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  • Coal theft case: Framing of charges deferred till 7 September

    The charge framing in the coal theft case has been further deferred as the Special CBI Court in Asansol has directed the central agency to frame charges on 7 September, which will be the next hearing of the case.The ...

    10 August 2024 The Statesman
    This locality in Burdwan town excited for their son-in-law’s elevation as Bangladesh’s new PM

    Close relatives, neighbours and brother-in-law and his family are excited as the celebrity jamai (son-in-law) of this non-descript Paschim Para in Laskar Dighi area (near Raniganj Bazar) in Burdwan town of West Bengal is all set to take charge ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee: Man with literary interests and simple tastes

    Erstwhile Left Front chief minister and veteran communist leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, a man of rare integrity in politics, lived through both dreams and disillusionments. Dressed in traditional dhoti, kurta and Kolhapuri sandals, he epitomized the quintessential Bengali gentleman. He ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Ex-CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee dies of heart attack

    Veteran communist Leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was the second and last chief minister of the 34-year-long Left Front rule in West Bengal, passed away at the age of 80. He served as the state’s chief minister from 2000 to ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Tributes pour in for former CM

    Tributes have been pouring in after the death of former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. Bhattacharjee, who passed away at 80. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “I am saddened by the passing of ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Breakthrough in 3,943-metre tunnel of Sevoke-Rangpo project: NFR

    In a significant development, a 3,943-meter-long tunnel (No. T-06) of the Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Project (SRRP), located in Kalimpong district of West Bengal, achieved a breakthrough on Tuesday, according to a senior railway official.The SRRP comprises 14 tunnels. With the ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Sr engineer, 4 labourers get burn injuries in plant explosion

    Five workers, including an electrical engineer, suffered severe burn injuries after a massive flashover in the power line circuit breaker inside the Damodar Valley Corporation-owned Mejia Thermal Power Station, today.They were charred and shifted to a private superspecialty hospital ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Man with modern outlook, Buddhababu was keen on IT: Ex-CS Manish Gupta

    Buddhababu had a modern outlook and took strong initiatives for bringing in IT industries to West Bengal, reminisced Manish Gupta, former Trinamul Congress MP from Rajya Sabha.Mr Gupta was chief secretary of the state from 1997 and 2001, with ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Singur agitation leaders remember ex-CM Bhattacharya

    The demise of the former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya came as a great shock to the people of the state.At the initiative of Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, Tata Motors had set up the Tata Nano project at Singur. However, the project ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Nitin Gadkari orders immediate transfer of NH-10 work to NHIDCL: Sikkim MP

    Sikkim MP Indra Hang Subba announced on Thursday that Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari has instructed the ministry to promptly transfer the maintenance and management authority of national highway 10 (NH-10) from West Bengal’s Public ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    With timely intervention, he could have been saved: Docs treating ex-CM

    The former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee could have been saved if he was rushed to a hospital in time. Unfortunately, he was against being admitted in a hospital.Doctors, who used to treat the former CM regularly either in the ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    Close to 22L migrant workers from Bengal in other states: Moloy Ghatak

    The controversy regarding the exact number of migrant workers from West Bengal was raised in the state Assembly on Friday, when the Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Naushad Siddiqui wanted to know about the figure from state labour minister ...

    9 August 2024 The Statesman
    GNLF activists hoist black flags in protest over delayed political solution

    Activists from the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) have been hoisting black flags across Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and surrounding areas since 5 August to protest the delay in implementing a Permanent Political Solution for the region. Today, black flags were ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Haj policy 2025 announced: State Haj committee gearing up for intensive campaign

    After the Centre unveiled the ‘Haj Policy 2025’ yesterday, the state Haj Committee is now gearing up to conduct an intensive campaign on maximising usage of the ‘Haj Suvidha’ mobile application among the pilgrims intending to head towards Mecca. ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Drivers and hotel personnel given first aid training

