21 July a grand success.The police had opened fire to kill youth Congress supporters, who had assembled under Mamata Banerjee, then a youth Congress ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Tea board forms working group to explore crop insurance

    The Tea Board of India has formed a working group to investigate the details of a weather-based crop insurance plan, proposed under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) by the department of agriculture and farmers’ welfare.According to the ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Siliguri mayor asks DM to monitor veg price hike

    Siliguri mayor Goutam Deb has urged the Darjeeling district magistrate to closely monitor the inflated prices of vegetables and other goods in various markets across Siliguri.In a statement to the media, mayor Deb today expressed concern over the artificial ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Police advised to be vigilant: Alapan Banerjee

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s chief adviser Alapan Banerjee today told newspersons that the police had been advised to be more agile and alert in view of the incidents like Ariadaha, North 24-Parganas, which happened in 2021.The mastermind of the ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    After attacks during demolition KMC engineers to shun drives

    Facing the wrath of the occupants, residents or even outsiders allegedly, the engineers of Kolkata Municipal Corporation have decided to boycott the demolition duties assigned to them by the civic body.The engineers have given a unanimous call for providing ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Transport minister meets top S Bengal district officials on road safety

    State transport minister Snehasish Chakraborty has stressed upon road safety, increase in tax collection and bringing in transparency in operations of all the check-posts at a high-level meeting with the transport department and other top officials of five south ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    MP Saugata Roy receives death threat call

    Veteran Trinamul Congress MP from Dum Dum Saugata Roy received a phone call in which the caller threatened to kill him if the arrested party leader Jayant Singh was not released as soon as possible.Mr Roy has lodged a ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Serampore SDO, task force survey Seoraphuli market to check prices

    After chief minister Mamata Banerjee had issued strict directives to check the abnormal hike in prices of vegetables, Serampore SDO Sahbhudeep Sarkar with a task force constituted for the purpose, visited the Seoraphuli wholesale market on Wednesday.The SDO ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    MLA requests Nitin Gadkari to reconsider flyover design in Siliguri

    A prominent group of citizens, led by local merchants, in Matigara of Siliguri has demanded that the Union ministry of road transport and highways modify its plans for the current construction of a flyover as part of the proposed ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    ZP sell vegetables at subsidised rates in Burdwan

    In the midst of continuing raids at retail vegetable markets, the East Burdwan zilla parishad yesterday floated a subsidized vending counter in an attempt to stand beside the poor and middle class in Burdwan town.The outlet was opened at ...

    13 July 2024 The Statesman
    Minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth

    Minister of state for defence Sanjay Seth, emphasized the critical role played by the Eastern Command in safeguarding the nation’s borders and ensuring the safety of its citizens.Mr Seth was visiting Fort William, the headquarters of the Eastern Command ...

    12 July 2024 The Statesman
    Mastermind of robbery at jewellery shop in Howrah nabbed

    The alleged mastermind of a robbery at a jewellery shop in Domjur, Howrah was a woman, who was arrested today by Howrah city police from Bihar and brought to the city on a transit remand.At least five persons had ...

    12 July 2024 The Statesman
    NH-717A suffered significant damage: Darjeeling MP

    National Highway 717A has suffered significant damage due to landslides caused by heavy rainfall.Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, accompanied by the general manager of National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation and their technical team, visited various vulnerable areas along this ...

    12 July 2024 The Statesman
    Villagers oppose land acquisition for open cast coal mine

    Land owners have threatened to launch a major agitation and movement against the land acquisition of central public sector Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL) at Nituria Block of Purulia district for its upcoming open cast coal mines project.Coal behemoth ECL, ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    Kirti Azad meets NHAI officials on repair of highways

    Burdwan-Durgapur MP Kirti Azad Jha held a high-level meeting with the top officials of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at Durgapur regarding the slow progress of the expansion work of the national highways 19 and other issues.The TMC ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    BJP candidate attacked, car damaged in Bagdah

    Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Bagdah Assembly constituency Binay Kumar Biswas was physically assaulted and his car damaged while he went to a booth at Gadpukuria Siddikia Senior Madrasah.Biswas had received information regarding proxy vote and booth jamming. Trinamul ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    Moderate turnout in Ranaghat South

    The by-election to the Ranaghat South Assembly seat in Nadia witnessed a moderate voter turnout, with 65.37 per cent of the 2.3 lakh electorate casting their votes by 5 pm on Wednesday.Polling was slow in the starting but picked ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    Booth jamming, false voting allegations mark bypoll voting

    Except for a few stray incidents and allegations and counter allegations of booth jamming and false voting, the by-election in four Assembly constituencies passed off peacefully today.By-elections were held in Maniktala, Bagdah, Ranaghat South and Raiganj. The results will ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    Forest festival celebration by state govt

    Banamahotsav 2024 will be celebrated throughout West Bengal from 14-20 July. State level programmes will be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 14 July.Today, three tableaus were flagged off at Aranya Bhavan, Kolkata by Niraj Singhal, IPS, principal chief ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    Sikkim Assembly bereft of any Opposition

    The Sikkim Assembly is now without any Opposition following the defection of one MLA from the Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) to the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM).This comes after the SKM, led by Prem Singh Tamang (Golay), emerged victorious in ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    Bi-weekly drive to spot encroached KMC lands

    Aiming to free the encroached government lands, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to conduct drives for maintaining a record of such properties under the limits of the civic body.The civic body issued a circular yesterday announcing the decision. ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
    Grade-I heritage Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture

    The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has declared the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture as a Grade-I heritage structure and put a blue plaque as a mark of recognition.The huge structure at Gol Park was constructed by Martin Burn Company and ...

    11 July 2024 The Statesman
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