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Madhyamik, HS exams in Bengal likely to be offline in 2022
The West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (WBSE) and the West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Exam (WBCHSE) have proposed conducting examinations offline in 2022.The WBSE conducts the Madhyamik exam and the WBCHSE is responsible for the Higher Secondary ...
29 October 2021 StatesmanBengal Education Deptt gives proposal to govt before opening schools
Before the opening of the schools, the state education department has sent a draft proposal to the Nabanna — the state secretariat — for approval. In view of the pandemic situation, the department has proposed a series of measures ...
29 October 2021 StatesmanHC stays CAT transfer of Alapanâs case to Delhi
A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Justice Rabindranath Samanta of Calcutta High Court today suspended the judgment in the case of chief minister  Mamata Banerjee"s chief advisor and former state chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhayay challenging a decision ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanKMC begins RT-PCR tests in markets as cases soar
In the wake of soaring Covid cases in the city, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has started conducting RTPCR tests in crowded places, such as in city markets, to identify the Covid super-spreaders while the civic body chairman Firhad ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanRuling party obstructing Opposition campaign: Left complains to CEO
A Left Front delegation, led by CPI-M leader Rabin Deb, today met the chief electoral officer(CEO) and intimated to him about what they alleged was "deliberate obstruction to their campaigns in the four seats going for bypolls on 30 ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanGovt aims to be self-sufficient in onion production: Saha
The West Bengal government, in the next three years, is aiming at becoming self-sufficient in the production of onions while it has undertaken experimental cultivation of exotic fruits like walnuts and saffron, after the "successful cultivation of dragon fruits ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanWBPCB allows bursting green crackers for 2 hrs
With concerns of the city"s environment which deteriorates at an alarming rate during Kali Puja and Diwali, the West Bengal Pollution Control Board today issued an order allowing the sale and bursting of green firecrackers in the state for ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanRaiganj BJP MLA joins Trinamul
BJP MLA of Raiganj in North Dinajpur district Krishna Kalyani finally joined the Trinamul Congress today. The state secretary of the TMC as well as the state industry minister, Partha Chattapadhaya, handed Mr Kalyani the TMC flag amid a ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanSwasthya Sathi: Pvt hospitals’ costs of tests, diagnosis capped at Rs 5k
After a stern warning from chief minister Mamata Banerjee to private hospitals which are allegedly refusing treatment under the Swasthya Sathi scheme, the state health department today issued an advisory capping the cost of diagnosis and clinical investigation of ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanKMC councillor Tista Biswas killed in car accident
In a tragic accident today evening, the councillor of ward 86 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Mrs Tista Biswas has passed away.It is learnt that she was returning to Kolkata from Heria in East Midnapore with her husband Goutam ...
28 October 2021 StatesmanSFI seeks financial stimulus package for education sector
The West Bengal chapter of the Student Federation of India (SFI) today lashed out at the state government for what they alleged was a lack of planning before "randomly announcing reopening of educational institutions in the wake of a covid ...
27 October 2021 StatesmanCM to Hill leaders: Make PPS plan
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said her government would provide a ‘permanent political solution’ to the Hills within the state, even as she sought a concrete plan for the same from some Hill leaders, and cooperation of the Hill ...
27 October 2021 StatesmanBring white paper on Covid expenses, sack Goa CM: TMC
Goa Trinamul Congress today submitted memorandums to the Goa governor demanding chief minister Pramod Sawant"s resignation and fair probe in the Siddhi Naik case.A Trinamul delegation including Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy, Babul Supriyo, TMC national VP Luizinho Faleiro, ...
27 October 2021 StatesmanIn Nov, TMC to contest civic polls in Tripura: Deb
The Trinamul Congress will take part in Tripura"s municipal poll in November, said Sushmita Deb, Trinamul Rajya Sabha MP and in charge of Tripura TMC. She today took oath as Rajya Sabha MP.Talking about her election to Rajya Sabha, ...
27 October 2021 StatesmanBengal bans gutka, pan masala for one year starting 7 November
The state government today announced a ban on the manufacturing and sale of gutkha and pan masala containing tobacco for a year.According to a notification issued by the state health and family welfare department, the ban will come into ...
27 October 2021 StatesmanTrinamool criticises Congress for inability to unify opposition
The rift between Trinamool Congress and Congress widened after the former’s Rajya Sabha member and spokesperson Sukhendu Sekhar Roy on Tuesday said that his party will not wait for an indefinite period with the hope that Congress will bring ...
27 October 2021 StatesmanUnesco delegation visits Visva-Bharati
A Unesco delegation visited Visva-Bharati to assess technical details on the basis of an application by the authorities to include the national university established by Rabindranath Tagore in the World Heritage Site list.The seven-member team, comprising members of two ...