    In a bid to ensure they have the expertise to handle any sudden medical emergency faced by tourists, Jhargram Tourism in association with Indian Medical Association, Jhargram branch organised a camp to provide first aid training to drivers and ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Pollution leads to disappearance of Raikhor fish in Atreyee river

    The beloved Raikhor fish (Cirrhina reba), a local culinary treasure, has become a rare sight in the Atreyee river this monsoon season, alarming residents and environmentalists alike. Traditionally abundant during this period, the near-absence of Raikhor is now being ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee rejigs state council of ministers

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today effected a reshuffle in the her council of ministers, by handing over enhanced responsibility to a number of ministers, while keeping the state jails department with her for now following the resignation of the ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    CM moots distinct policy, guidelines for operation of totos

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is believed to have asked the state transport minister, Snehashish Chakraborty, to prepare a distinct policy and chart out guidelines for bringing Totos under the framework of authorised modes of transport. The chief minister is ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bangladesh in turmoil: BJP and Trinamul trade blows

    Amid the turmoil in Bangladesh, senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday claimed that those causing unrest in Bangladesh had come to Bengal after the Lok Sabha elections and spread violence. In response, Trinamul spokesperson Shantanu Sen rebuked Dilip ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Kolkata Police warns 250 Facebook users over social media posts provoking trouble

    Kolkata Police have warned around 250 people for allegedly making provocative posts on Facebook and social media inviting trouble in West Bengal after the longest serving Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed resigned on Monday and fled after ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Abhishek Banerjee demands Bharat Ratna or RS berth for Vinesh Phogat

    Amid the political slugfest over ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the Paris Olympics hours before her gold medal match, Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday called for a consensus approach by the Union government and ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    Int’l goods trucks begin slow movement at Petrapole-Benapole and Ghojadanga border crossings

    Export and import business and slow movement of trucks carrying international goods began today both from Ghojadanga and Petrapole-Benapole on the India-Bangladesh border in North 24 -Parganas. Amid unprecedented security deployment and the presence of BSF and police, slow ...

    8 August 2024 The Statesman
    VHP voices concerns over Bangladesh’s socio-political situation

    The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) North Bengal Chapter has raised alarm regarding the deteriorating socio-political climate in neighbouring Bangladesh, particularly following a sudden escalation in tensions prevailed yesterday. Narayan Mandal, President of VHP North Bengal, called for the protection ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    State minister and district administration take initiative to reach flood relief to the affected

    The incessant rain and the release of large volume of water from the DVC have inundated large parts of Arambagh, khanakul, Pursura, Goghat and Tarkeswar. The loss of paddy crops is massive, many kuccha and semi-pucca houses have been ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    Many Awami League supporters come to India to take refuge

    Several Awami League supporters, both Muslim and Hindu, have fled Bangladesh to save their lives and come to India officially with visas . Many other supporters of the Awami League are unable to cross the Indo-Bangladesh border to seek ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    Suvendu Adhikari called by Amit Shah to Delhi amid Bangladesh crisis

    The Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday hurriedly flew to New Delhi after a summons from the Union home minister Amit Shah. The developments comes amid turmoil in the neighbouring country of Ban – gladesh. ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    Awami League leader takes shelter at Duttabad in North 24-Pgns after crossing border

    An Awami Leader of trouble-hit Bangladesh fled the country and took shelter at his relative’s residence at Duttabad in North 24-Parganas on Tuesday after crossing the Indo-Bangladesh border in Petrapole in the district. Biswajit Saha, a local leader of ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    104 truckers stranded in Bangladesh return home

    Amid the turmoil in the neighbouring country, around 104 truck drivers who were stranded at various places beyond the borders of Bangladesh returned to their homeland today. As the unrest in Bangladesh continues, about 183 truck drivers who had ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    Kolkata-Dhaka flight services gradually returning to normal

    Kolkata-Bangladesh flight services are gradually returning to normal, a NSCBI airport sources said today. Late last night, a flight from Bangladesh landed in Kolkata, although it had only a few passengers. The flight returned to Bangladesh at the scheduled ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    Curfew along Indo-B’desh border to be strictly monitored: BSF

