Kalimpong: Marigolds have started making their way into Kalimpong’s markets as households prepare for the five-day Tihar and Diwali. Long garlands hung across windows and doors, and bunches of flowers placed in pots are among familiar sights of Tihar preparations. But much of the marigold sold in the town now comes from Siliguri and parts…
Kolkata: Murshidabad has produced many illustrious personalities and any facility could be named after them, but “nothing in Babar’s name”, CM Suvendu Adhikari has said, prompting a fast U-turn by Nowda MLA Humayun Kabir, who said “the CM’s wish must be respected”.Speaking at Nabanna on Wednesday, Adhikari said: “There are many distinguished people in Murshidabad….
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari addresses the launch of the West Bengal Investment Promotion Policy 2026, aimed at attracting investments, accelerating industrialisation and generating employment, in Kolkata on Thursday, Nov 5 Kolkata: Incentives proposed in Bengal’s new investment promotion policy, announced by CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday, will add momentum to the state’s industrial development, said…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: The state govt has initiated the process of setting up an 800 MW super-critical or ultra-super-critical thermal power unit at Bakreshwar, with the project expected to entail an investment of around Rs 10,070 crore.The West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL) has invited bids from interested parties to engage a…
Kolkata: Environmentalist Subhas Datta on Wednesday said he would file a contempt petition in Supreme Court if the state went ahead with plans to allow Chhath Puja at Rabindra Sarobar.The activist, whose PIL filed in Calcutta High Court in 2012 ultimately led to National Green Tribunal’s 2017 ruling banning Chhath Puja at the lake, said…
RG Kar students cleaned up L M Banerji’s grave at Maniktala Christian Cemetery and decorated it with flowers and candles Kolkata: With a commitment to preserve medical heritage, students and doctors of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital gathered at Maniktala Christian Cemetery on Monday to observe a commemorative programme, honouring Lalit Mohan Banerji…
Kolkata: Belaghata MLA Kunal Ghosh, a Mamata Banerjee loyalist, met state transport minister Arjun Singh at his office at New Secretariat on Wednesday.While Ghosh said he had a talk with Singh about a bus route in Beleghata, an official said he discussed Kaustav Bagchi, who had been in controversy over his recent comments against some…
Ashoke Sen delivers the S K Memorial Lecture on “Gravity from Strings and Strings from Gravity” at Calcutta University on Wednesday Kolkata: “International recognition does not require going abroad,” Ashoke Sen, the first Indian physicist to win the Oskar Klein Medal for his research in string theory, said on Wednesday on his visit to Calcutta…
Cloud pushed up by moisture injected by the Bay of Bengal triggered light rain in the city on Wednesday Kolkata: Cloud pushed up by moisture injected by the Bay of Bengal triggered light rain in the city on Wednesday. Met officials said there is a strong westerly wind as a fall out of the cyclone…
Kolkata/Kharagpur: The rise in cyberbullying, sextortion, misuse of private photos and videos among students has prompted IIT Kharagpur to launch the ‘Vishwas’ cell on Wednesday to ensure students can seek help before fear, shame and blackmail escalate into a crisis.Director Suman Chakraborty said, “The initiative aims at providing an institutional support mechanism to address cyber-related…
