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Kolkata: Bengal govt is looking at reducing the number of holidays for its employees by 8-10 days from next year. CM Suvendu Adhikari has asked the additional chief secretary of the finance department, Prabhat Mishra, to slash the number of holidays to about 40. Currently, state staffers enjoy about 50 holidays in a calendar year.Speaking…

Kolkata: Lightweight gold jewellery and silver ornaments, coins, figurines and utensils emerged as popular choices among buyers ahead of Dhanteras, with jewellers reporting encouraging demand in the run-up to the festival.Jewellers are expecting footfall and sales to pick up further on Friday, with several stores planning to remain open till late at night to accommodate…

Kolkata: Despite stepped-up surveillance, seizures and arrests, banned firecrackers continue to find their way into Kolkata from the two major fireworks markets of Champahati and Nungi in South 24 Parganas, with an extensive network of manufacturers, intermediaries and transporters allegedly helping the illegal trade evade police scrutiny.Police have seized around 3,500 kg of banned fireworks…

Image of the magnet lodged inside the child The fabricated magnet that was used in extracting the object Image of the magnet lodged inside the child The fabricated magnet that was used in extracting the object Image of the magnet lodged inside the child Kolkata: Doctors at Medical College Hospital Kolkata (MCHK) deployed an innovative…

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…