    Border Security Force (BSF) on Tuesday said that the curfew along the IndiaBangladesh border will be strictly monitored in the wake of the illegal infiltrations following the political turmoil in Bangladesh. BSF DIG and Spokesperson, South Bengal Frontier, A ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    ‘Ask people to refrain from attacking policemen’, B’desh top cop urges protesters

    Amid continuing attacks on police personnel in different parts of Bangladesh, the Inspector General of Bangladesh Police released a video message on Tuesday requesting the protesters, including the student leadership, to urge people to refrain from attacking the security ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    All planned events at B’desh Bhavan in Visva Bharati University postponed indefinitely

    All planned cultural events at the Bangladesh Bhavan on the campus of Visva Bharati University in West Bengal’s Shantiniketan have been postponed for an indefinite period because of the continuing unrest in the neighbouring country.Bangladesh Bhavan is a centre ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    One crore Hindu refugees from B’desh might enter Bengal soon: Suvendu Adhikari

    Amid the political unrest in Bangladesh, the leader of opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, claimed on Monday that around one crore Hindu refugees might enter the state from the neighbouring country in the next few days.Speaking ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    Amid unrest in B’desh, Mamata appeals to people to maintain peace in Bengal

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday directed her party and Cabinet colleagues to refrain from making any comment or social media post on the situation in Bangladesh.Bangladesh leader Sheikh Hasina landed at the Hindon Air Force in ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    BSF deploys more troops along Indo-Bangla border as unrest escalates in B’desh

    The Border Security Force (BSF) has increased the deployment of troops along the India-Bangladesh border besides sounding an alert in the frontier areas amid escalating unrest in the neighbouring nation.BSF Director General Daljit Singh Chaudhary was also on a ...

    7 August 2024 The Statesman
    Zero precipitation upstream, rivers still swell up in lower basin

    Sky though seems dry, the rivers passing traversed across East & West Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura however have shown a rising trend nearing Danger Level as a result of unrelenting runoff, seepage from the surface catchment areas resulting a sustained ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    Dhaka flight services halted from Kolkata, Indo-Bangla trade services stopped

    NSCBI Airport authorities decided to halt Dhaka-Kolkata air services after receiving a message around 4.46 p.m. that Dhaka Aerodrome is closed till time 10.30 hrs IST. Air India also stopped all flight operations towards Dhaka. Bangladesh’s international airport in ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    BJP MLA demands restoration of historic Cooch Behar state in Assembly session

    In yesterday’s Assembly session, BJP MLA Anandamay Barman from Matigara Naxalbari called for the reconstruction and restoration of the historic state of Cooch Behar. His demand came during a debate where the Trinamul Congress opposed the proposal for the ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    Assembly passes resolution against move to divide Bengal

    The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Monday, in an apparently unseen-before bonhomie between the ruling Trinamul Congress and opposition BJP, unanimously passed a resolution opposing any move to divide the state. The Trinamul Congress has been accusing the saffron ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    SC issues notice on West Bengal govt’s plea on OBC quota

    The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice on West Bengal Government’s plea challenging Calcutta High Court order cancelling all Other Backward Castes (OBC) certificates issued in the State after 2010. A bench comprising Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, justice J.B. ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bengal BJP protests in Kolkata demanding arrest of former minister Akhil Giri for threatening female ranger

    Bengal BJP took to the streets over the Akhil Giri issue, demanding his immediate arrest. The state BJP’s Mahila Morcha organized a protest march in Kolkata today. The march, demanding the immediate arrest of Akhil Giri for threatening a ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    Kolkata to receive more intense rainfal

    With another system brewing up over south Bengal, the city of joy could get drenched tomorrow. The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore has predicted more intense rainfall for Kolkata tomorrow. Parts of north and south Bengal were getting drenched ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    Coal India signs a joint venture with GAIL, to set up syngas plant

