The examination for class 4 students was held from Tuesday to Friday Kolkata: Around 1.5 lakh students from 14,600 state-run primary schools appeared for the scholarship examinations conducted by the Primary Education Development Council. The examination for class 4 students was held from Tuesday to Friday and it covered four subjects: vernacular, mathematics, environment, and…
Doctors have demanded a cap on insulin prices so that everyone is able to buy the drug Kolkata: Doctors have demanded a cap on insulin prices so that everyone is able to buy the drug. Debasis Basu, a diabetologist and chairman of Metta Dana Foundation that has for years supported patients in need of insulin,…
Kolkata: A police officer from Jharkhand donated 410g of his liver, giving a new lease of life to his eight-year-old daughter, battling with a rare genetic liver disease, at a private hospital off EM Bypass. Instead of looking for a donor, the officer decided to donate the left lobe of his liver to his daughter.A…
Kolkata: A blanket ban on acquiring multi-crop land for industry is a bad idea, Niti Aayog vice-chairman Ashok Lahiri said on Friday, advocating instead a case-by-case approach that prioritises proper compensation.Commenting on the imminent industry policy of the Bengal govt, Lahiri said on the sidelines of the 19th Banking Colloquium, organised by CII (eastern region),…
Kolkata: The Bengal cabinet on Wednesday decided to offer jobs to family members of those who died in poll-related violence over the past 25 years.Sources, however, said officials who would steer the implementation of the job scheme in districts have been told to focus primarily on the families who lost loved ones in political violence…
Prahlad Das, the arrested accused in the Gaighata rape and murder case, was gunned down by police in an encounter A senior officer from the Bongaon District Police on Friday announced that they were writing to the state, requesting for financial assistance for the family of Prahlad Das, the 23-year-old accused in the Gaighata rape-and-murder…
Pic for representational purpose Kolkata: Non-BJP parties have demanded online voter roll search option.Congress has written to Bengal’s chief electoral officer (CEO), the state election commissioner (SEC) and Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) commissioner demanding that each MRO be assigned an email ID where people can file claims and objections against the draft voters’ list for…
Kolkata: JU vice-chancellor Chiranjib Bhattacharjee has formed an internal inquiry committee to probe the alleged unauthorised disclosure and circulation of a confidential communication between him and acting registrar Debajit Dutta. The move follows a complaint lodged by Dutta with the VC.JU this month issued a circular terminating the tenure of more than 70 re-employed or…
Kolkata: A 56-year-old businessman, Bablu Debnath, was killed after being hit by a motorcycle in Gorabazar, Dum Dum, on Thursday evening.Police said the accused biker was riding recklessly and hit the trader while he was crossing the road. After hitting Debnath, the biker ran away, leaving the vehicle behind.Cops at the Dum Dum Police Station…
Kolkata: Cyclone Arnab’s rapid intensification highlights growing risks to Sundarbans and coastal Bengal as unusually warm seas create favourable conditions for recurrent and powerful storms and extreme rainfallUnusually warm sea surface temperatures in the Bay of Bengal, coupled with the evolving El Nino phenomenon, could create conditions favourable for more powerful cyclones, raising fresh concerns…
