Kolkata: A total of 1,008 yajnas will be performed by Hindu groups across Bengal in Jan next year to pray for the reconversion of converted Hindus into Sanatani faith. The announcement came two days after Acharya Ramchandra Das, one of the organisers of the event, met CM Suvendu Adhikari.Preparations for the mega event have already…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari interacts with students at the Kanya Ratna Divas programme on Friday. pic by Basabdatta Sarkar Kolkata: The state govt has decided to double the annual financial grant for girl students from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 under the girl child education scheme ‘Kanya Ratna’, which was earlier called ‘Kanyasree’ in the…
Kolkata: The number of beneficiaries under the Annapurna Yojana is expected to reach 2 crore or more, prompting the finance department to anticipate an additional expenditure of at least Rs 12,000 crore over and above the Rs 36,000 crore budgetary allocation for the first eight months of the current fiscal.On Friday, state minister of women…
Kolkata: City police commissioner Ajay Nand and senior IPS officer ADG (Armed Police) Damayanti Sen will lead a distinguished cohort of personnel to be recognised with national and state police honors ahead of the 80th Independence Day for their outstanding service.Nand is set to receive the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM), making him the…
Kolkata: Multiple police stations in Kolkata are continuing to get dozens of Zero FIRs from across Malda, Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas against Sreelekha Mitra, even two weeks after the actor participated in the anti-paper leak protest using an objectionable poster of PM Narendra Modi.On Wednesday, Anandapur Police Station lodged five FIRs while New Market…
Kolkata: Lalbazar has decided to set up a police outpost near Kalighat temple to boost security, manage large crowds, and ensure public safety following a directive from Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand. Under the new order, the outpost will be set up at a suitable site near the temple compound and will draw its manpower…
Kolkata: State finance minister and Rasbehari MLA Swapan Dasgupta has urged organisers of the Deshapriya Park Durga Puja to resolve internal disputes among themselves and keep politics out of puja. A dispute over the management has stalled preparations for the 89th edition of the south Kolkata puja.“If there are disputes among puja committees, the people…
Vehicles pass across the illuminated Howrah Bridge ahead of the 80th Independence Day in Kolkata on Thursday Kolkata: The iconic Howrah Bridge is all set to have a new dynamic lighting system from Saturday. There will also be synchronised music and sound show along with the lighting on selected days, starting from Saturday.This was revealed…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at the opening of the MLA Football Cup in Bhowanipore Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday appealed to industrialists here to join hands with the govt to rebuild Bengal, stressing the need for the state’s industrial revival.“I look forward to your participation in rebuilding West Bengal, a state that once contributed…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday questioned the assigning of census duties to govt school teachers after school hours or on weekends, calling it “arbitrary”.More than 31 teachers were directed to give details of residence, school, area assigned for census and duty hour to the ASG by Friday evening.“Teachers work from 10 am to…