    Coal India has signed a Joint Venture agreement with GAIL for setting up a Coal to Synthetic Natural Gas plant through the surface coal gasification (SCG) technology route. This collaboration is a big step towards the National Coal Gasification ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    App for Durga Puja pandal hoppers

    Good news for Durga Puja pandal hoppers! Digital Canvas is bringing out its second edition, which is more user-friendly. The app contains a brief history of 100 clubs, where to park the car, and which metro line to take. ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    Rare bonhomie: CM Mamata Banerjee appreciates LoP Suvendu Adhikari in Assembly

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, appreciated Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari in the Assembly for supporting the motion against the division of the stateA motion against the issue was moved in the state Assembly on ...

    6 August 2024 The Statesman
    CM dials Hemant Soren, urges to slow water discharge

    As the rivers of Jharkhand are swelling due to torrential rainfall in the upper catchment areas of the Chhotanagpur Plateau since the past few days, the authorities there have been discharging water from Maithon, Panchet and Tenughat dams leading ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Tourism body writes to CM, to roll back VAT on ATF in Bagdogra

    The Himalayan Hospitality and Tourism Development Network (HHTDN) has requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to roll back the Value Added Tax (VAT) on air turbine fuel (ATF) for Bagdogra Airport from the newly imposed 12.5% back to its previous ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Lion Club organises blood donation camp

    To address the pressing need for blood transfusions, a blood donation camp was held today at Hatiyadanga, organised by the Lions Club of Siliguri Pragati in collaboration with the Lions Club of Terai. President of the Lions Club of ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Opposition demands introduction of Bidhansabha TV in West Bengal Assembly

    Dr. Sankar Ghosh, the Chief Whip of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, today urged the State Government to introduce a dedicated television channel for the Assembly, similar to Lok Sabha TV. Addressing the press after the formation ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Serampore MP unveiled Kishore Kumar statue on his 95th birth anniversary

    The Konnagar Kishore kumar Fans Club on the 95th birth anniversary of legendary singer Kishore Kumar Ganguly organised a cultural programme and distributed mosquito nets among the needy and poor. On the occasion were present Serampore MP Mr Kalyan ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Giri: Will resign as minister but not apologise to woman forest officer

    Following pressure from his party, the Minister of State (independent charge) for Correctional Services Department, Akhil Giri, who was caught on camera using abusive language against a woman forest department officer, announced on Sunday that he would resign from ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Administration extends help to tornado-hit areas in Tarkeswar

    A tornado which hit Tarkeswar last evening have left a trail of destruction. The people of Santospur and Gupinathpur gram panchayat area in Tarkeswar were taken unaware by the sudden tornado, which lasted for a minute or more. Many ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Fishing trawler capsizes in Bay of Bengal; all 14 fishermen rescued

    A fishing trawler, carrying 14 fishermen who had set out from Patharpratima, capsized this morning in the Bay of Bengal after encountering rough seas. Fortunately, all the fishermen were rescued. The incident occurred near Bagher Char Island when sudden ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    East Kolkata wetlands fast turning into death traps for aquatic ecosystem

    The East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW), often celebrated as the “Kidney of East Kolkata”, are facing severe threats from pollution and unsustainable practices. This vital ecosystem, recognized as a Ramsar site and the world’s largest wastewater-fed aquaculture system, spans 12,500 ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    ED starts probe against ex-minister in Bengal ration distribution case

    Enforcement Directorate (ED) has initiated a probe against the cash deposits linked to former Food and Supplies Minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who is currently in judicial custody, in connection with the Bengal ration distribution case.Sources said that it has come ...