27 October 2021 StatesmanPvt hosps canât refuse Swasthya Sathi card: CM
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today warned private hospitals, which are allegedly refusing the state government"s Swasthya Sathi card. The CM also warned that the licence of such private nursing homes would be cancelled if they continued to ignore the ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanSanjiban Hospital: Swasthya Sathi cashless treatment to continue
Appreciating the state government"s Swasthya Sathi (SS) scheme, Sanjiban Hospital authorities today said that it would continue to provide cashless medical treatment to patients under the SS.While reacting to a report, "Pvt hospital moves court against the state govt ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanMicro containment zones back in districts
The state government has come up with micro containment zones on Ward basis across districts that have witnessed a spike in Covid cases after Durga Puja.State chief secretary HK Dwivedi held a meeting with district magistrates a few days ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanIn a first among ports, SMP sets up RoIP system for enhanced marine communication
The Syama Prasad Mookherjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, has yet again made another significant achievement and stood out among other major ports of India by being the first to set up a Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) system that aims ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanTrinamool, BJP blame each other for rising fuel prices
With prices of both petrol and diesel crossing the century mark, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP, seeking to get mileage before the bypolls to four Assembly constituencies in the state, are blaming each other for the ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanWith Covid spurt, KMC gears up to face twin challenges
With Covid numbers rising in the city coupled with heavy rainfall that has raised fears of outbreak of vector-borne diseases, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) finds itself battling against a twin threat where public awareness plays a vital role, ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanContainment zones come back in Hooghly district
With the sharp spike in the Covid cases in the district, the district administration has brought back containment zones and put in place more strict restrictions in a bid to bring a check in the rise of Covid cases.The ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanPvt hospital moves court against state govt for non-payment of dues under Swasthya Sathi scheme
Sanjiban Hospital, a 500-bed private healthcare unit in the Uluberia area of Howrah, has moved Calcutta High Court against the state government for non-payment of dues running into several crores of rupees under the Swasthya Sathi health scheme."We are ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanBSF seizes suspected snake venom on South Dinajpur border
Personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered suspected snake venom being smuggled to Bangladesh in a glass jar at the Indo-Bangladesh border in Kumarganj in South Dinajpur district last night.Troops of the BSF’s 81st Battalion at the Kumarganj ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanDidi jibe at Modi over billionth vaccine dose
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for celebrating the 1 billion Covid vaccination mark. Miss Banerjee also raised questions about Mr Modi’s visit to the US and wondered how he was allowed ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanEAC chief visits three Air Force stations; reviews security scenario
Air Marshal DK Patnaik, Air Officer Commanding in Chief (AOC-in-C), Eastern Air Command (EAC), Indian Air Force, recently visited three air force stations under the command and took stock of the operational preparedness and reviewed the prevailing security scenario.The ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanCrude bombs go off in abandoned Malda house
Crude bombs exploded at an abandoned house, a short distance away from the home of state minister Sabina Yasmin in Chandpur area under the Kaliachak police station in Malda this morning.Police reached the spot, while sources said the house ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanSchools in West Bengal to reopen from November 16: Chief Minister
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced the reopening of educational institutions in the state from November 16, after a gap of nearly 20 months.Banerjee, who is on a North Bengal tour, during an administrative meeting at ...
26 October 2021 StatesmanWest Bengal govt leaning towards central schemes due to fund crunch
Owing to a fund crunch because of the huge financial drain to meet the commitment of the social schemes launched by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the West Bengal government is slowly leaning towards central projects that had been strongly ...
25 October 2021 StatesmanArrest those who ‘attacked’ Sushmita Dev’s car: TMC to Tripura DIG
A TMC delegation on Saturday met Tripura’s DIG and submitted a memorandum demanding the arrests of those involved in the “attack” on TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev’s car.A five-member TMC delegation comprising MP Sushmita Dev, MP Shantu Sen, ...
25 October 2021 Statesman1,200 kids admitted to Bengal’s Burdwan Medical College, 9 dead
After the puja season when Covid is slowly surging back to the state, more than 1,200 children were admitted to the Burdwan Medical College in West Bengal in the last one month with acute respiratory problems, and nine of ...
25 October 2021 StatesmanAhead of Goa trip, Mamata issues call for parties to unite to take on BJP
Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, prior to her maiden visit to Goa to campaign for the Trinamul Congress for the next Assembly poll, urged all political parties and organisations to come together to take on the BJP."As I prepare ...
24 October 2021 StatesmanTripura attack: TMC gives cops 12 hours to arrest culprits
Tripura Trinamul Congress steering committee members along with Rajya Sabha MP Santanu Sen and state PWD minister Moloy Ghatak today met the Tripura director general of police (DGP) to submit a memorandum over the brutal attack yesterday on Trinamul ...
24 October 2021 Statesman‘Good France’ wins Kolkata hearts with its gastronomic festival
French food is as diverse as its regions and provinces are, while the French way of cooking existed a long time before the Marseillaise (the French national anthem) which came into being only in 1792, during the French Revolution.Known ...
24 October 2021 StatesmanState gearing up for digital drive to promote tourism
Inviting tourists to the state using posters displaying a snowcapped Kanchenjunga or beach of Digha is passe".After a 19-month gap marking a lull in visiting the state"s natural beauties and historical landmarks, the state tourism department is arming itself ...
24 October 2021 StatesmanKolkata bailey bridge to be fitted over broken Balasan one
The bailey bridge that was set up parallel to the Jai Hind bridge (erstwhile Majherhat bridge) in Kolkata, will be installed on the affected portion of the bridge on the Balasan river at Matigara in Siliguri, it is learnt. ...
24 October 2021 StatesmanAbhishek appoints Goa ex-CM Faleiro TMC national vice-president
Ahead of chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee’s likely trip to Goa after her scheduled visit to the rain-ravaged North Bengal, former Goa chief minister, who recently joined the TMC, has been appointed as vice-president of the party, ...
23 October 2021 StatesmanMamata likely to visit rain-ravaged N. Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit north Bengal to assess the ongoing flood-like situation in several parts of the region due to incessant rainfall in the last few days. This would be Miss Banerjee"s first visit to ...
22 October 2021 Statesman