    5 August 2024 The Statesman
    Bista slams Bengal govt’s 12.5 per cent VAT on Air Turbine Fuel at Bagdogra

    Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Saturday criticised the West Bengal government’s decision to impose a 12.5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on air turbine fuel (ATF) at Bagdogra airport, warning it poses a significant threat to the aviation industry’s ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Habra BDO allegedly assaulted

    The Block Development Officer (BDO) of the Habra block number II in North 24- Parganas district was allegedly assaulted by the Trinamul Congress-run Habra panchayat samiti pradhan inside the former”s office on Saturday. The pradhan Ratan Das allegedly got ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Severe threat of flooding: DVRRC beefing up flood cushions

    Huge downpour in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand in the upper catchment of Tenughat dam now pose a severe threat of floods in the South Bengal districts, which however has been temporarily halted after the Bengal government intervention this afternoon. The ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Airport operational despite parking bay waterlogged

    Waterlogging was reported from several parts of Kolkata, including at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport(NSCBI). However, there are no reports of disruptions in flight movements so far. “The flight operations at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata are proceeding normally ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    State govt pulls up DVC over release of water

    With incessant rains continuing to batter different districts raising the spectre of widespread flooding, a concerned state government today talked tough to the chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) over its alleged unilateral practice of releasing water from ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    RKM proposes decorating Jalpaiguri Town Station with Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita depictions

    The Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama (RKMA), a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission in Belur, located in Jalpaiguri, has proposed to the Northeast Frontier Railway authorities to decorate the Jalpaiguri Town Station with depictions of Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita as ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Man found lying dead inside R G Kar Hospital

    An unidentified man was found lying dead inside the state-run R G Kar Medical College Hospital complex on Saturday. The body was sent to the morgue for postmortem. According to police sources, the man was found lying on the ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Farmers of Haripal and Balagarh fear massive loss of paddy crops

    Incessant rainfall and release of water from the DVC have inundated paddy crops in thousands of acres of agricultural land area in Haripal and Balagarh. The farmers of Haripal lamented that they have been completely ruined. “We raised the ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Dengue cases in city witnesses rise in last week

    Amid incessant rain, the number of dengue cases in the city has seen a rise in the last week, informed officials of the Health Department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. According to the data shared by the KMC, 260 ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Alipore zoo gets e-cycles

    Zookeepers at the Alipore Zoological Garden, Kolkata, received electric cycles yesterday to easily inspect the enclosures and their surroundings. This initiative came in collaboration with Motovolt Mobility, an electric vehicle manufacturer. This significant step would foster sustainable green mobility ...

    4 August 2024 The Statesman
    Overflowing canals inundate large parts of Arambagh, Goghat

    Incessant rains have resulted in overflowing of different irrigation canals, leading to inundation of large parts of Goghat and Kamarpukur panchayat areas.The overflowing water has submerged the major connecting roadways, forcing transport services to come to a standstill. The ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    IMD sees sufficient rainfall in next 2 months

    The Gangetic West Bengal that was deficient in rainfall last month, is expected to get good rainfall in the next couple of months.As tipped by the India Meteorological Department in Delhi, the anticipated showers are likely to make up ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    With monsoon in force, KMC advises citizens on dengue prevention

    Apprehending that the number of dengue cases may go up this year due to the climate change, Atin Ghosh, deputy mayor, in-charge of health has the cooperation of the people to combat the spread of the disease.The Kolkata Municipal ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Snakebite patient dies after being treated by a witch doctor

    After being bitten by a snake, an elderly woman was taken to a witch doctor instead of a physician by her family. The witch doctor applied a magic remedy, which proved fatal for the patient. The incident caused a ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Deputy mayor threatens lawsuit after central minister’s ‘corrupt’ jibe

    Union minister of state for education Dr Sukanta Majumdar, today alleged that a Trinamul Congress leader, who is the deputy mayor of Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), has accumulated property worth Rs 1,500 crore by looting the people of Siliguri.Reacting ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    College girl electrocuted in Howrah after rains

    22-year-old college girl was electrocuted in front of her father at Salkia-Bandhaghat in Malipanchghora police station area, in Howrah on Thursday night. Her father also fell seriously ill with electric shock when he tried to rescue his daughter.Police have ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Ashram’s land grabbed, monks write to CM

    A group of people has allegedly grabbed several plots of land belonging to the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram in Matigara, Siliguri.On 27 July, the authorities of Sahudangi Ramakrishna Vivekananda Ashram sent a letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee requesting the ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Downpour in Asansol Durgapur regions leads to overflowing rivulets, flight disruptions

    Civil defense and NDRF members have rescued 12 trapped people from Tamla rivulet, flight services have been disrupted at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, national highways 19 has been inundated and hundreds of people have been marooned in Asansol and ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    F5 International Film Festival begins

    The first-ever Fest 5 International Film Festival, in collaboration with the National Library and in association with the West Bengal Pollution Control Board was inaugurated today.This is for the first time in 188-year-old history when a film festival is ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    CM writes to FM, seeks withdrawal of 18 pc GST on insurance premiums

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the 18 per cent GST on life and health insurance policies and to allow deductions in the new tax regime under section 80C and 80D ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Govt demolishes illegal building in Mukundapur

    With the directive of the High Court the South 24-Parganas district administration on Thursday demolished a multi-storied building near Mukundapur area.The under-construction building allegedly came up on a wetland at Jagdipota in the east Kolkata area.The promoter of the ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Students fight for honours at hackathon

    The Department of CSE (AI&ML), in association with the Department of ECE and Institute’s Innovation Council of Institute of Engineering and Management, New Town sector, under School of UEM Kolkata, organized in the campus a 30-hour hackathon called INNOFUSION ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    MGNREGA dues: TMC steadfast on white paper from Centre

    Trinamul Congress today lambasted the Union home minister and demanded a white paper be published immediately on funds allocated to Bengal under MGNREGA and Awas Yojana from 2021.Trinamul Congress on its X-handle wrote, “We do not want HM@AmitShahreading scripted ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Motivational talk helps students unlock hidden passions, be determined

    The Ashok Hall Group of Schools celebrated the legacy of Late Manjushree Khaitan, who was the chairperson of Ashok Hall Group of schools, with a motivational talk session at Kala Mandir, recently.The talk was organised to make students understand ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Stage tribute to Rituparno Ghosh

    Rudra Polash dance troupe in collaboration with Alok Foundation, will be organising Ritu Utsav 2024, tribute to legendary filmmaker/ actor Rituparno Ghosh on 3 September, the late filmmaker’s birthday.The dance troupe will present a dance drama, based on a ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Campaign against tobacco

    Observing Head & Neck Cancer Day, a cancer centre in the city hosted an ingenious interactive health campaign titled ‘Have more Tea, no more Puffs’ to emphasize the toxic effects of tobacco consumption and to propagate healthy habits. HCG ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Vendors, who supplied building material for MGNREGA demand dues

    A fresh controversy over MGNREGA has arisen after hundreds of vendors, who have supplied materials, staged a protest near Uttarkanya, the branch secretariat in Siliguri today.Vendors from eight districts of north Bengal rallied, intending to march to Uttarkanya to ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    State approves new neurosciences facility in city, approves Rs 59cr

    The state health department has decided to set up a seven-storied state-of-the-art Institute of Neurosciences on 17, Convent Road in the eastern part of the city.The finance department has already approved around Rs 59 crore for the civil and ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    His master’s voice: Md Rafi’s fan sings on singer’s 44th death anniversary

    Music lovers across the world, remember Mohammed Rafi on his 44th death anniversary. His soulful voice touched millions of hearts. Even after more than four decades of his passing away, the legendary singer’s voice continues to resonate with music ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    Hawkers resist eviction drive, cab-toto drivers clash in Siliguri

    A section of Siliguri residents has expressed their unhappiness over a few administrative decisions. The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has been demolishing encroachments and illegal constructions along main roads, while the Siliguri Metropolitan Police (SMP) has launched a special ...

    3 August 2024 The Statesman
    As dengue, malaria cases spike AMC distributes 1 lakh guppy fish

    The mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC), Bidhan Upadhyay has distributed guppy fish to kill the larvae of the mosquitoes as the cases of malaria and dengue increased alarmingly in the state.The latest victim of malaria is a person ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Firing in Gaya court: 3 absconding criminals nabbed by state police

    Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has arrested three criminals in the wee hours today, who were on the run after firing in Sherghati Court Complex in Gaya district of Bihar on 24 July.Bihar Police has announced cash rewards in ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Arambagh, Serampore MPs speak about held-up railway projects

    The newly-elected Arambagh MP Mitali Bag in her maiden speech in the Parliament drew attention of the Speaker towards long held up railway projects in Arambagh and the need for more railway communication between places of historic importance.Serampore ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    CIL mine awarded by central agency

    A coal mine of the Eastern Coalfields Limited of Coal India, operating 200 metres below the surface, has topped the country in question of safer mining and has been awarded by the Director General of Mines Safety. The ECL ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Another goods train derails near Siliguri, CM reacts

    Two empty oil tankers from a goods train derailed at Rangapani, near New Jalpaiguri railway station, around midday today.According to official sources, the derailment occurred while the goods train was traveling on a privately owned railway track, en route ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    TMC highlights Abhishek’s speech in Parliament, false statements by FM

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary and MP from Diamond Harbour, demanded publication of a white paper by the finance ministry on the amount released by the Centre on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    BJP MLAs walkouts again, demand statement withdrawal from minister

    Opposition BJP MLAs on Wednesday staged a walkout in the state Legislative Assembly repeatedly for at least three times, demanding the minister and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim to withdraw his recent comments ‘need to spread Islam among non-Muslims.’The BJP ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Corporate treasure hunt in city

    The Indian Oil Kolkata On Wheels 7th Corporate Car Treasure Hunt 2024 was held in the city on Sunday.Kolkata On Wheels, is a city-centric motoring magazine which has been trying to create awareness about proper driving skills among the ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    HUDCO celebrates Yoga Day, plants trees

    HUDCO regional office, Kolkata organized a yoga session for the students at Bidhannagar Municipal School, Salt Lake on Monday as a part of International Yoga Day celebration, followed by a tree plantation programme under the campaign #Plant 4Mother in ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Mamata to visit Jhargram on 8 Aug, celebrate indigenous people’s day

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will attend the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People on 9 August in Jhargram.She is likely to reach Jhargram on 8 August and is likely to hold an administrative review meeting.The programme to observe ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Lights, camera, action! Studios resume shooting

    Finally, the stalemate in Tollywood has been resolved and shooting of television serials, web series and films began today.From Wednesday morning, Federation technical workers joined work and actors and directors engaged themselves in a full day of shooting.On Tuesday, ...

    2 August 2024 The Statesman
    Two masons die of inhaling poisonous gas

    Two labourers were killed after inhaling poisonous carbon monoxide gas while trying to open the cover of a newly-constructed water reservoir in the Park Avenue area in Bidhan Nagar, Durgapur today morning.The deceased have been identified as Humayun Sheikh ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Suicide bid by kanwariya at Jasidih station

    An incident occurred on Monday at Jasidih station of Asansol Division, Eastern Railway, when a kanwariya (devotees of Shiva), attempted suicide by jumping in front of 13030 Mokama-Howrah Express, while it was in motion.The incident happened near the parcel ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Birds dead, homeless after excess trimming of trees at Rishra station platform

    Animal lovers and environmentalists with placards, protested today against the excessive trimming of trees on Rishra station platform, rendering hundreds of birds homeless and many dead.Trimming of trees on different railway station platforms is a routine work followed by ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
    Banks will remain closed for 14 days in August

    Reschedule your plans for a visit to the bank in August! Banks across the state will be closed for holidays for close to 10 days owing to various regional and national holidays, religious festivals and weekends.On the national front, ...

    1 August 2024 The Statesman
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